2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
Western 641 61 10.2 7.4-13.8 580 89.8 86.2-92.6
GENDER
Male 273 28 12.1 7.8-18.4 245 87.9 81.6-92.2
Female 368 33 8.5 5.4-13.1 335 91.5 86.9-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 536 37 8.7 5.8-12.7 499 91.3 87.3-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 15 15.5 8.6-26.3 52 84.5 73.7-91.4
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 14 12.4 6.8-21.7 57 87.6 78.3-93.2
45-54 99 15 12.6 7.2-21.1 84 87.4 78.9-92.8
55-64 108 14 11.7 6.4-20.4 94 88.3 79.6-93.6
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 17 15.1 8.4-25.6 115 84.9 74.4-91.6
Some Post-H.S. 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 254 18 7.1 4.3-11.3 236 92.9 88.7-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 28 14.0 8.8-21.7 237 86.0 78.3-91.2
No 368 33 7.9 5.3-11.6 335 92.1 88.4-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 584 60 10.8 7.9-14.7 524 89.2 85.3-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 32 10.0 6.4-15.2 239 90.0 84.8-93.6
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 28 9.9 6.3-15.2 282 90.1 84.8-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 475 30 7.2 4.7-11.0 445 92.8 89.0-95.3
Rent 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 201 29 14.5 8.8-22.9 172 85.5 77.1-91.2
Rural 440 32 8.3 5.5-12.4 408 91.7 87.6-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 358 27 8.7 5.5-13.3 331 91.3 86.7-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 29 14.5 8.8-22.9 172 85.5 77.1-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 374 38 10.1 6.6-15.1 336 89.9 84.9-93.4
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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