2019 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 4,277 400 7.8 7.0- 8.7 3,877 92.2 91.3-93.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 857 58 5.2 3.9- 6.9 799 94.8 93.1-96.1
GENDER
Male 358 25 4.9 3.2- 7.6 333 95.1 92.4-96.8
Female 499 33 5.4 3.6- 7.8 466 94.6 92.2-96.4
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 18 9.4 5.5-15.4 154 90.6 84.6-94.5
65-74 132 14 12.6 7.3-20.9 118 87.4 79.1-92.7
75+ 78 15 15.9 8.8-26.9 63 84.1 73.1-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 19 6.2 3.7-10.1 223 93.8 89.9-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 287 14 3.7 2.1- 6.4 273 96.3 93.6-97.9
College Graduate 247 15 4.5 2.6- 7.8 232 95.5 92.2-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 35 10.8 7.5-15.4 261 89.2 84.6-92.5
No 527 22 2.8 1.7- 4.4 505 97.2 95.6-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 12 10.6 5.8-18.4 101 89.4 81.6-94.2
Non-Veteran 736 46 4.5 3.2- 6.2 690 95.5 93.8-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 15 3.7 2.0- 6.5 322 96.3 93.5-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 210 13 3.7 2.1- 6.6 197 96.3 93.4-97.9
Rural 310 30 8.3 5.6-12.2 280 91.7 87.8-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 32 13.5 9.2-19.3 181 86.5 80.7-90.8
Unable to Work 130 13 10.8 6.0-18.7 117 89.2 81.3-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 298 96.1 93.1-97.8
HOUSING
Own 414 33 6.3 4.3- 9.1 381 93.7 90.9-95.7
Rent 349 19 3.9 2.3- 6.4 330 96.1 93.6-97.7
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 32 9.2 6.3-13.4 257 90.8 86.6-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 15 4.3 2.5- 7.4 299 95.7 92.6-97.5

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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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