BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had cancer?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Prevalence--FEMALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,642	374	12.9	11.1-14.9	2,268	87.1	85.1-88.9
RACE
White	2,098	319	13.4	11.5-15.6	1,779	86.6	84.4-88.5
African American	392	37	12.1	7.7-18.5	355	87.9	81.5-92.3
Asian	16	1	5.1	0.7-30.4	15	94.9	69.6-99.3
Native American	73	11	17.0	7.0-35.8	62	83.0	64.2-93.0
Other Minorities	47	3	2.3	0.6- 8.1	44	97.7	91.9-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	58	2	1.3	0.2- 7.6	56	98.7	92.4-99.8
-English Speaking	36	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	35	99.8	98.3- 100
-Spanish Speaking	22	1	3.4	0.4-21.3	21	96.6	78.7-99.6
Non-Hispanic	2,581	371	13.2	11.4-15.2	2,210	86.8	84.8-88.6
AGE
40-44	381	20	7.9	4.3-14.3	361	92.1	85.7-95.7
45-54	774	82	9.8	7.1-13.4	692	90.2	86.6-92.9
55-64	582	78	11.2	8.2-15.0	504	88.8	85.0-91.8
65-74	493	93	17.7	13.5-22.9	400	82.3	77.1-86.5
75+	412	101	24.0	18.5-30.6	311	76.0	69.4-81.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	489	77	12.0	8.2-17.1	412	88.0	82.9-91.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	811	110	14.9	11.7-18.9	701	85.1	81.1-88.3
Some Post-H.S.	624	88	13.1	9.7-17.4	536	86.9	82.6-90.3
College Graduate	712	99	10.2	7.8-13.3	613	89.8	86.7-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	69	23.2	16.6-31.4	274	76.8	68.6-83.4
$15,000- 24,999	431	57	11.6	7.8-16.8	374	88.4	83.2-92.2
$25,000- 34,999	288	33	10.6	6.8-16.2	255	89.4	83.8-93.2
$35,000- 49,999	289	40	13.5	8.8-20.4	249	86.5	79.6-91.2
$50,000-74,999	272	30	8.7	5.2-14.1	242	91.3	85.9-94.8
$75,000+	282	28	8.1	4.9-13.0	254	91.9	87.0-95.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	173	31	15.9	11.0-22.5	142	84.1	77.5-89.0
Forsyth	189	27	13.6	9.2-19.8	162	86.4	80.2-90.8
Guilford	178	25	12.4	8.1-18.7	153	87.6	81.3-91.9
Henderson/Transylvania	209	33	14.4	9.9-20.4	176	85.6	79.6-90.1
Mecklenburg	164	24	12.7	8.4-18.7	140	87.3	81.3-91.6
Orange	153	25	17.8	9.9-30.1	128	82.2	69.9-90.1
Pitt	150	17	7.4	4.2-12.5	133	92.6	87.5-95.8
Randolph	166	17	8.2	4.9-13.5	149	91.8	86.5-95.1
Robeson	181	22	11.2	7.3-16.9	159	88.8	83.1-92.7
Wake	123	11	6.9	3.6-12.8	112	93.1	87.2-96.4
Western NC	253	39	15.1	11.0-20.4	214	84.9	79.6-89.0
Piedmont NC	368	61	14.7	11.0-19.3	307	85.3	80.7-89.0
Eastern NC	335	42	11.6	8.0-16.4	293	88.4	83.6-92.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,642

374

12.9

11.1-14.9

2,268

87.1

85.1-88.9

RACE

White

2,098

319

13.4

11.5-15.6

1,779

86.6

84.4-88.5

African American

392

12.1

7.7-18.5

355

87.9

81.5-92.3

Asian

5.1

0.7-30.4

94.9

69.6-99.3

Native American

17.0

7.0-35.8

83.0

64.2-93.0

Other Minorities

2.3

0.6- 8.1

97.7

91.9-99.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.3

0.2- 7.6

98.7

92.4-99.8

-English Speaking

0.2

0.0- 1.7

99.8

98.3- 100

-Spanish Speaking

3.4

0.4-21.3

96.6

78.7-99.6

Non-Hispanic

2,581

371

13.2

11.4-15.2

2,210

86.8

84.8-88.6

AGE

40-44

381

7.9

4.3-14.3

361

92.1

85.7-95.7

45-54

774

9.8

7.1-13.4

692

90.2

86.6-92.9

55-64

582

11.2

8.2-15.0

504

88.8

85.0-91.8

65-74

493

17.7

13.5-22.9

400

82.3

77.1-86.5

75+

412

101

24.0

18.5-30.6

311

76.0

69.4-81.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

489

12.0

8.2-17.1

412

88.0

82.9-91.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

811

110

14.9

11.7-18.9

701

85.1

81.1-88.3

Some Post-H.S.

624

13.1

9.7-17.4

536

86.9

82.6-90.3

College Graduate

712

10.2

7.8-13.3

613

89.8

86.7-92.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

23.2

16.6-31.4

274

76.8

68.6-83.4

$15,000- 24,999

431

11.6

7.8-16.8

374

88.4

83.2-92.2

$25,000- 34,999

288

10.6

6.8-16.2

255

89.4

83.8-93.2

$35,000- 49,999

289

13.5

8.8-20.4

249

86.5

79.6-91.2

$50,000-74,999

272

8.7

5.2-14.1

242

91.3

85.9-94.8

$75,000+

282

8.1

4.9-13.0

254

91.9

87.0-95.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

173

15.9

11.0-22.5

142

84.1

77.5-89.0

Forsyth

189

13.6

9.2-19.8

162

86.4

80.2-90.8

Guilford

178

12.4

8.1-18.7

153

87.6

81.3-91.9

Henderson/Transylvania

209

14.4

9.9-20.4

176

85.6

79.6-90.1

Mecklenburg

164

12.7

8.4-18.7

140

87.3

81.3-91.6

Orange

153

17.8

9.9-30.1

128

82.2

69.9-90.1

Pitt

150

7.4

4.2-12.5

133

92.6

87.5-95.8

Randolph

166

8.2

4.9-13.5

149

91.8

86.5-95.1

Robeson

181

11.2

7.3-16.9

159

88.8

83.1-92.7

Wake

123

6.9

3.6-12.8

112

93.1

87.2-96.4

Western NC

253

15.1

11.0-20.4

214

84.9

79.6-89.0

Piedmont NC

368

14.7

11.0-19.3

307

85.3

80.7-89.0

Eastern NC

335

11.6

8.0-16.4

293

88.4

83.6-92.0

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* Data for this table includes respondents (age 40 years or older) reported having being diagnosed with a cancer (including prostate cancer).

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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