2018 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 4,718 448 7.0 6.2- 7.8 4,270 93.0 92.2-93.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 877 52 4.1 3.0- 5.8 825 95.9 94.2-97.0
GENDER
Male 356 20 4.1 2.4- 6.7 336 95.9 93.3-97.6
Female 521 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 489 95.8 93.5-97.3
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 151 17 8.5 4.8-14.4 134 91.5 85.6-95.2
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 19 4.6 2.6- 8.0 253 95.4 92.0-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 24 5.8 3.6- 9.2 264 94.2 90.8-96.4
No 561 28 3.7 2.3- 5.7 533 96.3 94.3-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 742 40 3.7 2.5- 5.5 702 96.3 94.5-97.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 15 4.1 2.3- 7.2 276 95.9 92.8-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 402 24 3.4 2.1- 5.6 378 96.6 94.4-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 25 10.3 6.5-16.0 199 89.7 84.0-93.5
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 29 5.6 3.7- 8.4 339 94.4 91.6-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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