2018 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 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
-Western 891 99 8.2 6.4-10.5 792 91.8 89.5-93.6
GENDER
Male 420 39 6.8 4.5-10.2 381 93.2 89.8-95.5
Female 471 60 9.5 7.0-12.9 411 90.5 87.1-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 780 90 8.3 6.3-10.7 690 91.7 89.3-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 31 12.6 8.2-18.9 168 87.4 81.1-91.8
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 23 5.7 3.5- 9.2 206 94.3 90.8-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 270 28 7.3 4.6-11.2 242 92.7 88.8-95.4
College Graduate 297 32 9.1 5.9-13.7 265 90.9 86.3-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 18 9.0 4.9-15.8 87 91.0 84.2-95.1
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 41 9.3 6.2-13.6 264 90.7 86.4-93.8
No 561 55 7.7 5.6-10.7 506 92.3 89.3-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 76 6.9 5.3- 9.0 699 93.1 91.0-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 18 5.9 3.5- 9.8 210 94.1 90.2-96.5
Rural 665 81 9.2 6.9-12.1 584 90.8 87.9-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 19 4.0 2.4- 6.8 385 96.0 93.2-97.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 61 18.4 13.3-24.9 245 81.6 75.1-86.7
Unable to Work 94 16 13.5 7.7-22.7 78 86.5 77.3-92.3
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 44 7.4 5.1-10.6 373 92.6 89.4-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 34 10.6 7.0-15.6 223 89.4 84.4-93.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 35 9.5 6.3-14.1 251 90.5 85.9-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 30 5.7 3.7- 8.7 320 94.3 91.3-96.3

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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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