2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,961 2,549 87.2 85.8-88.6 412 12.8 11.4-14.2
Western 418 349 85.5 80.7-89.2 69 14.5 10.8-19.3
GENDER
Male 199 165 85.1 78.9-89.8 34 14.9 10.2-21.1
Female 219 184 85.9 77.8-91.3 35 14.1 8.7-22.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 308 282 90.4 84.8-94.1 26 9.6 5.9-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 136 114 84.4 76.1-90.2 22 15.6 9.8-23.9
No 269 224 85.9 79.6-90.6 45 14.1 9.4-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 390 321 84.3 79.2-88.3 69 15.7 11.7-20.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 231 84.0 77.5-88.9 45 16.0 11.1-22.5
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 256 231 90.4 84.9-94.0 25 9.6 6.0-15.1
Rent 134 99 76.2 66.4-83.9 35 23.8 16.1-33.6
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 144 111 77.3 67.0-85.1 33 22.7 14.9-33.0
Rural 274 238 89.1 83.7-92.9 36 10.9 7.1-16.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 189 88.5 82.0-92.9 29 11.5 7.1-18.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 144 111 77.3 67.0-85.1 33 22.7 14.9-33.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 246 197 81.9 75.1-87.1 49 18.1 12.9-24.9
2nd Quartile 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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