2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
Western 680 306 37.8 33.3-42.5 374 62.2 57.5-66.7
GENDER
Male 295 121 35.0 28.7-41.8 174 65.0 58.2-71.3
Female 385 185 40.3 34.1-46.8 200 59.7 53.2-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 562 280 41.5 36.5-46.7 282 58.5 53.3-63.5
Non-Hispanic Black 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 87 14 17.7 10.0-29.5 73 82.3 70.5-90.0
35-44 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 103 15 13.3 7.6-22.3 88 86.7 77.7-92.4
55-64 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 142 94 67.8 58.1-76.2 48 32.2 23.8-41.9
75+ 154 125 78.3 66.2-86.9 29 21.7 13.1-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 145 59 39.8 30.4-50.0 86 60.2 50.0-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 190 84 34.7 27.3-42.9 106 65.3 57.1-72.7
College Graduate 271 137 42.1 35.4-49.1 134 57.9 50.9-64.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 160 55.1 47.5-62.4 116 44.9 37.6-52.5
No 395 144 27.3 22.3-32.8 251 72.7 67.2-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 617 270 37.0 32.4-42.0 347 63.0 58.0-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 58 17.5 13.1-23.1 222 82.5 76.9-86.9
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 279 203 69.8 62.1-76.5 76 30.2 23.5-37.9
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 79 33.3 26.3-41.2 113 66.7 58.8-73.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 95 42.9 33.2-53.1 77 57.1 46.9-66.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 142 37.3 31.2-43.9 188 62.7 56.1-68.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 95 42.9 33.2-53.1 77 57.1 46.9-66.8
HOUSING
Own 491 248 42.3 36.9-47.8 243 57.7 52.2-63.1
Rent 151 47 27.4 19.3-37.3 104 72.6 62.7-80.7
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 213 89 40.6 32.5-49.2 124 59.4 50.8-67.5
Rural 467 217 36.7 31.5-42.2 250 63.3 57.8-68.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 377 172 35.2 29.5-41.3 205 64.8 58.7-70.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 89 40.6 32.5-49.2 124 59.4 50.8-67.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 395 173 38.8 33.0-44.9 222 61.2 55.1-67.0
2nd Quartile 122 50 26.8 18.7-36.8 72 73.2 63.2-81.3
3rd Quartile 163 83 42.8 33.5-52.5 80 57.2 47.5-66.5

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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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