2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have any kind of insurance coverage that pays for some or all of your routine dental care
including dental insurance prepaid plans such as HMOs or government plans such as Medicaid?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
Western 662 401 63.1 58.2-67.7 261 36.9 32.3-41.8
GENDER
Male 289 177 63.6 56.6-70.0 112 36.4 30.0-43.4
Female 373 224 62.7 55.8-69.2 149 37.3 30.8-44.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 547 349 65.5 60.1-70.5 198 34.5 29.5-39.9
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 69 71.9 61.2-80.5 35 28.1 19.5-38.8
55-64 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 135 90 69.6 59.8-77.9 45 30.4 22.1-40.2
75+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 84 68.1 58.2-76.5 53 31.9 23.5-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 190 120 64.3 55.6-72.1 70 35.7 27.9-44.4
College Graduate 261 170 69.2 61.3-76.1 91 30.8 23.9-38.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 268 164 61.7 53.8-69.0 104 38.3 31.0-46.2
No 375 229 64.9 58.5-70.9 146 35.1 29.1-41.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 602 366 63.4 58.3-68.2 236 36.6 31.8-41.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 171 63.9 56.6-70.6 106 36.1 29.4-43.4
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 267 161 58.1 49.9-65.9 106 41.9 34.1-50.1
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 186 136 74.2 65.4-81.4 50 25.8 18.6-34.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 91 57.2 47.0-66.9 83 42.8 33.1-53.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 318 216 68.9 61.8-75.1 102 31.1 24.9-38.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 91 57.2 47.0-66.9 83 42.8 33.1-53.0
HOUSING
Own 495 311 63.4 57.8-68.7 184 36.6 31.3-42.2
Rent 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 212 118 56.3 47.5-64.8 94 43.7 35.2-52.5
Rural 450 283 66.1 60.3-71.5 167 33.9 28.5-39.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 232 67.7 61.2-73.6 132 32.3 26.4-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 118 56.3 47.5-64.8 94 43.7 35.2-52.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 387 227 61.9 55.5-67.9 160 38.1 32.1-44.5
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 165 106 62.6 52.5-71.6 59 37.4 28.4-47.5

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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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