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
-FEMALES 2,521 282 8.6 7.4- 9.9 2,239 91.4 90.1-92.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,660 219 10.5 8.9-12.3 1,441 89.5 87.7-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 521 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 489 95.8 93.5-97.3
Other 304 25 5.5 3.3- 9.1 279 94.5 90.9-96.7
AGE
18-34 482 *** *** *** 473 98.3 96.7-99.2
35-44 336 25 7.2 4.4-11.6 311 92.8 88.4-95.6
45-54 398 35 8.8 5.9-13.1 363 91.2 86.9-94.1
55-64 458 49 9.6 6.8-13.2 409 90.4 86.8-93.2
65-74 472 83 14.8 11.5-18.9 389 85.2 81.1-88.5
75+ 314 73 20.3 15.3-26.4 241 79.7 73.6-84.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 258 27 8.4 5.3-13.0 231 91.6 87.0-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 597 60 7.1 5.1- 9.8 537 92.9 90.2-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 760 80 8.7 6.7-11.3 680 91.3 88.7-93.3
College Graduate 902 115 9.8 7.9-12.1 787 90.2 87.9-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 31 7.0 4.3-11.1 235 93.0 88.9-95.7
$15,000- 24,999 397 43 8.6 6.0-12.3 354 91.4 87.7-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 233 30 9.5 6.1-14.6 203 90.5 85.4-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 294 28 8.2 4.9-13.5 266 91.8 86.5-95.1
$50,000- 74,999 298 40 8.6 6.0-12.3 258 91.4 87.7-94.0
$75,000+ 500 42 7.2 5.0-10.1 458 92.8 89.9-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 829 124 11.8 9.4-14.8 705 88.2 85.2-90.6
No 1,634 154 7.3 6.0- 8.8 1,480 92.7 91.2-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 11 12.9 6.5-24.1 77 87.1 75.9-93.5
Non-Veteran 2,431 271 8.4 7.3- 9.8 2,160 91.6 90.2-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 63 7.3 5.5- 9.5 608 92.7 90.5-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 586 59 8.7 6.4-11.8 527 91.3 88.2-93.6
Rural 1,264 160 9.5 7.7-11.6 1,104 90.5 88.4-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 77 6.2 4.7- 8.1 1,044 93.8 91.9-95.3
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 85 94.2 87.0-97.5
Retired 751 141 15.7 12.8-19.0 610 84.3 81.0-87.2
Unable to Work 260 46 15.8 11.0-22.2 214 84.2 77.8-89.0
Other not in Labor Force 273 *** *** *** 264 97.7 94.8-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 88 94.3 85.5-97.9
50% to 100% 211 20 5.6 3.3- 9.3 191 94.4 90.7-96.7
101% to 150% 369 43 9.7 6.7-14.0 326 90.3 86.0-93.3
151% to 200% 174 25 11.1 6.6-18.0 149 88.9 82.0-93.4
More than 200% 1,110 118 8.0 6.4-10.0 992 92.0 90.0-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 65 9.4 6.8-12.8 427 90.6 87.2-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,061 129 9.7 7.8-11.9 932 90.3 88.1-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 88 7.2 5.6- 9.2 880 92.8 90.8-94.4

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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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