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
-MALES 2,293 153 5.4 4.4- 6.5 2,140 94.6 93.5-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 119 6.9 5.6- 8.5 1,352 93.1 91.5-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 376 19 4.0 2.3- 7.0 357 96.0 93.0-97.7
Other 392 13 1.7 0.7- 4.0 379 98.3 96.0-99.3
AGE
18-34 538 *** *** *** 536 99.4 97.3-99.9
35-44 343 *** *** *** 339 98.5 94.8-99.6
45-54 391 *** *** *** 383 97.9 95.6-99.0
55-64 359 20 5.3 3.2- 8.7 339 94.7 91.3-96.8
65-74 393 63 17.2 12.9-22.5 330 82.8 77.5-87.1
75+ 220 54 18.8 13.9-25.0 166 81.2 75.0-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 12 5.7 2.9-10.9 212 94.3 89.1-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 34 5.2 3.5- 7.6 555 94.8 92.4-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 587 40 5.1 3.6- 7.3 547 94.9 92.7-96.4
College Graduate 881 67 5.9 4.5- 7.6 814 94.1 92.4-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** 91 96.0 90.9-98.3
$15,000- 24,999 183 *** *** *** 173 95.6 90.7-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 224 15 6.4 3.5-11.3 209 93.6 88.7-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 276 22 6.4 3.9-10.3 254 93.6 89.7-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 314 26 6.3 3.9-10.0 288 93.7 90.0-96.1
$75,000+ 748 45 4.5 3.2- 6.4 703 95.5 93.6-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 72 9.3 7.1-12.3 575 90.7 87.7-92.9
No 1,597 81 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,516 96.0 94.8-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 61 9.3 6.9-12.4 496 90.7 87.6-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,720 92 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,628 95.6 94.4-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 36 4.4 2.9- 6.5 707 95.6 93.5-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 618 39 5.0 3.3- 7.3 579 95.0 92.7-96.7
Rural 932 78 6.7 5.2- 8.7 854 93.3 91.3-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 38 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,351 97.6 96.5-98.4
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** 106 97.4 92.9-99.1
Retired 554 95 16.2 12.8-20.3 459 83.8 79.7-87.2
Unable to Work 146 14 8.8 4.7-16.1 132 91.2 83.9-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 64 98.8 91.9-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** 151 97.8 94.9-99.0
101% to 150% 163 *** *** *** 155 97.1 93.8-98.7
151% to 200% 186 17 10.5 6.1-17.4 169 89.5 82.6-93.9
More than 200% 1,270 92 5.5 4.3- 7.0 1,178 94.5 93.0-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 41 5.5 3.9- 7.7 520 94.5 92.3-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 68 5.6 4.3- 7.3 872 94.4 92.7-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 792 44 5.2 3.6- 7.4 748 94.8 92.6-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 731 56 6.8 4.9- 9.4 675 93.2 90.6-95.1
2nd Quartile 631 34 4.2 2.9- 6.2 597 95.8 93.8-97.1
3rd Quartile 649 34 4.1 2.8- 6.0 615 95.9 94.0-97.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 29 8.7 5.7-13.2 253 91.3 86.8-94.3

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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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