2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,266 597 14.7 13.5-16.1 3,669 85.3 83.9-86.5
Western 734 109 17.7 14.2-22.0 625 82.3 78.0-85.8
GENDER
Male 332 43 15.2 11.0-20.6 289 84.8 79.4-89.0
Female 402 66 20.2 14.9-26.8 336 79.8 73.2-85.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 599 87 17.8 13.9-22.5 512 82.2 77.5-86.1
Non-Hispanic Black 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 20 15.7 9.6-24.5 90 84.3 75.5-90.4
55-64 120 20 17.8 11.0-27.6 100 82.2 72.4-89.0
65-74 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 29 22.6 15.1-32.3 130 77.4 67.7-84.9
Some Post-H.S. 205 31 18.5 12.4-26.7 174 81.5 73.3-87.6
College Graduate 292 40 15.2 10.0-22.6 252 84.8 77.4-90.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 72 30.7 24.3-38.1 220 69.3 61.9-75.7
No 421 33 9.8 6.0-15.5 388 90.2 84.5-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 103 18.2 14.5-22.7 562 81.8 77.3-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 312 44 15.2 10.6-21.4 268 84.8 78.6-89.4
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 21 8.4 4.9-14.0 269 91.6 86.0-95.1
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 29 21.5 14.1-31.4 174 78.5 68.6-85.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 18 10.8 6.3-18.0 168 89.2 82.0-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 15 16.0 8.8-27.2 77 84.0 72.8-91.2
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 48 17.9 12.6-24.9 300 82.1 75.1-87.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 18 10.8 6.3-18.0 168 89.2 82.0-93.7
HOUSING
Own 525 66 15.5 11.7-20.2 459 84.5 79.8-88.3
Rent 170 37 25.9 17.9-35.9 133 74.1 64.1-82.1
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 36 17.7 11.8-25.7 200 82.3 74.3-88.2
Rural 498 73 17.8 13.6-22.9 425 82.2 77.1-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 401 62 18.2 13.5-24.2 339 81.8 75.8-86.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 36 17.7 11.8-25.7 200 82.3 74.3-88.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 431 62 18.1 13.4-24.0 369 81.9 76.0-86.6
2nd Quartile 125 21 19.1 11.8-29.3 104 80.9 70.7-88.2
3rd Quartile 178 26 16.2 10.1-25.0 152 83.8 75.0-89.9

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*Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental health (including stress, depression, and problems with emotions) in the past 30 days.

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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