2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
Western 433 38 9.6 6.5-14.0 395 90.4 86.0-93.5
GENDER
Male 188 18 11.1 6.3-18.9 170 88.9 81.1-93.7
Female 245 20 8.2 4.8-13.5 225 91.8 86.5-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 363 29 9.8 6.4-14.7 334 90.2 85.3-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 259 21 9.3 5.5-15.5 238 90.7 84.5-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 382 35 10.5 7.1-15.4 347 89.5 84.6-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 186 21 10.2 5.9-17.2 165 89.8 82.8-94.1
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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% 221 22 9.2 5.4-15.2 199 90.8 84.8-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 329 22 7.0 4.1-11.6 307 93.0 88.4-95.9
Rent 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 320 29 9.8 6.2-15.1 291 90.2 84.9-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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