2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 skin cancer that is not melanoma?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
Eastern NC 1,503 72 4.2 3.0- 6.0 1,431 95.8 94.0-97.0
GENDER
Male 637 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 866 47 4.6 3.2- 6.5 819 95.4 93.5-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 63 6.9 4.8- 9.7 669 93.1 90.3-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 293 *** *** *** 293 100 -
Other 460 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 269 *** *** *** 269 100 -
35-44 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 289 25 9.9 5.9-16.2 264 90.1 83.8-94.1
75+ 184 25 12.2 7.2-20.1 159 87.8 79.9-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 472 21 5.1 3.1- 8.2 451 94.9 91.8-96.9
College Graduate 530 36 4.8 3.2- 7.2 494 95.2 92.8-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 40 7.9 4.9-12.6 493 92.1 87.4-95.1
No 923 30 2.2 1.4- 3.4 893 97.8 96.6-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,253 59 4.3 2.9- 6.2 1,194 95.7 93.8-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 764 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 50 12.0 8.3-17.1 378 88.0 82.9-91.7
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** 76 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 422 20 4.4 2.6- 7.4 402 95.6 92.6-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 774 36 4.0 2.7- 5.9 738 96.0 94.1-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,020 59 5.6 3.9- 8.2 961 94.4 91.8-96.1
Rent 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,023 52 4.4 3.1- 6.3 971 95.6 93.7-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,042 35 3.7 2.1- 6.3 1,007 96.3 93.7-97.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 19 6.7 3.8-11.4 162 93.3 88.6-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 18 4.3 2.5- 7.5 262 95.7 92.5-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 449 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 21 4.1 2.3- 7.2 628 95.9 92.8-97.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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