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 White 2,675 301 9.5 8.3-10.7 2,374 90.5 89.3-91.7
GENDER
Male 1,276 118 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,158 92.7 91.1-94.0
Female 1,399 183 11.5 9.7-13.5 1,216 88.5 86.5-90.3
AGE
18-34 491 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 320 16 3.8 2.3- 6.4 304 96.2 93.6-97.7
45-54 415 26 7.2 4.7-10.7 389 92.8 89.3-95.3
55-64 524 63 11.1 8.4-14.4 461 88.9 85.6-91.6
65-74 521 96 18.3 14.9-22.4 425 81.7 77.6-85.1
75+ 376 88 22.8 17.9-28.6 288 77.2 71.4-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 19 12.6 7.8-19.7 111 87.4 80.3-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 56 9.4 7.0-12.4 519 90.6 87.6-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 828 110 10.3 8.4-12.6 718 89.7 87.4-91.6
College Graduate 1,136 115 7.8 6.4- 9.4 1,021 92.2 90.6-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 23 12.6 7.9-19.3 134 87.4 80.7-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 253 41 14.2 10.0-19.9 212 85.8 80.1-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 211 25 10.0 6.6-14.9 186 90.0 85.1-93.4
$35,000- 49,999 308 34 9.5 6.5-13.7 274 90.5 86.3-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 355 37 7.9 5.5-11.3 318 92.1 88.7-94.5
$75,000+ 862 68 6.6 5.1- 8.6 794 93.4 91.4-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 156 15.8 13.2-18.8 694 84.2 81.2-86.8
No 1,754 134 6.3 5.2- 7.6 1,620 93.7 92.4-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 56 11.1 8.3-14.6 375 88.9 85.4-91.7
Non-Veteran 2,232 244 9.2 8.0-10.6 1,988 90.8 89.4-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 77 8.6 6.7-11.1 686 91.4 88.9-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 782 77 8.0 6.2-10.2 705 92.0 89.8-93.8
Rural 1,130 147 11.1 9.3-13.3 983 88.9 86.7-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,392 80 4.6 3.6- 5.8 1,312 95.4 94.2-96.4
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 159 18.6 15.6-22.0 663 81.4 78.0-84.4
Unable to Work 201 49 23.5 17.5-30.8 152 76.5 69.2-82.5
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 18 8.9 5.2-14.7 142 91.1 85.3-94.8
101% to 150% 215 35 15.1 10.3-21.5 180 84.9 78.5-89.7
151% to 200% 191 21 9.3 5.8-14.6 170 90.7 85.4-94.2
More than 200% 1,503 144 7.9 6.6- 9.5 1,359 92.1 90.5-93.4
HOUSING
Own 1,944 250 10.8 9.4-12.3 1,694 89.2 87.7-90.6
Rent 554 37 4.9 3.4- 7.0 517 95.1 93.0-96.6
Other arrangement 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 520 65 10.4 7.8-13.7 455 89.6 86.3-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 116 10.1 8.2-12.5 862 89.9 87.5-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 120 8.5 7.0-10.3 1,057 91.5 89.7-93.0

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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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