2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person or a group of doctors that you think of as your personal health care provider?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Western 510 271 51.3 45.7-56.9 165 30.7 25.8-36.1 74 18.0 13.5-23.5
GENDER
Male 233 116 47.5 39.4-55.7 70 28.4 21.7-36.4 47 24.1 17.7-31.9
Female 277 155 54.9 47.0-62.6 95 32.9 26.2-40.3 27 12.2 6.8-21.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 438 237 52.7 46.7-58.5 142 30.3 25.3-35.9 59 17.0 12.3-23.0
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 *** *** *** 28 24.3 16.0-35.1 21 22.1 13.9-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 153 76 47.3 37.6-57.1 56 36.9 27.9-47.0 21 15.8 9.5-25.1
College Graduate 217 124 59.9 52.1-67.3 69 28.8 22.3-36.3 24 11.2 7.4-16.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 176 86 46.7 36.9-56.8 69 40.1 30.7-50.4 *** *** ***
No 319 179 55.1 48.2-61.8 90 25.2 19.9-31.5 50 19.6 14.5-26.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 445 241 52.5 46.3-58.5 141 29.7 24.5-35.4 63 17.9 13.1-23.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 143 55.0 47.4-62.4 67 22.4 16.9-29.1 52 22.6 16.8-29.8
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 91 50.4 41.5-59.2 67 43.5 34.5-53.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 81 56.4 46.2-66.1 49 31.9 23.6-41.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 154 54.8 47.4-61.9 98 32.3 25.9-39.3 30 13.0 8.6-19.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 383 217 53.5 46.9-60.0 126 31.2 25.6-37.5 40 15.3 10.3-22.1
Rent 101 *** *** *** 32 28.0 19.4-38.6 29 30.8 21.5-41.9
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 98 53.0 44.3-61.6 61 30.4 23.2-38.7 27 16.6 10.7-24.8
Rural 324 173 50.5 43.4-57.6 104 30.9 24.7-37.8 47 18.6 13.0-26.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** 48 30.3 21.1-41.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 94 50.7 42.0-59.4 50 30.1 22.6-38.8 30 19.2 13.0-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 104 50.7 41.7-59.6 67 31.7 24.0-40.5 28 17.7 11.1-27.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 158 52.2 45.0-59.2 93 29.0 23.0-35.8 44 18.9 13.4-25.9
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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