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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer

Did the doctor or health care provider then discuss with you your risk for certain diseases or
health problems based on your family history?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,978 4,053 68.0 66.2-69.8 1,925 32.0 30.2-33.8
-Eastern NC 1,904 1,282 67.4 64.3-70.4 622 32.6 29.6-35.7
GENDER
Male 604 402 67.3 62.0-72.3 202 32.7 27.7-38.0
Female 1,300 880 67.5 63.8-70.9 420 32.5 29.1-36.2
RACE
White 1,328 882 66.2 62.4-69.8 446 33.8 30.2-37.6
African American 415 289 71.3 65.2-76.7 126 28.7 23.3-34.8
Other Minorities 156 109 67.8 56.5-77.4 47 32.2 22.6-43.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 44 65.4 49.6-78.4 25 34.6 21.6-50.4
Non-Hispanic 1,829 1,236 67.7 64.5-70.7 593 32.3 29.3-35.5
AGE
18-24 52 32 56.7 40.9-71.2 20 43.3 28.8-59.1
25-34 222 145 64.3 55.7-72.1 77 35.7 27.9-44.3
35-44 335 232 72.9 66.8-78.2 103 27.1 21.8-33.2
45-54 402 297 74.6 69.2-79.3 105 25.4 20.7-30.8
55-64 403 289 73.4 67.9-78.2 114 26.6 21.8-32.1
65-74 299 195 64.0 57.1-70.3 104 36.0 29.7-42.9
75+ 180 84 45.7 37.0-54.6 96 54.3 45.4-63.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 138 66.1 55.7-75.2 77 33.9 24.8-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 622 422 68.4 63.0-73.4 200 31.6 26.6-37.0
Some Post-H.S. 535 363 66.9 60.6-72.6 172 33.1 27.4-39.4
College Graduate 530 358 67.3 61.8-72.3 172 32.7 27.7-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 128 70.6 60.6-78.9 63 29.4 21.1-39.4
$15,000- 24,999 298 187 62.3 53.2-70.6 111 37.7 29.4-46.8
$25,000- 34,999 258 183 73.1 65.1-79.8 75 26.9 20.2-34.9
$35,000- 49,999 279 189 67.8 59.8-74.9 90 32.2 25.1-40.2
$50,000-74,999 287 203 69.6 62.5-75.8 84 30.4 24.2-37.5
$75,000+ 344 240 69.2 61.8-75.6 104 30.8 24.4-38.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 729 478 67.7 62.9-72.2 251 32.3 27.8-37.1
No 1,161 798 67.5 63.5-71.3 363 32.5 28.7-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 204 68.5 61.8-74.5 104 31.5 25.5-38.2
Non-Veteran 1,596 1,078 67.2 63.7-70.5 518 32.8 29.5-36.3

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*Asked of those who reported that their physician had asked them about their family history of illness

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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