2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
Western 725 459 63.1 58.5-67.4 50 6.9 5.0- 9.6 91 13.9 10.8-17.6 66 8.6 6.4-11.5 59 7.6 5.6-10.2
GENDER
Male 324 207 64.3 57.8-70.2 24 6.4 4.0-10.2 40 13.3 9.4-18.4 28 8.2 5.3-12.4 25 7.8 5.0-11.9
Female 401 252 61.9 55.3-68.1 26 7.4 4.7-11.7 51 14.4 10.0-20.2 38 8.9 5.9-13.4 34 7.4 4.8-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 588 366 61.9 56.8-66.7 43 6.9 4.9- 9.8 78 14.9 11.5-19.2 51 8.1 5.7-11.3 50 8.2 5.9-11.2
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.5 9.3-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 66 62.1 51.4-71.8 *** *** *** 18 16.6 10.1-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.6-17.7 14 11.3 6.2-19.6 15 15.3 8.9-25.0
65-74 143 87 60.7 50.8-69.7 *** *** *** 21 14.0 8.7-21.9 *** *** *** 15 13.1 7.4-22.4
75+ 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 90 59.1 49.1-68.4 *** *** *** 19 12.9 7.1-22.4 *** *** *** 22 14.6 9.2-22.3
Some Post-H.S. 202 126 59.4 50.8-67.5 *** *** *** 27 17.2 11.5-24.9 27 13.6 8.8-20.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 289 187 65.2 58.3-71.6 29 12.4 8.2-18.2 38 13.1 9.2-18.2 19 5.2 3.0- 9.1 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 281 128 46.0 38.6-53.5 23 6.7 4.1-10.9 43 17.9 12.6-24.7 41 12.8 8.7-18.4 46 16.6 12.0-22.6
No 424 316 72.3 66.4-77.5 27 7.4 4.8-11.3 45 11.4 7.9-16.3 25 6.5 4.0-10.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 660 416 62.4 57.6-67.0 45 7.3 5.2-10.1 81 13.8 10.6-17.8 62 9.0 6.6-12.1 56 7.5 5.5-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 219 67.2 60.4-73.3 24 7.9 5.1-12.1 43 15.8 11.2-22.0 21 6.3 3.9-10.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 281 175 62.5 54.9-69.5 *** *** *** 31 11.7 7.6-17.5 27 8.7 5.3-14.0 30 12.3 8.0-18.5
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 131 63.0 54.6-70.7 18 8.3 4.8-14.2 30 17.1 11.6-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 178 122 67.0 56.4-76.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 350 224 62.8 56.3-68.8 28 8.2 5.3-12.3 50 15.9 11.6-21.5 24 6.5 4.0-10.2 24 6.6 4.1-10.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 178 122 67.0 56.4-76.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 518 328 63.2 58.0-68.1 39 7.9 5.4-11.3 59 11.8 8.8-15.5 46 8.4 5.9-11.9 46 8.8 6.3-12.1
Rent 170 102 60.1 50.2-69.2 *** *** *** 27 18.0 11.2-27.6 19 11.7 6.6-20.1 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 234 153 66.1 58.1-73.3 19 8.7 5.0-14.9 29 12.8 8.6-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 491 306 61.7 56.1-67.1 31 6.2 4.1- 9.2 62 14.3 10.5-19.2 46 8.9 6.3-12.4 46 8.9 6.4-12.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 241 59.3 52.9-65.4 26 6.5 4.1-10.1 52 15.4 11.0-21.1 40 9.4 6.5-13.3 41 9.5 6.6-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 234 153 66.1 58.1-73.3 19 8.7 5.0-14.9 29 12.8 8.6-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 430 274 61.2 55.2-66.8 34 9.2 6.2-13.5 52 13.3 9.8-17.8 44 10.5 7.2-14.9 26 5.8 3.7- 9.1
2nd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 171 110 67.9 58.7-76.0 *** *** *** 24 13.2 7.9-21.4 *** *** *** 21 11.3 6.9-18.0

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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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