2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
Western 638 333 50.2 45.2-55.2 157 24.6 20.5-29.1 78 12.7 9.5-16.8 38 6.7 4.5- 9.8 32 5.8 3.9- 8.7
GENDER
Male 275 133 46.9 39.8-54.2 64 26.7 20.5-33.9 36 10.6 7.3-15.2 17 7.2 4.1-12.1 25 8.6 5.5-13.1
Female 363 200 53.1 46.1-60.0 93 22.7 17.7-28.6 42 14.5 9.7-21.3 21 6.3 3.6-10.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 533 287 50.8 45.3-56.2 141 26.4 21.9-31.4 55 11.6 8.2-16.1 27 5.6 3.5- 8.9 23 5.7 3.5- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** 25 22.5 14.9-32.4 16 13.5 7.8-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 107 *** *** *** 20 16.9 10.1-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 132 73 52.0 41.9-61.9 34 28.4 20.1-38.5 15 11.9 6.6-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 *** *** *** 27 22.8 14.8-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 184 101 52.0 43.2-60.8 44 25.5 18.6-34.0 23 11.9 7.4-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 254 128 48.9 41.7-56.1 75 29.8 23.5-37.0 31 12.8 8.8-18.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 127 44.7 37.2-52.5 59 25.8 19.2-33.8 41 12.6 8.8-17.7 19 9.2 5.3-15.7 17 7.6 4.5-12.8
No 367 204 54.5 47.9-61.0 94 23.2 18.4-28.7 37 13.1 8.6-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 581 300 50.3 45.1-55.6 148 25.2 20.9-29.9 72 13.0 9.7-17.4 35 6.6 4.4-10.0 26 4.8 3.1- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 131 48.3 41.1-55.5 64 21.6 16.5-27.7 41 16.4 11.1-23.5 21 8.7 5.2-14.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 258 158 59.4 51.2-67.2 71 29.8 22.7-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 184 98 55.6 46.9-64.0 55 26.3 19.7-34.1 20 10.6 6.5-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 *** *** *** 34 21.4 13.9-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.3 6.7-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 161 53.0 46.0-59.9 85 23.5 18.5-29.4 37 13.1 8.6-19.3 *** *** *** 14 5.2 2.9- 9.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 *** *** *** 34 21.4 13.9-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 472 260 52.6 46.9-58.2 121 25.3 20.7-30.5 48 11.4 8.0-15.9 21 5.0 3.0- 8.0 22 5.8 3.6- 9.3
Rent 130 *** *** *** 31 24.4 15.9-35.6 24 16.1 10.1-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 201 100 50.0 41.4-58.6 54 27.3 20.0-36.1 28 12.7 8.2-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 437 233 50.3 44.2-56.4 103 23.4 18.7-28.8 50 12.7 8.8-18.0 31 8.0 5.2-12.1 20 5.7 3.4- 9.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 192 50.6 43.8-57.3 86 23.5 18.5-29.5 39 12.8 8.3-19.0 28 8.7 5.5-13.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 100 50.0 41.4-58.6 54 27.3 20.0-36.1 28 12.7 8.2-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 375 191 51.8 45.4-58.1 104 26.7 21.3-32.8 45 10.9 7.8-15.0 18 5.8 3.4- 9.9 17 4.9 2.8- 8.4
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 154 *** *** *** 30 20.3 13.6-29.2 21 15.5 8.8-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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