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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,265	553	11.3	9.9-12.8	3,712	88.7	87.2-90.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,794	509	11.6	10.1-13.2	3,285	88.4	86.8-89.9
No	464	44	9.2	5.8-14.2	420	90.8	85.8-94.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	68	17	19.9	10.0-35.8	51	80.1	64.2-90.0
Recommended Range	1,524	217	12.5	10.3-15.1	1,307	87.5	84.9-89.7
Overweight	1,503	195	11.8	9.3-14.8	1,308	88.2	85.2-90.7
Obese	948	101	9.7	7.3-12.7	847	90.3	87.3-92.7
Current Smoker
No	3,361	449	11.5	10.1-13.1	2,912	88.5	86.9-89.9
Yes	884	99	10.4	7.2-14.7	785	89.6	85.3-92.8
Binge Drinker
No	3,990	537	11.8	10.3-13.4	3,453	88.2	86.6-89.7
Yes	228	11	3.9	1.6- 9.2	217	96.1	90.8-98.4
Heavy Drinker
No	4,097	540	11.5	10.1-13.1	3,557	88.5	86.9-89.9
Yes	130	10	4.8	1.7-13.2	120	95.2	86.8-98.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	1,436	161	8.2	6.5-10.2	1,275	91.8	89.8-93.5
Some Physical Activity	1,670	201	10.3	8.4-12.5	1,469	89.7	87.5-91.6
Physically Inactive	962	158	14.3	11.5-17.6	804	85.7	82.4-88.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,115	217	19.4	15.8-23.5	898	80.6	76.5-84.2
No	3,137	334	8.2	7.0- 9.6	2,803	91.8	90.4-93.0
Disability Status
Yes	1,329	245	17.9	14.7-21.6	1,084	82.1	78.4-85.3
No	2,909	305	8.4	7.1- 9.9	2,604	91.6	90.1-92.9
Current Asthma
Yes	276	38	9.1	5.8-14.1	238	90.9	85.9-94.2
No	3,976	513	11.1	9.8-12.6	3,463	88.9	87.4-90.2
Diabetes
Yes	470	79	18.0	13.3-23.7	391	82.0	76.3-86.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	22	4	19.6	5.6-49.9	18	80.4	50.1-94.4
No	3,769	469	10.3	8.9-11.8	3,300	89.7	88.2-91.1
Arthritis
Yes	1,833	313	15.0	12.5-17.7	1,520	85.0	82.3-87.5
No	2,405	236	8.4	6.9-10.1	2,169	91.6	89.9-93.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,265

553

11.3

9.9-12.8

3,712

88.7

87.2-90.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

3,794

509

11.6

10.1-13.2

3,285

88.4

86.8-89.9

464

9.2

5.8-14.2

420

90.8

85.8-94.2

Body Mass Index

Underweight

19.9

10.0-35.8

80.1

64.2-90.0

Recommended Range

1,524

217

12.5

10.3-15.1

1,307

87.5

84.9-89.7

Overweight

1,503

195

11.8

9.3-14.8

1,308

88.2

85.2-90.7

Obese

948

101

9.7

7.3-12.7

847

90.3

87.3-92.7

Current Smoker

3,361

449

11.5

10.1-13.1

2,912

88.5

86.9-89.9

Yes

884

10.4

7.2-14.7

785

89.6

85.3-92.8

Binge Drinker

3,990

537

11.8

10.3-13.4

3,453

88.2

86.6-89.7

Yes

228

3.9

1.6- 9.2

217

96.1

90.8-98.4

Heavy Drinker

4,097

540

11.5

10.1-13.1

3,557

88.5

86.9-89.9

Yes

130

4.8

1.7-13.2

120

95.2

86.8-98.3

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

1,436

161

8.2

6.5-10.2

1,275

91.8

89.8-93.5

Some Physical Activity

1,670

201

10.3

8.4-12.5

1,469

89.7

87.5-91.6

Physically Inactive

962

158

14.3

11.5-17.6

804

85.7

82.4-88.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,115

217

19.4

15.8-23.5

898

80.6

76.5-84.2

3,137

334

8.2

7.0- 9.6

2,803

91.8

90.4-93.0

Disability Status

Yes

1,329

245

17.9

14.7-21.6

1,084

82.1

78.4-85.3

2,909

305

8.4

7.1- 9.9

2,604

91.6

90.1-92.9

Current Asthma

Yes

276

9.1

5.8-14.1

238

90.9

85.9-94.2

3,976

513

11.1

9.8-12.6

3,463

88.9

87.4-90.2

Diabetes

Yes

470

18.0

13.3-23.7

391

82.0

76.3-86.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

19.6

5.6-49.9

80.4

50.1-94.4

3,769

469

10.3

8.9-11.8

3,300

89.7

88.2-91.1

Arthritis

Yes

1,833

313

15.0

12.5-17.7

1,520

85.0

82.3-87.5

2,405

236

8.4

6.9-10.1

2,169

91.6

89.9-93.1

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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.

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