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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
Western 516 44 9.6 6.3-14.3 472 90.4 85.7-93.7
GENDER
Male 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 293 28 12.3 7.1-20.3 265 87.7 79.7-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 35 10.8 7.0-16.2 395 89.2 83.8-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 44 28.2 19.4-39.0 143 71.8 61.0-80.6
No 324 *** *** *** 324 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 457 41 9.8 6.3-14.9 416 90.2 85.1-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 378 28 6.5 4.1-10.3 350 93.5 89.7-95.9
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 368 37 10.9 6.8-17.0 331 89.1 83.0-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 267 17 7.2 4.1-12.5 250 92.8 87.5-95.9
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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