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
-MALES 2,192 142 4.6 3.7- 5.7 2,050 95.4 94.3-96.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 109 5.7 4.5- 7.3 1,336 94.3 92.7-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 366 19 3.0 1.8- 5.1 347 97.0 94.9-98.2
Other 60 *** *** *** 57 98.3 94.5-99.5
AGE
18-34 502 *** *** *** 501 99.8 98.7- 100
35-44 296 *** *** *** 296 100 . - .
45-54 390 *** *** *** 380 97.5 95.0-98.8
55-64 408 28 6.1 3.9- 9.3 380 93.9 90.7-96.1
65-74 366 53 13.6 9.7-18.7 313 86.4 81.3-90.3
75+ 212 50 22.3 15.7-30.7 162 77.7 69.3-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 11 4.3 2.0- 9.1 224 95.7 90.9-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 613 31 3.4 2.2- 5.2 582 96.6 94.8-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 543 33 5.0 3.4- 7.3 510 95.0 92.7-96.6
College Graduate 796 65 5.5 4.1- 7.4 731 94.5 92.6-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 193 *** *** *** 184 96.9 92.5-98.8
$15,000- 24,999 312 11 3.6 1.7- 7.3 301 96.4 92.7-98.3
$25,000- 34,999 196 12 6.2 3.0-12.2 184 93.8 87.8-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 267 19 4.5 2.5- 7.8 248 95.5 92.2-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 311 29 6.5 4.1-10.1 282 93.5 89.9-95.9
$75,000+ 600 43 4.9 3.4- 7.0 557 95.1 93.0-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 66 8.6 6.4-11.6 571 91.4 88.4-93.6
No 1,471 72 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,399 96.8 95.7-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 67 8.2 6.0-10.9 570 91.8 89.1-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,551 75 3.5 2.7- 4.7 1,476 96.5 95.3-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 25 3.2 2.1- 4.9 584 96.8 95.1-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 445 27 5.3 3.3- 8.4 418 94.7 91.6-96.7
Rural 1,138 90 5.5 4.2- 7.2 1,048 94.5 92.8-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,348 46 2.2 1.6- 3.2 1,302 97.8 96.8-98.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** 78 96.4 85.6-99.2
Retired 512 81 14.4 10.9-18.8 431 85.6 81.2-89.1
Unable to Work 166 13 7.0 3.6-13.2 153 93.0 86.8-96.4
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 73 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 51 100 . - .
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 136 97.9 91.4-99.5
101% to 150% 294 18 3.7 2.1- 6.3 276 96.3 93.7-97.9
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 133 89.8 79.7-95.2
More than 200% 1,141 89 5.2 4.0- 6.7 1,052 94.8 93.3-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 34 4.5 3.0- 6.9 407 95.5 93.1-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 776 62 6.4 4.7- 8.8 714 93.6 91.2-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 975 46 3.4 2.4- 4.7 929 96.6 95.3-97.6

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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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