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
-FEMALES 2,705 290 8.8 7.4-10.3 2,415 91.2 89.7-92.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,748 213 10.3 8.5-12.4 1,535 89.7 87.6-91.5
Non-Hispanic Black 584 51 6.7 4.5-10.0 533 93.3 90.0-95.5
Other 92 *** *** *** 85 96.9 92.7-98.7
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 487 98.2 95.8-99.2
35-44 355 16 5.4 2.7-10.4 339 94.6 89.6-97.3
45-54 430 40 8.1 5.2-12.2 390 91.9 87.8-94.8
55-64 527 63 10.1 7.3-13.8 464 89.9 86.2-92.7
65-74 488 85 18.8 13.8-25.0 403 81.2 75.0-86.2
75+ 375 75 20.2 14.7-26.9 300 79.8 73.1-85.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 34 12.7 7.9-19.8 239 87.3 80.2-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 641 73 9.2 6.6-12.6 568 90.8 87.4-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 799 88 8.1 6.1-10.7 711 91.9 89.3-93.9
College Graduate 981 95 7.3 5.6- 9.5 886 92.7 90.5-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 37 10.9 7.1-16.2 260 89.1 83.8-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 428 53 12.4 8.5-17.6 375 87.6 82.4-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 281 37 10.1 6.2-16.3 244 89.9 83.7-93.8
$35,000- 49,999 291 31 6.9 4.3-11.1 260 93.1 88.9-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 318 32 9.0 5.6-14.1 286 91.0 85.9-94.4
$75,000+ 540 34 3.1 2.0- 4.8 506 96.9 95.2-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 154 16.2 13.0-20.0 723 83.8 80.0-87.0
No 1,742 128 5.7 4.4- 7.3 1,614 94.3 92.7-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 73 92.4 81.9-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,625 283 8.8 7.4-10.4 2,342 91.2 89.6-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 59 6.3 4.6- 8.7 634 93.7 91.3-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 538 50 9.0 6.2-12.8 488 91.0 87.2-93.8
Rural 1,474 181 10.7 8.5-13.4 1,293 89.3 86.6-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 68 4.3 3.2- 5.9 1,125 95.7 94.1-96.8
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 100 94.2 88.5-97.2
Retired 812 140 15.9 12.6-19.9 672 84.1 80.1-87.4
Unable to Work 301 54 17.6 12.5-24.3 247 82.4 75.7-87.5
Other not in Labor Force 270 18 8.3 4.3-15.6 252 91.7 84.4-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 13 11.6 5.4-23.3 81 88.4 76.7-94.6
50% to 100% 230 23 11.1 6.4-18.4 207 88.9 81.6-93.6
101% to 150% 405 42 9.2 6.1-13.7 363 90.8 86.3-93.9
151% to 200% 187 31 12.0 7.6-18.4 156 88.0 81.6-92.4
More than 200% 1,137 111 7.1 5.4- 9.3 1,026 92.9 90.7-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 634 72 10.0 6.9-14.2 562 90.0 85.8-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,022 121 10.9 8.5-13.9 901 89.1 86.1-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,049 97 6.7 5.1- 8.7 952 93.3 91.3-94.9

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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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