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-WHITES

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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
-WHITES	1,463	827	57.2	53.4-61.0	208	13.9	11.5-16.6	117	8.1	6.3-10.3	50	3.0	2.0- 4.5	261	17.8	15.0-21.1
GENDER
Male	515	316	61.8	55.4-67.7	63	11.1	8.0-15.2	24	4.8	2.8- 8.0	18	2.2	1.3- 3.8	94	20.1	15.2-26.1
Female	948	511	54.0	49.2-58.7	145	15.8	12.6-19.7	93	10.4	7.9-13.6	32	3.6	2.2- 5.9	167	16.2	13.0-19.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	15	94.0	74.3-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.8	1.1-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
Non-Hispanic	1,444	811	56.4	52.6-60.2	208	14.2	11.8-17.0	115	8.1	6.3-10.3	50	3.1	2.1- 4.5	260	18.2	15.3-21.5
AGE
18-44	103	59	57.9	44.3-70.5	6	9.9	3.5-25.0	16	15.3	8.3-26.3	2	1.7	0.4- 7.4	20	15.1	8.0-26.8
45-54	179	87	44.1	35.0-53.6	17	11.0	5.9-19.6	26	14.4	8.9-22.4	5	4.4	1.3-13.4	44	26.2	18.2-36.2
55-64	305	170	60.7	52.7-68.3	38	10.9	7.2-16.2	25	5.4	3.3- 8.9	12	2.9	1.5- 5.5	60	20.0	14.2-27.5
65+	865	503	59.4	54.5-64.1	146	17.5	14.2-21.3	49	5.4	3.6- 8.0	31	3.0	1.9- 4.7	136	14.7	11.4-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	112	69.2	57.1-79.2	7	2.4	1.1- 5.2	8	3.2	1.3- 7.7	11	5.7	2.8-11.5	29	19.4	10.6-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	415	276	68.4	61.3-74.8	34	7.8	4.7-12.5	23	4.2	2.4- 7.1	15	3.5	1.8- 6.7	67	16.1	11.2-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	375	197	55.8	48.0-63.2	53	11.3	8.0-15.7	41	10.7	7.1-15.9	10	1.9	0.9- 3.9	74	20.3	14.8-27.3
College Graduate	505	241	46.9	40.8-53.0	114	23.0	18.1-28.7	45	10.3	7.0-14.9	14	2.7	1.2- 6.1	91	17.1	12.8-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	155	96	60.9	47.4-72.9	8	3.5	1.6- 7.5	12	6.3	3.2-12.1	8	5.0	2.1-11.2	31	24.3	13.3-40.2
$15,000- 24,999	235	140	63.8	54.1-72.5	22	6.6	3.8-11.1	14	6.1	2.7-13.1	8	3.8	1.7- 8.3	51	19.8	13.6-27.9
$25,000- 34,999	161	100	72.4	62.4-80.6	22	11.6	6.6-19.6	10	3.9	1.9- 7.9	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0	23	9.4	5.5-15.8
$35,000- 49,999	202	114	55.4	45.1-65.4	32	11.2	7.1-17.2	13	8.0	3.9-15.8	5	2.2	0.8- 6.2	38	23.1	14.7-34.3
$50,000- 74,999	197	97	52.1	42.8-61.3	42	21.4	14.6-30.2	20	10.2	5.9-17.1	7	2.6	1.1- 6.1	31	13.7	8.5-21.2
$75,000+	284	140	48.8	41.1-56.5	59	21.1	15.1-28.6	24	9.3	5.6-15.1	7	3.6	1.3- 9.7	54	17.3	12.3-23.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	652	371	57.4	51.5-63.0	78	11.3	8.4-15.0	48	7.7	5.1-11.4	28	3.2	2.1- 5.0	127	20.5	16.0-25.7
No	791	440	56.6	51.5-61.6	129	15.6	12.4-19.6	68	8.4	6.1-11.4	21	2.9	1.6- 5.2	133	16.4	12.8-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	259	158	65.7	57.1-73.3	30	8.9	5.8-13.5	15	5.9	3.1-11.0	8	1.9	0.9- 3.9	48	17.7	11.6-26.0
Non-Veteran	1,099	604	54.4	49.9-58.9	165	15.4	12.5-18.9	91	8.4	6.4-11.1	39	3.3	2.1- 5.1	200	18.5	15.2-22.3

