BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (At what age were you told that you had cancer?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer Survivors

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 35	Age 35 to 55	Age 55 to 65	Age 65 to 75	Age 75 and older
North Carolina	1,811	263	17.4	14.7-20.5	601	37.2	33.8-40.8	443	22.9	20.1-26.1	343	14.5	12.4-16.8	161	7.9	6.3-10.0
-Eastern NC	471	74	20.1	14.5-27.0	153	36.6	29.4-44.3	107	20.6	15.4-27.1	87	13.9	9.8-19.5	50	8.8	5.9-13.0
GENDER
Male	162	12	17.4	8.4-32.8	48	32.7	20.8-47.2	47	29.0	19.2-41.2	41	14.5	9.0-22.4	14	6.4	3.0-13.2
Female	309	62	21.8	15.7-29.4	105	39.1	30.6-48.2	60	15.2	9.8-22.9	46	13.6	8.2-21.7	36	10.4	6.5-16.2
RACE
White	375	55	18.9	13.4-26.1	123	36.3	29.1-44.2	83	20.4	14.8-27.5	67	13.6	9.4-19.3	47	10.7	7.1-15.9
African American	63	11	20.8	7.4-46.3	17	34.1	15.7-59.0	17	22.5	9.9-43.4	15	17.8	6.9-38.7	3	4.8	1.3-16.9
Other Minorities	31	8	31.9	13.1-59.3	13	48.9	22.6-75.9	6	13.6	3.9-37.6	4	5.6	1.5-18.6	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	3	21.9	4.4-62.7	3	15.1	3.0-50.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	63.0	20.7-91.7	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	462	71	20.1	14.5-27.2	150	37.1	29.8-45.0	106	20.8	15.5-27.4	85	13.0	9.1-18.2	50	9.0	6.1-13.3
AGE
18-44	39	29	59.2	31.1-82.3	10	40.8	17.7-68.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	70	15	20.0	9.2-38.1	55	80.0	61.9-90.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	89	15	19.5	9.7-35.3	35	32.4	20.5-47.0	39	48.1	33.2-63.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
65+	272	15	6.9	3.4-13.3	53	17.1	11.4-24.8	67	21.1	14.9-29.1	87	33.6	24.8-43.6	50	21.3	14.7-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	8	18.0	6.7-40.4	14	25.7	11.6-47.5	17	18.1	9.0-33.0	19	28.8	15.1-47.9	7	9.4	3.0-25.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	157	20	18.4	9.6-32.5	51	39.3	26.2-54.2	38	20.3	11.8-32.6	31	13.0	7.1-22.8	17	9.0	4.5-17.2
Some Post-H.S.	127	31	26.9	17.0-39.7	36	25.8	16.8-37.6	24	23.4	13.3-37.7	22	15.7	7.4-30.5	14	8.1	3.7-17.0
College Graduate	122	15	16.3	7.6-31.4	52	49.2	35.6-62.9	28	19.4	11.2-31.6	15	6.0	3.2-11.2	12	9.1	4.2-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	9	12.7	5.5-26.8	17	27.3	13.2-48.1	12	17.2	7.5-34.9	13	27.2	10.9-53.3	9	15.5	6.6-32.2
$15,000- 24,999	89	20	43.0	25.6-62.4	28	24.2	13.5-39.6	24	20.1	10.1-35.9	8	4.1	1.6- 9.9	9	8.5	3.5-19.3
$25,000- 34,999	65	14	15.0	7.4-28.0	13	38.9	20.0-61.9	16	12.8	6.3-24.3	17	26.6	13.9-44.8	5	6.7	1.7-23.2
$35,000- 49,999	65	7	16.0	6.5-34.4	26	33.9	19.1-52.6	13	28.2	14.0-48.8	17	20.6	9.2-39.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
$50,000-74,999	50	8	15.6	5.5-37.2	13	40.6	18.0-67.9	14	23.6	9.9-46.4	8	8.1	2.3-24.8	7	12.1	4.0-31.4
$75,000+	64	9	20.2	8.3-41.3	32	60.1	42.8-75.2	14	12.1	6.5-21.3	7	6.3	2.6-14.2	2	1.4	0.3- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	258	39	18.9	12.3-27.9	83	36.9	26.6-48.6	58	19.9	13.0-29.2	47	12.7	7.4-20.8	31	11.6	7.0-18.5
No	207	34	18.4	11.7-27.8	68	36.6	27.5-46.9	48	22.7	15.1-32.6	39	16.2	10.1-25.0	18	6.1	3.1-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	82	11	28.8	15.2-47.8	16	16.1	8.1-29.6	24	25.9	15.3-40.3	24	18.1	10.2-30.2	7	11.1	4.1-26.5
Non-Veteran	348	55	18.8	12.7-27.0	128	41.2	32.6-50.4	72	18.9	13.0-26.6	55	13.5	8.7-20.5	38	7.6	4.7-12.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 35

