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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 1,942 1,271 62.8 59.5-65.9 671 37.2 34.1-40.5
GENDER
Male 679 411 57.5 52.1-62.8 268 42.5 37.2-47.9
Female 1,263 860 67.1 63.2-70.8 403 32.9 29.2-36.8
RACE
White 1,552 1,024 64.6 61.0-68.1 528 35.4 31.9-39.0
African American 310 188 54.4 46.5-62.1 122 45.6 37.9-53.5
Other Minorities 75 58 71.1 54.3-83.6 17 28.9 16.4-45.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 55 42 63.8 45.4-78.9 13 36.2 21.1-54.6
Non-Hispanic 1,884 1,228 62.9 59.6-66.1 656 37.1 33.9-40.4
AGE
18-24 53 37 64.3 47.2-78.3 16 35.7 21.7-52.8
25-34 198 121 57.0 47.8-65.8 77 43.0 34.2-52.2
35-44 344 218 61.1 54.3-67.5 126 38.9 32.5-45.7
45-54 470 305 63.1 57.2-68.6 165 36.9 31.4-42.8
55-64 426 282 65.8 59.8-71.3 144 34.2 28.7-40.2
65-74 293 204 67.5 60.4-73.9 89 32.5 26.1-39.6
75+ 148 99 70.6 61.0-78.6 49 29.4 21.4-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 146 69.0 57.7-78.5 58 31.0 21.5-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 352 64.7 57.9-70.9 169 35.3 29.1-42.1
Some Post-H.S. 495 327 59.9 53.0-66.4 168 40.1 33.6-47.0
College Graduate 720 446 62.0 57.2-66.6 274 38.0 33.4-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 101 77.0 67.7-84.3 45 23.0 15.7-32.3
$15,000- 24,999 251 170 63.3 52.7-72.8 81 36.7 27.2-47.3
$25,000- 34,999 195 123 60.9 50.3-70.7 72 39.1 29.3-49.7
$35,000- 49,999 255 166 59.7 50.1-68.6 89 40.3 31.4-49.9
$50,000-74,999 337 217 62.3 54.0-69.9 120 37.7 30.1-46.0
$75,000+ 530 322 57.7 52.0-63.3 208 42.3 36.7-48.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 640 455 71.2 65.8-76.0 185 28.8 24.0-34.2
No 1,294 813 59.9 55.9-63.8 481 40.1 36.2-44.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 154 64.4 54.7-73.1 85 35.6 26.9-45.3
Non-Veteran 1,703 1,117 62.6 59.1-65.9 586 37.4 34.1-40.9

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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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