2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,086 2,236 57.3 55.1-59.4 1,117 26.7 24.8-28.6 733 16.1 14.6-17.7
Western 532 214 47.1 41.2-53.1 146 25.7 21.2-30.8 172 27.1 22.3-32.5
GENDER
Male 228 99 48.2 39.7-56.8 66 27.0 20.4-34.9 63 24.8 18.2-32.6
Female 304 115 46.1 38.0-54.4 80 24.5 18.7-31.4 109 29.4 22.7-37.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 173 43.0 36.7-49.5 132 28.1 23.2-33.7 137 28.9 23.5-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** 32 27.1 18.2-38.3 42 27.9 19.4-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 171 65 50.5 40.2-60.9 47 25.9 18.5-34.8 59 23.6 16.6-32.3
College Graduate 212 96 50.2 42.0-58.5 59 27.9 20.9-36.1 57 21.9 15.7-29.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 38 16.6 11.0-24.2 58 33.7 25.3-43.2 92 49.7 40.3-59.3
No 324 171 64.6 57.6-71.1 82 21.6 16.4-27.8 71 13.8 10.1-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 189 47.7 41.4-54.1 127 25.6 20.8-31.1 154 26.7 21.7-32.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 122 58.8 50.4-66.8 62 26.6 20.0-34.6 46 14.6 9.8-21.1
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 64 32.8 23.8-43.4 59 27.4 19.8-36.5 74 39.8 30.7-49.6
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** 47 32.8 23.8-43.2 29 13.1 8.2-20.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.1 14.4-32.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 128 55.1 47.0-63.0 74 26.0 19.8-33.2 68 18.9 13.7-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.1 14.4-32.4
HOUSING
Own 389 153 47.6 40.7-54.7 111 26.7 21.4-32.9 125 25.6 20.4-31.7
Rent 112 *** *** *** 23 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 78 54.2 44.4-63.7 36 25.5 17.8-35.1 39 20.3 13.8-28.9
Rural 379 136 44.5 37.2-52.0 110 25.8 20.5-32.0 133 29.7 23.7-36.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** 29 18.8 12.2-27.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 88 46.3 36.9-55.9 77 30.0 22.5-38.7 75 23.8 17.3-31.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 80 52.5 43.1-61.8 40 25.8 18.3-35.1 44 21.6 15.2-29.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 119 49.4 41.6-57.3 80 28.1 21.9-35.2 77 22.5 16.9-29.3
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 21.2 13.7-31.4
3rd Quartile 138 *** *** *** 35 22.0 14.7-31.7 *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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