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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Cancer Survivors

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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
North Carolina	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
-Piedmont NC	923	119	16.0	12.6-20.1	301	37.1	32.6-41.8	242	24.5	20.5-28.9	180	14.3	11.8-17.3	81	8.1	5.8-11.3
GENDER
Male	316	23	7.7	4.8-12.2	73	29.5	22.7-37.4	112	35.3	28.0-43.3	75	18.2	13.6-23.9	33	9.4	5.2-16.2
Female	607	96	21.2	16.2-27.1	228	41.8	36.1-47.8	130	17.8	13.6-22.8	105	11.9	9.1-15.3	48	7.4	5.0-10.7
RACE
White	826	106	16.3	12.6-20.9	264	37.2	32.4-42.2	213	23.3	19.4-27.7	167	15.0	12.2-18.2	76	8.3	5.8-11.6
African American	71	8	13.7	6.5-26.5	28	39.0	26.6-53.0	22	28.6	17.7-42.6	11	13.0	6.6-23.8	2	5.8	1.4-20.8
Other Minorities	23	5	13.8	4.2-37.1	7	28.5	10.2-58.3	7	45.0	16.1-77.8	2	2.7	0.6-12.1	2	9.9	1.6-42.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	4	24.7	7.5-56.8	5	29.6	10.4-60.4	4	16.3	4.8-42.7	1	3.2	0.4-20.9	1	26.2	4.4-73.4
Non-Hispanic	907	115	15.7	12.2-19.9	296	37.4	32.8-42.2	238	24.8	20.7-29.3	178	14.6	12.0-17.7	80	7.5	5.6-10.1
AGE
18-44	64	41	60.3	43.4-75.2	23	39.7	24.8-56.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	113	32	23.4	15.8-33.4	81	76.6	66.6-84.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	204	22	10.8	5.9-18.9	97	41.0	32.3-50.4	85	48.1	38.5-57.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
65+	535	24	3.3	2.0- 5.2	96	20.1	15.3-26.1	157	28.5	22.9-34.8	178	31.0	25.7-36.8	80	17.2	12.4-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	120	12	14.7	5.4-34.5	28	25.4	14.6-40.5	29	24.5	15.2-37.1	32	23.2	14.1-35.5	19	12.2	6.0-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	33	19.0	11.5-29.8	72	35.8	27.3-45.4	57	21.8	15.2-30.1	55	15.5	10.6-22.0	24	8.0	4.8-12.9
Some Post-H.S.	229	27	10.6	6.8-16.3	80	38.4	29.6-48.1	67	30.7	21.9-41.3	35	10.0	6.5-15.0	20	10.3	4.8-20.6
College Graduate	333	47	17.6	12.7-23.8	121	40.3	33.1-47.9	89	22.5	16.6-29.7	58	13.7	9.8-18.8	18	5.9	3.2-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	95	13	12.5	6.4-23.0	31	42.2	27.4-58.6	21	18.1	9.8-31.1	20	15.5	8.1-27.8	10	11.6	4.4-27.4
$15,000- 24,999	139	11	6.9	3.3-14.0	37	29.0	18.5-42.4	45	26.4	17.5-37.9	32	22.9	14.2-34.9	14	14.7	5.8-32.7
$25,000- 34,999	93	11	16.8	5.7-40.4	23	22.2	12.7-36.1	27	37.9	21.5-57.6	21	14.2	7.5-25.3	11	8.9	4.0-18.5
$35,000- 49,999	116	15	12.4	6.9-21.2	36	38.1	25.8-52.3	32	29.5	19.3-42.3	26	14.0	8.6-21.9	7	6.0	2.0-16.5
$50,000-74,999	128	23	18.5	11.2-29.1	50	39.5	29.4-50.5	30	22.2	14.6-32.2	19	14.5	8.3-24.2	6	5.2	1.7-15.2
$75,000+	204	32	18.6	12.8-26.2	83	49.4	40.6-58.2	57	21.3	15.4-28.5	26	9.4	5.9-14.7	6	1.3	0.6- 2.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	395	41	11.1	6.5-18.4	123	39.7	32.7-47.1	100	23.2	17.8-29.5	87	16.4	12.4-21.4	44	9.6	6.5-13.9
No	513	76	18.8	14.3-24.3	175	36.2	30.4-42.5	140	25.5	20.1-31.7	90	13.0	9.9-17.0	32	6.5	3.7-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	5	3.1	1.1- 8.4	38	25.6	17.0-36.7	50	30.3	21.8-40.5	45	22.2	15.2-31.1	27	18.7	10.3-31.5
Non-Veteran	687	101	18.9	14.6-24.1	245	41.3	36.0-46.9	168	21.6	17.4-26.4	125	12.4	9.8-15.7	48	5.8	3.9- 8.5

