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

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	Total Respond.^	Family doctor	Internist	Oncologist	Cancer surgeon	Other
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	571	352	62.4	56.3-68.2	64	9.8	7.1-13.4	26	4.7	2.8- 7.8	22	3.0	1.7- 5.1	107	20.2	15.5-25.8
Female	1,076	589	55.6	51.0-60.1	155	14.3	11.5-17.7	109	10.6	8.2-13.5	40	4.4	2.7- 6.9	183	15.2	12.3-18.7
RACE
White	1,463	827	57.2	53.4-61.0	208	13.9	11.5-16.6	117	8.1	6.3-10.3	50	3.0	2.0- 4.5	261	17.8	15.0-21.1
African American	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
Asian	3	2	66.7	15.1-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.3	4.2-84.9
Native American	35	23	60.1	37.4-79.2	1	1.1	0.1- 7.4	3	19.2	5.7-48.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	7	19.0	8.3-38.0
Other Minorities	21	10	54.0	22.7-82.4	3	12.2	2.8-39.8	2	10.7	1.8-44.6	2	13.0	2.9-42.6	4	10.1	2.7-31.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	17	74.9	49.2-90.2	3	10.8	2.6-35.2	3	5.3	1.4-18.8	1	6.0	0.8-33.3	2	3.0	0.4-18.1
-English Speaking	24	17	80.7	55.4-93.3	3	11.7	2.8-37.6	2	4.5	0.9-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.2	0.4-19.4
-Spanish Speaking	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.4	1.2-75.8	1	83.6	24.2-98.8	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,619	922	57.9	54.2-61.5	216	12.5	10.4-15.0	132	8.3	6.6-10.3	61	3.7	2.6- 5.4	288	17.6	14.9-20.7
AGE
18-24	3	1	69.5	16.5-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.3	1.8-77.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.2	0.9-58.6
25-34	34	15	37.3	20.9-57.2	2	11.8	3.0-37.0	8	27.4	12.9-48.9	2	8.1	2.0-27.4	7	15.4	6.8-31.4
35-44	82	50	67.1	50.4-80.3	4	7.1	1.6-25.9	11	10.3	4.6-21.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	16	15.0	7.1-28.8
45-54	207	105	48.3	39.4-57.3	17	9.1	4.9-16.5	28	13.8	8.8-21.1	9	4.1	1.4-11.3	48	24.6	17.2-33.9
55-64	354	198	59.7	52.1-66.8	42	10.4	7.0-15.2	30	5.5	3.5- 8.6	15	3.6	2.0- 6.4	69	20.9	15.2-28.1
65-74	490	284	58.1	51.8-64.2	84	16.9	13.0-21.7	30	5.6	3.5- 9.0	15	4.0	2.0- 7.8	77	15.4	11.0-21.1
75+	464	278	62.7	55.5-69.5	69	15.3	11.2-20.6	26	5.7	3.2-10.1	20	4.5	2.1- 9.5	71	11.8	8.0-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	200	136	69.0	58.1-78.1	7	1.9	0.9- 4.2	12	4.7	2.2- 9.5	13	8.0	3.9-15.7	32	16.5	9.2-27.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	476	315	69.6	62.7-75.7	36	6.6	4.1-10.6	28	4.3	2.6- 7.0	19	4.3	2.1- 8.6	78	15.1	10.7-21.0
Some Post-H.S.	421	223	56.2	49.0-63.1	59	11.4	8.3-15.6	46	10.4	7.1-15.1	12	2.5	1.2- 4.9	81	19.4	14.4-25.7
College Graduate	549	266	47.6	41.6-53.7	117	20.8	16.3-26.1	49	10.8	7.5-15.2	18	3.1	1.5- 6.2	99	17.7	13.4-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	199	123	62.7	50.8-73.3	9	2.5	1.2- 5.2	18	7.8	4.3-13.8	10	5.2	2.3-11.2	39	21.8	12.6-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	267	160	65.6	56.5-73.7	23	6.1	3.6-10.2	16	5.4	2.5-11.2	9	3.3	1.5- 7.0	59	19.6	13.8-27.1
$25,000- 34,999	185	118	74.7	65.5-82.1	23	9.9	5.7-16.6	14	5.5	2.8-10.7	6	2.1	0.9- 4.8	24	7.8	4.6-13.0
$35,000- 49,999	222	122	52.9	43.2-62.4	36	11.8	7.8-17.6	16	9.4	4.9-17.3	7	3.5	1.4- 8.4	41	22.4	14.5-32.9
$50,000-74,999	220	111	54.3	44.4-63.9	43	18.2	12.2-26.3	22	10.2	6.1-16.5	10	2.8	1.3- 5.9	34	14.5	9.0-22.6
$75,000+	300	149	48.7	41.3-56.2	61	20.2	14.5-27.4	25	9.5	5.8-15.2	8	3.6	1.3- 9.3	57	18.0	12.9-24.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	758	439	59.4	53.7-64.9	83	9.9	7.4-13.1	59	7.6	5.2-10.8	33	4.0	2.3- 6.8	144	19.1	15.0-24.0
No	867	485	56.8	52.0-61.6	135	14.5	11.5-18.2	75	8.8	6.6-11.7	28	3.7	2.3- 6.1	144	16.1	12.8-20.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	296	181	64.6	56.6-71.9	32	8.4	5.6-12.6	18	7.1	3.9-12.6	10	1.9	1.0- 3.7	55	17.9	12.2-25.4
Non-Veteran	1,222	682	56.3	51.9-60.6	172	13.7	11.1-16.8	105	8.5	6.6-11.0	44	3.9	2.5- 6.0	219	17.6	14.5-21.2

