2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 35 Age 35 to 55 Age 55 to 65 Age 65 to 75 Age 75 and older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 460 52 9.3 6.5-13.2 182 41.7 35.1-48.5 111 24.5 19.6-30.1 83 16.1 12.3-20.6 32 8.5 5.3-13.2
Non-Hispanic White 382 44 8.2 5.8-11.4 142 40.1 32.9-47.8 95 25.2 19.8-31.4 71 16.9 12.8-22.1 30 9.7 6.0-15.2
GENDER
Male 166 *** *** *** 51 33.0 24.2-43.1 52 30.2 21.8-40.2 43 23.1 16.1-31.9 *** *** ***
Female 216 39 13.9 9.6-19.9 *** *** *** 43 20.7 14.5-28.6 28 11.5 7.4-17.4 15 7.5 4.1-13.2
AGE
18-34 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 30.3 21.0-41.6 *** *** ***
75+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.3 10.7-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 22.6 14.2-34.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 185 19 7.4 4.4-12.2 83 45.1 36.7-53.8 44 24.8 18.2-32.8 30 15.6 10.2-23.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** 71 50.1 40.2-60.0 33 23.2 16.0-32.4 23 13.7 8.9-20.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 161 20 7.3 4.3-12.1 *** *** *** 46 22.1 15.3-30.8 30 18.7 12.0-27.9 *** *** ***
No 216 24 9.2 5.8-14.3 87 37.9 30.4-46.0 48 28.2 20.5-37.3 40 15.3 10.9-21.0 17 9.4 5.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 323 44 9.4 6.6-13.2 126 41.9 33.9-50.2 80 24.7 18.9-31.6 51 14.5 10.4-19.7 22 9.6 5.6-16.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.7 11.7-31.1 23 20.7 12.7-31.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.7 11.0-27.3 *** *** ***
Rural 172 26 9.7 6.0-15.3 *** *** *** 42 22.3 15.2-31.4 25 14.6 9.0-22.8 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 117 20 13.2 7.9-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 218 *** *** *** 61 26.7 20.0-34.5 57 27.6 20.8-35.6 60 26.2 19.7-33.9 27 15.8 9.7-24.7
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 31 9.1 6.0-13.6 100 39.8 32.3-47.8 57 25.2 18.6-33.2 40 15.4 10.8-21.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 329 31 6.1 4.0- 9.2 122 40.7 32.9-49.1 87 26.8 20.8-33.6 61 16.1 11.9-21.4 28 10.3 6.3-16.5
Rent 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 150 19 10.0 6.1-16.0 47 31.3 22.7-41.3 42 32.5 23.5-43.1 26 14.3 9.3-21.3 16 11.9 6.7-20.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 *** *** *** 69 42.7 33.3-52.6 36 23.1 15.9-32.2 34 21.8 14.8-31.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 136 *** *** *** 57 38.0 28.2-48.8 29 22.4 14.7-32.6 30 21.4 14.0-31.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.4 7.1-20.9 12 9.0 4.9-15.8
3rd Quartile 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.3 10.3-30.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that have a cancer diagnosis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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