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 skin cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 951 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** 198 100 . - .
35-44 137 *** *** *** 137 100 . - .
45-54 160 *** *** *** 160 100 . - .
55-64 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 *** *** *** 303 100 . - .
Some Post-H.S. 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** 92 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** 94 100 . - .
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** 116 100 . - .
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 593 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 462 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** 141 100 . - .
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** 113 100 . - .
101% to 150% 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** 58 100 . - .
More than 200% 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 *** *** *** 266 100 . - .
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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