2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 950 70 5.0 3.6- 7.0 880 95.0 93.0-96.4
GENDER
Male 366 19 3.0 1.8- 5.1 347 97.0 94.9-98.2
Female 584 51 6.7 4.5-10.0 533 93.3 90.0-95.5
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 204 19 6.0 3.5-10.3 185 94.0 89.7-96.5
65-74 156 25 12.4 7.3-20.2 131 87.6 79.8-92.7
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 256 21 5.6 3.4- 9.1 235 94.4 90.9-96.6
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 43 10.4 6.8-15.5 278 89.6 84.5-93.2
No 593 27 3.0 1.7- 5.0 566 97.0 95.0-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 60 4.8 3.4- 6.9 768 95.2 93.1-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 461 44 7.5 4.8-11.6 417 92.5 88.4-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 34 11.0 6.9-16.9 194 89.0 83.1-93.1
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 27 5.7 3.2- 9.8 304 94.3 90.2-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 22 4.9 2.9- 8.0 244 95.1 92.0-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 30 6.8 4.1-11.3 323 93.2 88.7-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 18 3.6 2.1- 6.2 313 96.4 93.8-97.9

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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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