2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
-Western 617 55 10.6 7.5-14.8 562 89.4 85.2-92.5
GENDER
Male 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 327 36 13.0 8.2-20.1 291 87.0 79.9-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 504 47 11.6 7.9-16.7 457 88.4 83.3-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 174 21 9.0 5.5-14.5 153 91.0 85.5-94.5
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 217 36 20.6 13.0-31.0 181 79.4 69.0-87.0
No 389 18 4.4 2.6- 7.3 371 95.6 92.7-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 547 50 11.2 7.8-15.8 497 88.8 84.2-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 16 12.1 6.9-20.3 126 87.9 79.7-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 18 5.2 3.1- 8.8 269 94.8 91.2-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 16 12.1 6.9-20.3 126 87.9 79.7-93.1
HOUSING
Own 420 40 12.1 7.7-18.3 380 87.9 81.7-92.3
Rent 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 440 45 12.1 8.1-17.9 395 87.9 82.1-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 26 10.5 5.8-18.4 279 89.5 81.6-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 310 22 11.4 6.3-19.7 288 88.6 80.3-93.7
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 19 10.9 6.6-17.6 160 89.1 82.4-93.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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