2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,002 148 6.7 5.5- 8.1 1,854 93.3 91.9-94.5
GENDER
Male 907 46 4.4 3.1- 6.0 861 95.6 94.0-96.9
Female 1,095 102 8.8 6.9-11.1 993 91.2 88.9-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,297 121 8.4 6.8-10.4 1,176 91.6 89.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 402 20 4.4 2.6- 7.5 382 95.6 92.5-97.4
Other 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 354 18 5.3 3.0- 9.1 336 94.7 90.9-97.0
55-64 363 28 6.5 4.2- 9.8 335 93.5 90.2-95.8
65-74 281 47 17.4 12.6-23.6 234 82.6 76.4-87.4
75+ 187 40 23.7 16.8-32.4 147 76.3 67.6-83.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 31 6.1 4.0- 9.2 426 93.9 90.8-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 500 44 7.2 5.2- 9.9 456 92.8 90.1-94.8
College Graduate 877 60 5.7 4.3- 7.5 817 94.3 92.5-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 252 25 11.2 7.1-17.1 227 88.8 82.9-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 16 6.0 3.5-10.1 201 94.0 89.9-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 272 28 8.7 5.5-13.5 244 91.3 86.5-94.5
$75,000+ 582 27 3.3 2.2- 5.1 555 96.7 94.9-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 66 12.9 9.7-17.1 428 87.1 82.9-90.3
No 1,427 77 4.7 3.6- 6.1 1,350 95.3 93.9-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 21 9.0 5.7-14.1 199 91.0 85.9-94.3
Non-Veteran 1,781 127 6.4 5.2- 7.9 1,654 93.6 92.1-94.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,171 74 4.9 3.7- 6.3 1,097 95.1 93.7-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 446 41 9.1 6.4-12.8 405 90.9 87.2-93.6
Rural 385 33 9.0 6.0-13.5 352 91.0 86.5-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,156 46 3.3 2.4- 4.6 1,110 96.7 95.4-97.6
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 72 16.6 12.7-21.5 370 83.4 78.5-87.3
Unable to Work 144 19 12.6 7.6-20.0 125 87.4 80.0-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 15 13.2 7.5-22.4 104 86.8 77.6-92.5
More than 200% 1,027 74 6.0 4.5- 7.9 953 94.0 92.1-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 597 65 10.7 8.0-14.1 532 89.3 85.9-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 78 4.8 3.7- 6.3 1,231 95.2 93.7-96.3

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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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