2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person or a group of doctors that you think of as your personal health care provider?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
Western 742 403 53.4 48.7-58.0 229 29.1 25.2-33.3 110 17.5 14.2-21.4
GENDER
Male 334 171 47.0 40.6-53.6 96 27.6 22.3-33.7 67 25.3 19.8-31.8
Female 408 232 59.5 53.0-65.6 133 30.5 25.1-36.6 43 10.0 6.9-14.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 604 336 55.3 50.2-60.3 206 31.3 26.9-36.0 62 13.4 10.1-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 106 *** *** *** 21 21.5 13.8-31.8 43 33.7 24.2-44.7
35-44 82 *** *** *** 19 22.4 14.1-33.6 *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** 28 25.2 17.2-35.4 19 16.8 9.8-27.4
55-64 124 *** *** *** 43 36.5 27.0-47.3 14 9.3 5.2-16.0
65-74 148 93 61.9 52.3-70.6 51 35.9 27.4-45.5 *** *** ***
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 84 53.5 43.9-62.9 44 25.5 18.4-34.2 33 21.0 14.3-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 207 109 53.6 45.3-61.8 71 31.1 24.2-39.0 27 15.3 9.9-22.8
College Graduate 292 168 55.2 48.1-62.1 100 34.8 28.5-41.8 24 10.0 6.4-15.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 148 46.5 39.3-53.8 118 37.5 30.9-44.6 32 16.1 10.8-23.2
No 424 244 58.4 52.3-64.3 108 23.6 19.0-28.9 72 18.0 13.8-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 672 368 54.2 49.3-59.0 200 27.8 23.8-32.2 104 18.0 14.5-22.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 176 55.2 48.4-61.8 70 21.4 16.6-27.0 70 23.4 18.2-29.7
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 164 57.7 50.0-65.0 112 34.6 28.1-41.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** 25 20.3 12.5-31.1 22 19.3 11.1-31.5
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 120 59.1 50.6-67.0 64 29.5 22.6-37.4 21 11.5 7.1-18.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 100 52.5 42.6-62.1 58 27.2 19.7-36.2 28 20.4 13.3-29.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 353 203 57.9 51.4-64.2 109 28.8 23.5-34.7 41 13.3 9.3-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 100 52.5 42.6-62.1 58 27.2 19.7-36.2 28 20.4 13.3-29.8
HOUSING
Own 529 298 55.4 50.0-60.6 179 31.5 26.9-36.5 52 13.1 9.7-17.5
Rent 174 86 45.1 35.8-54.7 41 21.3 14.6-29.9 47 33.7 24.9-43.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 239 130 55.6 47.5-63.5 69 25.5 19.4-32.8 40 18.8 13.4-25.9
Rural 503 273 52.4 46.8-58.0 160 30.7 25.9-35.9 70 16.9 12.9-21.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.1 7.2-22.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 405 220 51.8 45.4-58.0 129 30.5 25.2-36.3 56 17.8 13.2-23.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 130 55.6 47.5-63.5 69 25.5 19.4-32.8 40 18.8 13.4-25.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 230 51.5 45.5-57.4 136 30.1 25.0-35.7 70 18.4 14.2-23.6
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** 25 18.2 11.5-27.6 17 19.5 11.6-30.9
3rd Quartile 180 89 51.8 42.4-61.0 68 33.8 25.9-42.8 23 14.4 8.7-22.8

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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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