2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Western 507 408 78.8 73.5-83.2 99 21.2 16.8-26.5
GENDER
Male 230 189 82.0 74.8-87.4 41 18.0 12.6-25.2
Female 277 219 75.7 67.7-82.3 58 24.3 17.7-32.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 358 79.4 73.6-84.2 77 20.6 15.8-26.4
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 122 83.4 75.6-89.0 31 16.6 11.0-24.4
College Graduate 217 194 90.3 84.6-94.1 23 9.7 5.9-15.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 92 53.1 43.0-63.0 81 46.9 37.0-57.0
No 319 302 93.5 88.9-96.3 17 6.5 3.7-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 355 78.2 72.4-83.0 88 21.8 17.0-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 240 90.6 84.9-94.3 22 9.4 5.7-15.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 128 71.5 62.4-79.2 40 28.5 20.8-37.6
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 244 87.2 81.9-91.1 37 12.8 8.9-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 380 309 78.5 72.2-83.8 71 21.5 16.2-27.8
Rent 101 82 84.2 75.3-90.3 19 15.8 9.7-24.7
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 160 84.9 77.2-90.3 26 15.1 9.7-22.8
Rural 321 248 75.9 69.0-81.7 73 24.1 18.3-31.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 136 81.3 73.7-87.1 35 18.7 12.9-26.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 169 83.4 76.0-88.9 31 16.6 11.1-24.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 245 83.1 77.4-87.7 50 16.9 12.3-22.6
2nd Quartile 91 75 85.6 75.1-92.1 16 14.4 7.9-24.9
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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