2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 554 57 8.7 6.6-11.3 497 91.3 88.7-93.4
GENDER
Male 282 23 7.2 4.6-11.1 259 92.8 88.9-95.4
Female 272 34 10.0 7.0-14.1 238 90.0 85.9-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 52 9.2 6.9-12.2 404 90.8 87.8-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 14 13.1 7.4-22.0 76 86.9 78.0-92.6
65-74 110 16 13.0 7.7-21.1 94 87.0 78.9-92.3
75+ 76 18 21.6 13.4-33.1 58 78.4 66.9-86.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 19 8.9 5.6-13.9 148 91.1 86.1-94.4
College Graduate 209 22 10.0 6.5-15.3 187 90.0 84.7-93.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 30 12.8 8.7-18.4 161 87.2 81.6-91.3
No 351 26 6.4 4.3- 9.6 325 93.6 90.4-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 46 8.2 6.0-11.1 424 91.8 88.9-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 12 3.9 2.2- 6.9 266 96.1 93.1-97.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 32 16.4 11.4-23.2 141 83.6 76.8-88.6
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 12 7.6 4.2-13.4 110 92.4 86.6-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 28 9.8 6.6-14.3 213 90.2 85.7-93.4
HOUSING
Own 394 47 9.8 7.2-13.1 347 90.2 86.9-92.8
Rent 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 20 11.6 7.3-17.8 137 88.4 82.2-92.7
Rural 397 37 7.7 5.4-10.7 360 92.3 89.3-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 28 9.1 6.1-13.4 209 90.9 86.6-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 24 10.0 6.6-14.9 191 90.0 85.1-93.4

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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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