2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,511 503 14.6 13.1-16.1 3,008 85.4 83.9-86.9
Western 414 58 14.4 10.7-19.2 356 85.6 80.8-89.3
GENDER
Male 180 32 17.3 11.7-24.8 148 82.7 75.2-88.3
Female 234 26 11.8 7.5-18.1 208 88.2 81.9-92.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 360 53 15.2 11.2-20.4 307 84.8 79.6-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 14 17.5 9.6-29.6 75 82.5 70.4-90.4
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 125 19 13.4 8.0-21.5 106 86.6 78.5-92.0
College Graduate 177 29 17.8 12.2-25.2 148 82.2 74.8-87.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 145 19 13.8 7.8-23.2 126 86.2 76.8-92.2
No 263 38 14.9 10.4-21.0 225 85.1 79.0-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 364 51 14.5 10.6-19.6 313 85.5 80.4-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 214 27 11.2 7.2-16.9 187 88.8 83.1-92.8
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 19 14.3 8.3-23.5 125 85.7 76.5-91.7
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 119 20 18.8 11.4-29.4 99 81.2 70.6-88.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 236 36 15.5 10.8-21.7 200 84.5 78.3-89.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 324 43 13.9 9.8-19.4 281 86.1 80.6-90.2
Rent 71 13 18.2 10.2-30.4 58 81.8 69.6-89.8
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 18 10.0 6.0-16.3 131 90.0 83.7-94.0
Rural 265 40 16.5 11.5-23.0 225 83.5 77.0-88.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 108 17 17.9 10.4-29.0 91 82.1 71.0-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 148 21 13.8 8.3-22.2 127 86.2 77.8-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 20 11.7 7.2-18.6 138 88.3 81.4-92.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 236 29 11.9 8.1-17.3 207 88.1 82.7-91.9
2nd Quartile 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 100 16 16.1 9.0-27.2 84 83.9 72.8-91.0

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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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