BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (At what age were you told that you had cancer?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 35	Age 35 to 55	Age 55 to 65	Age 65 to 75	Age 75 and older
North Carolina	1,811	263	17.4	14.7-20.5	601	37.2	33.8-40.8	443	22.9	20.1-26.1	343	14.5	12.4-16.8	161	7.9	6.3-10.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	52	8	19.4	9.1-36.8	11	25.4	14.0-41.5	17	31.1	19.1-46.3	9	13.0	6.5-24.5	7	11.1	5.1-22.5
Buncombe	76	11	13.8	6.7-26.2	28	42.0	29.6-55.5	21	26.8	17.4-39.0	9	13.0	6.7-23.7	7	4.4	2.1- 9.3
Cabarrus	38	6	21.0	8.7-42.7	6	16.7	7.1-34.6	8	25.6	12.0-46.6	8	14.4	6.7-28.1	10	22.3	11.4-39.1
Catawba	61	10	18.1	9.3-32.2	15	34.0	21.5-49.3	16	20.6	12.2-32.6	13	18.7	10.7-30.6	7	8.6	3.9-17.8
Cumberland	43	7	20.1	8.9-39.4	14	42.3	26.3-60.1	6	14.4	6.2-29.9	10	15.2	7.7-28.0	6	7.9	3.3-17.5
Davidson	58	3	6.1	1.6-20.7	23	45.5	31.6-60.2	18	28.3	17.6-42.2	11	14.0	7.3-25.2	3	6.1	1.9-17.4
Durham	62	7	15.5	7.1-30.6	21	34.6	22.5-49.1	16	26.4	16.2-40.0	14	19.5	11.2-31.9	4	3.9	1.4-10.6
Forsyth	55	5	16.2	6.5-34.9	20	40.9	27.2-56.1	16	25.5	15.3-39.4	11	13.3	7.0-24.0	3	4.1	1.2-12.5
Gaston	50	11	32.4	17.9-51.2	16	30.7	18.2-47.0	13	23.7	13.1-38.9	5	6.0	2.3-14.7	5	7.2	2.8-17.2
Guilford	53	4	11.6	4.3-27.9	22	45.6	31.1-60.9	12	19.4	10.8-32.5	8	12.0	5.7-23.5	7	11.3	4.8-24.6
Iredell	49	7	13.2	6.1-26.2	16	34.3	21.0-50.8	11	23.8	13.0-39.3	13	25.4	14.5-40.6	2	3.4	0.8-13.5
Johnston	44	6	18.2	7.9-36.7	12	37.1	19.5-58.8	12	21.2	11.2-36.4	10	18.3	9.2-33.0	4	5.3	1.9-14.0
Mecklenburg	68	14	21.0	12.3-33.6	27	47.8	34.3-61.5	14	18.2	10.4-29.7	8	8.5	3.8-17.9	5	4.5	1.7-11.4
New Hanover	65	8	12.2	5.6-24.8	19	33.4	21.6-47.6	16	25.8	16.0-38.9	13	16.2	9.2-27.0	9	12.4	6.3-22.9
Onslow	51	12	33.7	19.7-51.4	18	38.0	24.0-54.3	7	7.7	3.4-16.5	10	11.7	5.8-22.0	4	8.9	3.2-22.2
Orange	59	7	17.5	8.3-33.3	22	40.9	27.8-55.4	14	19.0	10.7-31.6	13	19.6	10.8-32.9	3	3.0	0.9- 9.5
