2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
Western 642 277 41.5 36.6-46.4 329 52.3 47.3-57.3 36 6.2 4.3- 9.0
GENDER
Male 275 102 33.2 27.0-40.0 152 57.1 49.9-64.0 21 9.7 6.1-15.2
Female 367 175 48.7 41.8-55.7 177 48.2 41.3-55.1 15 3.1 1.8- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 537 243 42.8 37.5-48.3 265 50.7 45.2-56.2 29 6.5 4.3- 9.6
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 63 48.6 38.5-58.7 62 46.3 36.4-56.6 *** *** ***
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 185 75 38.5 30.3-47.4 101 55.3 46.4-63.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 255 129 51.1 43.8-58.3 112 43.6 36.6-50.9 14 5.3 3.1- 9.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 85 30.2 23.8-37.4 156 59.6 52.0-66.7 24 10.2 6.5-15.7
No 368 190 49.4 42.8-56.0 166 46.9 40.4-53.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 586 251 41.2 36.2-46.4 302 52.8 47.5-57.9 33 6.0 4.1- 8.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 112 41.6 34.6-49.0 147 54.2 46.9-61.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 263 127 44.7 36.9-52.7 128 51.0 43.0-59.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 100 51.4 42.6-60.1 77 45.7 37.1-54.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 169 72 39.4 29.9-49.7 88 53.4 43.0-63.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 151 48.4 41.4-55.5 144 47.5 40.5-54.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 169 72 39.4 29.9-49.7 88 53.4 43.0-63.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 477 223 44.5 39.0-50.2 230 50.2 44.6-55.9 24 5.2 3.4- 8.0
Rent 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 204 82 36.7 29.1-45.1 108 57.0 48.5-65.2 *** *** ***
Rural 438 195 43.5 37.6-49.7 221 50.3 44.2-56.4 22 6.2 3.9- 9.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 356 161 44.4 37.8-51.3 179 50.0 43.2-56.8 16 5.5 3.2- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 204 82 36.7 29.1-45.1 108 57.0 48.5-65.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 377 167 41.1 35.0-47.4 189 52.4 45.9-58.7 21 6.6 3.9-10.7
2nd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 157 *** *** *** 87 52.6 42.4-62.7 *** *** ***

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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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