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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Prevalence--MALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,623 64 3.1 2.1- 4.3 1,559 96.9 95.7-97.9
RACE
White 1,280 63 3.8 2.7- 5.5 1,217 96.2 94.5-97.3
African American 227 0 0.0 . - . 227 100 . - .
Asian 18 0 0.0 . - . 18 100 . - .
Native American 46 0 0.0 . - . 46 100 . - .
Other Minorities 45 0 0.0 . - . 45 100 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 1 2.4 0.3-15.4 43 97.6 84.6-99.7
-English Speaking 24 1 6.1 0.8-33.5 23 93.9 66.5-99.2
-Spanish Speaking 20 0 0.0 . - . 20 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,577 63 3.1 2.1- 4.4 1,514 96.9 95.6-97.9
AGE
40-44 278 1 0.4 0.1- 2.5 277 99.6 97.5-99.9
45-54 514 12 2.0 0.9- 4.5 502 98.0 95.5-99.1
55-64 361 11 3.3 1.4- 7.2 350 96.7 92.8-98.6
65-74 290 23 6.4 3.5-11.3 267 93.6 88.7-96.5
75+ 180 17 6.4 3.5-11.6 163 93.6 88.4-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 289 8 1.8 0.7- 4.9 281 98.2 95.1-99.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 20 2.8 1.5- 5.1 434 97.2 94.9-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 319 10 1.4 0.6- 3.2 309 98.6 96.8-99.4
College Graduate 557 26 5.3 3.1- 8.9 531 94.7 91.1-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 6 3.4 1.2- 9.3 131 96.6 90.7-98.8
$15,000- 24,999 234 9 2.7 1.1- 6.6 225 97.3 93.4-98.9
$25,000- 34,999 171 7 3.4 1.4- 8.2 164 96.6 91.8-98.6
$35,000- 49,999 246 9 3.7 1.6- 8.1 237 96.3 91.9-98.4
$50,000-74,999 184 11 4.8 1.9-11.5 173 95.2 88.5-98.1
$75,000+ 302 7 2.4 0.9- 6.1 295 97.6 93.9-99.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 106 4 3.9 1.4-10.3 102 96.1 89.7-98.6
Forsyth 110 1 1.8 0.2-11.4 109 98.2 88.6-99.8
Guilford 95 5 3.9 1.6- 9.5 90 96.1 90.5-98.4
Henderson/Transylvania 135 11 8.0 4.1-15.0 124 92.0 85.0-95.9
Mecklenburg 94 4 3.5 1.2- 9.3 90 96.5 90.7-98.8
Orange 107 8 7.9 3.6-16.2 99 92.1 83.8-96.4
Pitt 81 1 1.0 0.1- 6.9 80 99.0 93.1-99.9
Randolph 116 4 3.0 1.1- 7.8 112 97.0 92.2-98.9
Robeson 110 4 2.4 0.8- 6.6 106 97.6 93.4-99.2
Wake 98 2 1.9 0.5- 7.3 96 98.1 92.7-99.5
Western NC 197 8 3.5 1.6- 7.3 189 96.5 92.7-98.4
Piedmont NC 203 6 2.6 1.1- 6.0 197 97.4 94.0-98.9
Eastern NC 171 6 3.0 1.2- 7.6 165 97.0 92.4-98.8

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* Data for this table includes respondents who reported being age 40 or older.

#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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