2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
Western 746 99 13.6 10.6-17.1 647 86.4 82.9-89.4
GENDER
Male 334 34 8.6 5.9-12.4 300 91.4 87.6-94.1
Female 412 65 18.2 13.5-24.1 347 81.8 75.9-86.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 78 13.9 10.6-18.0 530 86.1 82.0-89.4
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 13 12.7 7.1-21.7 94 87.3 78.3-92.9
35-44 82 14 16.8 9.5-27.9 68 83.2 72.1-90.5
45-54 111 17 12.6 7.6-20.2 94 87.4 79.8-92.4
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 20 13.2 8.1-20.7 129 86.8 79.3-91.9
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 25 12.9 8.2-19.5 136 87.1 80.5-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 207 27 12.8 8.1-19.7 180 87.2 80.3-91.9
College Graduate 296 38 13.9 9.7-19.5 258 86.1 80.5-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 53 18.3 13.4-24.6 245 81.7 75.4-86.6
No 427 44 10.5 7.2-15.1 383 89.5 84.9-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 93 14.1 11.0-17.9 583 85.9 82.1-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 44 14.9 10.5-20.8 273 85.1 79.2-89.5
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 30 9.9 6.4-15.0 263 90.1 85.0-93.6
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 23 11.1 6.9-17.4 182 88.9 82.6-93.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 18 7.5 4.4-12.5 171 92.5 87.5-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 20 17.5 10.1-28.6 75 82.5 71.4-89.9
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 46 15.2 10.7-21.3 308 84.8 78.7-89.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 18 7.5 4.4-12.5 171 92.5 87.5-95.6
HOUSING
Own 531 67 12.9 9.6-17.0 464 87.1 83.0-90.4
Rent 174 28 18.7 11.8-28.4 146 81.3 71.6-88.2
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 23 9.6 5.8-15.3 217 90.4 84.7-94.2
Rural 506 76 15.3 11.6-19.9 430 84.7 80.1-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 15 15.3 8.9-25.0 84 84.7 75.0-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 61 15.3 11.1-20.6 346 84.7 79.4-88.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 23 9.6 5.8-15.3 217 90.4 84.7-94.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 53 10.9 7.9-14.8 385 89.1 85.2-92.1
2nd Quartile 128 16 13.2 7.8-21.5 112 86.8 78.5-92.2
3rd Quartile 180 30 19.3 12.4-28.9 150 80.7 71.1-87.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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