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%)
TOTAL 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
GENDER
Male 2,293 153 5.4 4.4- 6.5 2,140 94.6 93.5-95.6
Female 2,634 240 8.2 6.9- 9.7 2,394 91.8 90.3-93.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,114 282 8.3 7.2- 9.7 2,832 91.7 90.3-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 909 59 5.1 3.7- 7.0 850 94.9 93.0-96.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 *** *** *** 71 90.7 81.9-95.5
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** 108 97.4 91.0-99.3
Hispanic 477 *** *** *** 469 99.2 98.0-99.7
AGE
18-34 1,025 *** *** *** 1,016 99.2 98.1-99.6
35-44 740 13 1.8 0.9- 3.5 727 98.2 96.5-99.1
45-54 774 37 5.1 3.6- 7.3 737 94.9 92.7-96.4
55-64 824 73 9.7 7.1-13.1 751 90.3 86.9-92.9
65-74 890 133 15.3 12.3-18.9 757 84.7 81.1-87.7
75+ 554 122 20.4 16.5-25.0 432 79.6 75.0-83.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 454 31 8.0 4.8-13.1 423 92.0 86.9-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,145 85 6.1 4.7- 7.8 1,060 93.9 92.2-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,314 129 7.7 6.3- 9.4 1,185 92.3 90.6-93.7
College Graduate 1,989 148 6.2 5.2- 7.5 1,841 93.8 92.5-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,512 204 12.0 10.1-14.2 1,308 88.0 85.8-89.9
No 3,308 186 4.8 3.9- 5.8 3,122 95.2 94.2-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 644 68 9.2 6.9-12.0 576 90.8 88.0-93.1
Non-Veteran 4,256 325 6.6 5.7- 7.6 3,931 93.4 92.4-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,655 103 3.2 2.5- 4.0 2,552 96.8 96.0-97.5
Unemployed 252 14 4.7 2.6- 8.6 238 95.3 91.4-97.4
Retired 1,309 215 17.1 14.5-20.0 1,094 82.9 80.0-85.5
Unable to Work 341 48 12.5 8.9-17.4 293 87.5 82.6-91.1
Other not in Labor Force 310 12 3.9 1.4-10.4 298 96.1 89.6-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 289 31 7.7 5.0-11.9 258 92.3 88.1-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 453 41 6.8 4.8- 9.7 412 93.2 90.3-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 505 41 7.6 5.2-10.8 464 92.4 89.2-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 524 43 6.4 4.4- 9.2 481 93.6 90.8-95.6
$50,000-74,999 614 58 7.1 5.2- 9.7 556 92.9 90.3-94.8
$75,000-100,000 496 27 4.8 3.0- 7.4 469 95.2 92.6-97.0
$100,000-150,000 531 42 6.9 4.8- 9.9 489 93.1 90.1-95.2
$150,000+ 430 22 4.1 2.5- 6.6 408 95.9 93.4-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,085 88 8.3 6.1-11.2 997 91.7 88.8-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** 106 96.2 86.9-99.0
50% to 100% 390 32 5.6 3.8- 8.3 358 94.4 91.7-96.2
101% to 150% 407 27 4.8 3.1- 7.4 380 95.2 92.6-96.9
151% to 200% 407 42 10.1 7.1-14.2 365 89.9 85.8-92.9
More than 200% 2,478 197 6.4 5.4- 7.5 2,281 93.6 92.5-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,085 88 8.3 6.1-11.2 997 91.7 88.8-93.9
HOUSING
Own 3,192 305 8.6 7.4- 9.9 2,887 91.4 90.1-92.6
Rent 1,334 66 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,268 96.6 95.4-97.5
Other arrangement 338 20 3.2 1.8- 5.7 318 96.8 94.3-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,521 92 5.2 4.0- 6.6 1,429 94.8 93.4-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,318 98 6.7 5.3- 8.5 1,220 93.3 91.5-94.7
Rural 2,088 203 8.5 7.0-10.4 1,885 91.5 89.6-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,340 130 9.0 6.9-11.6 1,210 91.0 88.4-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,957 159 6.4 5.3- 7.7 1,798 93.6 92.3-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,630 104 6.1 4.8- 7.6 1,526 93.9 92.4-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,506 119 7.2 5.7- 8.9 1,387 92.8 91.1-94.3
2nd Quartile 1,296 81 5.5 4.2- 7.1 1,215 94.5 92.9-95.8
3rd Quartile 1,396 111 7.6 5.9- 9.8 1,285 92.4 90.2-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 729 82 8.6 6.4-11.3 647 91.4 88.7-93.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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