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 White 3,136 351 8.4 7.4- 9.5 2,785 91.6 90.5-92.6
GENDER
Male 1,476 132 6.2 5.0- 7.6 1,344 93.8 92.4-95.0
Female 1,660 219 10.5 8.9-12.3 1,441 89.5 87.7-91.1
AGE
18-34 586 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 362 21 5.3 3.1- 8.9 341 94.7 91.1-96.9
45-54 478 30 6.3 4.0- 9.6 448 93.7 90.4-96.0
55-64 572 55 9.0 6.7-12.1 517 91.0 87.9-93.3
65-74 653 121 16.3 13.2-19.9 532 83.7 80.1-86.8
75+ 443 114 22.1 17.7-27.2 329 77.9 72.8-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 28 9.5 6.0-14.8 185 90.5 85.2-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 72 6.9 5.2- 9.1 663 93.1 90.9-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 919 97 8.4 6.6-10.6 822 91.6 89.4-93.4
College Graduate 1,268 154 9.4 7.8-11.2 1,114 90.6 88.8-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 25 7.0 4.2-11.3 212 93.0 88.7-95.8
$15,000- 24,999 365 48 11.0 7.8-15.2 317 89.0 84.8-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 263 37 10.5 7.1-15.2 226 89.5 84.8-92.9
$35,000- 49,999 374 35 7.6 4.8-11.6 339 92.4 88.4-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 463 67 10.0 7.5-13.3 396 90.0 86.7-92.5
$75,000+ 886 74 6.3 4.8- 8.2 812 93.7 91.8-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 973 142 11.4 9.3-14.0 831 88.6 86.0-90.7
No 2,094 204 7.4 6.2- 8.7 1,890 92.6 91.3-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 73 10.5 7.9-13.9 431 89.5 86.1-92.1
Non-Veteran 2,632 278 8.1 7.0- 9.3 2,354 91.9 90.7-93.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 81 8.3 6.6-10.6 641 91.7 89.4-93.4
Regional City or Suburban County 803 79 8.5 6.6-11.0 724 91.5 89.0-93.4
Rural 1,615 191 8.3 6.9-10.0 1,424 91.7 90.0-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,557 84 4.5 3.5- 5.9 1,473 95.5 94.1-96.5
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,023 209 17.7 15.0-20.7 814 82.3 79.3-85.0
Unable to Work 249 42 15.5 10.8-21.7 207 84.5 78.3-89.2
Other not in Labor Force 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 16 7.1 4.1-12.2 140 92.9 87.8-95.9
101% to 150% 358 45 11.2 7.8-15.7 313 88.8 84.3-92.2
151% to 200% 218 28 9.4 5.8-15.0 190 90.6 85.0-94.2
More than 200% 1,758 189 7.8 6.6- 9.3 1,569 92.2 90.7-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 71 8.8 6.5-11.8 473 91.2 88.2-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,335 150 9.0 7.4-10.9 1,185 91.0 89.1-92.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,261 130 7.7 6.3- 9.3 1,131 92.3 90.7-93.7

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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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