2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship

A cancer survivorship care plan is a detailed plan given to a patient that summarizes the patient’s cancer treatments, along with recommendations for follow-up care.
This plan may include schedules for physical exams and medical tests to check for health problems, including other types of cancer:
information to help meet the emotional, social, legal and financial needs of the patient:
as well as recommendations for changes in diet and exercise and quitting smoking.
Has any doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever given you a written cancer survivorship care plan at any point during or after your treatment of cancer?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 503 172 32.8 28.3-37.7 331 67.2 62.3-71.7
-Non-Hispanic White 425 133 29.2 24.5-34.3 292 70.8 65.7-75.5
GENDER
Male 190 52 26.7 20.4-34.2 138 73.3 65.8-79.6
Female 235 81 31.0 24.6-38.2 154 69.0 61.8-75.4
AGE
18-34 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 33 32.6 23.4-43.4 62 67.4 56.6-76.6
65-74 132 47 35.8 27.2-45.5 85 64.2 54.5-72.8
75+ 137 33 17.1 11.3-24.9 104 82.9 75.1-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 82 22 23.2 15.1-34.0 60 76.8 66.0-84.9
Some Post-H.S. 143 49 35.7 27.5-45.0 94 64.3 55.0-72.5
College Graduate 176 58 32.1 25.1-40.0 118 67.9 60.0-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 42 38.8 29.4-49.1 79 61.2 50.9-70.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 60 25.8 19.6-33.1 141 74.2 66.9-80.4
No 220 71 31.4 24.9-38.7 149 68.6 61.3-75.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 25 25.7 17.3-36.4 66 74.3 63.6-82.7
Non-Veteran 334 108 30.0 24.7-35.9 226 70.0 64.1-75.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 116 34 29.4 21.0-39.5 82 70.6 60.5-79.0
Regional City or Suburban County 106 35 30.6 21.6-41.4 71 69.4 58.6-78.4
Rural 203 64 28.2 21.8-35.7 139 71.8 64.3-78.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 120 44 38.1 28.9-48.3 76 61.9 51.7-71.1
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 244 67 22.5 17.3-28.7 177 77.5 71.3-82.7
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 232 78 34.4 27.8-41.7 154 65.6 58.3-72.2
HOUSING
Own 359 113 30.6 25.5-36.2 246 69.4 63.8-74.5
Rent 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 164 44 25.8 18.8-34.3 120 74.2 65.7-81.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 168 53 29.3 22.4-37.4 115 70.7 62.6-77.6

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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 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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