2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
Western 744 585 79.1 75.3-82.4 159 20.9 17.6-24.7
GENDER
Male 334 259 78.4 72.8-83.1 75 21.6 16.9-27.2
Female 410 326 79.7 74.2-84.4 84 20.3 15.6-25.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 606 489 80.5 76.3-84.1 117 19.5 15.9-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 92 88.0 79.8-93.1 15 12.0 6.9-20.2
35-44 83 63 76.9 65.1-85.6 20 23.1 14.4-34.9
45-54 110 85 80.8 71.5-87.5 25 19.2 12.5-28.5
55-64 124 93 71.8 61.0-80.6 31 28.2 19.4-39.0
65-74 149 114 76.2 66.9-83.5 35 23.8 16.5-33.1
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 117 78.0 69.7-84.5 43 22.0 15.5-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 208 155 75.3 67.7-81.6 53 24.7 18.4-32.3
College Graduate 295 264 91.3 87.1-94.2 31 8.7 5.8-12.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 184 62.2 55.0-68.8 112 37.8 31.2-45.0
No 427 382 89.2 85.1-92.4 45 10.8 7.6-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 674 525 78.9 74.8-82.4 149 21.1 17.6-25.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 281 89.2 84.6-92.5 37 10.8 7.5-15.4
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 229 74.6 67.3-80.8 63 25.4 19.2-32.7
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 86 87.4 78.6-92.9 20 12.6 7.1-21.4
$50,000- 74,999 85 71 83.9 73.4-90.8 14 16.1 9.2-26.6
$75,000+ 205 181 87.3 80.7-91.8 24 12.7 8.2-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 147 75.4 66.2-82.8 40 24.6 17.2-33.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 302 85.6 80.7-89.4 52 14.4 10.6-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 187 147 75.4 66.2-82.8 40 24.6 17.2-33.8
HOUSING
Own 529 424 79.2 74.6-83.2 105 20.8 16.8-25.4
Rent 174 125 73.7 64.8-81.0 49 26.3 19.0-35.2
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 199 84.5 78.0-89.3 41 15.5 10.7-22.0
Rural 504 386 76.7 71.9-81.0 118 23.3 19.0-28.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 405 311 77.3 71.9-82.0 94 22.7 18.0-28.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 199 84.5 78.0-89.3 41 15.5 10.7-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 437 355 82.1 77.3-86.1 82 17.9 13.9-22.7
2nd Quartile 126 96 75.3 64.8-83.5 30 24.7 16.5-35.2
3rd Quartile 181 134 75.2 66.8-82.1 47 24.8 17.9-33.2

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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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