2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
Western 745 67 11.0 8.1-14.8 678 89.0 85.2-91.9
GENDER
Male 335 29 9.6 6.4-14.1 306 90.4 85.9-93.6
Female 410 38 12.4 8.0-18.7 372 87.6 81.3-92.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 607 44 10.2 7.1-14.5 563 89.8 85.5-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 17 16.7 9.1-28.7 72 83.3 71.3-90.9
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 87 78.3 66.0-86.9
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 14 10.3 5.7-18.0 96 89.7 82.0-94.3
55-64 124 14 9.5 5.3-16.6 110 90.5 83.4-94.7
65-74 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 21 14.8 8.7-23.9 140 85.2 76.1-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 208 18 9.0 5.0-15.6 190 91.0 84.4-95.0
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 33 13.6 9.0-20.1 264 86.4 79.9-91.0
No 427 30 9.0 5.6-14.3 397 91.0 85.7-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 675 63 11.6 8.5-15.7 612 88.4 84.3-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 41 15.0 10.1-21.6 276 85.0 78.4-89.9
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 18 18.6 10.7-30.2 77 81.4 69.8-89.3
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 531 30 7.0 4.5-10.7 501 93.0 89.3-95.5
Rent 174 30 22.6 14.6-33.2 144 77.4 66.8-85.4
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 239 23 13.2 7.8-21.5 216 86.8 78.5-92.2
Rural 506 44 10.1 6.9-14.5 462 89.9 85.5-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 33 9.7 6.2-14.9 374 90.3 85.1-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 23 13.2 7.8-21.5 216 86.8 78.5-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 437 41 11.4 7.8-16.4 396 88.6 83.6-92.2
2nd Quartile 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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