2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
Western 744 65 9.6 7.1-12.9 679 90.4 87.1-92.9
GENDER
Male 335 26 8.6 5.6-13.2 309 91.4 86.8-94.4
Female 409 39 10.6 7.0-15.7 370 89.4 84.3-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 606 59 10.9 8.0-14.7 547 89.1 85.3-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 25 17.9 11.8-26.4 124 82.1 73.6-88.2
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 21 14.3 9.1-21.9 138 85.7 78.1-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 208 26 11.2 7.0-17.4 182 88.8 82.6-93.0
College Graduate 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 49 18.3 13.3-24.6 247 81.7 75.4-86.7
No 427 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 674 54 8.4 5.9-11.6 620 91.6 88.4-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 31 13.9 9.1-20.7 260 86.1 79.3-90.9
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 20 10.5 6.2-17.3 169 89.5 82.7-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 353 20 7.4 4.2-12.6 333 92.6 87.4-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 20 10.5 6.2-17.3 169 89.5 82.7-93.8
HOUSING
Own 530 42 9.8 6.8-13.9 488 90.2 86.1-93.2
Rent 173 17 8.3 4.6-14.5 156 91.7 85.5-95.4
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 505 50 11.4 8.1-15.8 455 88.6 84.2-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 406 42 11.4 7.7-16.5 364 88.6 83.5-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 29 6.4 4.1- 9.6 407 93.6 90.4-95.9
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 180 21 14.8 8.8-23.7 159 85.2 76.3-91.2

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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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