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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 5,978 4,053 68.0 66.2-69.8 1,925 32.0 30.2-33.8
GENDER
Male 1,997 1,356 67.9 64.6-70.9 641 32.1 29.1-35.4
Female 3,981 2,697 68.1 66.0-70.1 1,284 31.9 29.9-34.0
RACE
White 4,769 3,200 68.1 66.1-70.0 1,569 31.9 30.0-33.9
African American 858 629 74.0 69.6-78.0 229 26.0 22.0-30.4
Asian 30 19 59.8 36.1-79.6 11 40.2 20.4-63.9
Native American 108 82 73.1 59.0-83.7 26 26.9 16.3-41.0
Other Minorities 200 115 49.9 39.3-60.5 85 50.1 39.5-60.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 200 118 52.2 41.4-62.9 82 47.8 37.1-58.6
-English Speaking 98 62 56.2 41.9-69.5 36 43.8 30.5-58.1
-Spanish Speaking 102 56 50.0 35.7-64.4 46 50.0 35.6-64.3
Non-Hispanic 5,767 3,929 69.0 67.2-70.7 1,838 31.0 29.3-32.8
AGE
18-24 165 106 66.0 56.8-74.2 59 34.0 25.8-43.2
25-34 638 416 62.0 56.4-67.3 222 38.0 32.7-43.6
35-44 977 682 70.7 66.7-74.4 295 29.3 25.6-33.3
45-54 1,260 940 75.9 72.9-78.8 320 24.1 21.2-27.1
55-64 1,262 914 72.8 69.5-75.9 348 27.2 24.1-30.5
65-74 1,016 652 63.9 60.1-67.5 364 36.1 32.5-39.9
75+ 633 323 50.3 45.4-55.3 310 49.7 44.7-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 691 450 62.4 55.7-68.7 241 37.6 31.3-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,738 1,175 67.7 64.1-71.1 563 32.3 28.9-35.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,658 1,083 66.5 63.0-69.8 575 33.5 30.2-37.0
College Graduate 1,886 1,341 71.5 68.6-74.2 545 28.5 25.8-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 552 369 69.9 62.8-76.2 183 30.1 23.8-37.2
$15,000- 24,999 930 591 61.0 55.7-66.1 339 39.0 33.9-44.3
$25,000- 34,999 690 472 66.7 60.9-72.0 218 33.3 28.0-39.1
$35,000- 49,999 862 583 65.7 60.9-70.1 279 34.3 29.9-39.1
$50,000-74,999 929 659 72.3 68.2-76.0 270 27.7 24.0-31.8
$75,000+ 1,283 907 71.6 68.2-74.8 376 28.4 25.2-31.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,214 1,459 65.7 62.7-68.6 755 34.3 31.4-37.3
No 3,728 2,574 69.1 66.8-71.3 1,154 30.9 28.7-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 859 561 65.2 60.5-69.6 298 34.8 30.4-39.5
Non-Veteran 5,119 3,492 68.4 66.4-70.4 1,627 31.6 29.6-33.6

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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.

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