2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
Western 527 491 90.2 85.7-93.4 36 9.8 6.6-14.3
GENDER
Male 223 208 88.5 80.0-93.7 15 11.5 6.3-20.0
Female 304 283 91.9 87.2-94.9 21 8.1 5.1-12.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 439 415 92.0 87.1-95.2 24 8.0 4.8-12.9
Non-Hispanic Black 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 119 119 100 - *** *** ***
75+ 95 95 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 102 88.9 80.6-93.9 12 11.1 6.1-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 320 295 87.7 80.9-92.3 25 12.3 7.7-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 465 432 89.6 84.6-93.1 33 10.4 6.9-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 206 87.9 80.0-92.9 21 12.1 7.1-20.0
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 371 93.3 88.2-96.3 16 6.7 3.7-11.8
Rent 110 94 83.4 72.8-90.4 16 16.6 9.6-27.2
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 139 89.0 80.8-93.9 12 11.0 6.1-19.2
Rural 376 352 90.7 84.9-94.5 24 9.3 5.5-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 149 89.2 81.5-93.9 13 10.8 6.1-18.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 273 251 88.4 81.6-92.9 22 11.6 7.1-18.4
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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