2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
Western 302 266 86.0 79.8-90.5 36 14.0 9.5-20.2
GENDER
Male 131 116 84.3 73.4-91.3 15 15.7 8.7-26.6
Female 171 150 87.7 80.9-92.4 21 12.3 7.6-19.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 236 212 88.1 81.0-92.7 24 11.9 7.3-19.0
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 74 62 85.0 74.2-91.8 12 15.0 8.2-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 195 170 83.7 75.1-89.7 25 16.3 10.3-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 277 244 85.4 78.7-90.3 33 14.6 9.7-21.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 197 176 86.9 78.5-92.3 21 13.1 7.7-21.5
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 195 179 89.4 81.8-94.1 16 10.6 5.9-18.2
Rent 82 *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.0-31.1
Other arrangement 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 87 75 84.7 73.9-91.6 12 15.3 8.4-26.1
Rural 215 191 86.5 78.5-91.9 24 13.5 8.1-21.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 90 77 84.5 74.1-91.3 13 15.5 8.7-25.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 154 132 84.3 75.5-90.4 22 15.7 9.6-24.5
2nd Quartile 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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