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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
Western 516 103 18.9 14.6-24.0 413 81.1 76.0-85.4
GENDER
Male 223 36 15.5 10.3-22.6 187 84.5 77.4-89.7
Female 293 67 22.1 15.7-30.0 226 77.9 70.0-84.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 82 19.7 15.0-25.5 348 80.3 74.5-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 31 20.0 12.8-29.9 78 80.0 70.1-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 169 35 15.0 9.8-22.4 134 85.0 77.6-90.2
College Graduate 207 27 13.2 7.9-21.2 180 86.8 78.8-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 103 54.6 45.1-63.7 85 45.4 36.3-54.9
No 324 *** *** *** 324 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 457 91 17.8 13.5-23.2 366 82.2 76.8-86.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 49 29.1 20.6-39.3 145 70.9 60.7-79.4
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 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 30 20.2 12.2-31.6 85 79.8 68.4-87.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 27 9.0 5.5-14.3 240 91.0 85.7-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 30 20.2 12.2-31.6 85 79.8 68.4-87.8
HOUSING
Own 377 71 16.6 12.3-22.2 306 83.4 77.8-87.7
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 148 23 18.1 11.3-27.6 125 81.9 72.4-88.7
Rural 368 80 19.2 14.1-25.5 288 80.8 74.5-85.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 49 16.9 11.4-24.4 184 83.1 75.6-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 26 18.8 12.1-28.0 133 81.2 72.0-87.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 267 49 18.5 13.2-25.4 218 81.5 74.6-86.8
2nd Quartile 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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