2021 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 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 59 5.1 3.7- 7.0 850 94.9 93.0-96.3
GENDER
Male 376 19 4.0 2.3- 7.0 357 96.0 93.0-97.7
Female 533 40 6.1 4.1- 8.9 493 93.9 91.1-95.9
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** 158 100 . - .
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 160 18 12.4 6.9-21.3 142 87.6 78.7-93.1
75+ 101 17 15.8 8.7-27.0 84 84.2 73.0-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 273 19 4.8 2.9- 7.8 254 95.2 92.2-97.1
College Graduate 299 19 5.5 3.2- 9.1 280 94.5 90.9-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 39 9.8 6.7-14.3 294 90.2 85.7-93.3
No 552 19 3.0 1.7- 5.1 533 97.0 94.9-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 769 45 4.5 3.1- 6.5 724 95.5 93.5-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 21 5.1 3.1- 8.5 293 94.9 91.5-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 345 24 6.1 3.6-10.0 321 93.9 90.0-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 33 15.7 10.5-22.8 204 84.3 77.2-89.5
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 22 4.7 2.9- 7.3 340 95.3 92.7-97.1
HOUSING
Own 496 41 7.2 5.0-10.4 455 92.8 89.6-95.0
Rent 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 342 24 5.9 3.7- 9.5 318 94.1 90.5-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 24 5.5 3.4- 8.9 282 94.5 91.1-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 336 27 6.1 4.0- 9.1 309 93.9 90.9-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 205 18 7.9 4.4-13.5 187 92.1 86.5-95.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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