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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 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
-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
GENDER
Male 170 *** *** *** 48 32.3 24.5-41.2 45 26.0 18.8-34.8 56 28.8 21.4-37.4 *** *** ***
Female 227 30 11.6 7.6-17.3 79 36.3 29.0-44.2 49 27.4 20.4-35.7 46 16.7 12.0-22.7 23 8.1 4.7-13.5
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** 34 31.4 22.4-42.1 34 30.2 21.3-40.8 45 35.0 25.7-45.5 *** *** ***
75+ 149 *** *** *** 24 14.0 8.4-22.5 27 23.2 14.6-34.9 57 36.0 26.8-46.3 33 20.9 13.6-30.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 71 13 16.7 9.3-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.2 9.8-28.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 109 16 12.9 7.4-21.5 *** *** *** 18 19.6 11.5-31.4 31 25.0 17.0-35.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 198 *** *** *** 69 37.5 30.0-45.8 55 33.1 25.4-41.8 48 20.4 14.9-27.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 15 13.5 7.8-22.3 51 40.2 30.9-50.2 32 25.2 17.5-34.8 27 16.4 10.8-24.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 195 22 10.4 6.3-16.6 57 30.8 23.4-39.3 44 24.9 18.0-33.3 54 26.0 19.3-34.2 *** *** ***
No 199 19 10.8 6.5-17.2 68 37.6 29.9-46.0 50 28.9 21.5-37.6 47 18.4 13.2-25.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 331 36 9.8 6.7-14.1 108 35.6 29.5-42.1 80 27.9 22.1-34.6 82 21.3 16.6-27.0 25 5.4 3.2- 9.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 23.5 15.3-34.3 21 22.2 14.2-33.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 16.4 9.9-25.9 *** *** ***
Rural 192 27 13.8 8.8-20.9 52 28.0 20.7-36.5 41 26.3 18.7-35.7 54 26.4 19.6-34.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 99 14 17.0 9.8-27.7 *** *** *** 20 22.2 13.8-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 254 *** *** *** 61 27.3 20.9-34.8 57 24.7 18.5-32.0 88 32.2 25.6-39.6 32 10.0 6.3-15.3
Unable to Work 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 225 20 10.4 6.4-16.4 76 35.6 28.4-43.5 53 24.1 18.1-31.3 57 24.0 18.0-31.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 338 26 8.6 5.6-12.9 111 34.8 29.0-41.1 82 27.4 21.9-33.8 90 22.8 18.0-28.4 29 6.4 4.0-10.1
Rent 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 25 13.9 8.8-21.2 52 39.4 30.2-49.5 27 19.0 12.5-27.8 34 19.6 13.0-28.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 *** *** *** 55 33.4 25.9-42.0 48 31.2 23.3-40.3 42 21.4 15.3-29.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 156 *** *** *** 48 30.8 23.2-39.7 46 34.2 25.5-44.1 40 22.6 16.0-30.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 111 16 14.6 8.4-24.2 *** *** *** 19 18.5 11.5-28.3 22 13.8 8.3-22.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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