2022 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 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Western 500 31 7.8 4.5-13.2 469 92.2 86.8-95.5
GENDER
Male 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 31 20.9 12.5-32.8 144 79.1 67.2-87.5
No 320 *** *** *** 320 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 436 28 8.6 4.8-14.8 408 91.4 85.2-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 19 6.6 4.0-10.7 271 93.4 89.3-96.0
2nd Quartile 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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