2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
Western 729 50 6.2 4.3- 8.8 679 93.8 91.2-95.7
GENDER
Male 325 19 5.3 3.2- 8.7 306 94.7 91.3-96.8
Female 404 31 7.0 4.3-11.3 373 93.0 88.7-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 597 40 6.4 4.3- 9.5 557 93.6 90.5-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 79 *** *** *** 79 100 -
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 16 15.4 9.1-24.9 104 84.6 75.1-90.9
65-74 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 50 16.1 11.4-22.3 245 83.9 77.7-88.6
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 661 44 5.8 3.9- 8.5 617 94.2 91.5-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 23 7.1 4.1-12.0 265 92.9 88.0-95.9
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 349 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 521 31 5.2 3.4- 7.8 490 94.8 92.2-96.6
Rent 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 494 44 7.9 5.4-11.5 450 92.1 88.5-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 35 7.5 4.8-11.5 365 92.5 88.5-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 429 20 4.6 2.8- 7.5 409 95.4 92.5-97.2
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 175 24 11.4 6.5-19.3 151 88.6 80.7-93.5

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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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