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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivorship-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	119	74	67.7	53.7-79.1	7	3.2	1.4- 7.4	12	6.5	3.0-13.5	9	8.5	3.2-20.4	17	14.2	6.9-26.9
GENDER
Male	30	20	71.8	44.1-89.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.9	2	6.6	1.2-29.1	7	21.1	7.0-48.7
Female	89	54	65.4	49.6-78.4	7	5.0	2.1-11.5	11	9.8	4.5-20.2	7	9.5	3.0-26.6	10	10.2	3.7-25.2
HISPANIC
Non-Hispanic	119	74	67.7	53.7-79.1	7	3.2	1.4- 7.4	12	6.5	3.0-13.5	9	8.5	3.2-20.4	17	14.2	6.9-26.9
AGE
18-44	9	5	85.1	51.6-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.3	0.8-27.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.6	1.6-41.5
45-54	20	14	69.4	38.6-89.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.1	3.2-40.9	3	3.0	0.8-10.5	1	14.4	2.1-56.5
55-64	32	18	56.8	30.8-79.6	2	1.9	0.4- 8.3	3	3.2	0.9-10.5	2	4.6	1.0-17.7	7	33.4	13.2-62.5
65+	57	36	63.5	42.6-80.3	5	7.8	2.9-19.1	5	5.5	1.7-16.7	4	19.0	6.2-45.4	7	4.3	1.8- 9.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	12	61.3	29.8-85.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.1	1.9-39.5	2	22.7	5.5-59.9	3	5.9	1.6-19.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	45	30	77.3	53.4-91.0	2	2.2	0.4-10.9	4	2.7	0.8- 9.1	3	8.3	1.5-35.6	6	9.6	2.3-32.7
Some Post-H.S.	28	18	75.0	52.6-89.1	2	6.4	1.5-23.7	3	3.5	1.0-11.7	1	3.1	0.4-19.6	4	11.9	3.7-32.4
College Graduate	27	14	41.1	20.5-65.4	3	4.6	1.3-15.3	3	16.1	4.6-43.6	3	4.8	1.3-16.0	4	33.4	12.2-64.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	20	72.3	43.0-90.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.6	4	7.8	2.0-25.4	1	1.3	0.2- 9.3	5	17.7	4.0-52.6
$15,000- 24,999	19	12	79.7	52.0-93.5	1	4.7	0.6-29.0	1	1.3	0.2-10.0	1	1.0	0.1- 8.0	4	13.2	3.6-38.5
$25,000- 34,999	16	13	88.9	64.3-97.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.1	2.8-35.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	14	6	36.3	14.5-65.7	3	28.2	9.2-60.4	2	8.5	1.9-31.1	1	5.2	0.7-29.9	2	21.9	4.3-63.8
$50,000- 74,999	12	7	66.6	22.8-93.1	1	1.6	0.2-13.3	1	7.6	0.9-44.0	2	4.6	0.7-25.3	1	19.6	2.4-70.9
$75,000+	11	6	45.4	16.5-77.8	1	2.1	0.3-15.0	1	17.6	2.5-63.8	1	5.2	0.7-31.0	2	29.7	6.6-71.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	67	43	70.9	50.7-85.2	3	2.5	0.7- 8.9	7	3.8	1.5- 9.0	5	8.9	2.3-28.8	9	13.9	4.7-34.3
No	50	30	58.4	40.5-74.3	4	5.1	1.7-14.5	5	12.6	4.5-30.5	4	9.4	2.6-28.4	7	14.6	5.5-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	19	14	76.4	47.3-92.1	1	3.2	0.4-20.1	1	2.2	0.3-14.7	1	3.7	0.5-22.8	2	14.5	2.8-49.9
Non-Veteran	83	52	69.9	53.2-82.5	5	3.4	1.3- 8.9	10	7.6	3.3-16.5	4	7.7	2.2-23.9	12	11.4	4.3-27.0

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

119

67.7

53.7-79.1

3.2

1.4- 7.4

6.5

3.0-13.5

8.5

3.2-20.4

14.2

6.9-26.9

GENDER

Male

71.8

44.1-89.1

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.9

6.6

1.2-29.1

21.1

7.0-48.7

Female

65.4

49.6-78.4

5.0

2.1-11.5

9.8

4.5-20.2

9.5

3.0-26.6

10.2

3.7-25.2

HISPANIC

Non-Hispanic

119

67.7

53.7-79.1

3.2

1.4- 7.4

6.5

3.0-13.5

8.5

3.2-20.4

14.2

6.9-26.9

AGE

18-44

85.1

51.6-96.8

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.8-27.3

0.0

. - .

9.6

1.6-41.5

45-54

69.4

38.6-89.1

0.0

. - .

13.1

3.2-40.9

3.0

0.8-10.5

14.4

2.1-56.5

55-64

56.8

30.8-79.6

1.9

0.4- 8.3

3.2

0.9-10.5

4.6

1.0-17.7

33.4

13.2-62.5

65+

63.5

42.6-80.3

7.8

2.9-19.1

5.5

1.7-16.7

19.0

6.2-45.4

4.3

1.8- 9.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.3

29.8-85.5

0.0

. - .

10.1

1.9-39.5

22.7

5.5-59.9

5.9

1.6-19.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

77.3

53.4-91.0

2.2

0.4-10.9

2.7

0.8- 9.1

8.3

1.5-35.6

9.6

2.3-32.7

Some Post-H.S.

75.0

52.6-89.1

6.4

1.5-23.7

3.5

1.0-11.7

3.1

0.4-19.6

11.9

3.7-32.4

College Graduate

41.1

20.5-65.4

4.6

1.3-15.3

16.1

4.6-43.6

4.8

1.3-16.0

33.4

12.2-64.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

72.3

43.0-90.0

0.9

0.1- 6.6

7.8

2.0-25.4

1.3

0.2- 9.3

17.7

4.0-52.6

$15,000- 24,999

79.7

52.0-93.5

4.7

0.6-29.0

1.3

0.2-10.0

1.0

0.1- 8.0

13.2

3.6-38.5

$25,000- 34,999

88.9

64.3-97.2

0.0

. - .

11.1

2.8-35.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

36.3

14.5-65.7

28.2

9.2-60.4

8.5

1.9-31.1

5.2

0.7-29.9

21.9

4.3-63.8

$50,000- 74,999

66.6

22.8-93.1

1.6

0.2-13.3

7.6

0.9-44.0

4.6

0.7-25.3

19.6

2.4-70.9

$75,000+

45.4

16.5-77.8

2.1

0.3-15.0

17.6

2.5-63.8

5.2

0.7-31.0

29.7

6.6-71.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

70.9

50.7-85.2

2.5

0.7- 8.9

3.8

1.5- 9.0

8.9

2.3-28.8

13.9

4.7-34.3

58.4

40.5-74.3

5.1

1.7-14.5

12.6

4.5-30.5

9.4

2.6-28.4

14.6

5.5-33.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

76.4

47.3-92.1

3.2

0.4-20.1

2.2

0.3-14.7

3.7

0.5-22.8

14.5

2.8-49.9

Non-Veteran

69.9

53.2-82.5

3.4

1.3- 8.9

7.6

3.3-16.5

7.7

2.2-23.9

11.4

4.3-27.0

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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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