2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-Western 621 83 13.6 10.3-17.7 538 86.4 82.3-89.7
GENDER
Male 292 28 10.6 6.9-16.0 264 89.4 84.0-93.1
Female 329 55 16.4 11.6-22.7 274 83.6 77.3-88.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 67 14.6 10.9-19.3 441 85.4 80.7-89.1
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 15 15.2 8.4-25.8 96 84.8 74.2-91.6
55-64 117 16 13.1 7.7-21.5 101 86.9 78.5-92.3
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 27 20.2 12.6-30.7 116 79.8 69.3-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 177 27 14.4 9.1-22.2 150 85.6 77.8-90.9
College Graduate 225 19 7.3 4.5-11.6 206 92.7 88.4-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 49 19.9 14.2-27.1 171 80.1 72.9-85.8
No 390 33 10.3 6.6-15.8 357 89.7 84.2-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 549 80 14.8 11.1-19.3 469 85.2 80.7-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 31 11.7 7.9-17.1 276 88.3 82.9-92.1
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 24 9.6 5.8-15.3 174 90.4 84.7-94.2
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 23 15.7 9.7-24.5 120 84.3 75.5-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 32 11.3 7.6-16.6 258 88.7 83.4-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 23 15.7 9.7-24.5 120 84.3 75.5-90.3
HOUSING
Own 422 49 11.6 8.1-16.2 373 88.4 83.8-91.9
Rent 158 27 19.5 12.3-29.5 131 80.5 70.5-87.7
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 20 10.4 6.2-16.8 159 89.6 83.2-93.8
Rural 442 63 14.7 10.7-19.8 379 85.3 80.2-89.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 22 9.1 5.6-14.5 170 90.9 85.5-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 50 18.1 12.7-25.2 258 81.9 74.8-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 314 36 11.4 7.3-17.4 278 88.6 82.6-92.7
2nd Quartile 128 20 17.7 10.2-29.0 108 82.3 71.0-89.8
3rd Quartile 179 27 14.3 9.2-21.5 152 85.7 78.5-90.8

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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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