2022 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 melanoma or any other types of cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
Western 508 62 9.7 6.7-13.8 446 90.3 86.2-93.3
GENDER
Male 232 25 8.0 5.1-12.4 207 92.0 87.6-94.9
Female 276 37 11.3 6.6-18.7 239 88.7 81.3-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 436 52 9.5 6.2-14.2 384 90.5 85.8-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 24 21.2 13.7-31.4 85 78.8 68.6-86.3
75+ 70 17 17.7 10.3-28.9 53 82.3 71.1-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 151 18 8.1 4.8-13.4 133 91.9 86.6-95.2
College Graduate 216 31 11.8 7.9-17.2 185 88.2 82.8-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 32 15.2 8.7-25.3 143 84.8 74.7-91.3
No 318 30 6.9 4.6-10.3 288 93.1 89.7-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 52 9.6 6.4-14.3 391 90.4 85.7-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 18 4.5 2.6- 7.5 244 95.5 92.5-97.4
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 37 19.2 13.5-26.7 129 80.8 73.3-86.5
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 15 7.9 4.4-13.8 127 92.1 86.2-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 39 10.1 7.1-14.3 242 89.9 85.7-92.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 381 51 10.8 7.1-16.0 330 89.2 84.0-92.9
Rent 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 20 6.8 4.1-11.1 166 93.2 88.9-95.9
Rural 322 42 11.1 7.1-16.9 280 88.9 83.1-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 21 9.4 5.9-14.5 151 90.6 85.5-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 23 7.7 4.8-12.1 177 92.3 87.9-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 36 8.1 5.6-11.7 258 91.9 88.3-94.4
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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