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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?
Skin*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,265 160 3.0 2.4- 3.8 4,105 97.0 96.2-97.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,794 150 3.2 2.5- 4.0 3,644 96.8 96.0-97.5
No 464 10 2.0 1.0- 4.1 454 98.0 95.9-99.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 68 6 4.9 1.7-13.6 62 95.1 86.4-98.3
Recommended Range 1,524 58 2.6 1.8- 3.9 1,466 97.4 96.1-98.2
Overweight 1,503 59 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,444 96.8 95.5-97.8
Obese 948 30 3.4 2.1- 5.6 918 96.6 94.4-97.9
Current Smoker
No 3,361 133 3.4 2.7- 4.4 3,228 96.6 95.6-97.3
Yes 884 26 1.8 1.1- 3.0 858 98.2 97.0-98.9
Binge Drinker
No 3,990 158 3.3 2.6- 4.1 3,832 96.7 95.9-97.4
Yes 228 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 226 99.9 99.6- 100
Heavy Drinker
No 4,097 157 3.1 2.5- 4.0 3,940 96.9 96.0-97.5
Yes 130 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 127 99.7 98.9-99.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,436 47 2.3 1.4- 3.7 1,389 97.7 96.3-98.6
Some Physical Activity 1,670 63 3.3 2.3- 4.6 1,607 96.7 95.4-97.7
Physically Inactive 962 44 3.9 2.6- 5.8 918 96.1 94.2-97.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,115 52 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,063 95.8 93.9-97.1
No 3,137 107 2.6 1.9- 3.5 3,030 97.4 96.5-98.1
Disability Status
Yes 1,329 69 5.1 3.6- 7.1 1,260 94.9 92.9-96.4
No 2,909 90 2.1 1.6- 2.9 2,819 97.9 97.1-98.4
Current Asthma
Yes 276 6 2.7 0.9- 7.6 270 97.3 92.4-99.1
No 3,976 154 3.1 2.4- 3.9 3,822 96.9 96.1-97.6
Diabetes
Yes 470 22 4.3 2.5- 7.3 448 95.7 92.7-97.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 22 1 2.3 0.3-15.1 21 97.7 84.9-99.7
No 3,769 137 2.9 2.2- 3.7 3,632 97.1 96.3-97.8
Arthritis
Yes 1,833 97 5.1 3.8- 6.7 1,736 94.9 93.3-96.2
No 2,405 63 1.6 1.1- 2.3 2,342 98.4 97.7-98.9

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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.

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

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