BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (What type of cancer was it?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Breast	Female reproductive*	Male reproductive*	Skin	Other*
North Carolina	1,855	339	17.5	15.1-20.3	223	12.2	10.0-14.8	183	9.8	8.1-11.9	685	36.7	33.4-40.2	425	23.7	20.7-27.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	54	13	17.8	9.8-30.0	6	14.4	6.0-30.5	4	8.5	2.8-23.3	21	36.8	24.1-51.6	10	22.5	11.6-39.0
Buncombe	78	16	15.6	9.2-25.3	7	6.7	3.0-14.4	9	14.5	7.5-26.1	32	43.0	30.9-56.1	14	20.2	11.3-33.5
Cabarrus	37	4	6.4	2.3-16.6	5	20.4	7.9-43.3	3	7.2	2.2-21.3	14	33.4	18.8-52.0	11	32.6	17.2-53.1
Catawba	64	9	12.7	6.4-23.6	9	16.2	7.8-30.5	3	5.1	1.5-15.4	30	44.6	31.8-58.1	13	21.4	12.1-35.0
Cumberland	42	7	25.5	9.9-51.4	6	14.7	5.5-33.4	5	10.6	4.1-25.1	14	27.9	15.2-45.5	10	21.4	10.4-39.0
Davidson	60	11	17.9	9.1-32.3	4	5.1	1.8-13.7	8	12.5	6.1-24.1	26	45.6	32.0-59.9	11	18.8	10.2-32.3
Durham	64	15	21.4	12.1-34.9	8	12.0	5.9-23.1	7	10.4	4.8-21.3	23	39.6	27.0-53.7	11	16.6	8.4-30.0
Forsyth	55	13	22.5	12.5-37.1	7	16.0	6.7-33.5	1	1.8	0.3-12.1	20	32.5	20.7-47.2	14	27.1	16.0-42.1
Gaston	52	6	9.4	3.9-21.1	9	28.1	14.6-47.2	6	9.4	4.1-20.1	14	26.8	15.6-42.1	17	26.4	15.1-41.9
Guilford	54	11	17.6	9.4-30.5	5	7.9	3.2-18.2	5	10.0	4.2-22.0	19	37.3	24.0-53.0	14	27.2	15.7-42.9
Iredell	54	15	26.1	15.5-40.6	3	4.7	1.4-14.6	7	11.4	5.3-23.0	13	27.4	16.0-42.8	16	30.3	18.0-46.3
Johnston	47	11	30.6	14.5-53.4	6	14.7	6.3-30.7	5	10.9	4.4-24.5	17	28.9	16.9-44.9	8	14.9	6.5-30.6
Mecklenburg	68	13	17.0	9.5-28.4	12	21.4	11.2-37.0	4	6.5	2.3-17.0	27	38.5	26.3-52.3	12	16.7	9.1-28.6
New Hanover	67	16	20.9	12.7-32.4	7	10.9	4.7-23.0	3	4.9	1.6-14.2	27	41.4	29.2-54.7	14	22.0	12.8-35.2
Onslow	50	9	17.9	8.8-33.1	8	14.8	7.0-28.8	5	6.4	2.5-15.2	17	42.8	27.5-59.6	11	18.0	8.8-33.3
Orange	59	13	16.7	9.1-28.5	10	18.3	9.4-32.5	4	7.7	2.8-19.3	22	39.9	26.7-54.8	10	17.4	9.2-30.5
