2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,874 3,954 79.3 77.8-80.8 433 10.2 9.1-11.4 280 5.9 5.1- 6.8 183 4.0 3.4- 4.8 24 0.6 0.4- 0.9
-Western 614 486 74.4 68.6-79.4 57 11.6 7.9-16.7 37 6.9 4.3-10.9 30 6.4 4.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 289 214 71.0 63.3-77.7 29 7.6 5.0-11.3 23 10.6 6.0-18.2 22 10.4 6.2-16.9 *** *** ***
Female 325 272 77.5 69.0-84.2 28 15.5 9.3-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 504 411 76.2 69.9-81.6 45 12.2 8.0-18.1 26 6.9 4.0-11.6 20 4.2 2.6- 6.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.8 11.6-31.8 *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 87 79.1 68.6-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 122 104 88.7 81.3-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 144 77.0 66.4-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 223 180 78.2 71.1-84.0 20 9.1 5.7-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 217 186 79.3 68.1-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 386 291 71.8 65.0-77.7 44 14.1 9.1-21.1 24 5.8 3.6- 9.1 23 7.1 4.6-10.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 543 424 73.6 67.4-78.9 52 12.3 8.2-18.0 34 7.2 4.3-11.6 29 6.1 4.1- 9.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 218 68.7 61.7-75.0 35 12.5 7.9-19.2 26 9.0 5.9-13.5 22 8.5 5.4-13.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 179 92.7 87.7-95.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 66 83.4 72.1-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 130 87.4 80.2-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 246 85.0 79.5-89.2 24 7.7 4.9-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 420 351 78.6 71.9-84.1 33 9.3 6.1-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 154 111 70.3 60.8-78.3 17 9.9 5.5-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 178 142 76.8 68.3-83.7 17 9.1 5.2-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 436 344 73.5 66.2-79.7 40 12.5 7.9-19.2 29 8.0 4.7-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 148 74.5 63.0-83.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 241 72.8 64.2-79.9 30 13.7 8.1-22.2 18 5.3 3.1- 8.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 97 78.6 69.1-85.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 248 74.5 66.5-81.1 30 10.2 6.4-16.0 *** *** *** 17 7.4 4.4-12.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 176 144 75.9 64.4-84.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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