2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
Western 747 226 31.6 27.5-36.0 246 35.2 30.8-39.9 275 33.2 29.1-37.6
GENDER
Male 335 110 35.9 29.9-42.5 115 35.5 29.5-42.1 110 28.5 23.2-34.5
Female 412 116 27.5 22.3-33.4 131 34.8 28.6-41.7 165 37.6 31.7-44.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 609 151 26.6 22.3-31.3 214 37.2 32.3-42.4 244 36.2 31.6-41.1
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.1 10.8-28.7
45-54 111 45 37.7 28.1-48.4 34 33.4 24.0-44.4 32 28.9 19.9-39.8
55-64 124 30 21.9 14.9-30.9 42 31.5 23.0-41.6 *** *** ***
65-74 149 18 11.6 6.6-19.5 56 33.0 25.0-42.2 75 55.4 45.9-64.5
75+ 163 31 16.0 9.5-25.7 42 23.7 15.6-34.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** 16 18.6 10.4-30.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 48 28.2 20.5-37.5 47 32.8 23.8-43.4 66 39.0 30.3-48.4
Some Post-H.S. 208 53 28.0 21.1-36.2 70 39.1 31.2-47.6 85 32.9 26.0-40.5
College Graduate 296 87 33.5 27.2-40.4 111 40.8 33.9-48.1 98 25.7 20.5-31.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 28 10.1 6.5-15.4 97 34.3 27.5-41.7 173 55.6 48.2-62.8
No 428 190 46.2 40.2-52.3 143 35.5 29.7-41.7 95 18.3 14.2-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 677 210 32.1 27.8-36.8 221 35.1 30.4-40.0 246 32.8 28.5-37.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 143 44.3 37.8-51.1 112 37.8 31.4-44.7 63 17.8 13.4-23.4
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 46 13.6 9.2-19.4 98 33.1 26.4-40.5 149 53.3 45.7-60.8
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 68 33.5 26.2-41.8 81 45.5 37.1-54.1 56 21.0 15.6-27.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 61 35.4 26.6-45.3 53 25.0 17.3-34.6 75 39.6 30.6-49.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 109 31.6 25.9-37.9 130 39.3 32.9-46.0 115 29.1 23.7-35.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 61 35.4 26.6-45.3 53 25.0 17.3-34.6 75 39.6 30.6-49.5
HOUSING
Own 532 141 27.6 23.1-32.6 177 35.5 30.5-40.8 214 36.9 32.0-42.1
Rent 174 68 42.9 33.6-52.7 54 31.7 23.1-41.7 52 25.4 18.5-33.8
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 86 36.8 29.5-44.9 86 39.7 31.8-48.2 68 23.5 17.8-30.3
Rural 507 140 29.4 24.6-34.6 160 33.3 28.1-38.9 207 37.4 32.2-42.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** 27 22.7 14.7-33.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 408 107 27.8 22.6-33.7 133 35.6 29.6-42.0 168 36.6 30.9-42.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 86 36.8 29.5-44.9 86 39.7 31.8-48.2 68 23.5 17.8-30.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 140 33.7 28.3-39.6 147 36.2 30.4-42.4 151 30.1 25.2-35.5
2nd Quartile 128 37 30.4 21.4-41.2 *** *** *** 46 29.7 20.9-40.3
3rd Quartile 181 49 28.1 20.6-37.2 54 30.3 22.5-39.4 78 41.6 32.8-51.0

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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