Pitt	57	4	5.7	2.0-15.0	6	12.2	5.1-26.4	6	11.4	4.8-24.6	25	42.4	29.1-56.9	16	28.2	17.2-42.7
Randolph	52	6	5.3	2.3-11.9	6	20.0	8.0-41.8	3	8.9	2.8-25.3	22	36.4	23.1-52.1	15	29.4	17.4-45.0
Robeson	40	8	23.4	9.3-47.8	6	16.0	6.1-35.8	6	13.2	5.7-27.7	10	16.2	8.0-30.1	10	31.3	14.7-54.6
Rowan	64	7	10.0	4.4-21.1	11	17.9	9.6-30.8	8	21.5	10.6-38.9	22	32.2	20.8-46.2	16	18.4	10.7-29.7
Union	43	10	16.5	7.5-32.3	4	9.3	3.4-23.1	3	5.5	1.7-16.8	22	52.0	33.9-69.6	4	16.7	4.9-44.1
Wake	81	17	20.6	12.3-32.5	4	4.1	1.5-10.7	11	13.5	7.1-24.2	31	36.2	25.8-48.1	18	25.6	16.1-38.1
Wayne	43	6	15.5	6.7-31.7	9	18.9	9.5-34.2	5	17.5	7.3-36.5	13	32.4	18.9-49.7	10	15.7	8.1-28.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	480	91	22.3	16.6-29.3	61	11.9	8.0-17.3	52	10.0	6.7-14.7	161	29.4	23.6-36.1	115	26.3	19.6-34.4
Piedmont	941	180	15.9	13.1-19.2	109	12.6	9.6-16.4	86	8.9	6.8-11.6	355	39.9	35.2-44.7	211	22.7	19.1-26.7
Western NC	434	68	14.1	10.9-18.2	53	11.1	8.1-15.2	45	13.2	9.6-17.7	169	39.2	33.8-44.9	99	22.4	17.9-27.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	325	51	13.8	10.2-18.5	38	10.0	6.7-14.7	38	15.8	11.3-21.6	129	39.4	33.1-46.2	69	21.0	15.9-27.2
Northwest	416	73	16.6	12.7-21.4	51	14.0	10.0-19.4	35	7.3	5.1-10.5	155	37.0	31.5-43.0	102	25.0	20.0-30.8
Charlotte	222	37	14.6	9.7-21.5	32	20.3	13.1-30.1	18	6.2	3.6-10.5	84	38.6	30.3-47.6	51	20.2	14.6-27.4
Greensboro	241	51	16.9	11.3-24.3	28	9.8	6.2-15.0	18	7.2	4.3-12.0	90	38.3	28.5-49.2	54	27.8	19.4-38.1
Southern Regional	137	23	16.3	8.6-28.6	15	9.7	4.5-19.6	24	17.1	9.5-28.8	40	35.6	23.5-49.9	35	21.3	13.2-32.4
Coastal	86	19	16.2	8.5-28.5	10	13.0	5.8-26.7	4	6.6	1.8-21.6	34	39.3	25.7-54.9	19	24.9	13.3-41.8
Wake	206	45	18.7	12.9-26.3	19	9.4	4.2-19.6	24	11.1	6.9-17.6	77	39.1	30.5-48.4	41	21.7	15.2-30.1
Area L	25	9	27.4	12.7-49.4	2	9.3	1.8-36.0	2	5.9	1.3-23.4	4	13.5	4.8-32.5	8	43.9	21.7-68.9
Eastern	197	31	22.5	13.6-34.8	28	11.5	6.3-20.0	20	9.4	4.9-17.1	72	36.7	26.4-48.4	46	20.0	11.9-31.5

