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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Survivors--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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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
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,699	223	15.5	13.0-18.5	548	35.9	32.6-39.5	431	24.4	21.4-27.7	338	15.5	13.3-18.0	159	8.6	6.8-10.8
No	111	40	40.3	25.0-57.6	52	52.2	35.5-68.5	12	5.3	2.6-10.5	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	36	8	27.7	13.0-49.6	8	18.3	7.9-37.0	8	15.0	4.2-41.2	7	24.7	9.3-51.3	5	14.3	3.7-42.0
Recommended Range	601	68	13.8	10.0-18.7	201	41.1	34.8-47.8	140	20.9	16.1-26.7	112	13.0	10.0-16.8	80	11.2	8.2-15.0
Overweight	665	103	20.3	15.4-26.4	217	35.3	29.9-41.1	164	21.5	17.4-26.1	125	15.4	12.0-19.4	56	7.5	4.8-11.6
Obese	445	73	17.2	12.8-22.8	149	35.4	29.1-42.2	118	28.9	22.5-36.1	88	14.7	10.6-20.0	17	3.8	2.0- 7.3
Current Smoker
No	1,535	193	14.1	11.7-17.0	496	37.4	33.7-41.3	382	23.7	20.5-27.1	313	15.8	13.5-18.5	151	8.9	7.0-11.3
Yes	264	70	36.9	27.4-47.5	100	36.3	27.7-45.8	59	17.8	12.4-24.9	26	6.6	3.8-11.1	9	2.4	1.1- 5.4
History of CVD**
Yes	337	43	13.3	8.6-19.9	76	21.1	15.5-28.2	93	27.8	21.0-35.8	78	20.3	15.0-26.8	47	17.5	11.2-26.1
No	1,444	217	18.3	15.3-21.9	515	40.5	36.6-44.5	346	22.1	18.9-25.5	256	13.2	11.1-15.7	110	5.9	4.6- 7.7
Binge Drinker
No	1,705	238	16.6	13.8-19.7	544	36.0	32.5-39.7	428	23.6	20.6-26.8	336	15.3	13.1-17.8	159	8.5	6.7-10.7
Yes	95	24	30.3	18.8-44.8	51	52.3	38.4-65.8	13	13.5	6.8-25.0	7	3.9	1.5- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .
Heavy Drinker
No	1,718	251	17.6	14.8-20.8	555	36.4	32.9-40.1	425	22.9	20.0-26.2	332	14.8	12.7-17.2	155	8.2	6.5-10.4
Yes	66	8	10.3	4.3-22.7	33	56.7	39.5-72.3	13	19.4	9.2-36.4	9	11.3	5.1-23.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.7
Poor Sleep***
Yes	196	50	36.9	25.7-49.6	70	38.6	28.7-49.5	38	14.6	9.4-22.0	26	6.0	3.7- 9.5	12	4.0	1.9- 7.9
No	1,572	207	15.0	12.5-17.9	520	37.1	33.4-40.9	396	24.1	21.0-27.6	305	15.4	13.2-18.0	144	8.3	6.5-10.6
Current Asthma
Yes	179	49	30.5	21.2-41.7	65	41.2	29.9-53.6	32	17.4	10.2-28.2	23	8.3	4.7-14.2	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2
No	1,624	213	16.0	13.2-19.2	533	36.8	33.2-40.5	409	23.5	20.5-26.9	318	15.2	13.0-17.7	151	8.6	6.7-10.8
Diabetes
Yes	307	36	13.7	8.3-22.0	76	25.0	18.6-32.6	89	29.5	22.3-37.9	83	23.0	16.4-31.1	23	8.8	5.1-15.0
No	1,503	227	18.2	15.2-21.6	525	39.6	35.7-43.5	354	21.7	18.7-25.1	260	12.9	10.9-15.1	137	7.7	5.9-10.0
Disability
Yes	856	115	14.5	10.9-19.1	265	37.7	32.3-43.3	206	22.2	18.2-26.7	180	15.8	12.7-19.5	90	9.8	7.4-12.9
No	924	142	18.8	15.3-22.8	328	37.4	33.0-42.1	233	24.0	20.0-28.5	157	13.6	11.0-16.8	64	6.2	4.1- 9.1

