2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
Western 530 57 9.1 6.5-12.6 473 90.9 87.4-93.5
GENDER
Male 227 23 7.7 4.6-12.8 204 92.3 87.2-95.4
Female 303 34 10.4 6.7-15.7 269 89.6 84.3-93.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 54 10.3 7.3-14.3 386 89.7 85.7-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 212 35 15.2 10.1-22.1 177 84.8 77.9-89.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 22 10.7 6.2-17.9 165 89.3 82.1-93.8
No 324 32 8.1 5.1-12.4 292 91.9 87.6-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 469 46 8.5 5.9-12.2 423 91.5 87.8-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 16 8.2 4.7-13.9 214 91.8 86.1-95.3
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 35 17.4 11.3-25.7 160 82.6 74.3-88.7
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 24 14.2 8.7-22.4 121 85.8 77.6-91.3
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 38 12.4 8.3-18.1 232 87.6 81.9-91.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 388 53 11.9 8.5-16.5 335 88.1 83.5-91.5
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 377 42 10.3 7.0-14.8 335 89.7 85.2-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 31 10.8 6.8-16.8 209 89.2 83.2-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 31 7.3 4.5-11.5 245 92.7 88.5-95.5
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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