2023 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 4,075 398 8.0 7.0- 9.1 3,677 92.0 90.9-93.0
Western 529 63 10.9 7.5-15.6 466 89.1 84.4-92.5
GENDER
Male 228 25 8.4 5.1-13.6 203 91.6 86.4-94.9
Female 301 38 13.3 7.9-21.5 263 86.7 78.5-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 441 58 12.5 8.6-17.9 383 87.5 82.1-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 119 23 18.4 10.8-29.7 96 81.6 70.3-89.2
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 19 11.0 6.2-18.8 151 89.0 81.2-93.8
College Graduate 211 30 10.7 6.9-16.3 181 89.3 83.7-93.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 29 19.9 11.8-31.4 158 80.1 68.6-88.2
No 323 31 5.9 3.7- 9.3 292 94.1 90.7-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 52 10.5 6.8-15.7 416 89.5 84.3-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 39 22.1 14.7-31.8 156 77.9 68.2-85.3
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 19 11.1 6.4-18.7 126 88.9 81.3-93.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 30 9.5 6.0-14.6 239 90.5 85.4-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 52 11.6 8.1-16.5 335 88.4 83.5-91.9
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 22 10.9 6.3-18.3 130 89.1 81.7-93.7
Rural 377 41 10.9 6.8-17.1 336 89.1 82.9-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 24 11.5 6.8-18.6 139 88.5 81.4-93.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 274 31 9.5 5.8-15.3 243 90.5 84.7-94.2
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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