2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,046 3,365 80.5 78.7-82.2 309 8.6 7.4- 9.9 173 5.3 4.4- 6.4 167 4.6 3.8- 5.6 32 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Western 525 439 78.5 73.1-83.1 34 8.7 5.7-13.1 22 6.1 3.7- 9.8 27 5.4 3.4- 8.4 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 225 178 72.6 63.8-79.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 7.5 4.5-12.3 *** *** ***
Female 300 261 84.0 77.3-89.0 20 8.8 5.2-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 437 370 80.3 74.5-85.1 29 9.3 5.9-14.3 *** *** *** 23 5.8 3.6- 9.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 94 76.9 65.6-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 137 75.6 64.5-84.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 211 184 84.0 76.8-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 185 158 84.4 76.5-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 321 264 75.0 67.4-81.3 20 9.7 5.7-16.3 16 7.3 4.1-12.7 18 5.8 3.3-10.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 386 78.4 72.7-83.2 30 9.2 5.9-14.1 21 6.2 3.7-10.2 25 5.6 3.5- 8.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 168 67.9 59.1-75.6 21 11.5 6.6-19.3 19 10.8 6.3-17.7 17 7.3 4.1-12.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 266 221 74.3 65.3-81.6 20 12.2 7.1-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 384 339 82.6 76.0-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 111 *** *** *** 14 15.6 8.8-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 119 72.5 62.4-80.7 14 14.1 7.9-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 374 320 80.7 74.1-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 5.3 3.0- 9.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 126 109 82.0 70.8-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 201 79.4 70.2-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 129 73.9 64.2-81.6 14 13.1 7.3-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 273 218 72.6 64.7-79.3 22 12.1 7.3-19.4 15 7.5 4.3-12.9 17 7.0 3.9-12.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 136 121 83.9 72.4-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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