BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (At what age were you told that you had cancer?*)

2024 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
TOTAL	453	47	11.4	8.0-15.9	144	33.7	28.6-39.3	110	26.2	21.5-31.6	118	22.3	18.2-27.1	34	6.4	3.8-10.6
GENDER
Male	198	13	8.9	5.1-15.2	56	32.8	25.3-41.3	54	27.0	20.2-35.0	65	28.2	21.4-36.1	***	***	***
Female	255	34	13.5	8.7-20.5	88	34.5	27.7-42.1	56	25.5	19.2-33.1	53	17.1	12.6-22.8	24	9.3	5.0-16.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	397	41	10.5	7.4-14.7	127	34.4	29.0-40.3	94	26.7	21.6-32.6	102	22.3	17.8-27.4	33	6.1	3.9- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Black	37	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	11	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	5	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	14	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	137	***	***	***	37	29.4	21.2-39.1	42	32.8	24.3-42.5	51	34.9	26.3-44.5	***	***	***
75+	165	***	***	***	25	12.3	7.4-19.7	31	22.3	14.4-32.9	67	38.0	28.8-48.2	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	29	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	81	13	14.5	8.1-24.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	19	19.2	11.5-30.3	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	126	21	18.0	10.7-28.7	***	***	***	21	19.2	11.8-29.7	33	21.3	14.5-30.2	12	6.2	3.0-12.4
College Graduate	216	11	3.7	1.9- 7.2	73	36.1	28.9-43.9	60	32.5	25.2-40.7	57	23.5	17.7-30.4	15	4.3	2.4- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	227	26	10.7	6.8-16.3	65	28.9	22.3-36.6	54	25.5	19.0-33.1	63	25.6	19.3-33.0	19	9.4	4.7-17.7
No	221	21	12.3	7.3-20.0	76	37.9	30.4-46.1	56	27.5	20.7-35.5	53	18.7	13.6-25.1	15	3.6	1.9- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	378	41	10.9	7.4-15.9	123	34.8	29.1-41.0	93	27.1	21.7-33.2	95	21.1	16.7-26.3	26	6.1	3.3-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	114	18	20.4	12.0-32.4	***	***	***	21	19.2	12.0-29.4	13	8.3	4.5-15.0	***	***	***
Unemployed	9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	284	16	5.0	2.7- 9.1	65	25.3	19.5-32.1	69	26.1	20.2-33.0	101	32.9	26.6-39.9	33	10.8	6.4-17.5
Unable to Work	33	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	10	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	27	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	35	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000-74,999	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000-100,000	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$100,000-150,000	52	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$150,000+	50	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	103	13	11.8	6.3-21.1	***	***	***	***	***	***	26	19.3	12.0-29.6	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	18	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	27	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	248	22	10.4	6.5-16.1	83	36.5	29.4-44.1	61	24.3	18.7-31.1	63	23.6	17.9-30.4	19	5.2	2.8- 9.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	103	13	11.8	6.3-21.1	***	***	***	***	***	***	26	19.3	12.0-29.6	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	374	29	9.6	6.2-14.5	121	33.9	28.3-39.9	93	26.9	21.7-32.8	101	22.7	18.2-27.9	30	7.0	4.0-11.7
Rent	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other arrangement	16	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	112	***	***	***	***	***	***	28	23.4	15.8-33.1	25	20.6	13.6-30.0	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	127	12	12.3	6.8-21.2	39	32.0	23.1-42.4	35	29.8	21.0-40.5	30	17.6	11.1-26.6	11	8.3	4.1-15.8
Rural	214	28	14.2	8.6-22.4	57	26.1	19.5-34.0	47	25.6	18.5-34.2	63	26.5	19.9-34.4	19	7.6	3.2-16.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	93	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	169	25	12.5	7.9-19.3	56	40.2	31.1-50.1	29	18.9	12.6-27.3	40	21.1	14.6-29.5	19	7.3	3.9-13.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	191	16	12.7	7.2-21.6	62	32.3	25.2-40.4	56	29.3	22.2-37.5	48	21.5	15.7-28.8	***	***	***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	173	15	12.9	6.9-22.9	51	29.3	22.0-37.9	53	32.8	24.7-42.0	44	22.2	16.0-30.1	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	123	18	14.3	8.5-23.0	***	***	***	20	17.6	11.0-27.0	26	15.5	9.5-24.3	16	11.1	5.9-20.0
3rd Quartile	114	11	7.9	4.0-15.2	***	***	***	24	22.0	13.8-33.2	33	26.7	18.0-37.7	***	***	***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 35

