2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,066 1,799 57.8 55.7-59.9 240 7.9 6.8- 9.1 308 10.2 9.0-11.5 257 8.2 7.1- 9.4 462 16.0 14.4-17.6
Western 591 402 65.8 60.7-70.6 51 9.8 7.0-13.7 44 9.0 6.3-12.9 39 6.1 4.2- 8.8 55 9.2 6.7-12.5
GENDER
Male 250 172 67.1 59.4-74.1 25 10.7 6.7-16.7 *** *** *** 16 6.4 3.7-10.8 19 8.4 4.9-14.2
Female 341 230 64.7 57.6-71.1 26 9.1 5.5-14.8 26 10.5 6.7-16.1 23 5.9 3.5- 9.7 36 9.8 6.7-14.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 509 369 70.5 65.1-75.4 43 9.3 6.4-13.4 37 8.9 6.0-13.2 32 5.7 3.8- 8.5 28 5.6 3.6- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 85 64.9 54.2-74.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 141 117 83.1 72.0-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 98 79.1 67.5-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 174 122 67.7 58.4-75.7 *** *** *** 18 12.8 7.6-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 243 148 54.7 47.3-61.9 26 13.0 8.6-19.3 20 8.5 5.2-13.7 26 11.9 8.0-17.4 23 11.9 7.7-17.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 247 181 70.8 62.6-77.8 19 7.8 4.7-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 8.4 4.9-14.1
No 336 217 62.7 55.8-69.1 31 11.2 7.1-17.3 28 8.8 5.9-13.1 26 7.3 4.6-11.4 34 9.9 6.7-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 537 363 65.1 59.6-70.1 42 9.2 6.3-13.4 40 9.4 6.4-13.5 38 6.5 4.4- 9.4 54 9.8 7.1-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 247 143 58.3 50.6-65.7 25 11.1 6.7-18.0 25 11.1 7.1-16.9 23 7.7 4.7-12.3 31 11.8 7.8-17.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 247 196 77.9 70.3-83.9 16 7.6 4.3-13.2 16 6.1 3.4-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 177 102 56.6 47.7-65.1 19 13.4 8.0-21.6 18 10.4 6.2-16.9 20 11.2 6.8-17.9 18 8.5 5.1-13.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 109 69.7 58.8-78.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.2 7.8-24.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 296 184 59.6 52.3-66.5 32 13.0 8.3-19.6 27 10.5 6.6-16.1 29 9.1 5.9-13.7 24 7.8 5.0-12.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 150 109 69.7 58.8-78.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.2 7.8-24.4
HOUSING
Own 448 309 65.3 59.5-70.7 34 10.0 6.6-14.8 36 8.9 6.0-13.1 30 6.7 4.4-10.0 39 9.1 6.3-13.1
Rent 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 99 51.1 41.9-60.3 *** *** *** 24 16.4 10.2-25.5 19 11.1 6.4-18.4 20 11.9 7.0-19.5
Rural 414 303 71.8 65.7-77.1 36 10.0 6.6-14.9 20 6.0 3.5-10.3 20 4.1 2.5- 6.8 35 8.1 5.4-11.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 343 248 70.7 63.9-76.6 33 11.3 7.3-17.0 *** *** *** 13 3.3 1.8- 5.9 32 8.6 5.7-13.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 99 51.1 41.9-60.3 *** *** *** 24 16.4 10.2-25.5 19 11.1 6.4-18.4 20 11.9 7.0-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 345 218 60.8 54.2-67.1 32 10.0 6.6-15.1 32 11.0 7.2-16.3 28 8.3 5.4-12.6 35 9.8 6.6-14.3
2nd Quartile 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

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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