2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 949 107 7.2 5.5- 9.2 842 92.8 90.8-94.5
GENDER
Male 431 39 6.2 4.1- 9.1 392 93.8 90.9-95.9
Female 518 68 8.1 5.8-11.2 450 91.9 88.8-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 836 101 7.7 5.9-10.0 735 92.3 90.0-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** 138 100 . - .
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 177 23 10.3 6.1-16.7 154 89.7 83.3-93.9
65-74 210 33 14.4 8.9-22.5 177 85.6 77.5-91.1
75+ 165 35 17.0 11.0-25.3 130 83.0 74.7-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 243 26 7.6 4.7-12.1 217 92.4 87.9-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 269 28 5.4 3.4- 8.5 241 94.6 91.5-96.6
College Graduate 336 44 9.5 6.6-13.6 292 90.5 86.4-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 23 7.7 4.5-12.7 169 92.3 87.3-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 50 10.7 7.3-15.2 295 89.3 84.8-92.7
No 575 54 4.7 3.3- 6.7 521 95.3 93.3-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 23 12.5 7.3-20.6 116 87.5 79.4-92.7
Non-Veteran 809 84 6.4 4.8- 8.5 725 93.6 91.5-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 19 5.6 3.4- 9.3 205 94.4 90.7-96.6
Rural 725 88 7.8 5.8-10.4 637 92.2 89.6-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 22 2.9 1.7- 4.9 397 97.1 95.1-98.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 61 14.9 10.6-20.6 272 85.1 79.4-89.4
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 431 55 7.3 5.1-10.3 376 92.7 89.7-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 33 4.9 3.1- 7.7 282 95.1 92.3-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 39 10.3 6.8-15.3 225 89.7 84.7-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 35 6.0 4.0- 9.0 335 94.0 91.0-96.0

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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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