2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,179 1,315 30.8 29.2-32.6 2,864 69.2 67.4-70.8
Western 726 298 39.1 34.6-43.7 428 60.9 56.3-65.4
GENDER
Male 325 144 43.1 36.6-49.8 181 56.9 50.2-63.4
Female 401 154 35.3 29.4-41.8 247 64.7 58.2-70.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 594 252 40.8 35.8-46.0 342 59.2 54.0-64.2
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 31 27.6 18.7-38.6 73 72.4 61.4-81.3
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 34 32.7 23.2-43.9 75 67.3 56.1-76.8
55-64 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 145 62 42.1 32.9-51.8 83 57.9 48.2-67.1
75+ 161 95 69.8 59.3-78.6 66 30.2 21.4-40.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 79 50.0 40.1-59.9 76 50.0 40.1-59.9
Some Post-H.S. 201 78 33.3 25.9-41.7 123 66.7 58.3-74.1
College Graduate 290 101 29.7 23.8-36.2 189 70.3 63.8-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 298 100 - *** *** ***
No 428 *** *** *** 428 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 659 260 37.0 32.4-41.9 399 63.0 58.1-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 308 72 21.6 16.7-27.6 236 78.4 72.4-83.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 147 57.0 49.4-64.3 141 43.0 35.7-50.6
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 54 25.6 19.3-33.3 149 74.4 66.7-80.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 82 45.6 36.0-55.5 105 54.4 44.5-64.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 346 114 30.1 24.6-36.3 232 69.9 63.7-75.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 82 45.6 36.0-55.5 105 54.4 44.5-64.0
HOUSING
Own 517 207 39.3 34.1-44.7 310 60.7 55.3-65.9
Rent 169 75 42.0 32.6-52.0 94 58.0 48.0-67.4
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 231 85 33.2 25.8-41.4 146 66.8 58.6-74.2
Rural 495 213 41.6 36.1-47.2 282 58.4 52.8-63.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 175 42.3 36.2-48.6 225 57.7 51.4-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 85 33.2 25.8-41.4 146 66.8 58.6-74.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 426 165 36.3 30.8-42.3 261 63.7 57.7-69.2
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 175 80 43.0 33.9-52.7 95 57.0 47.3-66.1

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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