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 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
Western 640 36 5.5 3.7- 7.9 604 94.5 92.1-96.3
GENDER
Male 273 19 6.9 4.0-11.6 254 93.1 88.4-96.0
Female 367 17 4.2 2.5- 7.0 350 95.8 93.0-97.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 535 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 516 96.1 93.6-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 244 91.1 85.7-94.6
No 367 15 3.3 1.9- 5.9 352 96.7 94.1-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 583 35 5.7 3.9- 8.3 548 94.3 91.7-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 475 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 130 19 13.8 8.4-21.9 111 86.2 78.1-91.6
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 440 21 5.0 3.1- 8.1 419 95.0 91.9-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 358 17 5.1 2.9- 8.7 341 94.9 91.3-97.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 374 21 4.8 2.9- 7.7 353 95.2 92.3-97.1
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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