BRFSS 2022 - Western North Carolina: (Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, <br>for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	30 days
North Carolina	4,432	2,915	65.5	63.5-67.4	373	8.2	7.3- 9.3	443	9.2	8.2-10.3	378	9.2	8.0-10.5	323	7.9	6.7- 9.3
Western	505	303	56.0	50.3-61.6	40	8.7	5.7-13.2	65	13.2	9.9-17.5	60	13.4	9.9-17.8	37	8.6	5.5-13.3
GENDER
Male	229	145	60.1	51.6-68.0	***	***	***	28	11.9	7.9-17.6	23	11.7	7.0-18.8	19	7.2	4.0-12.5
Female	276	158	52.3	44.5-59.9	26	8.4	5.2-13.3	37	14.5	9.6-21.2	37	14.9	10.2-21.3	***	***	***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	433	266	56.8	50.8-62.7	34	9.3	5.9-14.4	52	12.0	8.8-16.0	51	13.3	9.7-17.9	30	8.6	5.2-13.9
Non-Hispanic Black	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	49	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	80	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	96	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	109	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	18.7	11.4-29.3	***	***	***
75+	69	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	104	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	15.4	8.7-25.7	16	16.8	9.6-27.7	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	152	88	58.6	48.7-67.9	***	***	***	23	16.3	10.2-25.1	17	12.5	6.9-21.6	16	7.6	4.3-13.2
College Graduate	216	141	62.6	54.4-70.1	25	14.2	8.8-22.3	25	10.4	6.6-15.9	19	9.5	5.6-15.7	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	171	63	29.4	21.8-38.3	***	***	***	25	14.7	8.8-23.5	43	28.2	20.1-38.0	32	20.3	12.7-30.9
No	319	229	70.8	64.2-76.6	32	10.1	6.6-15.0	36	11.9	8.2-17.0	17	5.2	2.9- 9.1	***	***	***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	441	261	54.5	48.3-60.5	38	9.6	6.2-14.6	58	13.9	10.2-18.6	52	13.4	9.8-18.0	32	8.6	5.2-13.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	261	170	63.6	56.0-70.5	27	9.3	5.9-14.4	40	15.5	11.0-21.3	19	9.6	5.5-16.2	***	***	***
Unemployed	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	167	106	59.9	50.7-68.4	***	***	***	19	10.1	6.0-16.5	22	14.1	9.0-21.4	13	10.8	6.0-18.8
Unable to Work	37	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	19	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	50	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	142	104	68.7	58.4-77.4	***	***	***	15	11.7	6.5-20.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	41	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	279	181	61.7	54.2-68.7	25	12.1	7.1-19.9	36	13.4	9.2-19.1	28	9.9	6.6-14.7	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	380	244	59.4	52.6-65.7	28	8.6	5.1-14.3	44	11.3	8.1-15.7	36	11.6	7.8-16.9	28	9.1	5.4-14.9
Rent	101	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	19.4	11.9-29.9	16	15.9	9.5-25.5	***	***	***
Other arrangement	20	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Regional City or Suburban County	183	113	57.7	48.7-66.2	***	***	***	29	17.0	11.5-24.6	19	11.9	7.2-19.0	***	***	***
Rural	322	190	55.3	48.1-62.3	26	8.8	5.1-14.8	36	11.5	7.7-17.0	41	14.0	9.7-19.9	29	10.3	6.2-16.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	136	***	***	***	***	***	***	19	13.7	8.1-22.2	21	17.2	10.1-27.7	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	172	113	66.8	58.1-74.5	15	8.6	4.8-15.0	15	7.3	4.2-12.2	17	11.0	6.3-18.4	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	197	119	56.1	46.9-64.8	***	***	***	31	18.3	11.8-27.2	22	11.9	7.5-18.5	***	***	***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	293	181	59.6	52.4-66.4	23	8.2	5.0-13.3	42	15.0	10.3-21.3	31	11.5	7.8-16.8	16	5.7	3.1-10.0
2nd Quartile	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	121	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	16.9	9.6-28.1	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

30 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,432

2,915

65.5

63.5-67.4

373

8.2

7.3- 9.3

443

9.2

8.2-10.3

378

9.2

8.0-10.5

323

7.9

6.7- 9.3

Western

505

303

56.0

50.3-61.6

8.7

5.7-13.2

13.2

9.9-17.5

13.4

9.9-17.8

8.6

5.5-13.3

GENDER

Male

229

145

60.1

51.6-68.0

***

11.9

7.9-17.6

11.7

7.0-18.8

7.2

4.0-12.5

Female

276

158

52.3

44.5-59.9

8.4

5.2-13.3

14.5

9.6-21.2

14.9

10.2-21.3

***

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

433

266

56.8

50.8-62.7

9.3

5.9-14.4

12.0

8.8-16.0

13.3

9.7-17.9

8.6

5.2-13.9

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

***

65-74

109

***

18.7

11.4-29.3

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

104

***

15.4

8.7-25.7

16.8

9.6-27.7

***

Some Post-H.S.

152

58.6

48.7-67.9

***

16.3

10.2-25.1

12.5

6.9-21.6

7.6

4.3-13.2

College Graduate

216

141

62.6

54.4-70.1

14.2

8.8-22.3

10.4

6.6-15.9

9.5

5.6-15.7

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

171

29.4

21.8-38.3

***

14.7

8.8-23.5

28.2

20.1-38.0

20.3

12.7-30.9

319

229

70.8

64.2-76.6

10.1

6.6-15.0

11.9

8.2-17.0

5.2

2.9- 9.1

***

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

441

261

54.5

48.3-60.5

9.6

6.2-14.6

13.9

10.2-18.6

13.4

9.8-18.0

8.6

5.2-13.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

261

170

63.6

56.0-70.5

9.3

5.9-14.4

15.5

11.0-21.3

9.6

5.5-16.2

***

Unemployed

***

Retired

167

106

59.9

50.7-68.4

***

10.1

6.0-16.5

14.1

9.0-21.4

10.8

6.0-18.8

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

142

104

68.7

58.4-77.4

***

11.7

6.5-20.0

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

279

181

61.7

54.2-68.7

12.1

7.1-19.9

13.4

9.2-19.1

9.9

6.6-14.7

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

HOUSING

Own

380

244

59.4

52.6-65.7

8.6

5.1-14.3

11.3

8.1-15.7

11.6

7.8-16.9

9.1

5.4-14.9

Rent

101

***

19.4

11.9-29.9

15.9

9.5-25.5

***

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Regional City or Suburban County

183

113

57.7

48.7-66.2

***

17.0

11.5-24.6

11.9

7.2-19.0

***

Rural

322

190

55.3

48.1-62.3

8.8

5.1-14.8

11.5

7.7-17.0

14.0

9.7-19.9

10.3

6.2-16.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

136

***

13.7

8.1-22.2

17.2

10.1-27.7

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

172

113

66.8

58.1-74.5

8.6

4.8-15.0

7.3

4.2-12.2

11.0

6.3-18.4

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

197

119

56.1

46.9-64.8

***

18.3

11.8-27.2

11.9

7.5-18.5

***

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

293

181

59.6

52.4-66.4

8.2

5.0-13.3

15.0

10.3-21.3

11.5

7.8-16.8

5.7

3.1-10.0

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

121

***

16.9

9.6-28.1

***

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?