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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer

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Cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,016 2,601 62.2 59.9-64.4 1,415 37.8 35.6-40.1
-Eastern NC 1,273 800 61.4 57.6-65.1 473 38.6 34.9-42.4
GENDER
Male 396 216 56.3 49.6-62.8 180 43.7 37.2-50.4
Female 877 584 65.4 61.0-69.5 293 34.6 30.5-39.0
RACE
White 875 548 60.6 56.1-65.0 327 39.4 35.0-43.9
African American 288 180 59.8 51.4-67.6 108 40.2 32.4-48.6
Other Minorities 109 72 70.5 57.7-80.7 37 29.5 19.3-42.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 24 65.6 45.7-81.2 20 34.4 18.8-54.3
Non-Hispanic 1,228 776 61.1 57.3-64.9 452 38.9 35.1-42.7
AGE
18-24 32 16 51.7 31.9-71.0 16 48.3 29.0-68.1
25-34 144 96 64.0 53.3-73.4 48 36.0 26.6-46.7
35-44 231 138 60.9 52.5-68.6 93 39.1 31.4-47.5
45-54 296 180 59.1 51.9-65.9 116 40.9 34.1-48.1
55-64 287 195 66.0 59.1-72.3 92 34.0 27.7-40.9
65-74 192 119 63.4 55.1-71.0 73 36.6 29.0-44.9
75+ 84 52 65.5 53.0-76.2 32 34.5 23.8-47.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 91 70.2 57.4-80.4 47 29.8 19.6-42.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 420 245 57.9 51.1-64.5 175 42.1 35.5-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 361 216 56.4 49.5-63.0 145 43.6 37.0-50.5
College Graduate 353 247 67.6 60.9-73.6 106 32.4 26.4-39.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 81 60.5 46.1-73.2 47 39.5 26.8-53.9
$15,000- 24,999 187 125 70.4 60.6-78.6 62 29.6 21.4-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 183 110 58.9 49.2-67.9 73 41.1 32.1-50.8
$35,000- 49,999 187 115 59.4 49.3-68.8 72 40.6 31.2-50.7
$50,000-74,999 202 126 62.5 54.1-70.2 76 37.5 29.8-45.9
$75,000+ 238 153 60.5 52.4-68.1 85 39.5 31.9-47.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 475 319 69.1 63.4-74.3 156 30.9 25.7-36.6
No 792 475 57.3 52.4-62.1 317 42.7 37.9-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 117 56.1 47.1-64.7 84 43.9 35.3-52.9
Non-Veteran 1,072 683 62.5 58.3-66.5 389 37.5 33.5-41.7

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*Asked of those who reported that their physician had discussed their risk for certain diseases

^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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