BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (What type of cancer was it?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Breast	Female reproductive*	Male reproductive*	Skin	Other*
North Carolina	1,855	339	17.5	15.1-20.3	223	12.2	10.0-14.8	183	9.8	8.1-11.9	685	36.7	33.4-40.2	425	23.7	20.7-27.0
-Piedmont NC	941	180	15.9	13.1-19.2	109	12.6	9.6-16.4	86	8.9	6.8-11.6	355	39.9	35.2-44.7	211	22.7	19.1-26.7
GENDER
Male	316	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	86	23.2	17.8-29.7	142	48.5	40.6-56.3	88	28.4	22.2-35.5
Female	625	180	25.8	21.4-30.8	109	20.4	15.7-26.1	0	0.0	. - .	213	34.6	29.1-40.5	123	19.2	15.1-24.2
RACE
White	846	145	13.9	11.1-17.3	93	12.1	8.9-16.3	78	8.7	6.5-11.5	348	43.7	38.7-48.7	182	21.6	17.9-25.8
African American	70	30	40.2	27.6-54.3	11	13.6	7.2-24.2	7	12.1	5.1-26.2	0	0.0	. - .	22	34.1	21.9-48.7
Other Minorities	22	3	6.0	1.5-20.9	5	22.6	7.2-52.5	1	6.3	0.8-35.3	6	38.5	10.9-76.2	7	26.5	9.1-56.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	3	11.2	2.9-34.9	4	21.7	6.2-53.8	2	10.6	2.3-37.9	1	26.2	4.4-73.4	5	30.2	10.7-61.1
Non-Hispanic	924	176	16.1	13.2-19.4	105	12.3	9.2-16.2	84	8.8	6.7-11.5	353	40.3	35.7-45.2	206	22.5	18.9-26.5
AGE
18-44	63	8	7.6	3.3-16.4	22	37.8	22.5-56.0	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	24	37.0	22.9-53.7	8	16.5	7.8-31.5
45-54	113	20	19.2	11.6-30.1	26	18.6	11.9-28.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	46	40.8	30.2-52.3	20	21.0	12.4-33.3
55-64	202	39	17.4	11.5-25.4	18	6.7	3.8-11.4	14	9.6	5.0-17.6	89	46.1	36.5-56.0	42	20.3	13.7-28.9
65+	555	110	16.2	12.6-20.5	43	6.6	4.6- 9.3	69	13.7	10.2-18.0	193	37.6	31.2-44.4	140	26.1	21.2-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	124	18	14.1	7.5-25.0	17	18.0	7.8-36.1	15	10.3	5.5-18.5	36	26.5	16.2-40.0	38	31.2	19.5-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	48	16.9	11.5-24.1	33	18.4	11.1-29.1	21	8.2	4.5-14.6	93	30.1	22.8-38.7	50	26.3	18.8-35.6
Some Post-H.S.	234	50	15.6	10.9-21.9	38	14.6	9.9-21.0	14	6.5	3.5-11.6	76	41.7	31.8-52.4	56	21.5	15.3-29.4
College Graduate	338	64	16.0	11.5-21.6	21	6.2	3.6-10.5	36	10.3	6.8-15.3	150	48.7	41.3-56.1	67	18.8	14.0-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	99	20	18.8	10.1-32.4	19	19.8	11.3-32.5	5	4.4	1.4-12.6	26	26.9	15.6-42.1	29	30.1	16.8-47.8
$15,000- 24,999	143	29	11.9	7.5-18.4	18	14.7	7.2-27.7	12	9.0	4.6-16.9	41	31.1	19.3-46.1	43	33.3	22.8-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	93	11	10.5	4.7-21.6	14	19.9	7.9-42.0	8	5.8	2.4-13.0	42	46.1	28.9-64.2	18	17.8	9.6-30.6
$35,000- 49,999	120	27	23.0	14.0-35.4	16	11.5	6.5-19.7	12	9.8	4.9-18.7	41	33.5	22.5-46.5	24	22.2	12.7-35.7
$50,000-74,999	128	26	18.4	11.5-28.1	16	14.5	8.2-24.4	11	9.5	4.7-18.1	50	37.9	27.8-49.1	25	19.7	12.6-29.7
$75,000+	203	32	14.9	9.6-22.3	12	5.0	2.5- 9.8	22	10.4	6.1-17.2	100	52.3	43.4-61.0	37	17.4	12.0-24.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	404	78	17.9	13.6-23.2	46	15.0	9.5-22.8	34	8.4	5.6-12.4	131	31.4	25.0-38.6	115	27.3	21.7-33.7
No	519	98	14.7	11.2-19.1	62	11.3	8.0-15.7	48	8.4	5.8-12.0	221	45.7	39.4-52.1	90	19.9	15.4-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	50	27.5	19.3-37.7	63	43.8	33.0-55.3	46	27.6	19.6-37.4
Non-Veteran	706	159	19.4	15.9-23.6	98	15.2	11.3-20.1	28	4.0	2.6- 6.1	268	39.3	34.1-44.8	153	22.1	17.9-26.9