Age 35 to 55

Age 55 to 65

Age 65 to 75

Age 75 and older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,811

263

17.4

14.7-20.5

601

37.2

33.8-40.8

443

22.9

20.1-26.1

343

14.5

12.4-16.8

161

7.9

6.3-10.0

-Eastern NC

471

20.1

14.5-27.0

153

36.6

29.4-44.3

107

20.6

15.4-27.1

13.9

9.8-19.5

8.8

5.9-13.0

GENDER

Male

162

17.4

8.4-32.8

32.7

20.8-47.2

29.0

19.2-41.2

14.5

9.0-22.4

6.4

3.0-13.2

Female

309

21.8

15.7-29.4

105

39.1

30.6-48.2

15.2

9.8-22.9

13.6

8.2-21.7

10.4

6.5-16.2

RACE

White

375

18.9

13.4-26.1

123

36.3

29.1-44.2

20.4

14.8-27.5

13.6

9.4-19.3

10.7

7.1-15.9

African American

20.8

7.4-46.3

34.1

15.7-59.0

22.5

9.9-43.4

17.8

6.9-38.7

4.8

1.3-16.9

Other Minorities

31.9

13.1-59.3

48.9

22.6-75.9

13.6

3.9-37.6

5.6

1.5-18.6

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.9

4.4-62.7

15.1

3.0-50.7

0.0

. - .

63.0

20.7-91.7

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

462

20.1

14.5-27.2

150

37.1

29.8-45.0

106

20.8

15.5-27.4

13.0

9.1-18.2

9.0

6.1-13.3

AGE

18-44

59.2

31.1-82.3

40.8

17.7-68.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

20.0

9.2-38.1

80.0

61.9-90.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55-64

19.5

9.7-35.3

32.4

20.5-47.0

48.1

33.2-63.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65+

272

6.9

3.4-13.3

17.1

11.4-24.8

21.1

14.9-29.1

33.6

24.8-43.6

21.3

14.7-29.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.0

6.7-40.4

25.7

11.6-47.5

18.1

9.0-33.0

28.8

15.1-47.9

9.4

3.0-25.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

157

18.4

9.6-32.5

39.3

26.2-54.2

20.3

11.8-32.6

13.0

7.1-22.8

9.0

4.5-17.2

Some Post-H.S.

127

26.9

17.0-39.7

25.8

16.8-37.6

23.4

13.3-37.7

15.7

7.4-30.5

8.1

3.7-17.0

College Graduate

122

16.3

7.6-31.4

49.2

35.6-62.9

19.4

11.2-31.6

6.0

3.2-11.2

9.1

4.2-18.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.7

5.5-26.8

27.3

13.2-48.1

17.2

7.5-34.9

27.2

10.9-53.3

15.5

6.6-32.2

$15,000- 24,999

43.0

25.6-62.4

24.2

13.5-39.6

20.1

10.1-35.9

4.1

1.6- 9.9

8.5

3.5-19.3

$25,000- 34,999

15.0

7.4-28.0

38.9

20.0-61.9

12.8

6.3-24.3

26.6

13.9-44.8

6.7

1.7-23.2

$35,000- 49,999

16.0

6.5-34.4

33.9

19.1-52.6

28.2

14.0-48.8

20.6

9.2-39.7

1.3

0.3- 5.5

$50,000-74,999

15.6

5.5-37.2

40.6

18.0-67.9

23.6

9.9-46.4

8.1

2.3-24.8

12.1

4.0-31.4

$75,000+

20.2

8.3-41.3

60.1

42.8-75.2

12.1

6.5-21.3

6.3

2.6-14.2

1.4

0.3- 6.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

258

18.9

12.3-27.9

36.9

26.6-48.6

19.9

13.0-29.2

12.7

7.4-20.8

11.6

7.0-18.5

207

18.4

11.7-27.8

36.6

27.5-46.9

22.7

15.1-32.6

16.2

10.1-25.0

6.1

3.1-11.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.8

15.2-47.8

16.1

8.1-29.6

25.9

15.3-40.3

18.1

10.2-30.2

11.1

4.1-26.5

Non-Veteran

348

18.8

12.7-27.0

128

41.2

32.6-50.4

18.9

13.0-26.6

13.5

8.7-20.5

7.6

4.7-12.0

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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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