2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
Western 737 666 89.7 86.2-92.3 71 10.3 7.7-13.8
GENDER
Male 331 296 89.2 84.6-92.5 35 10.8 7.5-15.4
Female 406 370 90.1 84.4-93.9 36 9.9 6.1-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 602 576 93.6 89.7-96.1 26 6.4 3.9-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 75 77.0 65.8-85.3 29 23.0 14.7-34.2
35-44 82 66 84.3 73.6-91.2 16 15.7 8.8-26.4
45-54 108 93 88.7 80.9-93.6 15 11.3 6.4-19.1
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 148 100 - *** *** ***
75+ 161 161 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 135 86.2 77.4-92.0 25 13.8 8.0-22.6
Some Post-H.S. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 269 90.8 85.7-94.2 23 9.2 5.8-14.3
No 425 379 88.9 83.9-92.5 46 11.1 7.5-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 67 100 - *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 667 596 88.7 85.0-91.6 71 11.3 8.4-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 315 270 85.2 79.1-89.7 45 14.8 10.3-20.9
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 57 100 - *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 161 85.9 76.2-92.0 22 14.1 8.0-23.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 161 85.9 76.2-92.0 22 14.1 8.0-23.8
HOUSING
Own 528 502 93.7 90.1-96.1 26 6.3 3.9- 9.9
Rent 169 134 78.3 69.3-85.3 35 21.7 14.7-30.7
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 235 202 83.6 75.6-89.3 33 16.4 10.7-24.4
Rural 502 464 92.2 88.4-94.9 38 7.8 5.1-11.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 403 372 91.7 87.0-94.8 31 8.3 5.2-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 202 83.6 75.6-89.3 33 16.4 10.7-24.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 432 382 87.4 82.5-91.0 50 12.6 9.0-17.5
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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