BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How many different types of cancer have you had?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer Survivors

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three or more
North Carolina	1,896	1,605	85.2	82.5-87.4	234	12.1	10.0-14.5	57	2.8	1.8- 4.1
-Eastern NC	491	427	85.1	79.3-89.5	53	11.5	7.8-16.6	11	3.4	1.4- 8.1
GENDER
Male	170	150	84.7	74.0-91.5	14	10.3	5.3-19.1	6	5.0	1.5-15.5
Female	321	277	85.3	77.9-90.6	39	12.3	7.6-19.1	5	2.4	0.6- 8.6
RACE
White	390	332	81.1	73.8-86.7	48	14.5	9.8-20.9	10	4.4	1.7-10.8
African American	66	64	98.4	92.8-99.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8
Other Minorities	33	29	87.0	60.3-96.7	4	13.0	3.3-39.7	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	7	90.7	49.4-99.0	1	9.3	1.0-50.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	482	419	84.9	79.0-89.4	52	11.6	7.9-16.7	11	3.5	1.4- 8.3
AGE
18-44	39	33	88.3	70.7-96.0	5	7.2	2.4-20.1	1	4.4	0.6-26.2
45-54	71	61	78.5	59.3-90.2	8	15.3	6.2-33.1	2	6.2	1.1-28.4
55-64	89	79	83.9	69.2-92.4	7	10.6	4.4-23.4	3	5.5	1.2-21.0
65+	287	249	87.3	80.1-92.2	33	11.9	7.1-19.1	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	64	82.0	58.0-93.8	6	18.0	6.2-42.0	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	165	151	92.8	84.6-96.8	13	7.0	3.1-15.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
Some Post-H.S.	129	110	86.4	76.3-92.6	15	9.7	4.8-18.4	4	3.9	1.1-13.4
College Graduate	127	102	73.0	58.3-84.0	19	17.2	9.5-29.3	6	9.7	3.1-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	59	95.8	88.1-98.6	5	2.2	0.8- 5.8	1	2.0	0.3-13.0
$15,000- 24,999	91	82	91.2	76.9-97.0	8	8.5	2.8-23.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8
$25,000- 34,999	66	58	83.1	59.1-94.3	6	15.3	4.6-40.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999	67	55	76.9	58.8-88.6	11	19.0	8.8-36.4	1	4.1	0.6-23.7
$50,000-74,999	50	37	71.8	48.7-87.2	11	20.4	8.8-40.4	2	7.8	1.3-35.7
$75,000+	66	57	81.5	60.0-92.8	6	8.5	3.4-19.7	3	10.1	1.9-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	268	228	81.5	72.4-88.0	32	14.3	8.7-22.7	8	4.2	1.5-11.2
No	216	193	88.5	80.0-93.6	20	8.8	4.8-15.5	3	2.7	0.5-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	86	69	74.0	57.7-85.6	12	20.0	10.0-36.1	5	6.0	1.6-20.3
Non-Veteran	362	318	86.9	80.0-91.6	38	9.9	6.1-15.7	6	3.2	1.1- 9.5

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,896

1,605

85.2

82.5-87.4

234

12.1

10.0-14.5

2.8

1.8- 4.1

-Eastern NC

491

427

85.1

79.3-89.5

11.5

7.8-16.6

3.4

1.4- 8.1

GENDER

Male

170

150

84.7

74.0-91.5

10.3

5.3-19.1

5.0

1.5-15.5

Female

321

277

85.3

77.9-90.6

12.3

7.6-19.1

2.4

0.6- 8.6

RACE

White

390

332

81.1

73.8-86.7

14.5

9.8-20.9

4.4

1.7-10.8

African American

98.4

92.8-99.6

0.5

0.1- 3.7

1.1

0.2- 7.8

Other Minorities

87.0

60.3-96.7

13.0

3.3-39.7

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

90.7

49.4-99.0

9.3

1.0-50.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

482

419

84.9

79.0-89.4

11.6

7.9-16.7

3.5

1.4- 8.3

AGE

18-44

88.3

70.7-96.0

7.2

2.4-20.1

4.4

0.6-26.2

45-54

78.5

59.3-90.2

15.3

6.2-33.1

6.2

1.1-28.4

55-64

83.9

69.2-92.4

10.6

4.4-23.4

5.5

1.2-21.0

65+

287

249

87.3

80.1-92.2

11.9

7.1-19.1

0.8

0.3- 2.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

82.0

58.0-93.8

18.0

6.2-42.0

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

165

151

92.8

84.6-96.8

7.0

3.1-15.2

0.2

0.0- 1.4

Some Post-H.S.

129

110

86.4

76.3-92.6

9.7

4.8-18.4

3.9

1.1-13.4

College Graduate

127

102

73.0

58.3-84.0

17.2

9.5-29.3

9.7

3.1-26.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

95.8

88.1-98.6

2.2

0.8- 5.8

2.0

0.3-13.0

$15,000- 24,999

91.2

76.9-97.0

8.5

2.8-23.0

0.2

0.0- 1.8

$25,000- 34,999

83.1

59.1-94.3

15.3

4.6-40.4

1.6

0.4- 6.9

$35,000- 49,999

76.9

58.8-88.6

19.0

8.8-36.4

4.1

0.6-23.7

$50,000-74,999

71.8

48.7-87.2

20.4

8.8-40.4

7.8

1.3-35.7

$75,000+

81.5

60.0-92.8

8.5

3.4-19.7

10.1

1.9-38.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

268

228

81.5

72.4-88.0

14.3

8.7-22.7

4.2

1.5-11.2

216

193

88.5

80.0-93.6

8.8

4.8-15.5

2.7

0.5-13.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

74.0

57.7-85.6

20.0

10.0-36.1

6.0

1.6-20.3

Non-Veteran

362

318

86.9

80.0-91.6

9.9

6.1-15.7

3.2

1.1- 9.5

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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