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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cancer Survivorship

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	43	21	42.7	27.9-59.0	9	21.4	11.2-37.1	3	12.5	3.7-34.6	2	5.9	1.2-24.1	8	17.4	8.4-32.8
Buncombe	66	34	56.5	42.6-69.4	11	11.3	6.0-20.4	4	7.6	2.2-23.3	4	6.0	2.2-15.0	13	18.7	10.4-31.2
Cabarrus	36	19	58.4	39.7-74.9	4	11.8	3.8-31.1	2	4.9	1.1-19.0	2	6.2	1.5-21.9	9	18.8	9.2-34.5
Catawba	57	34	64.5	50.3-76.6	4	5.0	1.8-13.6	3	5.9	1.7-18.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	15	22.5	13.0-36.0
Cumberland	33	20	61.2	36.1-81.5	2	4.2	0.9-17.0	3	4.7	1.4-14.5	2	18.3	3.6-56.9	6	11.6	4.3-28.0
Davidson	53	33	62.5	46.7-76.0	4	4.9	1.6-14.1	2	2.9	0.7-11.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	13	28.7	16.5-45.1
Durham	60	34	55.0	40.7-68.5	14	27.4	16.1-42.6	4	6.0	2.0-16.7	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	7	9.9	4.4-20.7
Forsyth	48	30	68.8	53.0-81.1	9	14.2	7.1-26.6	3	5.8	1.2-23.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	5	9.0	3.5-21.5
Gaston	47	28	56.5	40.4-71.4	3	6.0	1.5-20.9	5	9.3	3.5-22.7	2	3.8	0.9-14.2	9	24.4	12.6-41.8
Guilford	48	31	63.4	46.8-77.4	5	9.6	3.6-23.2	2	6.4	1.5-23.7	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	9	19.8	9.6-36.3
Iredell	49	27	60.0	44.1-74.1	5	5.8	2.3-14.1	2	2.7	0.7-10.3	0	0.0	. - .	15	31.4	18.5-48.1
Johnston	42	26	63.9	45.2-79.1	3	6.1	1.9-18.0	3	6.1	1.9-18.3	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	9	22.5	10.9-40.7
Mecklenburg	67	33	55.4	41.7-68.4	11	12.8	6.5-23.8	5	8.6	3.3-20.4	6	8.5	3.5-18.9	12	14.6	7.9-25.5
New Hanover	60	31	52.8	39.0-66.1	10	14.5	7.6-25.9	6	11.5	5.0-24.4	4	5.2	1.9-13.6	9	16.0	8.2-29.0
Onslow	47	24	48.5	32.6-64.8	3	3.9	1.1-12.7	9	23.6	11.5-42.4	0	0.0	. - .	11	23.9	12.8-40.2
Orange	53	21	44.0	29.6-59.5	9	18.6	9.7-32.8	8	14.0	6.2-28.3	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	14	21.7	12.3-35.3
Pitt	50	30	64.8	49.5-77.6	8	15.5	7.2-30.3	2	3.4	0.8-13.0	4	5.5	1.9-14.8	6	10.8	4.5-23.7
Randolph	48	34	66.3	47.2-81.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	20.3	8.0-42.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	13.4	6.0-27.1
Robeson	32	22	62.5	37.3-82.4	4	9.1	3.1-23.7	1	15.8	2.5-58.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	4	10.5	3.7-26.1
Rowan	58	32	54.1	39.8-67.7	11	20.9	11.3-35.2	4	6.6	2.4-17.0	2	3.0	0.7-11.5	9	15.4	7.8-28.3
Union	41	20	45.7	28.2-64.2	8	19.5	9.1-36.8	3	5.4	1.6-17.2	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	9	28.2	12.9-51.1
Wake	68	26	36.1	24.8-49.2	22	30.0	19.7-42.9	8	13.2	6.3-25.6	2	6.3	1.5-23.3	10	14.4	7.5-25.8
Wayne	39	22	58.7	41.1-74.2	2	2.5	0.6-10.2	4	8.0	2.9-20.1	5	15.9	6.5-34.0	6	14.9	5.8-33.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	421	249	61.2	53.3-68.5	44	9.0	5.6-14.2	41	9.6	6.3-14.5	20	3.9	1.8- 8.3	67	16.2	11.1-23.1
Piedmont	848	471	57.6	52.7-62.4	126	14.2	11.3-17.7	65	7.2	5.2- 9.9	25	3.3	1.9- 5.5	161	17.7	14.2-21.8
Western NC	378	221	55.6	49.4-61.5	49	12.5	9.2-16.8	29	9.0	5.7-13.9	17	5.5	3.2- 9.3	62	17.4	13.3-22.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	284	167	56.5	49.2-63.5	42	14.2	10.2-19.5	19	8.3	4.6-14.3	13	5.4	2.9-10.0	43	15.6	11.1-21.5
Northwest	368	217	62.5	56.4-68.3	40	9.2	6.5-12.9	25	6.3	3.8-10.2	9	2.6	1.3- 5.2	77	19.4	15.2-24.5
Charlotte	212	112	53.2	44.3-61.9	30	13.4	8.6-20.3	16	6.7	3.6-11.9	12	6.3	3.2-11.8	42	20.5	13.9-29.2
Greensboro	212	120	63.7	53.5-72.9	26	9.5	5.8-15.0	21	8.3	4.6-14.5	5	1.5	0.6- 3.8	40	17.1	10.4-26.7
Southern Regional	114	72	57.8	42.7-71.6	11	12.3	4.8-27.8	8	5.4	2.3-12.4	4	4.8	1.0-20.4	19	19.7	10.3-34.3
Coastal	78	43	59.6	42.9-74.4	12	13.8	5.6-29.9	8	7.3	3.4-15.0	4	2.4	0.8- 6.6	11	16.9	6.7-36.4
Wake	184	96	49.6	39.8-59.5	39	20.8	14.5-28.8	16	9.8	5.4-17.2	4	3.6	1.0-12.3	29	16.2	10.0-25.2
Area L	20	12	70.8	47.4-86.8	1	4.1	0.5-24.5	4	15.7	5.5-37.2	2	5.7	1.2-22.9	1	3.7	0.5-22.8
Eastern	175	102	61.1	48.7-72.2	18	9.6	4.3-20.0	18	9.5	4.8-17.9	9	2.3	1.1- 4.9	28	17.4	9.3-30.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

