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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Western 499 43 9.7 6.3-14.7 456 90.3 85.3-93.7
GENDER
Male 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 272 27 13.4 7.6-22.3 245 86.6 77.7-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 428 34 9.5 6.0-14.6 394 90.5 85.4-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 18 14.4 8.6-23.2 87 85.6 76.8-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 43 26.1 17.6-37.0 130 73.9 63.0-82.4
No 320 *** *** *** 320 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 435 38 9.8 6.0-15.4 397 90.2 84.6-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** 56 100 -
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 373 27 7.6 4.2-13.4 346 92.4 86.6-95.8
Rent 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 317 32 12.0 7.4-19.1 285 88.0 80.9-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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