2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,220 393 11.4 9.9-13.1 2,827 88.6 86.9-90.1
Western 432 49 10.7 7.6-14.8 383 89.3 85.2-92.4
GENDER
Male 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 244 34 15.4 10.4-22.3 210 84.6 77.7-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 362 41 10.2 7.1-14.6 321 89.8 85.4-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 15 15.6 8.7-26.6 79 84.4 73.4-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 146 20 10.6 6.2-17.5 126 89.4 82.5-93.8
College Graduate 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 29 16.7 10.9-24.6 139 83.3 75.4-89.1
No 258 20 7.6 4.3-12.9 238 92.4 87.1-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 381 46 11.4 8.0-16.0 335 88.6 84.0-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 186 15 7.5 4.2-12.9 171 92.5 87.1-95.8
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 328 22 8.1 5.0-13.1 306 91.9 86.9-95.0
Rent 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 319 38 11.2 7.5-16.3 281 88.8 83.7-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 15 11.7 6.7-19.6 97 88.3 80.4-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 23 11.5 6.6-19.4 173 88.5 80.6-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 217 22 8.4 5.2-13.4 195 91.6 86.6-94.8
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 16 12.5 7.3-20.5 107 87.5 79.5-92.7

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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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