2024 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 4,312 390 7.5 6.6- 8.4 3,922 92.5 91.6-93.4
Western 746 93 9.1 7.1-11.6 653 90.9 88.4-92.9
GENDER
Male 335 42 8.8 6.1-12.3 293 91.2 87.7-93.9
Female 411 51 9.4 6.6-13.2 360 90.6 86.8-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 89 10.4 8.1-13.4 519 89.6 86.6-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 15 11.3 6.4-19.2 109 88.7 80.8-93.6
65-74 148 27 20.4 13.8-29.0 121 79.6 71.0-86.2
75+ 163 40 20.7 13.2-30.8 123 79.3 69.2-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 14 8.6 4.8-15.1 147 91.4 84.9-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 207 31 10.7 7.1-16.0 176 89.3 84.0-92.9
College Graduate 296 41 10.7 7.5-15.1 255 89.3 84.9-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 60 15.4 11.3-20.7 238 84.6 79.3-88.7
No 427 31 5.2 3.4- 7.8 396 94.8 92.2-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 78 8.3 6.3-10.9 598 91.7 89.1-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 18 4.5 2.6- 7.5 300 95.5 92.5-97.4
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 68 21.3 16.0-27.7 224 78.7 72.3-84.0
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 29 10.8 7.0-16.4 176 89.2 83.6-93.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 21 8.6 4.8-14.8 167 91.4 85.2-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 47 10.2 7.3-14.2 307 89.8 85.8-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 21 8.6 4.8-14.8 167 91.4 85.2-95.2
HOUSING
Own 531 77 11.1 8.5-14.4 454 88.9 85.6-91.5
Rent 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 23 6.6 4.1-10.4 217 93.4 89.6-95.9
Rural 506 70 10.2 7.6-13.5 436 89.8 86.5-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 16 10.9 6.0-19.1 83 89.1 80.9-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 54 10.0 7.2-13.8 353 90.0 86.2-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 23 6.6 4.1-10.4 217 93.4 89.6-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 46 7.9 5.6-11.1 392 92.1 88.9-94.4
2nd Quartile 127 23 13.5 7.8-22.4 104 86.5 77.6-92.2
3rd Quartile 181 24 8.7 5.4-13.9 157 91.3 86.1-94.6

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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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