Age 35 to 55

Age 55 to 65

Age 65 to 75

Age 75 and older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

453

11.4

8.0-15.9

144

33.7

28.6-39.3

110

26.2

21.5-31.6

118

22.3

18.2-27.1

6.4

3.8-10.6

GENDER

Male

198

8.9

5.1-15.2

32.8

25.3-41.3

27.0

20.2-35.0

28.2

21.4-36.1

***

Female

255

13.5

8.7-20.5

34.5

27.7-42.1

25.5

19.2-33.1

17.1

12.6-22.8

9.3

5.0-16.8

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

397

10.5

7.4-14.7

127

34.4

29.0-40.3

26.7

21.6-32.6

102

22.3

17.8-27.4

6.1

3.9- 9.4

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Non-Hispanic Other

***

Hispanic

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

***

65-74

137

***

29.4

21.2-39.1

32.8

24.3-42.5

34.9

26.3-44.5

***

75+

165

***

12.3

7.4-19.7

22.3

14.4-32.9

38.0

28.8-48.2

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.5

8.1-24.7

***

19.2

11.5-30.3

***

Some Post-H.S.

126

18.0

10.7-28.7

***

19.2

11.8-29.7

21.3

14.5-30.2

6.2

3.0-12.4

College Graduate

216

3.7

1.9- 7.2

36.1

28.9-43.9

32.5

25.2-40.7

23.5

17.7-30.4

4.3

2.4- 7.7

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

227

10.7

6.8-16.3

28.9

22.3-36.6

25.5

19.0-33.1

25.6

19.3-33.0

9.4

4.7-17.7

221

12.3

7.3-20.0

37.9

30.4-46.1

27.5

20.7-35.5

18.7

13.6-25.1

3.6

1.9- 6.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

378

10.9

7.4-15.9

123

34.8

29.1-41.0

27.1

21.7-33.2

21.1

16.7-26.3

6.1

3.3-11.1

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

114

20.4

12.0-32.4

***

19.2

12.0-29.4

8.3

4.5-15.0

***

Unemployed

***

Retired

284

5.0

2.7- 9.1

25.3

19.5-32.1

26.1

20.2-33.0

101

32.9

26.6-39.9

10.8

6.4-17.5

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000-74,999

***

$75,000-100,000

***

$100,000-150,000

***

$150,000+

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

103

11.8

6.3-21.1

***

19.3

12.0-29.6

***

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

248

10.4

6.5-16.1

36.5

29.4-44.1

24.3

18.7-31.1

23.6

17.9-30.4

5.2

2.8- 9.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

103

11.8

6.3-21.1

***

19.3

12.0-29.6

***

HOUSING

Own

374

9.6

6.2-14.5

121

33.9

28.3-39.9

26.9

21.7-32.8

101

22.7

18.2-27.9

7.0

4.0-11.7

Rent

***

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

112

***

23.4

15.8-33.1

20.6

13.6-30.0

***

Regional City or Suburban County

127

12.3

6.8-21.2

32.0

23.1-42.4

29.8

21.0-40.5

17.6

11.1-26.6

8.3

4.1-15.8

Rural

214

14.2

8.6-22.4

26.1

19.5-34.0

25.6

18.5-34.2

26.5

19.9-34.4

7.6

3.2-16.8

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

169

12.5

7.9-19.3

40.2

31.1-50.1

18.9

12.6-27.3

21.1

14.6-29.5

7.3

3.9-13.3

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

191

12.7

7.2-21.6

32.3

25.2-40.4

29.3

22.2-37.5

21.5

15.7-28.8

***

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

173

12.9

6.9-22.9

29.3

22.0-37.9

32.8

24.7-42.0

22.2

16.0-30.1

***

2nd Quartile

123

14.3

8.5-23.0

***

17.6

11.0-27.0

15.5

9.5-24.3

11.1

5.9-20.0

3rd Quartile

114

7.9

4.0-15.2

***

22.0

13.8-33.2

26.7

18.0-37.7

***

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

¹Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

²Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

³NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer

At what age were you told that you had cancer?*