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 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-Western 620 56 7.8 5.6-10.9 564 92.2 89.1-94.4
GENDER
Male 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 328 42 11.3 7.6-16.3 286 88.7 83.7-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 507 44 8.4 5.8-11.9 463 91.6 88.1-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 17 10.3 5.8-17.6 126 89.7 82.4-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 177 19 8.8 5.0-15.1 158 91.2 84.9-95.0
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 36 13.6 8.9-20.1 183 86.4 79.9-91.1
No 390 19 4.6 2.6- 8.1 371 95.4 91.9-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 548 53 8.2 5.8-11.6 495 91.8 88.4-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 17 6.3 3.5-11.0 290 93.7 89.0-96.5
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 21 8.3 4.8-13.9 176 91.7 86.1-95.2
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 19 11.8 6.7-19.7 124 88.2 80.3-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 19 5.1 3.1- 8.3 271 94.9 91.7-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 19 11.8 6.7-19.7 124 88.2 80.3-93.3
HOUSING
Own 421 32 6.5 4.3- 9.8 389 93.5 90.2-95.7
Rent 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 442 45 9.0 6.2-12.9 397 91.0 87.1-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 17 6.1 3.5-10.4 175 93.9 89.6-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 34 10.5 6.8-15.8 273 89.5 84.2-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 21 5.1 2.9- 8.7 292 94.9 91.3-97.1
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 23 11.9 7.3-18.8 156 88.1 81.2-92.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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