2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-Western 612 85 15.4 11.4-20.5 527 84.6 79.5-88.6
GENDER
Male 289 39 14.8 9.4-22.5 250 85.2 77.5-90.6
Female 323 46 16.0 10.0-24.6 277 84.0 75.4-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 70 16.8 12.2-22.5 433 83.2 77.5-87.8
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 173 26 13.9 8.2-22.6 147 86.1 77.4-91.8
College Graduate 224 22 6.9 4.4-10.5 202 93.1 89.5-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 85 40.8 31.7-50.5 135 59.2 49.5-68.3
No 390 *** *** *** 390 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 71 14.8 10.6-20.4 471 85.2 79.6-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 286 34 11.1 7.6-16.0 252 88.9 84.0-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 419 57 16.3 11.6-22.3 362 83.7 77.7-88.4
Rent 157 26 12.6 7.7-19.9 131 87.4 80.1-92.3
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 15 5.8 3.3-10.0 162 94.2 90.0-96.7
Rural 435 70 18.8 13.6-25.3 365 81.2 74.7-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 30 19.8 11.6-31.5 159 80.2 68.5-88.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 40 14.2 8.7-22.2 264 85.8 77.8-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 309 36 14.5 9.1-22.4 273 85.5 77.6-90.9
2nd Quartile 129 31 18.0 11.5-27.0 98 82.0 73.0-88.5
3rd Quartile 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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