2023 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 4,073 322 7.0 6.0- 8.2 3,751 93.0 91.8-94.0
Western 531 50 11.5 8.0-16.3 481 88.5 83.7-92.0
GENDER
Male 228 19 11.2 6.7-18.3 209 88.8 81.7-93.3
Female 303 31 11.8 7.0-19.3 272 88.2 80.7-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 39 12.3 8.4-17.7 403 87.7 82.3-91.6
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 13 12.4 6.8-21.7 102 87.6 78.3-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 32 25.1 16.8-35.8 156 74.9 64.2-83.2
No 324 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 45 11.2 7.6-16.3 425 88.8 83.7-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 21 15.4 9.2-24.6 176 84.6 75.4-90.8
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 19 7.7 4.3-13.5 251 92.3 86.5-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 389 33 10.2 6.6-15.4 356 89.8 84.6-93.4
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 379 41 13.1 8.7-19.3 338 86.9 80.7-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 21 8.3 4.6-14.4 219 91.7 85.6-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 275 20 8.4 5.0-13.9 255 91.6 86.1-95.0
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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