2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,277 400 7.8 7.0- 8.7 3,877 92.2 91.3-93.0
-Eastern NC 1,405 138 7.9 6.5- 9.6 1,267 92.1 90.4-93.5
GENDER
Male 633 54 6.1 4.4- 8.3 579 93.9 91.7-95.6
Female 772 84 9.7 7.6-12.3 688 90.3 87.7-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 99 9.4 7.5-11.7 738 90.6 88.3-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 343 27 6.4 4.2- 9.7 316 93.6 90.3-95.8
Other 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 257 30 13.1 8.6-19.4 227 86.9 80.6-91.4
65-74 257 39 16.7 12.2-22.5 218 83.3 77.5-87.8
75+ 167 42 19.8 13.7-27.6 125 80.2 72.4-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 30 5.6 3.8- 8.2 373 94.4 91.8-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 464 55 9.9 7.4-13.0 409 90.1 87.0-92.6
College Graduate 396 39 7.8 5.5-11.0 357 92.2 89.0-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 522 83 13.9 10.8-17.7 439 86.1 82.3-89.2
No 833 50 4.3 3.2- 5.9 783 95.7 94.1-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 25 7.4 4.8-11.2 230 92.6 88.8-95.2
Non-Veteran 1,141 112 8.0 6.4- 9.9 1,029 92.0 90.1-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 694 33 3.9 2.7- 5.7 661 96.1 94.3-97.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 380 75 18.5 14.3-23.4 305 81.5 76.6-85.7
Unable to Work 166 26 14.8 9.3-22.7 140 85.2 77.3-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 17 12.9 7.4-21.6 124 87.1 78.4-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 194 17 5.7 3.3- 9.7 177 94.3 90.3-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 23 12.4 7.7-19.2 154 87.6 80.8-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 156 18 9.0 5.2-15.2 138 91.0 84.8-94.8
$75,000+ 311 15 3.8 2.1- 6.6 296 96.2 93.4-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 54 7.3 5.4- 9.9 556 92.7 90.1-94.6
HOUSING
Own 875 107 9.8 7.9-12.2 768 90.2 87.8-92.1
Rent 414 23 3.6 2.3- 5.8 391 96.4 94.2-97.7
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 34 5.4 3.7- 7.8 408 94.6 92.2-96.3
Rural 858 92 9.3 7.3-11.8 766 90.7 88.2-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 784 81 8.2 6.3-10.6 703 91.8 89.4-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 31 8.1 5.5-11.8 305 91.9 88.2-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 285 26 7.0 4.5-10.8 259 93.0 89.2-95.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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