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 skin cancer that is not melanoma?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
Western 746 73 7.1 5.4- 9.3 673 92.9 90.7-94.6
GENDER
Male 335 31 7.4 4.9-11.0 304 92.6 89.0-95.1
Female 411 42 6.8 4.7- 9.8 369 93.2 90.2-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 71 8.2 6.2-10.8 537 91.8 89.2-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 107 100 -
35-44 83 *** *** *** 83 100 -
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 26 19.9 13.3-28.5 122 80.1 71.5-86.7
75+ 163 34 15.6 10.2-23.2 129 84.4 76.8-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 18 10.5 6.3-16.8 143 89.5 83.2-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 295 33 8.4 5.6-12.4 262 91.6 87.6-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 35 8.6 5.8-12.7 263 91.4 87.3-94.2
No 428 37 6.3 4.3- 9.1 391 93.7 90.9-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 62 6.3 4.7- 8.4 614 93.7 91.6-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 56 16.6 12.2-22.2 236 83.4 77.8-87.8
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 25 9.6 5.8-15.5 163 90.4 84.5-94.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 30 6.0 4.0- 9.0 324 94.0 91.0-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 25 9.6 5.8-15.5 163 90.4 84.5-94.2
HOUSING
Own 531 66 9.0 6.8-11.9 465 91.0 88.1-93.2
Rent 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 15 4.2 2.3- 7.4 225 95.8 92.6-97.7
Rural 506 58 8.4 6.2-11.3 448 91.6 88.7-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 47 8.0 5.6-11.2 360 92.0 88.8-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 15 4.2 2.3- 7.4 225 95.8 92.6-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 40 6.4 4.5- 9.2 398 93.6 90.8-95.5
2nd Quartile 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 181 23 9.3 5.7-14.7 158 90.7 85.3-94.3

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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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