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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
Western 498 90 17.2 13.1-22.2 408 82.8 77.8-86.9
GENDER
Male 227 30 10.4 6.5-16.2 197 89.6 83.8-93.5
Female 271 60 23.8 17.1-31.9 211 76.2 68.1-82.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 429 76 18.5 13.9-24.1 353 81.5 75.9-86.1
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 106 25 24.5 16.1-35.4 81 75.5 64.6-83.9
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 27 22.2 14.2-33.1 80 77.8 66.9-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 148 26 13.3 8.3-20.7 122 86.7 79.3-91.7
College Graduate 212 27 8.8 5.5-13.9 185 91.2 86.1-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 90 45.9 36.2-56.0 84 54.1 44.0-63.8
No 320 *** *** *** 320 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 434 76 17.3 12.9-22.9 358 82.7 77.1-87.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 39 24.9 17.7-33.7 127 75.1 66.3-82.3
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 28 7.5 4.9-11.4 252 92.5 88.6-95.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 372 67 17.9 13.0-24.1 305 82.1 75.9-87.0
Rent 102 16 11.8 7.0-19.3 86 88.2 80.7-93.0
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 21 7.7 4.8-12.2 163 92.3 87.8-95.2
Rural 314 69 21.6 16.0-28.6 245 78.4 71.4-84.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 34 18.0 12.2-25.8 135 82.0 74.2-87.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 196 25 9.7 6.2-15.0 171 90.3 85.0-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 40 11.2 7.8-15.8 250 88.8 84.2-92.2
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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