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
-FEMALES 2,277 241 9.4 8.1-10.9 2,036 90.6 89.1-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,399 183 11.5 9.7-13.5 1,216 88.5 86.5-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 499 33 5.4 3.6- 7.8 466 94.6 92.2-96.4
Other 344 21 5.8 3.2-10.3 323 94.2 89.7-96.8
AGE
18-34 452 17 3.2 1.7- 5.7 435 96.8 94.3-98.3
35-44 330 18 4.6 2.8- 7.5 312 95.4 92.5-97.2
45-54 372 27 7.6 5.0-11.3 345 92.4 88.7-95.0
55-64 443 52 11.4 8.4-15.2 391 88.6 84.8-91.6
65-74 372 57 16.5 12.5-21.5 315 83.5 78.5-87.5
75+ 274 65 23.4 17.6-30.5 209 76.6 69.5-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 23 10.4 6.5-16.4 173 89.6 83.6-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 43 8.8 6.2-12.3 452 91.2 87.7-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 717 88 10.9 8.6-13.6 629 89.1 86.4-91.4
College Graduate 866 86 7.8 6.2- 9.8 780 92.2 90.2-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 26 10.3 6.8-15.4 181 89.7 84.6-93.2
$15,000- 24,999 300 34 10.5 7.0-15.6 266 89.5 84.4-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 185 20 9.3 5.8-14.6 165 90.7 85.4-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 21 8.4 5.1-13.5 218 91.6 86.5-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 29 9.0 5.9-13.6 238 91.0 86.4-94.1
$75,000+ 539 42 7.6 5.3-10.8 497 92.4 89.2-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 128 16.1 13.2-19.6 639 83.9 80.4-86.8
No 1,450 107 6.1 4.9- 7.6 1,343 93.9 92.4-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 65 86.3 75.0-92.9
Non-Veteran 2,190 229 9.2 8.0-10.7 1,961 90.8 89.3-92.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 66 8.3 6.2-10.9 651 91.7 89.1-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 610 60 8.0 6.0-10.5 550 92.0 89.5-94.0
Rural 950 115 11.5 9.3-14.1 835 88.5 85.9-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 70 5.4 4.1- 7.0 1,022 94.6 93.0-95.9
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 83 94.1 83.1-98.1
Retired 606 111 18.3 14.8-22.4 495 81.7 77.6-85.2
Unable to Work 236 45 20.2 14.6-27.2 191 79.8 72.8-85.4
Other not in Labor Force 224 *** *** *** 214 96.1 92.5-98.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 64 91.6 83.4-95.9
50% to 100% 220 19 6.6 4.0-10.8 201 93.4 89.2-96.0
101% to 150% 230 30 12.7 8.3-19.1 200 87.3 80.9-91.7
151% to 200% 150 15 8.7 4.9-14.9 135 91.3 85.1-95.1
More than 200% 1,027 96 8.8 6.9-11.0 931 91.2 89.0-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 66 10.2 7.7-13.3 506 89.8 86.7-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 84 10.5 8.1-13.6 653 89.5 86.4-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 91 8.3 6.6-10.3 877 91.7 89.7-93.4

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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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