BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What type of cancer was it?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cancer Survivors

What type of cancer was it?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Breast	Female reproductive*	Male reproductive*	Skin	Other*
North Carolina	1,855	339	17.5	15.1-20.3	223	12.2	10.0-14.8	183	9.8	8.1-11.9	685	36.7	33.4-40.2	425	23.7	20.7-27.0
-Eastern NC	480	91	22.3	16.6-29.3	61	11.9	8.0-17.3	52	10.0	6.7-14.7	161	29.4	23.6-36.1	115	26.3	19.6-34.4
GENDER
Male	166	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	52	25.5	16.9-36.6	68	40.2	28.7-52.9	46	34.3	21.9-49.3
Female	314	91	36.7	28.3-46.0	61	19.6	13.4-27.7	0	0.0	. - .	93	22.5	16.8-29.5	69	21.2	14.8-29.5
RACE
White	385	67	21.0	15.1-28.5	44	10.5	6.8-15.9	36	9.5	6.0-14.8	155	38.7	31.5-46.3	83	20.3	14.7-27.2
African American	63	18	29.8	14.5-51.4	11	17.3	6.7-37.8	10	10.8	3.8-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	24	42.1	22.3-64.8
Other Minorities	31	6	13.7	4.0-37.8	6	10.7	3.8-26.8	5	8.8	3.0-23.2	6	20.5	7.0-47.0	8	46.2	20.0-74.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	1	52.9	12.0-90.3	1	6.3	0.7-39.5	1	10.1	1.1-53.0	2	12.5	2.2-48.2	3	18.2	3.5-57.7
Non-Hispanic	471	90	21.8	16.1-28.7	60	12.0	8.1-17.5	50	9.7	6.4-14.5	159	29.9	23.9-36.6	112	26.6	19.8-34.7
AGE
18-44	37	5	7.5	2.4-21.0	12	20.2	9.0-39.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.8	10	23.7	9.1-49.1	9	46.3	21.7-72.8
45-54	70	12	24.7	12.1-43.9	17	19.1	8.6-37.3	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	18	21.0	11.6-34.9	21	33.9	19.0-53.0
55-64	88	18	21.7	11.6-36.9	14	11.1	4.1-26.8	9	14.0	5.8-30.0	26	29.1	17.3-44.6	21	24.1	13.2-39.8
65+	281	55	26.4	17.9-37.2	17	6.4	3.2-12.1	40	14.4	9.4-21.4	106	35.5	27.4-44.6	63	17.3	11.9-24.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	12	17.8	8.1-34.8	10	26.3	11.3-50.0	12	20.3	9.1-39.2	13	12.9	6.2-24.8	18	22.8	11.3-40.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	163	33	22.2	13.3-34.7	21	11.4	5.5-22.2	14	6.6	2.7-15.4	57	28.2	18.8-39.8	38	31.7	18.9-48.0
Some Post-H.S.	128	25	26.9	15.6-42.2	22	12.4	7.1-20.7	13	8.9	4.4-17.0	38	29.5	19.1-42.5	30	22.4	13.3-35.2
College Graduate	124	21	19.9	10.6-34.2	8	5.0	2.1-11.7	13	11.6	5.3-23.5	53	39.7	27.2-53.6	29	23.9	14.0-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	14	42.1	23.0-63.9	14	18.4	9.2-33.7	5	9.6	2.9-27.0	14	15.2	7.4-28.9	15	14.6	6.6-29.2
$15,000- 24,999	91	18	23.5	11.9-41.2	19	22.1	11.2-39.1	7	3.4	1.4- 7.9	29	21.0	11.8-34.4	18	30.0	14.4-52.3
$25,000- 34,999	64	13	13.0	5.4-28.3	10	15.6	5.2-38.4	9	18.6	8.2-36.9	19	21.4	10.9-37.7	13	31.5	14.4-55.7
$35,000- 49,999	66	11	25.6	11.8-46.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	8	8.3	2.6-23.6	27	45.6	28.5-63.9	19	20.0	10.4-35.1
$50,000-74,999	50	9	18.3	7.0-39.8	4	4.4	1.1-15.6	7	13.2	3.7-37.1	16	18.6	8.7-35.5	14	45.5	22.3-70.9
$75,000+	65	8	9.3	4.3-19.0	6	7.5	2.9-17.9	9	14.3	5.7-31.5	28	43.7	27.8-61.0	14	25.2	12.1-45.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	261	52	25.3	16.9-36.1	33	15.7	9.4-25.1	27	9.4	5.2-16.4	79	22.2	15.9-30.0	70	27.4	18.0-39.3
No	212	38	18.8	12.1-28.1	28	8.2	4.9-13.4	24	11.2	6.4-18.9	81	40.0	30.5-50.4	41	21.8	14.5-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	84	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	26	27.1	16.0-41.9	38	50.1	34.9-65.2	19	22.1	11.1-39.2
Non-Veteran	354	79	26.9	19.7-35.5	56	14.9	10.0-21.8	25	7.4	4.1-12.9	110	24.5	18.3-31.9	84	26.3	18.4-36.1

