2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
Western 744 92 11.4 8.8-14.7 222 31.5 27.2-36.2 271 36.1 31.8-40.7 117 15.4 12.5-18.8 42 5.5 3.8- 7.9
GENDER
Male 334 41 10.8 7.5-15.3 88 29.1 23.3-35.6 130 38.6 32.4-45.1 56 16.1 12.0-21.1 19 5.6 3.3- 9.2
Female 410 51 12.0 8.3-17.1 134 33.9 27.8-40.6 141 33.9 28.0-40.2 61 14.8 10.9-19.8 23 5.5 3.2- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 606 82 12.2 9.3-15.9 191 32.5 27.8-37.7 216 35.8 31.0-40.8 82 13.5 10.5-17.2 35 6.0 4.0- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 17 18.0 10.5-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.2-30.6 *** *** ***
45-54 110 14 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** 31 30.9 21.9-41.6 20 14.5 8.7-23.0 *** *** ***
55-64 124 15 10.5 6.1-17.7 *** *** *** 44 33.5 24.7-43.6 21 19.3 12.1-29.4 *** *** ***
65-74 149 19 9.7 6.0-15.2 49 33.1 24.8-42.5 46 33.4 25.0-43.1 25 16.9 10.7-25.6 *** *** ***
75+ 161 17 6.8 3.8-11.8 45 21.4 14.2-30.8 *** *** *** 22 18.4 10.9-29.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 *** *** *** 39 25.5 17.7-35.3 71 45.8 36.3-55.5 28 14.0 9.0-21.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 208 20 8.9 5.2-14.8 64 33.6 26.1-42.1 71 32.8 25.5-41.0 37 17.7 12.3-24.7 16 7.0 3.9-12.2
College Graduate 295 64 23.2 17.9-29.4 102 36.1 29.4-43.4 98 32.0 25.9-38.8 24 7.4 4.7-11.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 *** *** *** 57 19.6 14.4-26.1 116 40.1 33.0-47.6 76 25.5 19.8-32.2 36 12.3 8.4-17.8
No 427 77 16.6 12.6-21.7 161 39.6 33.6-45.9 144 33.0 27.7-38.9 40 9.3 6.5-13.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 674 79 10.4 7.8-13.7 203 31.8 27.3-36.7 243 36.6 32.1-41.4 111 15.8 12.7-19.4 38 5.4 3.6- 7.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 53 16.4 11.8-22.3 113 37.8 31.4-44.8 115 34.9 28.9-41.5 31 8.7 5.8-12.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 32 7.7 5.2-11.3 88 27.4 21.5-34.3 109 39.4 32.0-47.4 46 18.0 12.8-24.7 17 7.4 4.1-13.1
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 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 44 15.4 11.0-21.2 77 41.3 32.9-50.3 60 30.5 23.5-38.5 18 9.5 5.7-15.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 24 13.5 7.4-23.3 59 31.9 23.4-41.8 64 30.1 22.2-39.5 32 18.4 12.1-27.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.9 11.8-31.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 52 11.2 8.2-15.1 128 39.6 33.1-46.4 122 34.8 28.9-41.3 37 10.2 7.1-14.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 24 13.5 7.4-23.3 59 31.9 23.4-41.8 64 30.1 22.2-39.5 32 18.4 12.1-27.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 529 59 9.4 7.0-12.5 171 33.0 28.1-38.4 194 36.8 31.7-42.1 74 14.4 11.1-18.5 31 6.4 4.2- 9.6
Rent 174 26 15.9 9.6-25.3 40 23.2 16.0-32.4 59 34.5 26.0-44.2 39 22.4 15.5-31.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 34 14.0 9.4-20.3 78 33.4 26.0-41.7 87 37.1 29.6-45.3 31 13.2 8.6-19.6 *** *** ***
Rural 504 58 10.3 7.3-14.4 144 30.7 25.6-36.4 184 35.7 30.6-41.2 86 16.3 12.8-20.6 32 6.9 4.6-10.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.5 8.8-25.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 405 47 10.7 7.3-15.5 113 30.3 24.6-36.8 151 36.3 30.4-42.5 69 16.5 12.6-21.4 25 6.1 3.8- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 34 14.0 9.4-20.3 78 33.4 26.0-41.7 87 37.1 29.6-45.3 31 13.2 8.6-19.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 437 62 12.2 9.1-16.2 132 33.7 27.9-39.9 161 36.2 30.7-42.1 61 13.7 10.3-18.2 21 4.2 2.4- 7.1
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** 35 25.7 17.5-36.0 *** *** *** 24 20.3 12.8-30.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 181 17 7.8 4.4-13.4 55 30.8 22.7-40.2 62 36.7 28.0-46.3 32 15.8 10.5-23.1 15 9.0 4.9-15.7

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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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