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 skin cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-Western 946 126 10.0 7.9-12.7 820 90.0 87.3-92.1
GENDER
Male 429 60 10.2 7.3-14.0 369 89.8 86.0-92.7
Female 517 66 9.9 7.0-13.8 451 90.1 86.2-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 833 121 11.0 8.7-14.0 712 89.0 86.0-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 22 13.2 7.8-21.6 154 86.8 78.4-92.2
65-74 209 44 23.7 16.2-33.2 165 76.3 66.8-83.8
75+ 164 45 26.5 18.5-36.5 119 73.5 63.5-81.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 29 11.0 6.8-17.2 212 89.0 82.8-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 37 8.9 5.9-13.3 231 91.1 86.7-94.1
College Graduate 336 49 11.1 7.8-15.5 287 88.9 84.5-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 29 12.0 7.6-18.4 162 88.0 81.6-92.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 342 64 14.4 10.1-20.1 278 85.6 79.9-89.9
No 575 60 7.5 5.4-10.3 515 92.5 89.7-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 28 15.1 9.3-23.5 111 84.9 76.5-90.7
Non-Veteran 806 98 9.3 7.1-12.2 708 90.7 87.8-92.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 31 9.6 6.4-14.3 194 90.4 85.7-93.6
Rural 721 95 10.2 7.7-13.5 626 89.8 86.5-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9 391 95.6 93.1-97.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 70 20.5 15.2-27.2 261 79.5 72.8-84.8
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 23 11.5 6.7-19.0 126 88.5 81.0-93.3
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 62 9.8 7.0-13.4 367 90.2 86.6-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 39 9.2 5.9-14.3 275 90.8 85.7-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 39 12.3 8.2-18.1 223 87.7 81.9-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 48 8.7 6.1-12.3 322 91.3 87.7-93.9

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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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