Total
Respond.^

Breast

Female reproductive*

Male reproductive*

Skin

Other*

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,855

339

17.5

15.1-20.3

223

12.2

10.0-14.8

183

9.8

8.1-11.9

685

36.7

33.4-40.2

425

23.7

20.7-27.0

-Eastern NC

480

22.3

16.6-29.3

11.9

8.0-17.3

10.0

6.7-14.7

161

29.4

23.6-36.1

115

26.3

19.6-34.4

GENDER

Male

166

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25.5

16.9-36.6

40.2

28.7-52.9

34.3

21.9-49.3

Female

314

36.7

28.3-46.0

19.6

13.4-27.7

0.0

. - .

22.5

16.8-29.5

21.2

14.8-29.5

RACE

White

385

21.0

15.1-28.5

10.5

6.8-15.9

9.5

6.0-14.8

155

38.7

31.5-46.3

20.3

14.7-27.2

African American

29.8

14.5-51.4

17.3

6.7-37.8

10.8

3.8-27.1

0.0

. - .

42.1

22.3-64.8

Other Minorities

13.7

4.0-37.8

10.7

3.8-26.8

8.8

3.0-23.2

20.5

7.0-47.0

46.2

20.0-74.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.9

12.0-90.3

6.3

0.7-39.5

10.1

1.1-53.0

12.5

2.2-48.2

18.2

3.5-57.7

Non-Hispanic

471

21.8

16.1-28.7

12.0

8.1-17.5

9.7

6.4-14.5

159

29.9

23.9-36.6

112

26.6

19.8-34.7

AGE

18-44

7.5

2.4-21.0

20.2

9.0-39.5

2.2

0.3-14.8

23.7

9.1-49.1

46.3

21.7-72.8

45-54

24.7

12.1-43.9

19.1

8.6-37.3

1.3

0.3- 5.4

21.0

11.6-34.9

33.9

19.0-53.0

55-64

21.7

11.6-36.9

11.1

4.1-26.8

14.0

5.8-30.0

29.1

17.3-44.6

24.1

13.2-39.8

65+

281

26.4

17.9-37.2

6.4

3.2-12.1

14.4

9.4-21.4

106

35.5

27.4-44.6

17.3

11.9-24.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.8

8.1-34.8

26.3

11.3-50.0

20.3

9.1-39.2

12.9

6.2-24.8

22.8

11.3-40.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

163

22.2

13.3-34.7

11.4

5.5-22.2

6.6

2.7-15.4

28.2

18.8-39.8

31.7

18.9-48.0

Some Post-H.S.

128

26.9

15.6-42.2

12.4

7.1-20.7

8.9

4.4-17.0

29.5

19.1-42.5

22.4

13.3-35.2

College Graduate

124

19.9

10.6-34.2

5.0

2.1-11.7

11.6

5.3-23.5

39.7

27.2-53.6

23.9

14.0-37.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.1

23.0-63.9

18.4

9.2-33.7

9.6

2.9-27.0

15.2

7.4-28.9

14.6

6.6-29.2

$15,000- 24,999

23.5

11.9-41.2

22.1

11.2-39.1

3.4

1.4- 7.9

21.0

11.8-34.4

30.0

14.4-52.3

$25,000- 34,999

13.0

5.4-28.3

15.6

5.2-38.4

18.6

8.2-36.9

21.4

10.9-37.7

31.5

14.4-55.7

$35,000- 49,999

25.6

11.8-46.8

0.5

0.1- 3.5

8.3

2.6-23.6

45.6

28.5-63.9

20.0

10.4-35.1

$50,000-74,999

18.3

7.0-39.8

4.4

1.1-15.6

13.2

3.7-37.1

18.6

8.7-35.5

45.5

22.3-70.9

$75,000+

9.3

4.3-19.0

7.5

2.9-17.9

14.3

5.7-31.5

43.7

27.8-61.0

25.2

12.1-45.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

261

25.3

16.9-36.1

15.7

9.4-25.1

9.4

5.2-16.4

22.2

15.9-30.0

27.4

18.0-39.3

212

18.8

12.1-28.1

8.2

4.9-13.4

11.2

6.4-18.9

40.0

30.5-50.4

21.8

14.5-31.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.8

0.1- 5.2

0.0

. - .

27.1

16.0-41.9

50.1

34.9-65.2

22.1

11.1-39.2

Non-Veteran

354

26.9

19.7-35.5

14.9

10.0-21.8

7.4

4.1-12.9

110

24.5

18.3-31.9

26.3

18.4-36.1

Back to Cancer Survivors.

Female reproductive cancer includes cervical cancer, cancer of the uterus, and ovarian cancer.
Male reproductive cancer includes prostate and testicular cancer.
See 2009 questionnaire for other types of cancer listed.

^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.

This page was generated on 17JUN10.