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
-MALES 2,000 159 6.1 5.1- 7.3 1,841 93.9 92.7-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 118 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,158 92.7 91.1-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 358 25 4.9 3.2- 7.6 333 95.1 92.4-96.8
Other 323 12 2.1 1.1- 4.1 311 97.9 95.9-98.9
AGE
18-34 480 *** *** *** 479 99.9 99.6- 100
35-44 273 *** *** *** 270 99.0 97.0-99.7
45-54 327 13 4.7 2.6- 8.4 314 95.3 91.6-97.4
55-64 341 38 10.1 7.0-14.3 303 89.9 85.7-93.0
65-74 331 57 17.5 13.4-22.5 274 82.5 77.5-86.6
75+ 215 47 19.0 13.9-25.6 168 81.0 74.4-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 15 6.6 3.8-11.1 196 93.4 88.9-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 39 6.4 4.5- 8.9 477 93.6 91.1-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 552 46 5.6 4.1- 7.7 506 94.4 92.3-95.9
College Graduate 714 59 6.2 4.8- 8.1 655 93.8 91.9-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 18 9.6 5.6-16.2 136 90.4 83.8-94.4
$15,000- 24,999 235 22 7.2 4.5-11.4 213 92.8 88.6-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 173 13 6.6 3.6-11.8 160 93.4 88.2-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 238 24 7.7 4.9-12.0 214 92.3 88.0-95.1
$50,000- 74,999 226 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 213 95.9 92.7-97.7
$75,000+ 601 38 4.8 3.4- 6.7 563 95.2 93.3-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 84 11.2 8.8-14.2 518 88.8 85.8-91.2
No 1,315 66 3.6 2.8- 4.8 1,249 96.4 95.2-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 535 66 10.8 8.3-14.0 469 89.2 86.0-91.7
Non-Veteran 1,447 93 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,354 95.3 94.1-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 36 3.9 2.7- 5.6 640 96.1 94.4-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 563 45 5.9 4.2- 8.1 518 94.1 91.9-95.8
Rural 761 78 8.4 6.5-10.8 683 91.6 89.2-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 36 2.3 1.6- 3.3 1,153 97.7 96.7-98.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 72 98.3 94.3-99.5
Retired 502 94 17.2 13.8-21.1 408 82.8 78.9-86.2
Unable to Work 145 26 18.4 12.0-27.1 119 81.6 72.9-88.0
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 48 95.3 86.2-98.5
50% to 100% 164 15 7.6 4.1-13.6 149 92.4 86.4-95.9
101% to 150% 198 16 6.1 3.4-10.5 182 93.9 89.5-96.6
151% to 200% 161 15 7.5 4.3-12.9 146 92.5 87.1-95.7
More than 200% 1,004 75 5.8 4.5- 7.4 929 94.2 92.6-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 42 8.0 5.6-11.3 403 92.0 88.7-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 58 6.2 4.7- 8.3 617 93.8 91.7-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 880 59 5.1 3.8- 6.8 821 94.9 93.2-96.2

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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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