2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
Western 418 44 12.3 8.2-18.0 374 87.7 82.0-91.8
GENDER
Male 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 236 32 16.1 9.8-25.3 204 83.9 74.7-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 364 34 12.1 7.7-18.5 330 87.9 81.5-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** 63 100 -
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 126 13 7.7 4.3-13.4 113 92.3 86.6-95.7
College Graduate 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 266 20 8.6 5.3-13.7 246 91.4 86.3-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 368 41 13.2 8.7-19.6 327 86.8 80.4-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 216 29 13.2 8.8-19.4 187 86.8 80.6-91.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 20 14.4 8.8-22.7 130 85.6 77.3-91.2
Rural 268 24 11.3 6.3-19.5 244 88.7 80.5-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 20 13.6 8.3-21.4 139 86.4 78.6-91.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 238 24 9.8 6.2-15.1 214 90.2 84.9-93.8
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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