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

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,548	893	59.0	55.2-62.6	213	13.1	10.9-15.7	123	7.7	6.1- 9.8	53	3.5	2.3- 5.2	266	16.7	14.1-19.8
No	98	47	50.3	32.2-68.3	6	3.3	1.2- 8.5	12	14.3	6.7-28.0	9	8.0	3.4-17.8	24	24.1	12.4-41.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	29	9	27.7	11.5-53.0	4	15.1	3.7-45.1	3	12.1	3.1-36.6	4	25.2	8.7-54.6	9	19.9	8.6-39.6
Recommended Range	551	309	56.3	49.6-62.7	86	15.4	11.7-19.9	45	8.2	5.5-12.0	21	3.6	1.8- 7.0	90	16.6	12.1-22.3
Overweight	592	340	59.2	53.0-65.0	84	12.7	9.2-17.3	44	7.6	5.1-11.3	23	3.0	1.9- 4.9	101	17.5	13.1-22.9
Obese	414	249	61.6	54.4-68.3	43	9.4	6.2-13.9	33	8.0	5.1-12.5	11	3.5	1.4- 8.7	78	17.5	12.8-23.4
Current Smoker
No	1,402	797	58.5	54.5-62.4	201	13.6	11.3-16.4	108	7.9	6.1-10.1	55	3.9	2.6- 5.8	241	16.1	13.4-19.2
Yes	234	136	56.6	46.5-66.3	18	5.8	3.0-11.0	26	10.0	5.9-16.3	6	2.9	1.1- 7.3	48	24.7	16.7-35.0
History of CVD**
Yes	307	166	57.6	48.9-65.7	45	12.8	8.7-18.5	18	5.1	2.7- 9.4	12	3.7	1.6- 8.0	66	20.9	14.6-29.0
No	1,314	759	58.4	54.2-62.4	169	12.4	10.1-15.2	115	8.8	6.9-11.2	50	3.9	2.6- 5.8	221	16.5	13.6-19.9
Binge Drinker
No	1,549	890	58.7	54.9-62.4	213	13.3	11.0-15.9	122	7.8	6.1- 9.8	58	3.5	2.4- 5.1	266	16.7	14.0-19.8
Yes	87	46	54.5	39.7-68.6	4	2.2	0.8- 5.9	11	13.3	6.1-26.7	4	7.6	2.0-24.8	22	22.3	12.1-37.4
Heavy Drinker
No	1,564	896	58.4	54.7-62.1	209	12.7	10.5-15.2	126	8.2	6.5-10.3	59	3.8	2.6- 5.5	274	16.9	14.3-20.0
Yes	60	31	53.0	34.3-70.9	7	7.6	2.9-18.3	7	10.0	2.9-29.1	3	5.7	1.5-19.8	12	23.7	9.4-48.0
Poor Sleep***
Yes	168	107	63.4	51.9-73.5	17	11.5	6.2-20.3	11	7.3	3.2-15.5	5	1.9	0.7- 5.6	28	15.9	9.5-25.5
No	1,430	809	57.7	53.7-61.6	199	12.7	10.5-15.3	116	8.2	6.5-10.4	52	3.9	2.6- 5.8	254	17.5	14.6-20.7
Current Asthma
Yes	165	92	61.5	49.3-72.4	20	13.6	6.4-26.7	13	5.8	3.0-10.8	7	2.7	1.2- 6.1	33	16.3	9.4-26.8
No	1,474	846	58.1	54.2-61.9	196	12.2	10.2-14.7	122	8.5	6.7-10.7	55	3.9	2.6- 5.7	255	17.3	14.5-20.5
Diabetes
Yes	279	167	62.1	53.4-70.2	30	8.7	5.3-13.8	18	5.8	3.1-10.6	9	3.6	1.0-12.1	55	19.8	13.9-27.4
No	1,368	774	57.6	53.6-61.6	189	13.2	10.8-16.0	117	8.6	6.7-10.9	53	3.8	2.6- 5.5	235	16.7	13.9-20.1
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,548

893

59.0

55.2-62.6

213

13.1

10.9-15.7

123

7.7

6.1- 9.8

3.5

2.3- 5.2

266

16.7

14.1-19.8

50.3

32.2-68.3

3.3

1.2- 8.5

14.3

6.7-28.0

8.0

3.4-17.8

24.1

12.4-41.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

27.7

11.5-53.0

15.1

3.7-45.1

12.1

3.1-36.6

25.2

8.7-54.6

19.9

8.6-39.6

Recommended Range

551

309

56.3

49.6-62.7

15.4

11.7-19.9

8.2

5.5-12.0

3.6

1.8- 7.0

16.6

12.1-22.3

Overweight

592

340

59.2

53.0-65.0

12.7

9.2-17.3

7.6

5.1-11.3

3.0

1.9- 4.9

101

17.5

13.1-22.9

Obese

414

249

61.6

54.4-68.3

9.4

6.2-13.9

8.0

5.1-12.5

3.5

1.4- 8.7

17.5

12.8-23.4

Current Smoker

1,402

797

58.5

54.5-62.4

201

13.6

11.3-16.4

108

7.9

6.1-10.1

3.9

2.6- 5.8

241

16.1

13.4-19.2

Yes

234

136

56.6

46.5-66.3

5.8

3.0-11.0

10.0

5.9-16.3

2.9

1.1- 7.3

24.7

16.7-35.0

History of CVD**

Yes

307

166

57.6

48.9-65.7

12.8

8.7-18.5

5.1

2.7- 9.4

3.7

1.6- 8.0

20.9

14.6-29.0

1,314

759

58.4

54.2-62.4

169

12.4

10.1-15.2

115

8.8

6.9-11.2

3.9

2.6- 5.8

221

16.5

13.6-19.9

Binge Drinker

1,549

890

58.7

54.9-62.4

213

13.3

11.0-15.9

122

7.8

6.1- 9.8

3.5

2.4- 5.1

266

16.7

14.0-19.8

Yes

54.5

39.7-68.6

2.2

0.8- 5.9

13.3

6.1-26.7

7.6

2.0-24.8

22.3

12.1-37.4

Heavy Drinker

1,564

896

58.4

54.7-62.1

209

12.7

10.5-15.2

126

8.2

6.5-10.3

3.8

2.6- 5.5

274

16.9

14.3-20.0

Yes

53.0

34.3-70.9

7.6

2.9-18.3

10.0

2.9-29.1

5.7

1.5-19.8

23.7

9.4-48.0

Poor Sleep***

Yes

168

107

63.4

51.9-73.5

11.5

6.2-20.3

7.3

3.2-15.5

1.9

0.7- 5.6

15.9

9.5-25.5

1,430

809

57.7

53.7-61.6

199

12.7

10.5-15.3

116

8.2

6.5-10.4

3.9

2.6- 5.8

254

17.5

14.6-20.7

Current Asthma

Yes

165

61.5

49.3-72.4

13.6

6.4-26.7

5.8

3.0-10.8

2.7

1.2- 6.1

16.3

9.4-26.8

1,474

846

58.1

54.2-61.9

196

12.2

10.2-14.7

122

8.5

6.7-10.7

3.9

2.6- 5.7

255

17.3

14.5-20.5

Diabetes

Yes

279

167

62.1

53.4-70.2

8.7

5.3-13.8

5.8

3.1-10.6

3.6

1.0-12.1

19.8

13.9-27.4

1,368

774

57.6

53.6-61.6

189

13.2

10.8-16.0

117

8.6

6.7-10.9

3.8

2.6- 5.5

235

16.7

13.9-20.1

Disability

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

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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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