2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,273 3,459 79.2 77.7-80.7 350 9.3 8.2-10.5 210 5.5 4.7- 6.4 215 5.3 4.6- 6.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.0
Western 733 604 78.2 73.8-82.0 46 7.3 5.2-10.1 33 6.2 3.9- 9.6 48 8.2 6.0-11.2 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 323 245 71.0 64.4-76.8 21 7.4 4.5-11.8 19 7.4 4.4-12.2 36 14.0 9.8-19.5 *** *** ***
Female 410 359 84.8 78.9-89.3 25 7.2 4.5-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 601 516 80.5 75.8-84.6 34 7.2 4.9-10.3 *** *** *** 34 7.5 5.1-10.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.3 10.7-26.7 *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 88 79.9 69.3-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 101 86.4 78.5-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 120 74.0 63.7-82.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.6 6.0-18.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 207 179 81.4 73.2-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.6 4.8-14.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 293 249 80.3 74.0-85.5 21 9.6 6.1-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 255 82.0 74.7-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.6 3.7-11.5 *** *** ***
No 421 333 76.2 70.3-81.2 31 8.4 5.6-12.6 22 6.2 3.5-10.7 33 9.0 6.0-13.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 542 77.1 72.5-81.2 43 7.5 5.3-10.6 32 6.5 4.1-10.2 46 8.7 6.3-11.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 220 67.8 61.0-74.0 31 10.2 6.8-15.1 27 9.5 5.8-15.4 33 12.2 8.3-17.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 272 91.2 84.8-95.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 171 82.1 74.7-87.7 16 9.6 5.4-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 160 79.9 68.7-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 352 290 78.6 72.6-83.7 28 10.3 6.9-15.3 *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 160 79.9 68.7-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 526 454 82.0 77.2-85.9 30 7.3 4.9-10.8 18 4.6 2.7- 7.8 24 6.1 3.9- 9.4 *** *** ***
Rent 168 124 67.5 57.1-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.1 7.6-21.7 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 187 76.9 69.4-82.9 *** *** *** 16 7.4 4.1-12.8 18 9.6 5.7-15.6 *** *** ***
Rural 497 417 78.8 73.3-83.4 33 7.9 5.3-11.6 *** *** *** 30 7.6 5.1-11.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 81 81.2 70.0-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 336 78.2 71.8-83.5 25 7.8 4.9-12.1 *** *** *** 20 7.0 4.3-11.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 187 76.9 69.4-82.9 *** *** *** 16 7.4 4.1-12.8 18 9.6 5.7-15.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 430 344 76.1 70.6-80.9 30 8.8 5.9-12.9 22 5.3 3.3- 8.5 32 9.6 6.4-14.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 177 151 82.7 73.6-89.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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