2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,082 430 10.7 9.5-12.1 3,652 89.3 87.9-90.5
Western 532 51 12.7 8.8-18.0 481 87.3 82.0-91.2
GENDER
Male 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 304 36 15.2 9.7-23.0 268 84.8 77.0-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 39 13.1 8.8-19.2 403 86.9 80.8-91.2
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 171 19 14.7 8.3-24.9 152 85.3 75.1-91.7
College Graduate 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 30 21.0 13.0-32.1 158 79.0 67.9-87.0
No 324 21 9.2 5.4-15.4 303 90.8 84.6-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 49 13.6 9.3-19.4 421 86.4 80.6-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 28 15.1 9.6-23.0 202 84.9 77.0-90.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 389 26 9.0 5.4-14.5 363 91.0 85.5-94.6
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 15 13.7 7.7-23.3 138 86.3 76.7-92.3
Rural 379 36 12.4 7.8-19.1 343 87.6 80.9-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 24 12.5 7.2-20.9 216 87.5 79.1-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 15 12.8 7.1-21.8 149 87.2 78.2-92.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 31 15.3 10.0-22.7 245 84.7 77.3-90.0
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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