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 4,843 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 4,479 92.9 91.9-93.8
-Western 614 51 10.2 7.1-14.3 563 89.8 85.7-92.9
GENDER
Male 289 18 7.0 4.1-11.6 271 93.0 88.4-95.9
Female 325 33 13.1 8.2-20.2 292 86.9 79.8-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 505 43 10.6 7.2-15.3 462 89.4 84.7-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 18 10.9 6.2-18.3 124 89.1 81.7-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 174 17 13.0 7.3-22.1 157 87.0 77.9-92.7
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 51 26.8 19.0-36.5 170 73.2 63.5-81.0
No 390 *** *** *** 390 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 544 44 9.5 6.3-14.0 500 90.5 86.0-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 419 28 9.4 5.8-15.0 391 90.6 85.0-94.2
Rent 157 20 15.4 9.2-24.6 137 84.6 75.4-90.8
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 437 40 10.9 7.2-16.3 397 89.1 83.7-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 21 15.1 8.5-25.5 169 84.9 74.5-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 26 8.9 5.6-13.8 279 91.1 86.2-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 176 16 9.7 5.5-16.6 160 90.3 83.4-94.5

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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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