2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
Western 631 103 16.9 13.6-20.8 528 83.1 79.2-86.4
GENDER
Male 268 62 24.1 18.4-30.8 206 75.9 69.2-81.6
Female 363 41 10.7 7.3-15.4 322 89.3 84.6-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 526 96 18.1 14.4-22.5 430 81.9 77.5-85.6
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 12 16.0 8.8-27.3 64 84.0 72.7-91.2
35-44 70 11 16.0 8.7-27.5 59 84.0 72.5-91.3
45-54 98 16 14.6 8.3-24.5 82 85.4 75.5-91.7
55-64 104 21 21.9 13.8-33.1 83 78.1 66.9-86.2
65-74 129 25 18.9 12.4-27.7 104 81.1 72.3-87.6
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 22 18.4 11.8-27.6 107 81.6 72.4-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 182 26 14.1 9.2-21.1 156 85.9 78.9-90.8
College Graduate 250 50 21.0 15.6-27.6 200 79.0 72.4-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 262 43 18.1 13.0-24.7 219 81.9 75.3-87.0
No 363 59 16.4 12.2-21.7 304 83.6 78.3-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 575 89 16.3 12.8-20.4 486 83.7 79.6-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 266 51 18.1 13.3-24.1 215 81.9 75.9-86.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 257 36 15.8 10.8-22.6 221 84.2 77.4-89.2
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 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 13 16.5 8.9-28.5 56 83.5 71.5-91.1
$75,000+ 181 38 19.0 13.4-26.2 143 81.0 73.8-86.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 19 15.7 9.1-25.6 144 84.3 74.4-90.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 57 16.4 12.2-21.6 248 83.6 78.4-87.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 19 15.7 9.1-25.6 144 84.3 74.4-90.9
HOUSING
Own 467 77 16.3 12.7-20.7 390 83.7 79.3-87.3
Rent 129 22 21.4 13.1-33.0 107 78.6 67.0-86.9
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 199 35 19.1 13.1-26.9 164 80.9 73.1-86.9
Rural 432 68 15.9 12.1-20.7 364 84.1 79.3-87.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 350 57 16.5 12.3-21.9 293 83.5 78.1-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 35 19.1 13.1-26.9 164 80.9 73.1-86.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 66 17.7 13.4-22.9 304 82.3 77.1-86.6
2nd Quartile 107 15 18.7 10.9-30.1 92 81.3 69.9-89.1
3rd Quartile 154 22 14.2 8.5-22.8 132 85.8 77.2-91.5

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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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