BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What type of doctor do you think of as your personal or health care provider?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer Survivorship

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	Total Respond.^	Family doctor	Internist	Oncologist	Cancer surgeon	Other
North Carolina	1,647	941	58.4	54.7-62.0	219	12.5	10.4-14.9	135	8.2	6.5-10.2	62	3.8	2.6- 5.4	290	17.2	14.6-20.2
-Eastern NC	421	249	61.2	53.3-68.5	44	9.0	5.6-14.2	41	9.6	6.3-14.5	20	3.9	1.8- 8.3	67	16.2	11.1-23.1
GENDER
Male	149	101	66.9	53.4-78.1	13	7.5	3.0-17.6	5	2.9	0.9- 9.2	5	2.7	0.7- 9.4	25	20.1	11.2-33.3
Female	272	148	56.9	47.4-65.9	31	10.2	6.0-17.0	36	14.6	9.4-22.2	15	4.8	1.9-12.0	42	13.4	8.2-21.1
RACE
White	340	203	59.1	50.8-67.0	40	11.6	7.1-18.3	30	10.4	6.4-16.5	14	2.1	1.1- 3.9	53	16.8	11.1-24.7
African American	54	30	68.9	47.2-84.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	8	4.7	1.7-11.9	6	11.0	3.2-31.5	9	14.7	5.1-35.4
Other Minorities	26	15	54.3	30.2-76.6	3	8.8	2.3-27.9	3	21.2	6.3-51.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.8	5.1-39.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	5	83.5	40.8-97.4	2	16.5	2.6-59.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	413	243	60.6	52.6-68.0	42	8.9	5.5-14.2	41	9.8	6.4-14.8	20	4.0	1.9- 8.5	67	16.6	11.4-23.7
AGE
18-44	37	22	67.8	42.5-85.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	12.9	4.8-30.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.7	7	18.1	5.7-44.7
45-54	57	32	55.0	36.3-72.4	3	8.9	1.7-35.7	10	18.9	8.3-37.3	4	3.8	1.1-11.9	8	13.4	4.4-34.4
55-64	74	46	61.6	44.0-76.6	8	9.3	3.3-23.2	7	2.8	1.2- 6.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	12	25.7	12.8-44.7
65+	249	145	60.3	50.2-69.5	33	12.3	7.3-19.9	17	8.9	4.6-16.6	14	6.7	2.5-16.4	40	11.9	7.6-18.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	36	76.1	57.9-88.1	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	6	9.3	3.3-23.5	3	7.4	1.3-31.8	7	5.8	2.5-12.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	145	89	66.3	52.4-77.8	17	11.2	5.5-21.6	10	5.1	2.1-12.3	9	6.2	2.0-17.8	20	11.2	5.3-22.2
Some Post-H.S.	113	65	61.9	48.0-74.2	9	3.9	1.8- 8.1	16	15.5	8.1-27.8	3	1.2	0.3- 4.1	20	17.4	9.0-31.1
College Graduate	109	59	46.2	32.4-60.6	16	14.6	6.5-29.6	9	10.2	4.1-23.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.0	20	27.2	14.8-44.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	32	66.3	44.5-82.9	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	8	11.7	4.6-26.6	4	4.7	1.3-15.4	10	16.3	4.9-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	75	48	75.1	58.3-86.7	10	5.9	2.5-13.4	3	5.9	1.1-26.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4	12	12.3	5.6-24.7
$25,000- 34,999	56	37	71.0	52.5-84.5	8	14.3	5.1-34.1	5	8.4	2.6-24.4	1	1.8	0.3-12.2	5	4.4	1.7-10.9
$35,000- 49,999	60	32	49.6	31.4-67.9	4	4.9	1.2-17.2	6	13.8	5.1-32.4	3	2.3	0.7- 7.7	15	29.4	14.7-50.2
$50,000-74,999	48	25	56.3	32.1-77.9	7	12.6	4.0-33.2	4	8.0	2.1-26.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	11	22.8	8.6-47.9
$75,000+	56	31	57.3	38.3-74.4	7	21.4	7.8-46.7	7	7.8	3.5-16.4	2	2.1	0.5- 8.7	9	11.4	5.4-22.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	227	136	62.1	50.9-72.1	20	8.0	4.1-14.9	18	8.8	4.5-16.6	13	5.0	1.8-13.2	40	16.1	9.6-25.9
No	191	110	58.1	47.2-68.3	24	10.7	5.4-19.9	23	11.0	6.4-18.2	7	3.0	1.0- 8.6	27	17.2	9.9-28.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	50	73.5	58.6-84.4	8	4.9	2.1-10.8	5	7.9	2.4-22.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	12	13.1	6.1-26.0
Non-Veteran	308	175	56.9	47.4-66.0	34	10.5	6.2-17.3	32	10.2	6.3-16.2	15	4.3	1.8-10.3	52	18.0	11.7-26.7