42.7

27.9-59.0

21.4

11.2-37.1

12.5

3.7-34.6

5.9

1.2-24.1

17.4

8.4-32.8

Buncombe

56.5

42.6-69.4

11.3

6.0-20.4

7.6

2.2-23.3

6.0

2.2-15.0

18.7

10.4-31.2

Cabarrus

58.4

39.7-74.9

11.8

3.8-31.1

4.9

1.1-19.0

6.2

1.5-21.9

18.8

9.2-34.5

Catawba

64.5

50.3-76.6

5.0

1.8-13.6

5.9

1.7-18.2

2.0

0.3-13.0

22.5

13.0-36.0

Cumberland

61.2

36.1-81.5

4.2

0.9-17.0

4.7

1.4-14.5

18.3

3.6-56.9

11.6

4.3-28.0

Davidson

62.5

46.7-76.0

4.9

1.6-14.1

2.9

0.7-11.9

0.9

0.1- 6.5

28.7

16.5-45.1

Durham

55.0

40.7-68.5

27.4

16.1-42.6

6.0

2.0-16.7

1.7

0.2-11.4

9.9

4.4-20.7

Forsyth

68.8

53.0-81.1

14.2

7.1-26.6

5.8

1.2-23.3

2.1

0.3-13.8

9.0

3.5-21.5

Gaston

56.5

40.4-71.4

6.0

1.5-20.9

9.3

3.5-22.7

3.8

0.9-14.2

24.4

12.6-41.8

Guilford

63.4

46.8-77.4

9.6

3.6-23.2

6.4

1.5-23.7

0.7

0.1- 5.2

19.8

9.6-36.3

Iredell

60.0

44.1-74.1

5.8

2.3-14.1

2.7

0.7-10.3

0.0

. - .

