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--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,623	179	9.3	7.3-11.8	1,444	90.7	88.2-92.7
RACE
White	1,280	161	11.0	8.5-14.1	1,119	89.0	85.9-91.5
African American	227	11	2.6	1.1- 6.3	216	97.4	93.7-98.9
Asian	18	1	2.1	0.3-14.9	17	97.9	85.1-99.7
Native American	46	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	44	98.7	94.2-99.7
Other Minorities	45	1	5.4	0.8-29.5	44	94.6	70.5-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	4	10.8	3.1-31.7	40	89.2	68.3-96.9
-English Speaking	24	3	11.6	3.2-33.8	21	88.4	66.2-96.8
-Spanish Speaking	20	1	10.4	1.4-47.7	19	89.6	52.3-98.6
Non-Hispanic	1,577	175	9.3	7.3-11.9	1,402	90.7	88.1-92.7
AGE
40-44	278	7	2.7	1.1- 6.8	271	97.3	93.2-98.9
45-54	514	23	3.5	1.9- 6.3	491	96.5	93.7-98.1
55-64	361	29	7.7	4.4-13.0	332	92.3	87.0-95.6
65-74	290	65	17.7	12.6-24.3	225	82.3	75.7-87.4
75+	180	55	34.2	22.5-48.3	125	65.8	51.7-77.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	289	37	10.7	6.9-16.2	252	89.3	83.8-93.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	454	48	10.0	5.7-16.8	406	90.0	83.2-94.3
Some Post-H.S.	319	30	6.8	4.0-11.1	289	93.2	88.9-96.0
College Graduate	557	63	9.6	6.8-13.5	494	90.4	86.5-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	19	19.1	7.5-40.8	118	80.9	59.2-92.5
$15,000- 24,999	234	30	11.3	6.9-17.9	204	88.7	82.1-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	171	18	7.0	3.8-12.4	153	93.0	87.6-96.2
$35,000- 49,999	246	29	12.8	7.8-20.3	217	87.2	79.7-92.2
$50,000-74,999	184	18	6.6	3.2-13.1	166	93.4	86.9-96.8
$75,000+	302	22	5.4	3.1- 9.3	280	94.6	90.7-96.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	106	17	14.6	8.8-23.4	89	85.4	76.6-91.2
Forsyth	110	6	4.8	1.9-11.6	104	95.2	88.4-98.1
Guilford	95	17	16.2	9.6-25.9	78	83.8	74.1-90.4
Henderson/Transylvania	135	21	14.9	9.3-22.9	114	85.1	77.1-90.7
Mecklenburg	94	7	7.7	3.6-16.0	87	92.3	84.0-96.4
Orange	107	16	15.7	9.4-25.2	91	84.3	74.8-90.6
Pitt	81	4	4.9	1.8-12.5	77	95.1	87.5-98.2
Randolph	116	13	10.7	6.0-18.4	103	89.3	81.6-94.0
Robeson	110	15	8.8	5.1-14.8	95	91.2	85.2-94.9
Wake	98	6	7.0	3.1-15.1	92	93.0	84.9-96.9
Western NC	197	23	9.3	6.0-14.2	174	90.7	85.8-94.0
Piedmont NC	203	18	10.4	5.6-18.5	185	89.6	81.5-94.4
Eastern NC	171	16	7.6	4.3-13.0	155	92.4	87.0-95.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,623

179

9.3

7.3-11.8

1,444

90.7

88.2-92.7

RACE

White

1,280

161

11.0

8.5-14.1

1,119

89.0

85.9-91.5

African American

227

2.6

1.1- 6.3

216

97.4

93.7-98.9

Asian

2.1

0.3-14.9

97.9

85.1-99.7

Native American

1.3

0.3- 5.8

98.7

94.2-99.7

Other Minorities

5.4

0.8-29.5

94.6

70.5-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.8

3.1-31.7

89.2

68.3-96.9

-English Speaking

11.6

3.2-33.8

88.4

66.2-96.8

-Spanish Speaking

10.4

1.4-47.7

89.6

52.3-98.6

Non-Hispanic

1,577

175

9.3

7.3-11.9

1,402

90.7

88.1-92.7

AGE

40-44

278

2.7

1.1- 6.8

271

97.3

93.2-98.9

45-54

514

3.5

1.9- 6.3

491

96.5

93.7-98.1

55-64

361

7.7

4.4-13.0

332

92.3

87.0-95.6

65-74

290

17.7

12.6-24.3

225

82.3

75.7-87.4

75+

180

34.2

22.5-48.3

125

65.8

51.7-77.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

289

10.7

6.9-16.2

252

89.3

83.8-93.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

454

10.0

5.7-16.8

406

90.0

83.2-94.3

Some Post-H.S.

319

6.8

4.0-11.1

289

93.2

88.9-96.0

College Graduate

557

9.6

6.8-13.5

494

90.4

86.5-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

19.1

7.5-40.8

118

80.9

59.2-92.5

$15,000- 24,999

234

11.3

6.9-17.9

204

88.7

82.1-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

171

7.0

3.8-12.4

153

93.0

87.6-96.2

$35,000- 49,999

246

12.8

7.8-20.3

217

87.2

79.7-92.2

$50,000-74,999

184

6.6

3.2-13.1

166

93.4

86.9-96.8

$75,000+

302

5.4

3.1- 9.3

280

94.6

90.7-96.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

106

14.6

8.8-23.4

85.4

76.6-91.2

Forsyth

110

4.8

1.9-11.6

104

95.2

88.4-98.1

Guilford

16.2

9.6-25.9

83.8

74.1-90.4

Henderson/Transylvania

135

14.9

9.3-22.9

114

85.1

77.1-90.7

Mecklenburg

7.7

3.6-16.0

92.3

84.0-96.4

Orange

107

15.7

9.4-25.2

84.3

74.8-90.6

Pitt

4.9

1.8-12.5

95.1

87.5-98.2

Randolph

116

10.7

6.0-18.4

103

89.3

81.6-94.0

Robeson

110

8.8

5.1-14.8

91.2

85.2-94.9

Wake

7.0

3.1-15.1

93.0

84.9-96.9

Western NC

197

9.3

6.0-14.2

174

90.7

85.8-94.0

Piedmont NC

203

10.4

5.6-18.5

185

89.6

81.5-94.4

Eastern NC

171

7.6

4.3-13.0

155

92.4

87.0-95.7

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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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