2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
Western 639 58 9.4 6.7-13.1 581 90.6 86.9-93.3
GENDER
Male 272 29 9.8 6.5-14.5 243 90.2 85.5-93.5
Female 367 29 9.1 5.4-15.1 338 90.9 84.9-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 534 33 8.2 5.3-12.4 501 91.8 87.6-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 18 18.3 10.8-29.4 49 81.7 70.6-89.2
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 14 12.3 6.7-21.3 84 87.7 78.7-93.3
55-64 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 16 15.2 8.6-25.2 53 84.8 74.8-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 21 16.3 9.3-27.1 111 83.7 72.9-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 34 13.8 9.2-20.3 231 86.2 79.7-90.8
No 366 24 6.8 3.8-11.7 342 93.2 88.3-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 582 55 9.6 6.8-13.5 527 90.4 86.5-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 269 30 10.4 6.2-16.8 239 89.6 83.2-93.8
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 15 16.0 8.6-27.6 67 84.0 72.4-91.4
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 475 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 457 96.1 93.5-97.7
Rent 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 200 26 9.3 5.9-14.3 174 90.7 85.7-94.1
Rural 439 32 9.5 6.1-14.5 407 90.5 85.5-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 27 10.2 6.3-16.1 330 89.8 83.9-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 26 9.3 5.9-14.3 174 90.7 85.7-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 373 37 8.5 5.8-12.3 336 91.5 87.7-94.2
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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