2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
Western 432 50 13.3 9.2-18.8 382 86.7 81.2-90.8
GENDER
Male 188 29 18.4 11.6-27.9 159 81.6 72.1-88.4
Female 244 21 8.2 4.7-14.1 223 91.8 85.9-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 42 13.9 9.5-19.9 321 86.1 80.1-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 167 16 13.8 7.5-24.0 151 86.2 76.0-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 19 12.7 7.2-21.2 149 87.3 78.8-92.8
No 258 29 12.1 7.3-19.5 229 87.9 80.5-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 381 42 12.6 8.3-18.6 339 87.4 81.4-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 187 22 13.3 7.5-22.6 165 86.7 77.4-92.5
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 17 13.5 7.5-23.3 150 86.5 76.7-92.5
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 14 15.1 8.2-26.1 99 84.9 73.9-91.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 219 28 17.3 10.7-26.9 191 82.7 73.1-89.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 327 37 13.0 8.3-19.8 290 87.0 80.2-91.7
Rent 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 320 40 14.9 9.8-21.9 280 85.1 78.1-90.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 111 18 21.4 13.0-33.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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