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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
Western 731 114 16.9 13.6-20.8 617 83.1 79.2-86.4
GENDER
Male 326 49 17.0 12.3-23.1 277 83.0 76.9-87.7
Female 405 65 16.7 12.5-22.1 340 83.3 77.9-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 599 90 17.2 13.6-21.6 509 82.8 78.4-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 24 21.7 13.8-32.4 80 78.3 67.6-86.2
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 17 16.4 9.5-26.8 94 83.6 73.2-90.5
55-64 122 18 14.5 8.6-23.5 104 85.5 76.5-91.4
65-74 146 16 11.4 6.4-19.4 130 88.6 80.6-93.6
75+ 160 26 20.1 12.1-31.5 134 79.9 68.5-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 37 28.0 20.0-37.8 121 72.0 62.2-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 201 28 11.8 7.4-18.3 173 88.2 81.7-92.6
College Graduate 293 36 12.2 8.3-17.6 257 87.8 82.4-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 114 44.1 36.9-51.6 180 55.9 48.4-63.1
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 662 100 16.2 12.8-20.3 562 83.8 79.7-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 314 35 11.7 8.0-16.9 279 88.3 83.1-92.0
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 36 14.6 9.7-21.4 251 85.4 78.6-90.3
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 20 11.7 7.3-18.3 184 88.3 81.7-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 35 21.4 14.5-30.5 153 78.6 69.5-85.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 351 39 11.8 8.1-16.9 312 88.2 83.1-91.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 35 21.4 14.5-30.5 153 78.6 69.5-85.5
HOUSING
Own 522 62 13.8 10.3-18.2 460 86.2 81.8-89.7
Rent 169 45 29.6 21.2-39.7 124 70.4 60.3-78.8
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 30 14.5 9.2-22.0 206 85.5 78.0-90.8
Rural 495 84 17.9 14.0-22.7 411 82.1 77.3-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 14 14.1 7.8-24.2 81 85.9 75.8-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 70 18.8 14.3-24.2 330 81.2 75.8-85.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 30 14.5 9.2-22.0 206 85.5 78.0-90.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 430 59 15.7 11.7-20.7 371 84.3 79.3-88.3
2nd Quartile 127 21 18.1 11.0-28.4 106 81.9 71.6-89.0
3rd Quartile 174 34 18.7 12.2-27.5 140 81.3 72.5-87.8

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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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