2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
Western 417 36 10.1 6.7-15.1 381 89.9 84.9-93.3
GENDER
Male 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 236 18 8.4 4.9-14.0 218 91.6 86.0-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 26 8.1 5.2-12.4 337 91.9 87.6-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** 63 100 -
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 266 24 12.6 7.7-20.1 242 87.4 79.9-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 368 33 11.0 7.1-16.5 335 89.0 83.5-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 216 25 13.8 8.4-21.9 191 86.2 78.1-91.6
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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% 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 327 23 9.1 5.4-14.9 304 90.9 85.1-94.6
Rent 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 22 14.8 9.2-23.1 127 85.2 76.9-90.8
Rural 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 22 13.9 8.6-21.7 136 86.1 78.3-91.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 238 28 12.4 8.0-18.7 210 87.6 81.3-92.0
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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