2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 322 10.3 8.9-11.8 2,886 89.7 88.2-91.1
Western 431 41 10.8 7.5-15.2 390 89.2 84.8-92.5
GENDER
Male 187 18 10.7 6.1-18.1 169 89.3 81.9-93.9
Female 244 23 10.9 6.8-16.9 221 89.1 83.1-93.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 361 32 11.1 7.6-16.0 329 88.9 84.0-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 18 13.2 7.5-22.3 128 86.8 77.7-92.5
College Graduate 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 25 17.2 10.9-26.1 143 82.8 73.9-89.1
No 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 381 37 10.6 7.3-15.3 344 89.4 84.7-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 186 18 10.6 6.1-17.8 168 89.4 82.2-93.9
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 328 20 7.4 4.4-12.3 308 92.6 87.7-95.6
Rent 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 318 34 12.2 8.2-17.7 284 87.8 82.3-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 13 10.9 6.2-18.7 99 89.1 81.3-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 21 13.7 8.0-22.4 175 86.3 77.6-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 217 22 12.5 7.6-19.7 195 87.5 80.3-92.4
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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