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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,012 2,733 65.1 62.8-67.3 1,279 34.9 32.7-37.2
-Eastern NC 1,272 856 66.2 62.4-69.8 416 33.8 30.2-37.6
GENDER
Male 395 281 70.2 63.6-76.0 114 29.8 24.0-36.4
Female 877 575 63.1 58.6-67.4 302 36.9 32.6-41.4
RACE
White 875 602 67.9 63.3-72.1 273 32.1 27.9-36.7
African American 287 185 60.2 51.8-68.0 102 39.8 32.0-48.2
Other Minorities 109 68 69.1 56.5-79.4 41 30.9 20.6-43.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 44 28 75.8 58.0-87.6 16 24.2 12.4-42.0
Non-Hispanic 1,227 827 65.5 61.7-69.2 400 34.5 30.8-38.3
AGE
18-24 32 11 34.7 18.0-56.2 21 65.3 43.8-82.0
25-34 143 82 62.5 52.2-71.7 61 37.5 28.3-47.8
35-44 232 144 69.5 62.1-76.0 88 30.5 24.0-37.9
45-54 296 204 69.4 62.7-75.3 92 30.6 24.7-37.3
55-64 285 206 74.3 67.7-79.9 79 25.7 20.1-32.3
65-74 194 144 72.7 64.6-79.4 50 27.3 20.6-35.4
75+ 83 60 69.2 56.2-79.7 23 30.8 20.3-43.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 90 71.0 57.5-81.6 47 29.0 18.4-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 286 63.5 56.2-70.1 132 36.5 29.9-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 361 229 61.6 54.9-67.9 132 38.4 32.1-45.1
College Graduate 355 250 72.7 66.5-78.0 105 27.3 22.0-33.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 86 60.4 45.5-73.6 42 39.6 26.4-54.5
$15,000- 24,999 187 122 67.2 57.2-75.8 65 32.8 24.2-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 181 119 66.3 57.1-74.4 62 33.7 25.6-42.9
$35,000- 49,999 188 137 66.9 55.8-76.3 51 33.1 23.7-44.2
$50,000-74,999 202 130 64.8 56.6-72.2 72 35.2 27.8-43.4
$75,000+ 238 167 69.7 61.7-76.6 71 30.3 23.4-38.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 473 348 77.4 72.5-81.6 125 22.6 18.4-27.5
No 793 503 60.6 55.6-65.4 290 39.4 34.6-44.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 139 67.3 58.4-75.1 64 32.7 24.9-41.6
Non-Veteran 1,069 717 66.0 61.7-70.0 352 34.0 30.0-38.3

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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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