2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-Western 621 84 13.0 9.6-17.4 251 40.2 35.2-45.5 179 27.7 23.5-32.2 76 12.7 9.3-17.1 31 6.3 3.9-10.3
GENDER
Male 293 37 12.7 8.1-19.2 127 42.7 35.9-49.7 87 29.6 23.5-36.4 30 9.4 6.4-13.8 *** *** ***
Female 328 47 13.4 8.5-20.3 124 38.0 30.7-45.9 92 25.9 20.0-32.8 46 15.8 10.3-23.5 19 7.0 4.2-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 69 11.8 8.3-16.4 225 43.4 37.8-49.3 137 27.1 22.5-32.2 50 10.8 7.3-15.6 27 6.9 4.1-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** 16 17.2 9.3-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.0 9.6-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 16 12.4 7.4-20.2 *** *** *** 28 20.8 13.8-30.0 16 14.9 8.7-24.4 *** *** ***
55-64 118 15 9.7 5.5-16.6 41 31.2 22.2-42.0 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.7-17.8 *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 28.5 19.4-39.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 *** *** *** 57 39.1 29.5-49.7 *** *** *** 18 11.1 6.5-18.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 *** *** *** 71 45.0 36.0-54.4 55 28.5 21.3-36.9 27 12.2 7.9-18.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 225 51 22.7 17.3-29.2 112 49.4 42.0-56.8 50 22.2 16.7-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 *** *** *** 61 28.4 20.6-37.8 66 27.9 20.5-36.7 53 23.7 16.1-33.5 28 15.6 9.3-25.2
No 390 71 17.4 12.8-23.2 186 48.2 42.0-54.4 109 27.1 22.2-32.6 22 6.5 3.9-10.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 549 75 12.7 9.2-17.1 219 40.3 34.9-46.0 158 27.1 22.7-32.0 68 13.2 9.5-18.1 29 6.7 4.0-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 45 12.4 9.0-16.9 150 48.7 42.0-55.4 81 28.2 22.1-35.1 29 10.5 6.9-15.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 30 11.3 6.8-18.3 75 35.7 26.6-46.1 63 33.1 24.9-42.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.4 9.5-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 31 17.0 11.8-24.0 81 57.2 48.0-65.9 32 21.7 15.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.7 9.1-22.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 48 14.0 10.4-18.6 151 54.2 47.3-60.9 68 24.5 19.1-30.9 18 5.5 3.3- 9.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.7 9.1-22.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 422 62 12.4 8.9-17.1 185 42.4 36.3-48.8 112 25.9 21.3-31.2 45 12.4 8.3-18.4 *** *** ***
Rent 158 *** *** *** 50 39.2 29.8-49.4 54 27.5 20.1-36.3 26 16.6 10.5-25.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 35 15.6 11.0-21.7 73 42.9 34.4-51.8 50 28.1 21.0-36.4 14 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
Rural 442 49 12.1 8.0-17.9 178 39.3 33.3-45.7 129 27.5 22.6-33.0 62 14.1 9.9-19.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 19 6.7 4.1-10.7 72 41.0 31.9-50.9 56 29.6 21.7-39.0 34 13.9 9.2-20.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 48 16.7 10.8-24.9 121 37.8 30.8-45.4 89 26.2 20.5-32.9 35 14.3 9.0-22.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 17 14.4 8.2-24.1 *** *** *** 34 28.0 19.8-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 314 55 13.6 10.1-18.3 136 42.9 35.6-50.6 85 25.9 20.5-32.2 27 11.6 6.6-19.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 31.8 22.5-42.8 21 14.6 9.1-22.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 21 14.6 8.2-24.6 71 37.7 29.6-46.6 48 27.6 19.4-37.7 28 13.2 8.3-20.4 *** *** ***

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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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