2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,400 388 10.7 9.6-12.0 3,012 89.3 88.0-90.4
Western 640 86 15.4 12.1-19.5 554 84.6 80.5-87.9
GENDER
Male 273 30 13.3 8.9-19.3 243 86.7 80.7-91.1
Female 367 56 17.3 12.7-23.2 311 82.7 76.8-87.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 534 63 15.1 11.5-19.6 471 84.9 80.4-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 19 20.2 12.2-31.4 89 79.8 68.6-87.8
65-74 131 13 10.3 5.6-18.0 118 89.7 82.0-94.4
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 38 25.4 17.7-35.1 93 74.6 64.9-82.3
Some Post-H.S. 185 22 14.4 8.8-22.6 163 85.6 77.4-91.2
College Graduate 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 266 58 24.2 18.3-31.4 208 75.8 68.6-81.7
No 366 28 10.0 6.4-15.2 338 90.0 84.8-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 583 82 15.5 12.0-19.7 501 84.5 80.3-88.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 270 20 8.0 4.8-13.1 250 92.0 86.9-95.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 261 24 14.3 9.1-21.8 237 85.7 78.2-90.9
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 21 11.6 7.0-18.7 145 88.4 81.3-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 21 11.6 7.0-18.7 145 88.4 81.3-93.0
HOUSING
Own 473 36 11.2 7.8-15.9 437 88.8 84.1-92.2
Rent 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 201 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 178 88.8 82.1-93.2
Rural 439 63 17.3 13.1-22.5 376 82.7 77.5-86.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 51 17.3 12.6-23.2 306 82.7 76.8-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 178 88.8 82.1-93.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 375 40 12.0 8.3-17.0 335 88.0 83.0-91.7
2nd Quartile 108 14 16.0 8.7-27.4 94 84.0 72.6-91.3
3rd Quartile 157 32 22.2 14.8-31.8 125 77.8 68.2-85.2

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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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