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 4,224 642 13.9 12.7-15.2 3,582 86.1 84.8-87.3
Western 733 135 15.2 12.4-18.5 598 84.8 81.5-87.6
GENDER
Male 328 60 16.0 12.0-21.0 268 84.0 79.0-88.0
Female 405 75 14.5 10.7-19.2 330 85.5 80.8-89.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 601 119 16.5 13.3-20.3 482 83.5 79.7-86.7
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 17 16.7 10.1-26.3 94 83.3 73.7-89.9
55-64 122 28 20.7 13.7-30.0 94 79.3 70.0-86.3
65-74 148 35 21.5 14.8-30.1 113 78.5 69.9-85.2
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 37 18.2 12.6-25.5 121 81.8 74.5-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 203 39 14.6 10.0-20.8 164 85.4 79.2-90.0
College Graduate 293 45 11.4 8.0-16.0 248 88.6 84.0-92.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 135 39.7 33.0-46.8 160 60.3 53.2-67.0
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 664 120 14.1 11.3-17.5 544 85.9 82.5-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 16 4.8 2.7- 8.3 300 95.2 91.7-97.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 78 27.4 20.9-35.0 209 72.6 65.0-79.1
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 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 19 12.9 7.2-22.1 86 87.1 77.9-92.8
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 19 8.9 5.4-14.5 186 91.1 85.5-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 33 15.7 9.9-24.0 154 84.3 76.0-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 352 45 11.0 7.8-15.2 307 89.0 84.8-92.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 33 15.7 9.9-24.0 154 84.3 76.0-90.1
HOUSING
Own 524 97 16.2 12.7-20.3 427 83.8 79.7-87.3
Rent 169 32 13.9 9.0-20.8 137 86.1 79.2-91.0
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 237 36 10.5 7.1-15.5 201 89.5 84.5-92.9
Rural 496 99 17.2 13.6-21.6 397 82.8 78.4-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 20 17.5 10.1-28.6 76 82.5 71.4-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 79 17.2 13.2-22.1 321 82.8 77.9-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 36 10.5 7.1-15.5 201 89.5 84.5-92.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 432 71 13.5 10.2-17.5 361 86.5 82.5-89.8
2nd Quartile 126 28 16.4 10.2-25.3 98 83.6 74.7-89.8
3rd Quartile 175 36 18.1 12.0-26.3 139 81.9 73.7-88.0

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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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