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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
Western 734 100 13.1 10.2-16.6 634 86.9 83.4-89.8
GENDER
Male 328 60 17.9 13.3-23.7 268 82.1 76.3-86.7
Female 406 40 8.7 5.6-13.1 366 91.3 86.9-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 603 87 13.2 10.1-17.0 516 86.8 83.0-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 147 25 19.9 13.0-29.3 122 80.1 70.7-87.0
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 26 15.5 10.1-22.9 131 84.5 77.1-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 205 24 11.2 6.7-18.3 181 88.8 81.7-93.3
College Graduate 293 32 7.7 5.1-11.4 261 92.3 88.6-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 100 34.4 27.7-41.8 195 65.6 58.2-72.3
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 78 11.3 8.6-14.9 587 88.7 85.1-91.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 22 7.0 4.1-11.6 295 93.0 88.4-95.9
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 64 25.0 18.7-32.6 226 75.0 67.4-81.3
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 17 11.8 6.7-19.9 89 88.2 80.1-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 18 6.7 3.9-11.2 187 93.3 88.8-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 29 15.3 9.4-24.1 158 84.7 75.9-90.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 353 43 10.5 7.2-15.1 310 89.5 84.9-92.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 29 15.3 9.4-24.1 158 84.7 75.9-90.6
HOUSING
Own 526 80 14.6 11.2-18.8 446 85.4 81.2-88.8
Rent 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 23 6.8 4.2-10.8 213 93.2 89.2-95.8
Rural 498 77 15.8 12.0-20.6 421 84.2 79.4-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 403 65 17.1 12.8-22.6 338 82.9 77.4-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 23 6.8 4.2-10.8 213 93.2 89.2-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 431 55 11.3 8.3-15.2 376 88.7 84.8-91.7
2nd Quartile 128 21 17.9 10.3-29.1 107 82.1 70.9-89.7
3rd Quartile 175 24 13.8 8.1-22.6 151 86.2 77.4-91.9

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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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