2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Western 507 89 17.5 13.5-22.4 179 31.5 26.8-36.6 140 29.7 24.7-35.3 66 14.4 10.5-19.4 33 6.8 4.5-10.2
GENDER
Male 230 51 20.7 14.9-28.1 72 26.7 20.6-33.9 66 34.5 26.5-43.5 25 11.6 7.3-17.8 *** *** ***
Female 277 38 14.6 9.6-21.6 107 36.0 29.1-43.4 74 25.2 19.6-31.9 41 17.1 11.2-25.1 17 7.2 4.2-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 78 18.5 14.1-24.0 162 32.7 27.7-38.1 118 28.1 23.0-33.9 51 13.6 9.5-19.3 26 7.0 4.4-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 17 18.1 10.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 16 13.4 7.3-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 17 12.1 6.9-20.4 39 33.1 23.8-43.9 24 21.5 13.9-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 18 21.7 13.0-33.9 24 21.9 14.1-32.5 *** *** *** 17 19.1 11.3-30.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 *** *** *** 53 33.8 25.4-43.4 52 38.1 28.8-48.3 23 12.9 7.9-20.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 217 50 25.1 18.4-33.4 97 41.8 34.3-49.7 47 23.4 17.0-31.2 17 6.0 3.5-10.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 *** *** *** 35 20.1 13.2-29.4 44 27.3 19.0-37.7 49 28.7 19.9-39.5 32 18.2 11.9-26.7
No 319 72 23.5 18.0-30.0 138 38.3 32.2-44.9 92 31.7 25.5-38.6 16 6.0 3.3-10.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 76 17.6 13.3-22.9 158 31.2 26.2-36.7 121 29.3 24.0-35.4 60 15.2 10.9-20.8 28 6.7 4.3-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 54 22.1 16.2-29.2 111 36.3 29.7-43.4 75 32.3 25.4-40.1 20 9.0 5.3-14.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 29 13.0 8.4-19.6 55 31.1 23.6-39.7 44 27.5 20.0-36.4 28 18.3 11.8-27.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 39 31.2 22.2-41.9 66 42.2 32.8-52.2 29 21.1 14.1-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.3 9.5-29.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 58 23.2 17.3-30.4 116 36.0 29.5-43.0 70 28.0 21.2-35.8 27 8.9 5.8-13.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.3 9.5-29.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 380 71 19.3 14.5-25.2 137 30.6 25.4-36.4 101 28.7 22.8-35.4 49 14.9 10.3-21.2 22 6.5 3.9-10.7
Rent 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.5 6.4-19.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 38 19.5 13.2-27.9 72 35.0 27.4-43.4 50 30.4 22.8-39.2 20 12.7 7.6-20.3 *** *** ***
Rural 321 51 16.6 11.8-22.9 107 29.9 24.1-36.4 90 29.4 23.1-36.7 46 15.2 10.3-21.9 27 8.9 5.6-13.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 21 13.3 7.7-21.8 40 22.3 15.4-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 29 19.0 12.5-27.7 62 37.0 28.9-45.9 45 25.4 18.6-33.5 25 12.9 8.2-19.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 39 20.2 13.3-29.4 77 35.0 27.1-43.8 53 28.2 21.1-36.6 22 12.2 7.5-19.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 57 20.4 14.8-27.5 111 34.1 27.9-41.1 77 28.6 22.5-35.5 36 11.8 8.1-16.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** 36 25.0 17.2-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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