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%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,699

223

15.5

13.0-18.5

548

35.9

32.6-39.5

431

24.4

21.4-27.7

338

15.5

13.3-18.0

159

8.6

6.8-10.8

111

40.3

25.0-57.6

52.2

35.5-68.5

5.3

2.6-10.5

1.8

0.7- 4.7

0.4

0.1- 1.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

27.7

13.0-49.6

18.3

7.9-37.0

15.0

4.2-41.2

24.7

9.3-51.3

14.3

3.7-42.0

Recommended Range

601

13.8

10.0-18.7

201

41.1

34.8-47.8

140

20.9

16.1-26.7

112

13.0

10.0-16.8

11.2

8.2-15.0

Overweight

665

103

20.3

15.4-26.4

217

35.3

29.9-41.1

164

21.5

17.4-26.1

125

15.4

12.0-19.4

7.5

4.8-11.6

Obese

445

17.2

12.8-22.8

149

35.4

29.1-42.2

118

28.9

22.5-36.1

14.7

10.6-20.0

3.8

2.0- 7.3

Current Smoker

1,535

193

14.1

11.7-17.0

496

37.4

33.7-41.3

382

23.7

20.5-27.1

313

15.8

13.5-18.5

151

8.9

7.0-11.3

Yes

264

36.9

27.4-47.5

100

36.3

27.7-45.8

17.8

12.4-24.9

6.6

3.8-11.1

2.4

1.1- 5.4

History of CVD**

Yes

337

13.3

8.6-19.9

21.1

15.5-28.2

27.8

21.0-35.8

20.3

15.0-26.8

17.5

11.2-26.1

1,444

217

18.3

15.3-21.9

515

40.5

36.6-44.5

346

22.1

18.9-25.5

256

13.2

11.1-15.7

110

5.9

4.6- 7.7

Binge Drinker

1,705

238

16.6

13.8-19.7

544

36.0

32.5-39.7

428

23.6

20.6-26.8

336

15.3

13.1-17.8

159

8.5

6.7-10.7

Yes

30.3

18.8-44.8

52.3

38.4-65.8

13.5

6.8-25.0

3.9

1.5- 9.4

0.0

. - .

Heavy Drinker

1,718

251

17.6

14.8-20.8

555

36.4

32.9-40.1

425

22.9

20.0-26.2

332

14.8

12.7-17.2

155

8.2

6.5-10.4

Yes

10.3

4.3-22.7

56.7

39.5-72.3

19.4

9.2-36.4

11.3

5.1-23.2

2.3

0.7- 7.7

Poor Sleep***

Yes

196

36.9

25.7-49.6

38.6

28.7-49.5

14.6

9.4-22.0

6.0

3.7- 9.5

4.0

1.9- 7.9

1,572

207

15.0

12.5-17.9

520

37.1

33.4-40.9

396

24.1

21.0-27.6

305

15.4

13.2-18.0

144

8.3

6.5-10.6

Current Asthma

Yes

179

30.5

21.2-41.7

41.2

29.9-53.6

17.4

10.2-28.2

8.3

4.7-14.2

2.6

1.3- 5.2

1,624

213

16.0

13.2-19.2

533

36.8

33.2-40.5

409

23.5

20.5-26.9

318

15.2

13.0-17.7

151

8.6

6.7-10.8

Diabetes

Yes

307

13.7

8.3-22.0

25.0

18.6-32.6

29.5

22.3-37.9

23.0

16.4-31.1

8.8

5.1-15.0

1,503

227

18.2

15.2-21.6

525

39.6

35.7-43.5

354

21.7

18.7-25.1

260

12.9

10.9-15.1

137

7.7

5.9-10.0

Disability

Yes

856

115

14.5

10.9-19.1

265

37.7

32.3-43.3

206

22.2

18.2-26.7

180

15.8

12.7-19.5

9.8

7.4-12.9

924

142

18.8

15.3-22.8

328

37.4

33.0-42.1

233

24.0

20.0-28.5

157

13.6

11.0-16.8

6.2

4.1- 9.1

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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