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 4,402 425 10.2 8.9-11.6 3,977 89.8 88.4-91.1
Western 503 72 14.6 10.7-19.6 431 85.4 80.4-89.3
GENDER
Male 229 37 15.7 10.4-23.0 192 84.3 77.0-89.6
Female 274 35 13.5 8.3-21.3 239 86.5 78.7-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 433 64 15.1 11.0-20.5 369 84.9 79.5-89.0
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 27 23.6 15.2-34.7 80 76.4 65.3-84.8
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 16 11.6 6.4-20.2 89 88.4 79.8-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 150 24 16.2 10.0-25.1 126 83.8 74.9-90.0
College Graduate 215 26 10.4 6.6-16.1 189 89.6 83.9-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 72 39.4 29.7-49.9 102 60.6 50.1-70.3
No 320 *** *** *** 320 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 439 59 12.9 9.1-18.1 380 87.1 81.9-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 44 28.7 20.9-38.0 123 71.3 62.0-79.1
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 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 18 13.4 7.8-22.0 124 86.6 78.0-92.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 39 13.3 9.1-18.9 243 86.7 81.1-90.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 376 61 16.6 11.8-22.9 315 83.4 77.1-88.2
Rent 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 19 9.5 5.6-15.7 165 90.5 84.3-94.4
Rural 319 53 16.9 11.7-23.8 266 83.1 76.2-88.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 30 15.7 10.4-23.0 140 84.3 77.0-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 22 10.3 6.4-16.3 175 89.7 83.7-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 43 13.4 9.6-18.5 249 86.6 81.5-90.4
2nd Quartile 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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