Total
Respond.^

Family doctor

Internist

Oncologist

Cancer surgeon

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,647

941

58.4

54.7-62.0

219

12.5

10.4-14.9

135

8.2

6.5-10.2

3.8

2.6- 5.4

290

17.2

14.6-20.2

-Eastern NC

421

249

61.2

53.3-68.5

9.0

5.6-14.2

9.6

6.3-14.5

3.9

1.8- 8.3

16.2

11.1-23.1

GENDER

Male

149

101

66.9

53.4-78.1

7.5

3.0-17.6

2.9

0.9- 9.2

2.7

0.7- 9.4

20.1

11.2-33.3

Female

272

148

56.9

47.4-65.9

10.2

6.0-17.0

14.6

9.4-22.2

4.8

1.9-12.0

13.4

8.2-21.1

RACE

White

340

203

59.1

50.8-67.0

11.6

7.1-18.3

10.4

6.4-16.5

2.1

1.1- 3.9

16.8

11.1-24.7

African American

68.9

47.2-84.6

0.8

0.1- 5.4

4.7

1.7-11.9

11.0

3.2-31.5

14.7

5.1-35.4

Other Minorities

54.3

30.2-76.6

8.8

2.3-27.9

21.2

6.3-51.9

0.0

. - .

15.8

5.1-39.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

83.5

40.8-97.4

16.5

2.6-59.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

413

243

60.6

52.6-68.0

8.9

5.5-14.2

9.8

6.4-14.8

4.0

1.9- 8.5

16.6

11.4-23.7

AGE

18-44

67.8

42.5-85.6

0.0

. - .

12.9

4.8-30.5

1.2

0.2- 8.7

18.1

5.7-44.7

45-54

55.0

36.3-72.4

8.9

1.7-35.7

18.9

8.3-37.3

3.8

1.1-11.9

13.4

4.4-34.4

55-64

61.6

44.0-76.6

9.3

3.3-23.2

2.8

1.2- 6.1

0.7

0.1- 5.1

25.7

12.8-44.7

65+

249

145

60.3

50.2-69.5

12.3

7.3-19.9

8.9

4.6-16.6

6.7

2.5-16.4

11.9

7.6-18.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

76.1

57.9-88.1

1.4

0.3- 5.7

9.3

3.3-23.5

7.4

1.3-31.8

5.8

2.5-12.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

145

66.3

52.4-77.8

11.2

5.5-21.6

5.1

2.1-12.3

6.2

2.0-17.8

11.2

5.3-22.2

Some Post-H.S.

113

61.9

48.0-74.2

3.9

1.8- 8.1

15.5

8.1-27.8

1.2

0.3- 4.1

17.4

9.0-31.1

College Graduate

109

46.2

32.4-60.6

14.6

6.5-29.6

10.2

4.1-23.1

1.9

0.7- 5.0

27.2

14.8-44.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

66.3

44.5-82.9

1.0

0.1- 7.1

11.7

4.6-26.6

4.7

1.3-15.4

16.3

4.9-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

75.1

58.3-86.7

5.9

2.5-13.4

5.9

1.1-26.1

0.8

0.2- 3.4

12.3

5.6-24.7

$25,000- 34,999

71.0

52.5-84.5

14.3

5.1-34.1

8.4

2.6-24.4

1.8

0.3-12.2

4.4

1.7-10.9

$35,000- 49,999

49.6

31.4-67.9

4.9

1.2-17.2

13.8

5.1-32.4

2.3

0.7- 7.7

29.4

14.7-50.2

$50,000-74,999

56.3

32.1-77.9

12.6

4.0-33.2

8.0

2.1-26.2

0.4

0.1- 2.8

22.8

8.6-47.9

$75,000+

57.3

38.3-74.4

21.4

7.8-46.7

7.8

3.5-16.4

2.1

0.5- 8.7

11.4

5.4-22.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

227

136

62.1

50.9-72.1

8.0

4.1-14.9

8.8

4.5-16.6

5.0

1.8-13.2

16.1

9.6-25.9

191

110

58.1

47.2-68.3

10.7

5.4-19.9

11.0

6.4-18.2

3.0

1.0- 8.6

17.2

9.9-28.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

73.5

58.6-84.4

4.9

2.1-10.8

7.9

2.4-22.8

0.6

0.1- 4.3

13.1

6.1-26.0

Non-Veteran

308

175

56.9

47.4-66.0

10.5

6.2-17.3

10.2

6.3-16.2

4.3

1.8-10.3

18.0

11.7-26.7

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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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