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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
Western 729 68 10.5 7.7-14.0 661 89.5 86.0-92.3
GENDER
Male 325 28 8.6 5.5-13.2 297 91.4 86.8-94.5
Female 404 40 12.2 8.1-17.8 364 87.8 82.2-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 597 56 10.8 7.8-14.8 541 89.2 85.2-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 24 13.2 8.3-20.4 131 86.8 79.6-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 202 19 11.4 6.5-19.1 183 88.6 80.9-93.5
College Graduate 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 68 27.3 20.8-34.9 224 72.7 65.1-79.2
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 661 62 10.6 7.8-14.3 599 89.4 85.7-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 286 28 13.5 8.1-21.4 258 86.5 78.6-91.9
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 22 15.6 9.1-25.4 164 84.4 74.6-90.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 352 21 7.5 4.4-12.3 331 92.5 87.7-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 22 15.6 9.1-25.4 164 84.4 74.6-90.9
HOUSING
Own 522 48 10.7 7.6-14.9 474 89.3 85.1-92.4
Rent 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 234 18 8.1 4.6-13.9 216 91.9 86.1-95.4
Rural 495 50 11.5 8.1-16.0 445 88.5 84.0-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 399 39 11.3 7.6-16.5 360 88.7 83.5-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 234 18 8.1 4.6-13.9 216 91.9 86.1-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 427 31 7.8 5.1-11.7 396 92.2 88.3-94.9
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 176 22 14.1 8.1-23.4 154 85.9 76.6-91.9

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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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