2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
Western 530 424 77.1 71.5-81.8 106 22.9 18.2-28.5
GENDER
Male 227 186 79.2 71.3-85.4 41 20.8 14.6-28.7
Female 303 238 75.1 66.7-81.9 65 24.9 18.1-33.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 355 76.2 69.9-81.5 85 23.8 18.5-30.1
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 113 84 79.1 69.4-86.3 29 20.9 13.7-30.6
Some Post-H.S. 171 136 78.5 68.8-85.8 35 21.5 14.2-31.2
College Graduate 212 186 87.4 79.8-92.4 26 12.6 7.6-20.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 115 52.4 42.9-61.8 72 47.6 38.2-57.1
No 323 294 90.8 85.0-94.5 29 9.2 5.5-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 371 76.3 70.3-81.5 97 23.7 18.5-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 229 203 88.0 81.5-92.4 26 12.0 7.6-18.5
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 162 70.6 59.2-79.9 35 29.4 20.1-40.8
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 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 129 89.6 82.7-94.0 16 10.4 6.0-17.3
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% 270 233 85.8 79.4-90.4 37 14.2 9.6-20.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 318 78.6 72.2-83.9 69 21.4 16.1-27.8
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 129 82.9 74.4-89.0 24 17.1 11.0-25.6
Rural 377 295 74.9 67.8-80.8 82 25.1 19.2-32.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 190 76.3 67.1-83.5 48 23.7 16.5-32.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 137 81.3 72.9-87.6 27 18.7 12.4-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 275 229 81.5 74.8-86.8 46 18.5 13.2-25.2
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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