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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Cancer Survivors

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had cancer?

(Also see CDC - Optional Module:Cancer Survivorship)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,615 1,906 10.3 9.6-11.0 10,709 89.7 89.0-90.4
-Mecklenburg County 593 71 7.7 5.8-10.0 522 92.3 90.0-94.2
GENDER
Male 221 20 5.0 3.1- 8.0 201 95.0 92.0-96.9
Female 372 51 10.1 7.2-13.9 321 89.9 86.1-92.8
RACE
White 412 57 10.3 7.6-13.9 355 89.7 86.1-92.4
Other 171 14 4.1 2.3- 7.2 157 95.9 92.8-97.7
AGE
18-44 184 8 2.8 1.2- 6.1 176 97.2 93.9-98.8
45+ 403 62 13.0 9.9-16.9 341 87.0 83.1-90.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 142 18 8.0 4.4-14.0 124 92.0 86.0-95.6
Some College + 449 53 7.6 5.6-10.2 396 92.4 89.8-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 220 29 7.4 4.5-11.9 191 92.6 88.1-95.5
$50,000+ 275 26 7.6 5.0-11.3 249 92.4 88.7-95.0

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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.

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