Pitt	55	8	17.3	8.3-32.7	16	31.5	19.4-46.6	12	23.9	13.5-38.6	12	16.9	9.3-28.6	7	10.5	4.8-21.5
Randolph	52	6	17.5	7.9-34.5	14	31.0	17.1-49.6	17	29.2	17.3-44.8	13	20.3	11.3-33.7	2	2.0	0.5- 7.7
Robeson	40	3	18.3	5.1-48.5	15	33.7	18.5-53.1	11	19.1	9.7-34.2	7	14.1	6.3-28.6	4	14.8	3.7-43.9
Rowan	65	9	17.8	8.7-33.0	17	28.1	17.4-42.2	19	32.7	20.4-47.9	17	18.8	11.2-29.8	3	2.5	0.7- 8.9
Union	42	6	18.8	8.3-37.1	16	50.1	32.1-68.0	11	18.1	9.4-32.2	5	7.4	2.9-17.7	4	5.6	1.9-15.2
Wake	79	9	13.1	6.6-24.1	30	43.1	31.4-55.6	22	25.3	16.5-36.9	13	12.8	7.2-21.8	5	5.7	2.3-13.3
Wayne	41	7	24.3	11.8-43.5	16	35.8	21.9-52.6	9	18.7	9.1-34.7	7	18.9	8.5-36.7	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	471	74	20.1	14.5-27.0	153	36.6	29.4-44.3	107	20.6	15.4-27.1	87	13.9	9.8-19.5	50	8.8	5.9-13.0
Piedmont	923	119	16.0	12.6-20.1	301	37.1	32.6-41.8	242	24.5	20.5-28.9	180	14.3	11.8-17.3	81	8.1	5.8-11.3
Western NC	417	70	17.8	13.6-23.0	147	38.9	33.3-44.8	94	21.6	17.4-26.5	76	16.2	12.7-20.5	30	5.4	3.7- 7.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	310	51	15.9	11.3-21.9	103	37.7	31.1-44.8	75	22.8	17.8-28.8	58	17.7	13.4-23.0	23	5.9	3.8- 9.1
Northwest	406	53	15.8	11.5-21.3	137	37.1	31.4-43.2	102	24.7	19.9-30.1	87	16.6	12.9-21.2	27	5.9	3.3-10.2
Charlotte	220	40	22.7	15.7-31.7	72	40.2	31.6-49.5	49	17.7	12.7-24.1	33	11.2	7.2-17.1	26	8.2	4.8-13.5
Greensboro	238	27	13.8	8.2-22.3	77	35.2	26.5-45.0	66	26.4	17.9-37.2	46	13.3	9.0-19.2	22	11.2	5.4-21.7
Southern Regional	138	19	15.9	8.8-27.0	46	31.4	20.8-44.3	27	24.0	13.1-39.9	27	16.9	10.0-27.2	19	11.8	6.4-20.6
Coastal	84	12	21.5	9.9-40.7	25	37.3	23.3-53.8	23	24.5	14.4-38.4	15	10.6	5.6-19.3	9	6.1	2.9-12.2
Wake	198	24	16.6	9.7-27.0	69	41.0	32.0-50.7	53	23.4	17.0-31.4	39	14.7	9.8-21.4	13	4.2	2.1- 8.2
Area L	24	3	17.6	4.7-48.3	7	35.1	14.8-62.7	8	26.8	11.8-50.1	3	13.7	4.2-36.6	3	6.7	2.0-20.5
Eastern	193	34	19.7	12.3-30.1	65	36.6	25.9-48.9	40	19.5	11.9-30.3	35	12.9	6.8-23.3	19	11.2	5.9-20.2

