BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (How many different types of cancer have you had?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivors

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three or more
TOTAL	1,896	1,605	85.2	82.5-87.4	234	12.1	10.0-14.5	57	2.8	1.8- 4.1
GENDER
Male	659	561	86.6	82.4-89.8	74	10.4	7.5-14.1	24	3.1	1.6- 5.8
Female	1,237	1,044	84.2	80.7-87.2	160	13.2	10.5-16.6	33	2.5	1.5- 4.3
RACE
White	1,678	1,404	83.7	80.8-86.3	220	13.2	10.9-15.9	54	3.1	2.0- 4.7
African American	144	136	94.5	88.0-97.5	7	4.9	2.0-11.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
Asian	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	42	37	88.5	64.2-97.0	4	8.6	1.6-35.2	1	2.9	0.4-18.5
Other Minorities	23	20	92.1	74.0-98.0	2	6.6	1.5-25.3	1	1.3	0.2- 9.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	27	97.5	86.8-99.6	2	2.5	0.4-13.2	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	26	24	97.3	85.7-99.5	2	2.7	0.5-14.3	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,863	1,574	84.8	82.2-87.2	232	12.3	10.2-14.8	57	2.8	1.9- 4.2
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	39	39	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	91	82	86.3	68.4-94.8	8	11.7	3.9-30.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.0
45-54	234	202	85.7	78.0-91.0	26	11.2	6.8-18.0	6	3.1	0.9- 9.9
55-64	404	342	85.3	79.8-89.4	46	10.5	7.2-15.0	16	4.3	2.0- 8.8
65-74	563	478	84.6	79.5-88.7	70	13.2	9.3-18.3	15	2.2	1.2- 4.2
75+	547	444	81.7	76.6-85.9	84	16.0	12.0-21.0	19	2.4	1.3- 4.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	258	224	86.9	78.4-92.4	25	11.7	6.4-20.4	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	545	475	87.2	81.6-91.4	56	10.7	6.9-16.3	14	2.0	0.9- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	477	406	84.2	78.8-88.5	56	12.5	8.7-17.7	15	3.2	1.7- 6.1
College Graduate	614	499	83.5	79.0-87.1	96	13.0	10.0-16.8	19	3.5	1.7- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	238	204	88.7	82.1-93.0	27	9.7	5.7-16.2	7	1.6	0.6- 4.3
$15,000- 24,999	315	273	90.6	85.6-94.0	32	7.1	4.1-11.8	10	2.3	1.0- 5.1
$25,000- 34,999	213	178	78.1	65.1-87.2	30	20.4	11.5-33.7	5	1.5	0.6- 3.7
$35,000- 49,999	251	216	82.9	73.5-89.4	26	12.6	7.1-21.4	9	4.5	1.7-11.6
$50,000-74,999	235	192	82.3	74.3-88.2	36	14.1	9.1-21.0	7	3.6	1.2-10.7
$75,000+	338	279	86.0	80.9-89.9	48	10.4	7.5-14.4	11	3.5	1.4- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	905	731	80.2	75.6-84.1	137	16.3	12.6-20.7	37	3.5	2.1- 5.7
No	956	843	88.8	85.6-91.4	93	8.9	6.7-11.7	20	2.3	1.2- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	339	270	80.4	73.3-85.9	55	16.4	11.3-23.3	14	3.2	1.5- 6.8
Non-Veteran	1,407	1,208	86.2	83.1-88.8	157	11.0	8.7-13.8	42	2.8	1.7- 4.6

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three or more

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,896

1,605

85.2

82.5-87.4

234

12.1

10.0-14.5

2.8

1.8- 4.1

GENDER

Male

659

561

86.6

82.4-89.8

10.4

7.5-14.1

3.1

1.6- 5.8

Female

1,237

1,044

84.2

80.7-87.2

160

13.2

10.5-16.6

2.5

1.5- 4.3

RACE

White

1,678

1,404

83.7

80.8-86.3

220

13.2

10.9-15.9

3.1

2.0- 4.7

African American

144

136

94.5

88.0-97.5

4.9

2.0-11.4

0.6

0.1- 4.4

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

88.5

64.2-97.0

8.6

1.6-35.2

2.9

0.4-18.5

Other Minorities

92.1

74.0-98.0

6.6

1.5-25.3

1.3

0.2- 9.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

97.5

86.8-99.6

2.5

0.4-13.2

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

97.3

85.7-99.5

2.7

0.5-14.3

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,863

1,574

84.8

82.2-87.2

232

12.3

10.2-14.8

2.8

1.9- 4.2

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

86.3

68.4-94.8

11.7

3.9-30.2

2.0

0.3-13.0

45-54

234

202

85.7

78.0-91.0

11.2

6.8-18.0

3.1

0.9- 9.9

55-64

404

342

85.3

79.8-89.4

10.5

7.2-15.0

4.3

2.0- 8.8

65-74

563

478

84.6

79.5-88.7

13.2

9.3-18.3

2.2

1.2- 4.2

75+

547

444

81.7

76.6-85.9

16.0

12.0-21.0

2.4

1.3- 4.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

258

224

86.9

78.4-92.4

11.7

6.4-20.4

1.4

0.7- 2.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

545

475

87.2

81.6-91.4

10.7

6.9-16.3

2.0

0.9- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

477

406

84.2

78.8-88.5

12.5

8.7-17.7

3.2

1.7- 6.1

College Graduate

614

499

83.5

79.0-87.1

13.0

10.0-16.8

3.5

1.7- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

238

204

88.7

82.1-93.0

9.7

5.7-16.2

1.6

0.6- 4.3

$15,000- 24,999

315

273

90.6

85.6-94.0

7.1

4.1-11.8

2.3

1.0- 5.1

$25,000- 34,999

213

178

78.1

65.1-87.2

20.4

11.5-33.7

1.5

0.6- 3.7

$35,000- 49,999

251

216

82.9

73.5-89.4

12.6

7.1-21.4

4.5

1.7-11.6

$50,000-74,999

235

192

82.3

74.3-88.2

14.1

9.1-21.0

3.6

1.2-10.7

$75,000+

338

279

86.0

80.9-89.9

10.4

7.5-14.4

3.5

1.4- 8.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

905

731

80.2

75.6-84.1

137

16.3

12.6-20.7

3.5

2.1- 5.7

956

843

88.8

85.6-91.4

8.9

6.7-11.7

2.3

1.2- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

339

270

80.4

73.3-85.9

16.4

11.3-23.3

3.2

1.5- 6.8

Non-Veteran

1,407

1,208

86.2

83.1-88.8

157

11.0

8.7-13.8

2.8

1.7- 4.6

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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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