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%)

North Carolina

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

-Piedmont NC

923

119

16.0

12.6-20.1

301

37.1

32.6-41.8

242

24.5

20.5-28.9

180

14.3

11.8-17.3

8.1

5.8-11.3

GENDER

Male

316

7.7

4.8-12.2

29.5

22.7-37.4

112

35.3

28.0-43.3

18.2

13.6-23.9

9.4

5.2-16.2

Female

607

21.2

16.2-27.1

228

41.8

36.1-47.8

130

17.8

13.6-22.8

105

11.9

9.1-15.3

7.4

5.0-10.7

RACE

White

826

106

16.3

12.6-20.9

264

37.2

32.4-42.2

213

23.3

19.4-27.7

167

15.0

12.2-18.2

8.3

5.8-11.6

African American

13.7

6.5-26.5

39.0

26.6-53.0

28.6

17.7-42.6

13.0

6.6-23.8

5.8

1.4-20.8

Other Minorities

13.8

4.2-37.1

28.5

10.2-58.3

45.0

16.1-77.8

2.7

0.6-12.1

9.9

1.6-42.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.7

7.5-56.8

29.6

10.4-60.4

16.3

4.8-42.7

3.2

0.4-20.9

26.2

4.4-73.4

Non-Hispanic

907

115

15.7

12.2-19.9

296

37.4

32.8-42.2

238

24.8

20.7-29.3

178

14.6

12.0-17.7

7.5

5.6-10.1

AGE

18-44

60.3

43.4-75.2

39.7

24.8-56.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

113

23.4

15.8-33.4

76.6

66.6-84.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55-64

204

10.8

5.9-18.9

41.0

32.3-50.4

48.1

38.5-57.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65+

535

3.3

2.0- 5.2

20.1

15.3-26.1

157

28.5

22.9-34.8

178

31.0

25.7-36.8

17.2

12.4-23.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

120

14.7

5.4-34.5

25.4

14.6-40.5

24.5

15.2-37.1

23.2

14.1-35.5

12.2

6.0-23.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

241

19.0

11.5-29.8

35.8

27.3-45.4

21.8

15.2-30.1

15.5

10.6-22.0

8.0

4.8-12.9

Some Post-H.S.

229

10.6

6.8-16.3

38.4

29.6-48.1

30.7

21.9-41.3

10.0

6.5-15.0

10.3

4.8-20.6

College Graduate

333

17.6

12.7-23.8

121

40.3

33.1-47.9

22.5

16.6-29.7

13.7

9.8-18.8

5.9

3.2-10.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.5

6.4-23.0

42.2

27.4-58.6

18.1

9.8-31.1

15.5

8.1-27.8

11.6

4.4-27.4

$15,000- 24,999

139

6.9

3.3-14.0

29.0

18.5-42.4

26.4

17.5-37.9

22.9

14.2-34.9

14.7

5.8-32.7

$25,000- 34,999

16.8

5.7-40.4

22.2

12.7-36.1

37.9

21.5-57.6

14.2

7.5-25.3

8.9

4.0-18.5

$35,000- 49,999

116

12.4

6.9-21.2

38.1

25.8-52.3

29.5

19.3-42.3

14.0

8.6-21.9

6.0

2.0-16.5

$50,000-74,999

128

18.5

11.2-29.1

39.5

29.4-50.5

22.2

14.6-32.2

14.5

8.3-24.2

5.2

1.7-15.2

$75,000+

204

18.6

12.8-26.2

49.4

40.6-58.2

21.3

15.4-28.5

9.4

5.9-14.7

1.3

0.6- 2.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

395

11.1

6.5-18.4

123

39.7

32.7-47.1

100

23.2

17.8-29.5

16.4

12.4-21.4

9.6

6.5-13.9

513

18.8

14.3-24.3

175

36.2

30.4-42.5

140

25.5

20.1-31.7

13.0

9.9-17.0

6.5

3.7-11.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

3.1

1.1- 8.4

25.6

17.0-36.7

30.3

21.8-40.5

22.2

15.2-31.1

18.7

10.3-31.5

Non-Veteran

687

101

18.9

14.6-24.1

245

41.3

36.0-46.9

168

21.6

17.4-26.4

125

12.4

9.8-15.7

5.8

3.9- 8.5

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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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