2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-Western 621 514 80.9 76.1-85.0 107 19.1 15.0-23.9
GENDER
Male 293 251 84.9 77.8-90.0 42 15.1 10.0-22.2
Female 328 263 77.2 69.5-83.4 65 22.8 16.6-30.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 431 82.3 77.0-86.6 77 17.7 13.4-23.0
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 88 75.5 64.3-84.1 23 24.5 15.9-35.7
55-64 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 71 82.1 70.0-90.0 16 17.9 10.0-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 116 79.6 68.2-87.6 28 20.4 12.4-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 176 141 83.9 77.1-89.0 35 16.1 11.0-22.9
College Graduate 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 139 60.7 50.9-69.6 81 39.3 30.4-49.1
No 390 366 92.6 88.4-95.4 24 7.4 4.6-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 549 452 80.1 74.7-84.5 97 19.9 15.5-25.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 276 89.2 84.1-92.9 31 10.8 7.1-15.9
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 168 80.2 68.4-88.4 29 19.8 11.6-31.6
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 112 77.4 68.0-84.7 31 22.6 15.3-32.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 267 92.7 88.6-95.5 22 7.3 4.5-11.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 112 77.4 68.0-84.7 31 22.6 15.3-32.0
HOUSING
Own 422 359 80.8 74.4-85.9 63 19.2 14.1-25.6
Rent 158 119 75.6 66.1-83.1 39 24.4 16.9-33.9
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 158 86.6 79.2-91.6 21 13.4 8.4-20.8
Rural 442 356 79.0 72.8-84.1 86 21.0 15.9-27.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 147 77.4 67.1-85.1 45 22.6 14.9-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 258 80.8 73.1-86.7 50 19.2 13.3-26.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 109 88.2 79.4-93.6 12 11.8 6.4-20.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 314 276 82.5 74.4-88.4 38 17.5 11.6-25.6
2nd Quartile 129 98 78.6 69.1-85.7 31 21.4 14.3-30.9
3rd Quartile 178 140 79.9 71.8-86.2 38 20.1 13.8-28.2

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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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