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 4,851 806 14.8 13.6-16.1 4,045 85.2 83.9-86.4
-Western 612 112 20.2 15.8-25.5 500 79.8 74.5-84.2
GENDER
Male 289 36 15.4 10.0-22.9 253 84.6 77.1-90.0
Female 323 76 24.6 17.8-33.0 247 75.4 67.0-82.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 504 94 21.9 16.8-27.9 410 78.1 72.1-83.2
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 15 14.3 8.1-23.9 94 85.7 76.1-91.9
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 173 35 14.7 10.1-20.9 138 85.3 79.1-89.9
College Graduate 223 20 8.0 4.7-13.5 203 92.0 86.5-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 112 53.0 43.4-62.4 109 47.0 37.6-56.6
No 390 *** *** *** 390 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 101 20.3 15.5-26.1 441 79.7 73.9-84.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 24 8.4 4.6-14.8 280 91.6 85.2-95.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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+ 148 13 7.3 4.1-12.9 135 92.7 87.1-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 286 37 11.6 8.0-16.5 249 88.4 83.5-92.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 418 82 22.7 17.2-29.4 336 77.3 70.6-82.8
Rent 156 24 11.8 7.3-18.4 132 88.2 81.6-92.7
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 21 13.2 8.3-20.2 156 86.8 79.8-91.7
Rural 435 91 22.7 17.0-29.6 344 77.3 70.4-83.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 48 15.3 10.0-22.8 257 84.7 77.2-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 21 17.0 10.7-25.8 98 83.0 74.2-89.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 309 42 16.7 11.0-24.7 267 83.3 75.3-89.0
2nd Quartile 128 31 22.7 14.2-34.3 97 77.3 65.7-85.8
3rd Quartile 175 39 24.4 16.3-34.8 136 75.6 65.2-83.7

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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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