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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
Western 746 69 9.3 7.1-12.1 677 90.7 87.9-92.9
GENDER
Male 334 23 6.1 3.8- 9.5 311 93.9 90.5-96.2
Female 412 46 12.4 8.9-17.0 366 87.6 83.0-91.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 55 9.6 7.1-12.8 553 90.4 87.2-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 13 10.1 5.7-17.2 98 89.9 82.8-94.3
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 15 9.9 5.5-17.1 134 90.1 82.9-94.5
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 16 8.7 5.0-14.7 145 91.3 85.3-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 207 18 8.6 5.1-14.2 189 91.4 85.8-94.9
College Graduate 296 29 11.2 7.4-16.4 267 88.8 83.6-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 35 11.8 8.1-17.0 263 88.2 83.0-91.9
No 427 32 7.5 5.0-11.1 395 92.5 88.9-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 65 9.7 7.4-12.8 611 90.3 87.2-92.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 30 9.1 6.2-13.3 287 90.9 86.7-93.8
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 19 6.8 3.9-11.4 274 93.2 88.6-96.1
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 18 9.0 5.3-15.1 187 91.0 84.9-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 36 10.3 7.1-14.7 318 89.7 85.3-92.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 531 48 9.3 6.8-12.8 483 90.7 87.2-93.2
Rent 174 19 11.4 6.8-18.4 155 88.6 81.6-93.2
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 506 55 10.7 7.9-14.3 451 89.3 85.7-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 12 13.5 7.5-23.2 87 86.5 76.8-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 43 10.1 7.1-14.1 364 89.9 85.9-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 36 7.8 5.3-11.4 402 92.2 88.6-94.7
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 180 21 12.2 7.5-19.1 159 87.8 80.9-92.5

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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