2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 skin cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-Piedmont NC 2,319 218 7.7 6.7- 8.9 2,101 92.3 91.1-93.3
GENDER
Male 1,085 104 7.2 5.8- 8.9 981 92.8 91.1-94.2
Female 1,234 114 8.2 6.6-10.0 1,120 91.8 90.0-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 213 11.8 10.2-13.7 1,246 88.2 86.3-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 482 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 378 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 526 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 386 21 4.9 3.1- 7.7 365 95.1 92.3-96.9
55-64 437 47 10.7 7.9-14.4 390 89.3 85.6-92.1
65-74 337 61 19.6 15.2-24.9 276 80.4 75.1-84.8
75+ 246 74 28.2 21.9-35.5 172 71.8 64.5-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 38 7.0 5.0- 9.7 448 93.0 90.3-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 639 65 8.1 6.2-10.4 574 91.9 89.6-93.8
College Graduate 974 107 8.8 7.2-10.7 867 91.2 89.3-92.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 82 10.9 8.5-13.9 575 89.1 86.1-91.5
No 1,581 131 6.6 5.5- 8.0 1,450 93.4 92.0-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 47 14.7 10.8-19.8 226 85.3 80.2-89.2
Non-Veteran 2,026 171 7.0 5.9- 8.2 1,855 93.0 91.8-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,308 75 4.9 3.8- 6.3 1,233 95.1 93.7-96.2
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** 83 100 . - .
Retired 556 124 21.2 17.6-25.4 432 78.8 74.6-82.4
Unable to Work 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 258 17 5.5 3.2- 9.3 241 94.5 90.7-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 198 15 7.6 4.4-12.7 183 92.4 87.3-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 234 28 9.1 5.9-13.7 206 90.9 86.3-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 267 30 8.4 5.7-12.2 237 91.6 87.8-94.3
$75,000+ 705 79 9.1 7.1-11.5 626 90.9 88.5-92.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 15 5.9 3.3-10.3 210 94.1 89.7-96.7
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,179 141 9.7 8.1-11.6 1,038 90.3 88.4-91.9
HOUSING
Own 1,435 187 10.4 8.9-12.1 1,248 89.6 87.9-91.1
Rent 703 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 683 98.1 96.9-98.9
Other arrangement 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,289 117 6.8 5.6- 8.3 1,172 93.2 91.7-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 572 55 9.1 6.8-12.2 517 90.9 87.8-93.2
Rural 458 46 8.4 6.1-11.4 412 91.6 88.6-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 14 9.7 5.6-16.3 119 90.3 83.7-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 74 6.8 5.2- 8.7 765 93.2 91.3-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,347 130 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,217 91.9 90.2-93.3

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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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