2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,447 3,529 77.5 75.8-79.2 387 9.2 8.1-10.4 271 7.0 6.0- 8.2 220 5.4 4.6- 6.4 40 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Western 506 410 77.6 72.3-82.1 41 8.9 6.2-12.7 30 6.8 4.4-10.3 21 5.9 3.4- 9.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 229 178 72.9 64.6-79.9 22 11.4 6.9-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 277 232 81.9 75.0-87.3 19 6.6 3.9-11.2 16 5.6 3.2- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 358 78.2 72.5-83.1 38 10.0 6.8-14.4 21 5.6 3.4- 9.1 17 5.8 3.2-10.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** 14 14.9 8.2-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 150 130 84.0 74.4-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 217 182 82.6 75.1-88.1 18 10.6 6.0-17.8 12 4.2 2.3- 7.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 152 88.5 81.2-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 318 245 71.5 64.6-77.5 31 11.7 7.7-17.4 25 9.5 6.0-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 355 77.1 71.3-81.9 39 9.5 6.5-13.8 27 6.8 4.3-10.5 19 5.9 3.3-10.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 260 191 68.6 61.0-75.3 27 12.9 8.4-19.4 25 11.6 7.4-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 124 83.9 73.7-90.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 71 80.6 69.0-88.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 236 81.2 74.2-86.6 21 8.9 5.3-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 71 80.6 69.0-88.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 379 322 81.0 74.8-86.0 27 8.3 5.2-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.3-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 153 79.9 71.6-86.2 15 7.8 4.4-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 320 257 76.5 69.6-82.3 26 9.4 6.0-14.7 19 6.8 3.9-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 110 78.0 67.2-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 135 75.8 66.9-83.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 165 78.8 69.7-85.7 15 6.9 3.8-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 238 77.8 70.7-83.6 25 8.8 5.5-13.8 16 5.6 3.2- 9.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 120 96 77.0 66.1-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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