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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,895 1,958 68.1 65.5-70.7 937 31.9 29.3-34.5
GENDER
Male 994 685 68.3 63.6-72.6 309 31.7 27.4-36.4
Female 1,901 1,273 68.0 65.0-70.9 628 32.0 29.1-35.0
RACE
White 2,342 1,565 68.9 66.2-71.5 777 31.1 28.5-33.8
African American 411 313 75.3 68.9-80.7 98 24.7 19.3-31.1
Other Minorities 136 75 45.8 34.2-58.0 61 54.2 42.0-65.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 103 56 44.2 31.0-58.3 47 55.8 41.7-69.0
Non-Hispanic 2,788 1,899 69.7 67.2-72.1 889 30.3 27.9-32.8
AGE
18-24 81 54 72.0 59.4-81.9 27 28.0 18.1-40.6
25-34 309 199 60.7 52.7-68.1 110 39.3 31.9-47.3
35-44 508 344 68.8 63.1-74.0 164 31.2 26.0-36.9
45-54 639 476 76.5 72.2-80.3 163 23.5 19.7-27.8
55-64 596 428 71.9 67.0-76.3 168 28.1 23.7-33.0
65-74 459 298 63.4 57.6-68.9 161 36.6 31.1-42.4
75+ 290 149 52.3 45.2-59.4 141 47.7 40.6-54.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 205 59.7 49.9-68.8 110 40.3 31.2-50.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 777 525 67.2 61.8-72.3 252 32.8 27.7-38.2
Some Post-H.S. 781 498 66.6 61.6-71.2 283 33.4 28.8-38.4
College Graduate 1,020 728 72.6 68.8-76.1 292 27.4 23.9-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 147 70.8 58.6-80.6 75 29.2 19.4-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 396 253 58.3 50.1-66.0 143 41.7 34.0-49.9
$25,000- 34,999 304 198 63.0 54.1-71.2 106 37.0 28.8-45.9
$35,000- 49,999 391 257 63.3 56.1-70.0 134 36.7 30.0-43.9
$50,000-74,999 469 337 74.3 68.7-79.2 132 25.7 20.8-31.3
$75,000+ 755 534 72.2 67.9-76.1 221 27.8 23.9-32.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,005 647 63.8 59.4-68.0 358 36.2 32.0-40.6
No 1,873 1,300 70.0 66.7-73.1 573 30.0 26.9-33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 242 64.3 56.8-71.2 125 35.7 28.8-43.2
Non-Veteran 2,528 1,716 68.7 65.8-71.3 812 31.3 28.7-34.2

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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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