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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cancer

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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
-Western NC 801 530 61.2 56.6-65.7 271 38.8 34.3-43.4
GENDER
Male 261 149 51.5 43.7-59.3 112 48.5 40.7-56.3
Female 540 381 68.0 62.7-73.0 159 32.0 27.0-37.3
RACE
White 743 492 61.4 56.8-65.9 251 38.6 34.1-43.2
African American 27 16 65.3 42.9-82.5 11 34.7 17.5-57.1
Other Minorities 30 21 53.9 23.7-81.6 9 46.1 18.4-76.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 12 48.2 15.7-82.3 4 51.8 17.7-84.3
Non-Hispanic 784 518 61.7 57.1-66.0 266 38.3 34.0-42.9
AGE
18-24 20 10 39.5 19.4-64.0 10 60.5 36.0-80.6
25-34 69 40 56.0 42.5-68.6 29 44.0 31.4-57.5
35-44 106 72 62.6 51.1-72.8 34 37.4 27.2-48.9
45-54 164 105 63.3 53.7-71.9 59 36.7 28.1-46.3
55-64 195 143 73.3 65.9-79.7 52 26.7 20.3-34.1
65-74 156 102 57.4 48.1-66.3 54 42.6 33.7-51.9
75+ 89 56 62.9 51.3-73.3 33 37.1 26.7-48.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 70 62.6 50.3-73.4 35 37.4 26.6-49.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 153 57.5 47.7-66.7 70 42.5 33.3-52.3
Some Post-H.S. 222 145 58.3 50.1-66.0 77 41.7 34.0-49.9
College Graduate 250 162 67.5 60.1-74.1 88 32.5 25.9-39.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 68 65.8 51.0-78.0 25 34.2 22.0-49.0
$15,000- 24,999 148 99 62.9 52.5-72.3 49 37.1 27.7-47.5
$25,000- 34,999 90 59 59.0 42.4-73.8 31 41.0 26.2-57.6
$35,000- 49,999 135 70 45.9 35.7-56.4 65 54.1 43.6-64.3
$50,000-74,999 118 86 68.9 57.0-78.7 32 31.1 21.3-43.0
$75,000+ 133 91 70.3 59.9-78.9 42 29.7 21.1-40.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 329 226 65.5 58.7-71.7 103 34.5 28.3-41.3
No 469 303 59.2 53.1-65.1 166 40.8 34.9-46.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 77 65.0 54.0-74.6 37 35.0 25.4-46.0
Non-Veteran 687 453 60.7 55.6-65.6 234 39.3 34.4-44.4

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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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