2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,154 2,750 87.3 85.8-88.8 404 12.7 11.2-14.2
Western 307 275 88.8 83.4-92.6 32 11.2 7.4-16.6
GENDER
Male 143 124 85.9 77.1-91.7 19 14.1 8.3-22.9
Female 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 261 243 90.8 84.9-94.6 18 9.2 5.4-15.1
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 213 190 89.6 83.7-93.5 23 10.4 6.5-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 274 247 88.8 82.9-92.8 27 11.2 7.2-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 198 86.9 79.6-91.8 24 13.1 8.2-20.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 193 172 87.1 79.8-92.0 21 12.9 8.0-20.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 102 89 87.2 78.0-92.9 13 12.8 7.1-22.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 174 156 91.4 85.1-95.2 18 8.6 4.8-14.9
2nd Quartile 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

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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