2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship

A patient navigator is a trained professional who helps guide a patient through the healthcare system, which may include help going through the screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancer.
Patient navigators may also help patients communicate with healthcare providers, insurance companies, employers, case managers, and/or lawyers to assist patients in obtaining emotional, social, legal or financial support.
Did you work with one or more patient navigator at any point during or after the course of your cancer treatment?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 518 125 24.5 20.4-29.1 393 75.5 70.9-79.6
GENDER
Male 218 46 21.8 16.2-28.7 172 78.2 71.3-83.8
Female 300 79 26.3 20.9-32.6 221 73.7 67.4-79.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 438 102 23.3 19.0-28.1 336 76.7 71.9-81.0
Non-Hispanic Black 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 32 27.0 19.0-36.8 88 73.0 63.2-81.0
65-74 144 34 26.1 18.5-35.4 110 73.9 64.6-81.5
75+ 163 31 14.9 9.9-21.9 132 85.1 78.1-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 22 19.6 12.6-29.2 75 80.4 70.8-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 171 45 28.2 21.2-36.4 126 71.8 63.6-78.8
College Graduate 211 52 25.8 19.7-33.0 159 74.2 67.0-80.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 66 25.5 19.7-32.2 186 74.5 67.8-80.3
No 261 57 23.0 17.5-29.5 204 77.0 70.5-82.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 20 19.9 12.7-29.8 83 80.1 70.2-87.3
Non-Veteran 415 105 25.6 20.9-30.8 310 74.4 69.2-79.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 150 45 31.5 23.6-40.6 105 68.5 59.4-76.4
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 59 19.3 14.6-25.1 229 80.7 74.9-85.4
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 36 27.1 19.4-36.5 102 72.9 63.5-80.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 30 21.3 14.2-30.5 89 78.7 69.5-85.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 266 62 25.9 20.1-32.6 204 74.1 67.4-79.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 30 21.3 14.2-30.5 89 78.7 69.5-85.8
HOUSING
Own 427 105 25.5 21.0-30.6 322 74.5 69.4-79.0
Rent 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 143 35 24.5 17.5-33.2 108 75.5 66.8-82.5
Regional City or Suburban County 128 27 18.5 11.9-27.4 101 81.5 72.6-88.1
Rural 247 63 28.0 21.8-35.2 184 72.0 64.8-78.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 39 31.5 22.9-41.6 94 68.5 58.4-77.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 188 41 24.1 17.5-32.3 147 75.9 67.7-82.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 45 21.2 15.6-28.0 152 78.8 72.0-84.4

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*Asked of respondents that have a cancer diagnosis.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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