BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How many different types of cancer have you had?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Only one	Two	Three or more
North Carolina	1,896	1,605	85.2	82.5-87.4	234	12.1	10.0-14.5	57	2.8	1.8- 4.1
-Piedmont NC	963	801	84.7	81.1-87.8	130	12.8	9.9-16.3	32	2.5	1.5- 4.0
GENDER
Male	325	273	87.2	81.6-91.3	42	10.5	6.7-16.1	10	2.2	1.1- 4.5
Female	638	528	83.2	78.2-87.2	88	14.1	10.4-19.0	22	2.7	1.4- 4.9
RACE
White	865	712	84.0	80.0-87.3	122	13.3	10.2-17.2	31	2.7	1.7- 4.4
African American	72	66	89.2	76.0-95.6	6	10.8	4.4-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	23	21	93.7	75.6-98.6	1	3.4	0.4-21.9	1	2.9	0.4-19.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	946	784	84.2	80.4-87.4	130	13.2	10.2-16.9	32	2.6	1.6- 4.1
AGE
18-44	64	61	89.7	64.6-97.6	3	10.3	2.4-35.4	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	115	100	89.1	81.4-93.9	11	9.0	4.7-16.7	4	1.9	0.7- 5.3
55-64	207	172	85.9	79.0-90.8	26	9.9	6.1-15.6	9	4.2	1.7-10.2
65+	569	460	81.0	75.8-85.3	90	16.4	12.3-21.5	19	2.6	1.4- 4.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	130	107	88.1	79.4-93.4	15	9.4	4.7-18.2	8	2.5	1.2- 5.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	254	212	82.1	72.1-89.0	34	15.0	8.6-25.0	8	2.9	0.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S.	237	200	82.3	73.7-88.5	28	14.3	8.6-22.9	9	3.4	1.6- 7.2
College Graduate	342	282	87.0	82.3-90.6	53	11.3	8.0-15.9	7	1.7	0.7- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	101	84	84.3	71.5-92.0	12	14.0	6.6-27.1	5	1.7	0.7- 4.3
$15,000- 24,999	146	123	90.9	84.9-94.7	17	5.5	3.2- 9.4	6	3.6	1.3- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999	96	77	73.4	53.0-87.2	17	25.3	11.8-46.1	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6
$35,000- 49,999	123	103	83.1	67.9-92.0	13	10.7	3.8-26.4	7	6.2	1.9-18.4
$50,000-74,999	129	110	86.3	77.2-92.1	16	11.5	6.2-20.5	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9
$75,000+	205	170	87.8	82.2-91.8	30	10.1	6.6-15.3	5	2.1	0.8- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	414	322	78.8	71.8-84.4	73	18.5	13.0-25.5	19	2.8	1.6- 4.7
No	531	464	88.5	84.2-91.7	54	9.1	6.3-13.1	13	2.4	1.2- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	172	138	82.9	72.7-89.8	29	15.0	8.4-25.3	5	2.1	0.7- 6.2
Non-Veteran	718	604	85.2	80.9-88.7	88	12.1	8.9-16.3	26	2.6	1.5- 4.5

Total
Respond.^

Only one

Two

Three or more

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,896

1,605

85.2

82.5-87.4

234

12.1

10.0-14.5

2.8

1.8- 4.1

-Piedmont NC

963

801

84.7

81.1-87.8

130

12.8

9.9-16.3

2.5

1.5- 4.0

GENDER

Male

325

273

87.2

81.6-91.3

10.5

6.7-16.1

2.2

1.1- 4.5

Female

638

528

83.2

78.2-87.2

14.1

10.4-19.0

2.7

1.4- 4.9

RACE

White

865

712

84.0

80.0-87.3

122

13.3

10.2-17.2

2.7

1.7- 4.4

African American

89.2

76.0-95.6

10.8

4.4-24.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

93.7

75.6-98.6

3.4

0.4-21.9

2.9

0.4-19.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

946

784

84.2

80.4-87.4

130

13.2

10.2-16.9

2.6

1.6- 4.1

AGE

18-44

89.7

64.6-97.6

10.3

2.4-35.4

0.0

. - .

45-54

115

100

89.1

81.4-93.9

9.0

4.7-16.7

1.9

0.7- 5.3

55-64

207

172

85.9

79.0-90.8

9.9

6.1-15.6

4.2

1.7-10.2

65+

569

460

81.0

75.8-85.3

16.4

12.3-21.5

2.6

1.4- 4.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

130

107

88.1

79.4-93.4

9.4

4.7-18.2

2.5

1.2- 5.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

254

212

82.1

72.1-89.0

15.0

8.6-25.0

2.9

0.9- 8.6

Some Post-H.S.

237

200

82.3

73.7-88.5

14.3

8.6-22.9

3.4

1.6- 7.2

College Graduate

342

282

87.0

82.3-90.6

11.3

8.0-15.9

1.7

0.7- 3.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

101

84.3

71.5-92.0

14.0

6.6-27.1

1.7

0.7- 4.3

$15,000- 24,999

146

123

90.9

84.9-94.7

5.5

3.2- 9.4

3.6

1.3- 9.6

$25,000- 34,999

73.4

53.0-87.2

25.3

11.8-46.1

1.3

0.3- 5.6

$35,000- 49,999

123

103

83.1

67.9-92.0

10.7

3.8-26.4

6.2

1.9-18.4

$50,000-74,999

129

110

86.3

77.2-92.1

11.5

6.2-20.5

2.2

0.7- 6.9

$75,000+

205

170

87.8

82.2-91.8

10.1

6.6-15.3

2.1

0.8- 5.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

414

322

78.8

71.8-84.4

18.5

13.0-25.5

2.8

1.6- 4.7

531

464

88.5

84.2-91.7

9.1

6.3-13.1

2.4

1.2- 4.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

172

138

82.9

72.7-89.8

15.0

8.4-25.3

2.1

0.7- 6.2

Non-Veteran

718

604

85.2

80.9-88.7

12.1

8.9-16.3

2.6

1.5- 4.5

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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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