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%)
TOTAL 4,897 432 6.8 5.9- 7.7 4,465 93.2 92.3-94.1
GENDER
Male 2,192 142 4.6 3.7- 5.7 2,050 95.4 94.3-96.3
Female 2,705 290 8.8 7.4-10.3 2,415 91.2 89.7-92.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,194 322 8.1 7.0- 9.4 2,872 91.9 90.6-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 950 70 5.0 3.6- 7.0 880 95.0 93.0-96.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 152 *** *** *** 142 97.5 95.0-98.7
Non-Hispanic Other 185 *** *** *** 177 96.7 92.5-98.6
Hispanic 353 11 1.1 0.4- 2.7 342 98.9 97.3-99.6
AGE
18-34 997 *** *** *** 988 99.0 97.8-99.6
35-44 652 16 2.8 1.4- 5.4 636 97.2 94.6-98.6
45-54 821 50 5.3 3.7- 7.7 771 94.7 92.3-96.3
55-64 935 91 8.2 6.3-10.6 844 91.8 89.4-93.7
65-74 854 138 16.4 13.0-20.4 716 83.6 79.6-87.0
75+ 587 125 21.0 16.7-26.1 462 79.0 73.9-83.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 508 45 8.5 5.7-12.6 463 91.5 87.4-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,255 104 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,151 93.9 92.1-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,343 121 6.8 5.4- 8.5 1,222 93.2 91.5-94.6
College Graduate 1,777 160 6.5 5.3- 7.9 1,617 93.5 92.1-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 490 46 7.6 5.2-10.9 444 92.4 89.1-94.8
$15,000- 24,999 742 64 8.3 6.0-11.5 678 91.7 88.5-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 477 49 8.4 5.5-12.4 428 91.6 87.6-94.5
$35,000- 49,999 558 50 5.6 3.9- 8.1 508 94.4 91.9-96.1
$50,000-74,999 629 61 7.8 5.6-10.8 568 92.2 89.2-94.4
$75,000+ 1,140 77 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,063 95.9 94.6-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 863 85 7.7 5.6-10.6 778 92.3 89.4-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,514 220 12.7 10.6-15.1 1,294 87.3 84.9-89.4
No 3,215 200 4.5 3.7- 5.4 3,015 95.5 94.6-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 717 74 8.1 6.1-10.7 643 91.9 89.3-93.9
Non-Veteran 4,178 358 6.6 5.7- 7.6 3,820 93.4 92.4-94.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,302 84 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,218 95.2 93.8-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 983 77 7.2 5.4- 9.6 906 92.8 90.4-94.6
Rural 2,614 271 8.2 6.9- 9.8 2,343 91.8 90.2-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,542 114 3.2 2.5- 4.0 2,428 96.8 96.0-97.5
Unemployed 190 12 4.9 2.5- 9.3 178 95.1 90.7-97.5
Retired 1,324 221 15.3 12.8-18.2 1,103 84.7 81.8-87.2
Unable to Work 467 67 13.3 9.8-17.9 400 86.7 82.1-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 343 18 6.2 3.2-11.8 325 93.8 88.2-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 13 7.7 3.6-15.8 132 92.3 84.2-96.4
50% to 100% 370 26 7.6 4.6-12.5 344 92.4 87.5-95.4
101% to 150% 699 60 6.5 4.7- 9.1 639 93.5 90.9-95.3
151% to 200% 331 41 11.1 7.4-16.4 290 88.9 83.6-92.6
More than 200% 2,278 200 6.1 5.0- 7.4 2,078 93.9 92.6-95.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 863 85 7.7 5.6-10.6 778 92.3 89.4-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,075 106 7.5 5.6-10.0 969 92.5 90.0-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,799 183 8.8 7.3-10.7 1,616 91.2 89.3-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,025 143 5.0 4.1- 6.2 1,882 95.0 93.8-95.9

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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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