2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had any other types of cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,897 432 6.8 5.9- 7.7 4,465 93.2 92.3-94.1
-Eastern NC 1,948 177 6.7 5.4- 8.2 1,771 93.3 91.8-94.6
GENDER
Male 854 57 4.3 3.1- 5.9 797 95.7 94.1-96.9
Female 1,094 120 8.9 6.8-11.6 974 91.1 88.4-93.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,126 111 7.7 5.9-10.0 1,015 92.3 90.0-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 515 48 6.3 4.4- 9.0 467 93.7 91.0-95.6
Other 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 313 19 5.0 2.9- 8.5 294 95.0 91.5-97.1
55-64 395 40 10.7 7.2-15.5 355 89.3 84.5-92.8
65-74 363 58 15.6 10.4-22.8 305 84.4 77.2-89.6
75+ 235 50 18.2 13.1-24.9 185 81.8 75.1-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 47 5.3 3.7- 7.6 508 94.7 92.4-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 574 49 6.3 4.4- 9.1 525 93.7 90.9-95.6
College Graduate 564 56 7.2 5.3- 9.8 508 92.8 90.2-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 22 12.4 7.0-21.0 199 87.6 79.0-93.0
$15,000- 24,999 328 27 5.9 3.7- 9.5 301 94.1 90.5-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 203 20 5.9 3.2-10.4 183 94.1 89.6-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 240 22 5.6 3.2- 9.5 218 94.4 90.5-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 231 20 6.1 3.7- 9.9 211 93.9 90.1-96.3
$75,000+ 366 27 4.7 2.9- 7.7 339 95.3 92.3-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 675 104 13.2 10.2-17.0 571 86.8 83.0-89.8
No 1,213 69 3.5 2.4- 5.2 1,144 96.5 94.8-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 30 5.5 3.6- 8.4 328 94.5 91.6-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,588 147 6.9 5.5- 8.8 1,441 93.1 91.2-94.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,504 150 7.8 6.1- 9.8 1,354 92.2 90.2-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 46 2.8 2.0- 4.0 921 97.2 96.0-98.0
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 88 13.0 10.1-16.5 461 87.0 83.5-89.9
Unable to Work 216 32 15.3 9.7-23.2 184 84.7 76.8-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 330 31 6.7 4.2-10.5 299 93.3 89.5-95.8
151% to 200% 138 17 8.3 4.6-14.5 121 91.7 85.5-95.4
More than 200% 820 71 5.7 4.2- 7.6 749 94.3 92.4-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 664 68 9.1 6.3-13.0 596 90.9 87.0-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 79 6.1 4.5- 8.4 859 93.9 91.6-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 30 5.5 3.6- 8.4 316 94.5 91.6-96.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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