Total
Respond.^

Family doctor

Internist

Oncologist

Cancer surgeon

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

571

352

62.4

56.3-68.2

9.8

7.1-13.4

4.7

2.8- 7.8

3.0

1.7- 5.1

107

20.2

15.5-25.8

Female

1,076

589

55.6

51.0-60.1

155

14.3

11.5-17.7

109

10.6

8.2-13.5

4.4

2.7- 6.9

183

15.2

12.3-18.7

RACE

White

1,463

827

57.2

53.4-61.0

208

13.9

11.5-16.6

117

8.1

6.3-10.3

3.0

2.0- 4.5

261

17.8

15.0-21.1

African American

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

Asian

66.7

15.1-95.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

33.3

4.2-84.9

Native American

60.1

37.4-79.2

1.1

0.1- 7.4

19.2

5.7-48.2

0.6

0.1- 4.3

19.0

8.3-38.0

Other Minorities

54.0

22.7-82.4

12.2

2.8-39.8

10.7

1.8-44.6

13.0

2.9-42.6

10.1

2.7-31.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

74.9

49.2-90.2

10.8

2.6-35.2

5.3

1.4-18.8

6.0

0.8-33.3

3.0

0.4-18.1

-English Speaking

80.7

55.4-93.3

11.7

2.8-37.6

4.5

0.9-19.8

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-19.4

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.4

1.2-75.8

83.6

24.2-98.8

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,619

922

57.9

54.2-61.5

216

12.5

10.4-15.0

132

8.3

6.6-10.3

3.7

2.6- 5.4

288

17.6

14.9-20.7

AGE

18-24

69.5

16.5-96.3

0.0

. - .

20.3

1.8-77.6

0.0

. - .

10.2

0.9-58.6

25-34

37.3

20.9-57.2

11.8

3.0-37.0

27.4

12.9-48.9

8.1

2.0-27.4

15.4

6.8-31.4

35-44

67.1

50.4-80.3

7.1

1.6-25.9

10.3

4.6-21.3

0.6

0.1- 4.2

15.0

7.1-28.8

45-54

207

105

48.3

39.4-57.3

9.1

4.9-16.5

13.8

8.8-21.1

4.1

1.4-11.3

24.6

17.2-33.9

55-64

354

198

59.7

52.1-66.8

10.4

7.0-15.2

5.5

3.5- 8.6

3.6

2.0- 6.4

20.9

15.2-28.1

65-74

490

284

58.1

51.8-64.2

16.9

13.0-21.7

5.6

3.5- 9.0

4.0

2.0- 7.8

15.4

11.0-21.1

75+

464

278

62.7

55.5-69.5

15.3

11.2-20.6

5.7

3.2-10.1

4.5

2.1- 9.5

11.8

8.0-16.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

200

136

69.0

58.1-78.1

1.9

0.9- 4.2

4.7

2.2- 9.5

8.0

3.9-15.7

16.5

9.2-27.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

476

315

69.6

62.7-75.7

6.6

4.1-10.6

4.3

2.6- 7.0

4.3

2.1- 8.6

15.1

10.7-21.0

Some Post-H.S.

421

223

56.2

49.0-63.1

11.4

8.3-15.6

10.4

7.1-15.1

2.5

1.2- 4.9

19.4

14.4-25.7

College Graduate

549

266

47.6

41.6-53.7

117

20.8

16.3-26.1

10.8

7.5-15.2

3.1

1.5- 6.2

17.7

13.4-23.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

199

123

62.7

50.8-73.3

2.5

1.2- 5.2

7.8

4.3-13.8

5.2

2.3-11.2

21.8

12.6-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

267

160

65.6

56.5-73.7

6.1

3.6-10.2

5.4

2.5-11.2

3.3

1.5- 7.0

19.6

13.8-27.1

$25,000- 34,999

185

118

74.7

65.5-82.1

9.9

5.7-16.6

5.5

2.8-10.7

2.1

0.9- 4.8

7.8

4.6-13.0

$35,000- 49,999

222

122

52.9

43.2-62.4

11.8

7.8-17.6

9.4

4.9-17.3

3.5

1.4- 8.4

22.4

14.5-32.9

$50,000-74,999

220

111

54.3

44.4-63.9

18.2

12.2-26.3

10.2

6.1-16.5

2.8

1.3- 5.9

14.5

9.0-22.6

$75,000+

300

149

48.7

41.3-56.2

20.2

14.5-27.4

9.5

5.8-15.2

3.6

1.3- 9.3

18.0

12.9-24.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

758

439

59.4

53.7-64.9

9.9

7.4-13.1

7.6

5.2-10.8

4.0

2.3- 6.8

144

19.1

15.0-24.0

867

485

56.8

52.0-61.6

135

14.5

11.5-18.2

8.8

6.6-11.7

3.7

2.3- 6.1

144

16.1

12.8-20.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

296

181

64.6

56.6-71.9

8.4

5.6-12.6

7.1

3.9-12.6

1.9

1.0- 3.7

17.9

12.2-25.4

Non-Veteran

1,222

682

56.3

51.9-60.6

172

13.7

11.1-16.8

105

8.5

6.6-11.0

3.9

2.5- 6.0

219

17.6

14.5-21.2

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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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