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
-MALES 2,197 166 5.3 4.4- 6.3 2,031 94.7 93.7-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,476 132 6.2 5.0- 7.6 1,344 93.8 92.4-95.0
Non-Hispanic Black 356 20 4.1 2.4- 6.7 336 95.9 93.3-97.6
Other 331 11 2.5 1.3- 4.7 320 97.5 95.3-98.7
AGE
18-34 523 *** *** *** 520 99.5 98.5-99.9
35-44 281 *** *** *** 278 99.1 96.9-99.7
45-54 368 *** *** *** 364 99.4 98.1-99.8
55-64 373 34 8.5 5.8-12.3 339 91.5 87.7-94.2
65-74 392 64 15.0 11.2-19.8 328 85.0 80.2-88.8
75+ 228 56 21.8 16.0-28.9 172 78.2 71.1-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 22 6.2 3.7-10.3 233 93.8 89.7-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 37 4.4 3.0- 6.4 553 95.6 93.6-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 583 42 4.8 3.3- 6.9 541 95.2 93.1-96.7
College Graduate 762 64 6.2 4.7- 8.1 698 93.8 91.9-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 *** *** *** 158 96.4 92.7-98.2
$15,000- 24,999 294 22 6.0 3.6-10.0 272 94.0 90.0-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 181 15 5.6 3.0-10.1 166 94.4 89.9-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 255 18 5.1 3.0- 8.4 237 94.9 91.6-97.0
$50,000- 74,999 322 35 7.9 5.2-11.8 287 92.1 88.2-94.8
$75,000+ 600 41 4.6 3.2- 6.5 559 95.4 93.5-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 76 8.8 6.7-11.4 552 91.2 88.6-93.3
No 1,491 89 4.2 3.3- 5.4 1,402 95.8 94.6-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 81 9.3 7.1-12.1 536 90.7 87.9-92.9
Non-Veteran 1,573 85 4.0 3.2- 5.2 1,488 96.0 94.8-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 44 5.2 3.7- 7.1 554 94.8 92.9-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 547 44 6.4 4.6- 8.9 503 93.6 91.1-95.4
Rural 1,052 78 4.5 3.4- 5.9 974 95.5 94.1-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,292 31 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,261 98.1 97.1-98.7
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 64 97.2 90.8-99.2
Retired 568 106 17.4 13.9-21.6 462 82.6 78.4-86.1
Unable to Work 171 23 10.1 6.4-15.7 148 89.9 84.3-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 67 99.3 95.1-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 131 94.6 89.2-97.4
101% to 150% 270 20 6.6 3.9-11.0 250 93.4 89.0-96.1
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 132 96.4 92.6-98.3
More than 200% 1,188 100 5.8 4.6- 7.3 1,088 94.2 92.7-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 29 3.6 2.3- 5.6 393 96.4 94.4-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 906 71 5.8 4.4- 7.5 835 94.2 92.5-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 66 5.2 3.9- 6.9 803 94.8 93.1-96.1

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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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