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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
Western 515 64 14.5 10.6-19.5 451 85.5 80.5-89.4
GENDER
Male 223 21 10.3 6.2-16.6 202 89.7 83.4-93.8
Female 292 43 18.5 12.5-26.6 249 81.5 73.4-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 429 52 14.1 10.0-19.7 377 85.9 80.3-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 14 16.6 9.4-27.6 59 83.4 72.4-90.6
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 22 17.5 10.8-27.1 87 82.5 72.9-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 169 25 14.9 9.2-23.3 144 85.1 76.7-90.8
College Graduate 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 64 42.1 32.5-52.3 123 57.9 47.7-67.5
No 324 *** *** *** 324 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 457 59 13.9 9.9-19.2 398 86.1 80.8-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 24 11.7 7.5-17.8 200 88.3 82.2-92.5
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 377 31 9.3 6.0-14.1 346 90.7 85.9-94.0
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 147 17 15.2 9.1-24.3 130 84.8 75.7-90.9
Rural 368 47 14.2 9.6-20.5 321 85.8 79.5-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 33 15.6 10.2-23.1 199 84.4 76.9-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 17 14.1 8.4-22.7 141 85.9 77.3-91.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 265 39 17.7 12.5-24.4 226 82.3 75.6-87.5
2nd Quartile 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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