2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had asthma?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
Western 530 78 14.0 10.5-18.3 452 86.0 81.7-89.5
GENDER
Male 228 27 14.3 9.2-21.4 201 85.7 78.6-90.8
Female 302 51 13.7 9.6-19.2 251 86.3 80.8-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 64 13.9 10.3-18.5 376 86.1 81.5-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 22 15.3 8.9-25.0 77 84.7 75.0-91.1
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 25 13.4 8.0-21.5 145 86.6 78.5-92.0
College Graduate 212 32 16.1 10.4-24.2 180 83.9 75.8-89.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 44 24.9 17.6-34.1 142 75.1 65.9-82.4
No 324 31 7.8 4.8-12.5 293 92.2 87.5-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 70 13.3 9.8-17.8 398 86.7 82.2-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 229 29 12.9 8.3-19.6 200 87.1 80.4-91.7
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 28 14.8 9.3-22.7 168 85.2 77.3-90.7
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 32 10.7 6.7-16.6 238 89.3 83.4-93.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 388 56 13.0 9.3-18.0 332 87.0 82.0-90.7
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 19 12.3 7.1-20.5 133 87.7 79.5-92.9
Rural 378 59 14.6 10.5-20.0 319 85.4 80.0-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 22 14.3 8.6-22.9 106 85.7 77.1-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 34 14.1 9.1-21.4 205 85.9 78.6-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 22 13.4 8.1-21.3 141 86.6 78.7-91.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 274 41 15.8 10.8-22.5 233 84.2 77.5-89.2
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 24 14.7 9.0-23.3 114 85.3 76.7-91.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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