2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
Western 515 60 8.7 6.2-12.1 455 91.3 87.9-93.8
GENDER
Male 223 30 9.8 6.1-15.2 193 90.2 84.8-93.9
Female 292 30 7.6 4.8-12.1 262 92.4 87.9-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 56 8.9 6.3-12.4 374 91.1 87.6-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 208 26 8.3 5.1-13.2 182 91.7 86.8-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 60 25.8 18.7-34.5 126 74.2 65.5-81.3
No 324 *** *** *** 324 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 457 45 7.3 4.9-10.5 412 92.7 89.5-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 40 19.2 12.8-27.9 152 80.8 72.1-87.2
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 21 11.3 6.2-19.8 92 88.7 80.2-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 26 6.8 4.1-11.0 241 93.2 89.0-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 21 11.3 6.2-19.8 92 88.7 80.2-93.8
HOUSING
Own 378 49 9.7 6.6-13.8 329 90.3 86.2-93.4
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 366 43 8.0 5.4-11.7 323 92.0 88.3-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 231 29 8.2 5.0-13.2 202 91.8 86.8-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 266 38 11.2 7.4-16.6 228 88.8 83.4-92.6
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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