31.4

18.5-48.1

Johnston

63.9

45.2-79.1

6.1

1.9-18.0

6.1

1.9-18.3

1.5

0.2- 9.9

22.5

10.9-40.7

Mecklenburg

55.4

41.7-68.4

12.8

6.5-23.8

8.6

3.3-20.4

8.5

3.5-18.9

14.6

7.9-25.5

New Hanover

52.8

39.0-66.1

14.5

7.6-25.9

11.5

5.0-24.4

5.2

1.9-13.6

16.0

8.2-29.0

Onslow

48.5

32.6-64.8

3.9

1.1-12.7

23.6

11.5-42.4

0.0

. - .

23.9

12.8-40.2

Orange

44.0

29.6-59.5

18.6

9.7-32.8

14.0

6.2-28.3

1.7

0.2-11.2

21.7

12.3-35.3

Pitt

64.8

49.5-77.6

15.5

7.2-30.3

3.4

0.8-13.0

5.5

1.9-14.8

10.8

4.5-23.7

Randolph

66.3

47.2-81.3

0.0

. - .

20.3

8.0-42.8

0.0

. - .

13.4

6.0-27.1

Robeson

62.5

37.3-82.4

9.1

3.1-23.7

15.8

2.5-58.1

2.1

0.3-13.8

10.5

3.7-26.1

Rowan

54.1

39.8-67.7

20.9

11.3-35.2

6.6

2.4-17.0

3.0

0.7-11.5

15.4

7.8-28.3

Union

45.7

28.2-64.2

19.5

9.1-36.8

5.4

1.6-17.2

1.2

0.2- 8.2

28.2

12.9-51.1

Wake

36.1

24.8-49.2

30.0

19.7-42.9

13.2

6.3-25.6

6.3

1.5-23.3

14.4

7.5-25.8

Wayne

58.7

41.1-74.2

2.5

0.6-10.2

8.0

2.9-20.1

15.9

6.5-34.0

14.9

5.8-33.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

421

249

61.2

53.3-68.5

9.0

5.6-14.2

9.6

6.3-14.5

3.9

1.8- 8.3

16.2

11.1-23.1

Piedmont

848

471

57.6

52.7-62.4

126

14.2

11.3-17.7

7.2

5.2- 9.9

3.3

1.9- 5.5

161

17.7

14.2-21.8

Western NC

378

221

55.6

49.4-61.5

12.5

9.2-16.8

9.0

5.7-13.9

5.5

3.2- 9.3

17.4

13.3-22.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

284

167

56.5

49.2-63.5

14.2

10.2-19.5

8.3

4.6-14.3

5.4

2.9-10.0

15.6

11.1-21.5

Northwest

368

217

62.5

56.4-68.3

9.2

6.5-12.9

6.3

3.8-10.2

2.6

1.3- 5.2

19.4

15.2-24.5

Charlotte

212

112

53.2

44.3-61.9

13.4

8.6-20.3

6.7

3.6-11.9

6.3

3.2-11.8

20.5

13.9-29.2

Greensboro

212

120

63.7

53.5-72.9

9.5

5.8-15.0

8.3

4.6-14.5

1.5

0.6- 3.8

17.1

10.4-26.7

Southern Regional

114

57.8

42.7-71.6

12.3

4.8-27.8

5.4

2.3-12.4

4.8

1.0-20.4

19.7

10.3-34.3

Coastal

59.6

42.9-74.4

13.8

5.6-29.9

7.3

3.4-15.0

2.4

0.8- 6.6

16.9

6.7-36.4

Wake

184

49.6

39.8-59.5

20.8

14.5-28.8

9.8

5.4-17.2

3.6

1.0-12.3

16.2

10.0-25.2

Area L

70.8

47.4-86.8

4.1

0.5-24.5

15.7

5.5-37.2

5.7

1.2-22.9

3.7

0.5-22.8

Eastern

175

102

61.1

48.7-72.2

9.6

4.3-20.0

9.5

4.8-17.9

2.3

1.1- 4.9

17.4

9.3-30.2

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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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