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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,179 813 68.5 64.6-72.2 366 31.5 27.8-35.4
GENDER
Male 399 269 66.9 60.1-73.0 130 33.1 27.0-39.9
Female 780 544 69.7 65.1-74.0 236 30.3 26.0-34.9
RACE
White 1,099 753 68.1 64.0-71.8 346 31.9 28.2-36.0
African American 32 27 86.9 70.3-94.9 5 13.1 5.1-29.7
Other Minorities 46 32 70.5 51.1-84.6 14 29.5 15.4-48.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 28 18 70.3 46.6-86.5 10 29.7 13.5-53.4
Non-Hispanic 1,150 794 68.5 64.5-72.2 356 31.5 27.8-35.5
AGE
18-24 32 20 58.2 37.1-76.7 12 41.8 23.3-62.9
25-34 107 72 63.8 52.0-74.1 35 36.2 25.9-48.0
35-44 134 106 76.3 66.1-84.1 28 23.7 15.9-33.9
45-54 219 167 75.9 67.9-82.5 52 24.1 17.5-32.1
55-64 263 197 75.4 68.9-81.0 66 24.6 19.0-31.1
65-74 258 159 64.9 58.3-70.9 99 35.1 29.1-41.7
75+ 163 90 50.8 41.9-59.7 73 49.2 40.3-58.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 107 67.3 57.8-75.5 54 32.7 24.5-42.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 339 228 67.9 59.9-75.0 111 32.1 25.0-40.1
Some Post-H.S. 342 222 65.4 58.3-71.9 120 34.6 28.1-41.7
College Graduate 336 255 72.9 65.6-79.1 81 27.1 20.9-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 94 65.7 55.2-74.8 45 34.3 25.2-44.8
$15,000- 24,999 236 151 67.4 59.5-74.5 85 32.6 25.5-40.5
$25,000- 34,999 128 91 66.7 53.5-77.7 37 33.3 22.3-46.5
$35,000- 49,999 192 137 68.9 58.3-77.9 55 31.1 22.1-41.7
$50,000-74,999 173 119 67.6 57.3-76.4 54 32.4 23.6-42.7
$75,000+ 184 133 72.7 63.9-80.0 51 27.3 20.0-36.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 480 334 69.4 63.4-74.8 146 30.6 25.2-36.6
No 694 476 68.2 63.1-72.9 218 31.8 27.1-36.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 115 60.5 50.5-69.7 69 39.5 30.3-49.5
Non-Veteran 995 698 69.9 65.7-73.8 297 30.1 26.2-34.3

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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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