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

-WHITES

1,463

827

57.2

53.4-61.0

208

13.9

11.5-16.6

117

8.1

6.3-10.3

3.0

2.0- 4.5

261

17.8

15.0-21.1

GENDER

Male

515

316

61.8

55.4-67.7

11.1

8.0-15.2

4.8

2.8- 8.0

2.2

1.3- 3.8

20.1

15.2-26.1

Female

948

511

54.0

49.2-58.7

145

15.8

12.6-19.7

10.4

7.9-13.6

3.6

2.2- 5.9

167

16.2

13.0-19.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

94.0

74.3-98.8

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.1-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.2

0.0- 1.5

Non-Hispanic

1,444

811

56.4

52.6-60.2

208

14.2

11.8-17.0

115

8.1

6.3-10.3

3.1

2.1- 4.5

260

18.2

15.3-21.5

AGE

18-44

103

57.9

44.3-70.5

9.9

3.5-25.0

15.3

8.3-26.3

1.7

0.4- 7.4

15.1

8.0-26.8

45-54

179

44.1

35.0-53.6

11.0

5.9-19.6

14.4

8.9-22.4

4.4

1.3-13.4

26.2

18.2-36.2

55-64

305

170

60.7

52.7-68.3

10.9

7.2-16.2

5.4

3.3- 8.9

2.9

1.5- 5.5

20.0

14.2-27.5

65+

865

503

59.4

54.5-64.1

146

17.5

14.2-21.3

5.4

3.6- 8.0

3.0

1.9- 4.7

136

14.7

11.4-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

112

69.2

57.1-79.2

2.4

1.1- 5.2

3.2

1.3- 7.7

5.7

2.8-11.5

19.4

10.6-32.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

415

276

68.4

61.3-74.8

7.8

4.7-12.5

4.2

2.4- 7.1

3.5

1.8- 6.7

16.1

11.2-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

375

197

55.8

48.0-63.2

11.3

8.0-15.7

10.7

7.1-15.9

1.9

0.9- 3.9

20.3

14.8-27.3

College Graduate

505

241

46.9

40.8-53.0

114

23.0

18.1-28.7

10.3

7.0-14.9

2.7

1.2- 6.1

17.1

12.8-22.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

155

60.9

47.4-72.9

3.5

1.6- 7.5

6.3

3.2-12.1

5.0

2.1-11.2

24.3

13.3-40.2

$15,000- 24,999

235

140

63.8

54.1-72.5

6.6

3.8-11.1

6.1

2.7-13.1

3.8

1.7- 8.3

19.8

13.6-27.9

$25,000- 34,999

161

100

72.4

62.4-80.6

11.6

6.6-19.6

3.9

1.9- 7.9

2.6

1.1- 6.0

9.4

5.5-15.8

$35,000- 49,999

202

114

55.4

45.1-65.4

11.2

7.1-17.2

8.0

3.9-15.8

2.2

0.8- 6.2

23.1

14.7-34.3

$50,000- 74,999

197

52.1

42.8-61.3

21.4

14.6-30.2

10.2

5.9-17.1

2.6

1.1- 6.1

13.7

8.5-21.2

$75,000+

284

140

48.8

41.1-56.5

21.1

15.1-28.6

9.3

5.6-15.1

3.6

1.3- 9.7

17.3

12.3-23.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

652

371

57.4

51.5-63.0

11.3

8.4-15.0

7.7

5.1-11.4

3.2

2.1- 5.0

127

20.5

16.0-25.7

791

440

56.6

51.5-61.6

129

15.6

12.4-19.6

8.4

6.1-11.4

2.9

1.6- 5.2

133

16.4

12.8-20.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

259

158

65.7

57.1-73.3

8.9

5.8-13.5

5.9

3.1-11.0

1.9

0.9- 3.9

17.7

11.6-26.0

Non-Veteran

1,099

604

54.4

49.9-58.9

165

15.4

12.5-18.9

8.4

6.4-11.1

3.3

2.1- 5.1

200

18.5

15.2-22.3

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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.

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