2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer

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  Total
Respond.^
Breast Female reproductive# Male reproductive## Skin Other###
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 474 65 12.8 9.4-17.3 35 6.9 4.4-10.6 35 8.1 5.6-11.7 234 48.9 43.4-54.5 105 23.2 18.9-28.2
GENDER
Male 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 18.0 12.5-25.2 110 53.6 45.2-61.8 53 28.4 21.4-36.6
Female 275 64 23.4 17.4-30.7 35 12.5 8.1-19.0 *** *** *** 124 45.1 37.8-52.6 52 19.0 13.9-25.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 418 53 11.1 8.0-15.2 27 5.3 3.4- 8.4 22 5.1 3.2- 7.9 224 54.9 49.1-60.6 92 23.6 18.9-29.0
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 11 11.0 5.4-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 22.7 14.0-34.7
65-74 146 19 11.5 7.0-18.5 *** *** *** 13 10.8 6.1-18.6 69 46.7 37.5-56.1 37 25.3 17.9-34.5
75+ 178 27 18.0 10.4-29.2 *** *** *** 14 8.5 4.7-15.1 94 51.2 41.1-61.2 34 20.3 13.3-29.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 21 11.6 7.2-18.4 12 9.3 4.2-19.5 12 9.6 5.0-17.7 *** *** *** 33 21.6 14.8-30.4
College Graduate 223 28 11.0 7.2-16.5 13 4.9 2.6- 9.1 15 7.6 4.4-12.8 128 59.7 52.0-66.9 39 16.7 11.8-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 237 37 17.2 11.3-25.1 23 7.8 4.7-12.6 18 7.2 4.3-11.7 101 41.2 33.7-49.1 58 26.7 20.3-34.3
No 231 28 8.9 5.8-13.3 *** *** *** 16 8.8 5.1-14.8 132 57.5 49.4-65.2 45 19.5 14.0-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.8 11.0-30.2
Non-Veteran 394 61 14.6 10.5-19.8 35 8.3 5.3-12.8 18 4.8 2.9- 7.9 191 48.2 42.0-54.4 89 24.1 19.2-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 115 13 5.3 2.9- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.3 10.7-26.7
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 44 16.0 11.0-22.6 16 4.1 2.2- 7.5 26 9.1 6.0-13.6 150 47.3 40.4-54.4 67 23.5 17.9-30.2
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.0 11.4-27.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 253 32 10.5 7.0-15.5 16 5.7 3.3- 9.8 16 7.4 4.2-12.8 139 56.4 48.9-63.6 50 19.9 14.6-26.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.0 11.4-27.4
HOUSING
Own 391 53 12.6 8.9-17.6 24 6.5 3.8-10.7 30 8.2 5.5-12.1 203 50.7 44.6-56.7 81 22.0 17.4-27.5
Rent 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 116 15 11.1 6.4-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.4 14.8-32.5
Regional City or Suburban County 135 20 11.9 7.0-19.6 11 6.9 3.6-12.6 14 9.8 5.4-17.1 62 45.5 35.6-55.7 28 25.9 17.5-36.7
Rural 223 30 14.6 8.8-23.1 17 7.6 3.5-15.6 14 6.7 3.7-11.6 110 49.3 40.7-57.8 52 21.9 16.1-29.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 21 11.6 6.9-19.0 15 7.6 4.0-13.8 *** *** *** 92 51.9 42.7-60.8 42 23.4 16.6-32.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 28 12.6 8.2-18.8 11 6.5 2.8-14.6 17 10.4 6.1-17.2 104 49.1 40.8-57.4 38 21.4 15.1-29.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 179 26 13.1 8.3-20.3 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.6-18.1 93 46.9 38.2-55.9 37 22.8 16.0-31.5
2nd Quartile 130 15 12.5 7.1-21.3 13 9.7 5.1-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 23.5 16.0-33.1
3rd Quartile 123 17 13.4 6.5-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 22.2 14.3-32.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Cancer Survivorship: Type of Cancer.

*Asked of respondents that have a cancer diagnosis.
#Female reproductive cancer includes cervical cancer, cancer of the uterus, and ovarian cancer.
##Male reproductive cancer includes prostate and testicular cancer.
###See 2024 questionnaire for other types of cancer listed.

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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