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 35

Age 35 to 55

Age 55 to 65

Age 65 to 75

Age 75 and older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,811

263

17.4

14.7-20.5

601

37.2

33.8-40.8

443

22.9

20.1-26.1

343

14.5

12.4-16.8

161

7.9

6.3-10.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

19.4

9.1-36.8

25.4

14.0-41.5

31.1

19.1-46.3

13.0

6.5-24.5

11.1

5.1-22.5

Buncombe

13.8

6.7-26.2

42.0

29.6-55.5

26.8

17.4-39.0

13.0

6.7-23.7

4.4

2.1- 9.3

Cabarrus

21.0

8.7-42.7

16.7

7.1-34.6

25.6

12.0-46.6

14.4

6.7-28.1

22.3

11.4-39.1

Catawba

18.1

9.3-32.2

34.0

21.5-49.3

20.6

12.2-32.6

18.7

10.7-30.6

8.6

3.9-17.8

Cumberland

20.1

8.9-39.4

42.3

26.3-60.1

14.4

6.2-29.9

15.2

7.7-28.0

7.9

3.3-17.5

Davidson

6.1

1.6-20.7

45.5

31.6-60.2

28.3

17.6-42.2

14.0

7.3-25.2

6.1

1.9-17.4

Durham

15.5

7.1-30.6

34.6

22.5-49.1

26.4

16.2-40.0

19.5

11.2-31.9

3.9

1.4-10.6

Forsyth

16.2

6.5-34.9

40.9

27.2-56.1

25.5

15.3-39.4

13.3

7.0-24.0

4.1

1.2-12.5

Gaston

32.4

17.9-51.2

30.7

18.2-47.0

23.7

13.1-38.9

6.0

2.3-14.7

7.2

2.8-17.2

Guilford

11.6

4.3-27.9

45.6

31.1-60.9

19.4

10.8-32.5

12.0

5.7-23.5

11.3

4.8-24.6

Iredell

13.2

6.1-26.2

34.3

21.0-50.8

23.8

13.0-39.3

25.4

14.5-40.6

3.4

0.8-13.5

Johnston

18.2

7.9-36.7

37.1

19.5-58.8

21.2

11.2-36.4

18.3

9.2-33.0

5.3

1.9-14.0

Mecklenburg

21.0

12.3-33.6

47.8

34.3-61.5

18.2

10.4-29.7

8.5

3.8-17.9

4.5

1.7-11.4

New Hanover

12.2

5.6-24.8

33.4

21.6-47.6

25.8

16.0-38.9

16.2

9.2-27.0

12.4

6.3-22.9

Onslow

33.7

19.7-51.4

38.0

24.0-54.3

7.7

3.4-16.5

11.7

5.8-22.0

8.9

3.2-22.2

Orange

17.5

8.3-33.3

40.9

27.8-55.4

19.0

10.7-31.6

19.6

10.8-32.9

3.0

0.9- 9.5

Pitt

17.3

8.3-32.7

31.5

19.4-46.6

23.9

13.5-38.6

16.9

9.3-28.6

10.5

4.8-21.5

Randolph

17.5

7.9-34.5

31.0

17.1-49.6

29.2

17.3-44.8

20.3

11.3-33.7

2.0

0.5- 7.7

Robeson

18.3

5.1-48.5

33.7

18.5-53.1

19.1

9.7-34.2

14.1

6.3-28.6

14.8

3.7-43.9

Rowan

17.8

8.7-33.0

28.1

17.4-42.2

32.7

20.4-47.9

18.8

11.2-29.8

2.5

0.7- 8.9

Union

18.8

8.3-37.1

50.1

32.1-68.0

18.1

9.4-32.2

7.4

2.9-17.7

5.6

1.9-15.2

Wake

13.1

6.6-24.1

43.1

31.4-55.6

25.3

16.5-36.9

12.8

7.2-21.8

5.7

2.3-13.3

Wayne

24.3

11.8-43.5

35.8

21.9-52.6

18.7

9.1-34.7

18.9

8.5-36.7

2.3

0.6- 9.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

471

20.1

14.5-27.0

153

36.6

29.4-44.3

107

20.6

15.4-27.1

13.9

9.8-19.5

8.8

5.9-13.0

Piedmont

923

119

16.0

12.6-20.1

301

37.1

32.6-41.8

242

24.5

20.5-28.9

180

14.3

11.8-17.3

8.1

5.8-11.3

Western NC

417

17.8

13.6-23.0

147

38.9

33.3-44.8

21.6

17.4-26.5

16.2

12.7-20.5

5.4

3.7- 7.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

310

15.9

11.3-21.9

103

37.7

31.1-44.8

22.8

17.8-28.8

17.7

13.4-23.0

5.9

3.8- 9.1

Northwest

406

15.8

11.5-21.3

137

37.1

31.4-43.2

102

24.7

19.9-30.1

16.6

12.9-21.2

5.9

3.3-10.2

Charlotte

220

22.7

15.7-31.7

40.2

31.6-49.5

17.7

12.7-24.1

11.2

7.2-17.1

8.2

4.8-13.5

Greensboro

238

13.8

8.2-22.3

35.2

26.5-45.0

26.4

17.9-37.2

13.3

9.0-19.2

11.2

5.4-21.7

Southern Regional

138

15.9

8.8-27.0

31.4

20.8-44.3

24.0

13.1-39.9

16.9

10.0-27.2

11.8

6.4-20.6

Coastal

21.5

9.9-40.7

37.3

23.3-53.8

24.5

14.4-38.4

10.6

5.6-19.3

6.1

2.9-12.2

Wake

198

16.6

9.7-27.0

41.0

32.0-50.7

23.4

17.0-31.4

14.7

9.8-21.4

4.2

2.1- 8.2

Area L

17.6

4.7-48.3

35.1

14.8-62.7

26.8

11.8-50.1

13.7

4.2-36.6

6.7

2.0-20.5

Eastern

193

19.7

12.3-30.1

36.6

25.9-48.9

19.5

11.9-30.3

12.9

6.8-23.3

11.2

5.9-20.2

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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.

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.

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