Total
Respond.^

Breast

Female reproductive*

Male reproductive*

Skin

Other*

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,855

339

17.5

15.1-20.3

223

12.2

10.0-14.8

183

9.8

8.1-11.9

685

36.7

33.4-40.2

425

23.7

20.7-27.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

17.8

9.8-30.0

14.4

6.0-30.5

8.5

2.8-23.3

36.8

24.1-51.6

22.5

11.6-39.0

Buncombe

15.6

9.2-25.3

6.7

3.0-14.4

14.5

7.5-26.1

43.0

30.9-56.1

20.2

11.3-33.5

Cabarrus

6.4

2.3-16.6

20.4

7.9-43.3

7.2

2.2-21.3

33.4

18.8-52.0

32.6

17.2-53.1

Catawba

12.7

6.4-23.6

16.2

7.8-30.5

5.1

1.5-15.4

44.6

31.8-58.1

21.4

12.1-35.0

Cumberland

25.5

9.9-51.4

14.7

5.5-33.4

10.6

4.1-25.1

27.9

15.2-45.5

21.4

10.4-39.0

Davidson

17.9

9.1-32.3

5.1

1.8-13.7

12.5

6.1-24.1

45.6

32.0-59.9

18.8

10.2-32.3

Durham

21.4

12.1-34.9

12.0

5.9-23.1

10.4

4.8-21.3

39.6

27.0-53.7

16.6

8.4-30.0

Forsyth

22.5

12.5-37.1

16.0

6.7-33.5

1.8

0.3-12.1

32.5

20.7-47.2

27.1

16.0-42.1

Gaston

9.4

3.9-21.1

28.1

14.6-47.2

9.4

4.1-20.1

26.8

15.6-42.1

26.4

15.1-41.9

Guilford

17.6

9.4-30.5

7.9

3.2-18.2

10.0

4.2-22.0

37.3

24.0-53.0

27.2

15.7-42.9

Iredell

26.1

15.5-40.6

4.7

1.4-14.6

11.4

5.3-23.0

27.4

16.0-42.8

30.3

18.0-46.3

Johnston

30.6

14.5-53.4

14.7

6.3-30.7

10.9

4.4-24.5

28.9

16.9-44.9

14.9

6.5-30.6

Mecklenburg

17.0

9.5-28.4

21.4

11.2-37.0

6.5

2.3-17.0

38.5

26.3-52.3

16.7

9.1-28.6

New Hanover

20.9

12.7-32.4

10.9

4.7-23.0

4.9

1.6-14.2

41.4

29.2-54.7

22.0

12.8-35.2

Onslow

17.9

8.8-33.1

14.8

7.0-28.8

6.4

2.5-15.2

42.8

27.5-59.6

18.0

8.8-33.3

Orange

16.7

9.1-28.5

18.3

9.4-32.5

7.7

2.8-19.3

39.9

26.7-54.8

17.4

9.2-30.5

Pitt

5.7

2.0-15.0

12.2

5.1-26.4

11.4

4.8-24.6

42.4

29.1-56.9

28.2

17.2-42.7

Randolph

5.3

2.3-11.9

20.0

8.0-41.8

8.9

2.8-25.3

36.4

23.1-52.1

29.4

17.4-45.0

Robeson

23.4

9.3-47.8

16.0

6.1-35.8

13.2

5.7-27.7

16.2

8.0-30.1

31.3

14.7-54.6

Rowan

10.0

4.4-21.1

17.9

9.6-30.8

21.5

10.6-38.9

32.2

20.8-46.2

18.4

10.7-29.7

Union

16.5

7.5-32.3

9.3

3.4-23.1

5.5

1.7-16.8

52.0

33.9-69.6

16.7

4.9-44.1

Wake

20.6

12.3-32.5

4.1

1.5-10.7

13.5

7.1-24.2

36.2

25.8-48.1

25.6

16.1-38.1

Wayne

15.5

6.7-31.7

18.9

9.5-34.2

17.5

7.3-36.5

32.4

18.9-49.7

15.7

8.1-28.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

480

22.3

16.6-29.3

11.9

8.0-17.3

10.0

6.7-14.7

161

29.4

23.6-36.1

115

26.3

19.6-34.4

Piedmont

941

180

15.9

13.1-19.2

109

12.6

9.6-16.4

8.9

6.8-11.6

355

39.9

35.2-44.7

211

22.7

19.1-26.7

Western NC

434

14.1

10.9-18.2

11.1

8.1-15.2

13.2

9.6-17.7

169

39.2

33.8-44.9

22.4

17.9-27.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

325

13.8

10.2-18.5

10.0

6.7-14.7

15.8

11.3-21.6

129

39.4

33.1-46.2

21.0

15.9-27.2

Northwest

416

16.6

12.7-21.4

14.0

10.0-19.4

7.3

5.1-10.5

155

37.0

31.5-43.0

102

25.0

20.0-30.8

Charlotte

222

14.6

9.7-21.5

20.3

13.1-30.1

6.2

3.6-10.5

38.6

30.3-47.6

20.2

14.6-27.4

Greensboro

241

16.9

11.3-24.3

9.8

6.2-15.0

7.2

4.3-12.0

38.3

28.5-49.2

27.8

19.4-38.1

Southern Regional

137

16.3

8.6-28.6

9.7

4.5-19.6

17.1

9.5-28.8

35.6

23.5-49.9

21.3

13.2-32.4

Coastal

16.2

8.5-28.5

13.0

5.8-26.7

6.6

1.8-21.6

39.3

25.7-54.9

24.9

13.3-41.8

Wake

206

18.7

12.9-26.3

9.4

4.2-19.6

11.1

6.9-17.6

39.1

30.5-48.4

21.7

15.2-30.1

Area L

27.4

12.7-49.4

9.3

1.8-36.0

5.9

1.3-23.4

13.5

4.8-32.5

43.9

21.7-68.9

Eastern

197

22.5

13.6-34.8

11.5

6.3-20.0

9.4

4.9-17.1

36.7

26.4-48.4

20.0

11.9-31.5

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Female reproductive cancer includes cervical cancer, cancer of the uterus, and ovarian cancer.
Male reproductive cancer includes prostate and testicular cancer.
See 2009 questionnaire for other types of cancer listed.

^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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