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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-Western 612 80 14.4 10.9-18.8 532 85.6 81.2-89.1
GENDER
Male 288 37 12.4 8.6-17.6 251 87.6 82.4-91.4
Female 324 43 16.2 10.9-23.4 281 83.8 76.6-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 65 14.5 10.6-19.4 438 85.5 80.6-89.4
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 16 16.6 9.8-26.6 78 83.4 73.4-90.2
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 15 15.4 9.0-25.2 94 84.6 74.8-91.0
55-64 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 174 34 19.2 13.1-27.2 140 80.8 72.8-86.9
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 80 38.2 29.6-47.5 139 61.8 52.5-70.4
No 390 *** *** *** 390 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 73 14.8 11.0-19.7 469 85.2 80.3-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 31 13.6 8.7-20.6 273 86.4 79.4-91.3
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 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 286 20 7.2 4.3-11.8 266 92.8 88.2-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 417 35 9.6 6.5-13.9 382 90.4 86.1-93.5
Rent 157 36 25.5 17.7-35.3 121 74.5 64.7-82.3
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 175 20 13.7 8.4-21.8 155 86.3 78.2-91.6
Rural 437 60 14.6 10.4-20.0 377 85.4 80.0-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 28 16.9 10.2-26.7 162 83.1 73.3-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 46 15.4 10.9-21.2 259 84.6 78.8-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 307 33 11.7 7.9-17.1 274 88.3 82.9-92.1
2nd Quartile 129 23 14.0 8.0-23.3 106 86.0 76.7-92.0
3rd Quartile 176 24 19.3 11.7-30.2 152 80.7 69.8-88.3

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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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