2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person or a group of doctors that you think of as your personal health care provider?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-Western 621 329 52.3 46.9-57.6 191 30.7 26.0-35.7 101 17.1 13.3-21.6
GENDER
Male 292 169 56.9 49.5-64.1 68 24.8 18.7-32.3 55 18.2 13.2-24.6
Female 329 160 47.9 40.0-55.8 123 36.1 29.0-43.9 46 16.0 10.8-23.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 287 55.5 49.5-61.3 171 33.0 27.7-38.7 50 11.5 8.0-16.3
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.5-20.7 *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.1 10.6-29.1
45-54 111 *** *** *** 35 32.1 23.1-42.8 24 22.0 14.1-32.7
55-64 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 17.9 11.9-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 176 107 60.2 50.3-69.4 48 24.1 17.6-32.0 21 15.7 8.7-26.7
College Graduate 225 130 59.8 52.4-66.8 75 30.1 23.8-37.2 20 10.1 6.4-15.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 103 43.7 34.4-53.4 90 45.0 35.5-54.8 27 11.3 7.2-17.4
No 390 221 58.3 51.9-64.3 97 22.0 17.7-27.1 72 19.7 14.7-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 549 286 51.7 46.0-57.4 168 30.8 25.9-36.3 95 17.4 13.6-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 173 60.3 53.6-66.6 66 19.5 14.9-25.1 67 20.2 15.6-25.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 80 *** *** *** 22 22.3 14.1-33.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 98 64.0 54.7-72.4 46 31.5 23.5-40.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** 46 28.2 19.6-38.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 178 61.9 55.1-68.3 94 30.5 24.7-36.9 18 7.6 4.5-12.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** 46 28.2 19.6-38.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 423 243 54.7 48.3-61.1 144 34.9 28.9-41.5 36 10.3 7.0-15.0
Rent 157 63 38.3 29.3-48.1 38 24.9 17.4-34.3 56 36.8 28.1-46.4
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 104 56.6 47.8-64.9 47 23.6 17.4-31.2 28 19.8 13.5-28.2
Rural 442 225 50.8 44.2-57.3 144 33.1 27.3-39.5 73 16.1 11.7-21.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 85 47.4 37.6-57.3 64 36.1 26.9-46.4 43 16.6 11.8-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 309 171 52.2 44.3-60.1 94 28.6 22.1-36.2 44 19.2 12.9-27.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 73 62.1 51.8-71.3 33 26.1 18.1-36.0 14 11.9 6.9-19.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 183 56.2 48.5-63.6 88 29.0 22.3-36.8 42 14.8 10.7-20.2
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 88 48.8 39.3-58.4 59 32.6 24.5-41.9 32 18.6 11.9-27.8

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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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