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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Prevalence--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

What type of cancer was/is it?
Breast*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,642 142 5.4 4.2- 6.9 2,500 94.6 93.1-95.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,368 130 5.2 4.1- 6.6 2,238 94.8 93.4-95.9
No 270 12 7.3 3.0-16.5 258 92.7 83.5-97.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 59 6 10.3 3.9-24.7 53 89.7 75.3-96.1
Recommended Range 1,041 66 7.6 5.3-10.9 975 92.4 89.1-94.7
Overweight 759 45 5.9 3.9- 8.8 714 94.1 91.2-96.1
Obese 592 18 2.5 1.3- 4.6 574 97.5 95.4-98.7
Current Smoker
No 2,138 123 5.6 4.4- 7.2 2,015 94.4 92.8-95.6
Yes 490 18 4.5 2.1- 9.6 472 95.5 90.4-97.9
Binge Drinker
No 2,559 139 5.4 4.2- 6.9 2,420 94.6 93.1-95.8
Yes 59 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 58 99.7 97.9- 100
Heavy Drinker
No 2,543 137 5.4 4.2- 6.9 2,406 94.6 93.1-95.8
Yes 76 4 6.2 1.3-24.1 72 93.8 75.9-98.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 823 38 3.5 2.3- 5.2 785 96.5 94.8-97.7
Some Physical Activity 1,051 51 5.4 3.6- 7.9 1,000 94.6 92.1-96.4
Physically Inactive 641 39 5.3 3.5- 8.0 602 94.7 92.0-96.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 713 46 7.6 5.0-11.3 667 92.4 88.7-95.0
No 1,921 96 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,825 95.5 94.0-96.6
Disability Status
Yes 861 52 6.8 4.6-10.2 809 93.2 89.8-95.4
No 1,767 89 4.7 3.5- 6.4 1,678 95.3 93.6-96.5
Current Asthma
Yes 209 10 4.6 2.2- 9.4 199 95.4 90.6-97.8
No 2,424 132 5.5 4.3- 7.1 2,292 94.5 92.9-95.7
Diabetes
Yes 282 15 9.5 5.1-16.8 267 90.5 83.2-94.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 22 1 5.1 0.7-29.2 21 94.9 70.8-99.3
No 2,337 126 4.8 3.7- 6.3 2,211 95.2 93.7-96.3
Arthritis
Yes 1,253 86 5.8 4.3- 7.7 1,167 94.2 92.3-95.7
No 1,376 55 5.1 3.4- 7.5 1,321 94.9 92.5-96.6

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* Data for this table includes respondents who reported being age 40 or older (females only).

#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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