Total
Respond.^

Breast

Female reproductive*

Male reproductive*

Skin

Other*

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,855

339

17.5

15.1-20.3

223

12.2

10.0-14.8

183

9.8

8.1-11.9

685

36.7

33.4-40.2

425

23.7

20.7-27.0

-Piedmont NC

941

180

15.9

13.1-19.2

109

12.6

9.6-16.4

8.9

6.8-11.6

355

39.9

35.2-44.7

211

22.7

19.1-26.7

GENDER

Male

316

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.2

17.8-29.7

142

48.5

40.6-56.3

28.4

22.2-35.5

Female

625

180

25.8

21.4-30.8

109

20.4

15.7-26.1

0.0

. - .

213

34.6

29.1-40.5

123

19.2

15.1-24.2

RACE

White

846

145

13.9

11.1-17.3

12.1

8.9-16.3

8.7

6.5-11.5

348

43.7

38.7-48.7

182

21.6

17.9-25.8

African American

40.2

27.6-54.3

13.6

7.2-24.2

12.1

5.1-26.2

0.0

. - .

34.1

21.9-48.7

Other Minorities

6.0

1.5-20.9

22.6

7.2-52.5

6.3

0.8-35.3

38.5

10.9-76.2

26.5

9.1-56.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.2

2.9-34.9

21.7

6.2-53.8

10.6

2.3-37.9

26.2

4.4-73.4

30.2

10.7-61.1

Non-Hispanic

924

176

16.1

13.2-19.4

105

12.3

9.2-16.2

8.8

6.7-11.5

353

40.3

35.7-45.2

206

22.5

18.9-26.5

AGE

18-44

7.6

3.3-16.4

37.8

22.5-56.0

1.2

0.2- 7.8

37.0

22.9-53.7

16.5

7.8-31.5

45-54

113

19.2

11.6-30.1

18.6

11.9-28.0

0.3

0.0- 2.3

40.8

30.2-52.3

21.0

12.4-33.3

55-64

202

17.4

11.5-25.4

6.7

3.8-11.4

9.6

5.0-17.6

46.1

36.5-56.0

20.3

13.7-28.9

65+

555

110

16.2

12.6-20.5

6.6

4.6- 9.3

13.7

10.2-18.0

193

37.6

31.2-44.4

140

26.1

21.2-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

124

14.1

7.5-25.0

18.0

7.8-36.1

10.3

5.5-18.5

26.5

16.2-40.0

31.2

19.5-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

245

16.9

11.5-24.1

18.4

11.1-29.1

8.2

4.5-14.6

30.1

22.8-38.7

26.3

18.8-35.6

Some Post-H.S.

234

15.6

10.9-21.9

14.6

9.9-21.0

6.5

3.5-11.6

41.7

31.8-52.4

21.5

15.3-29.4

College Graduate

338

16.0

11.5-21.6

6.2

3.6-10.5

10.3

6.8-15.3

150

48.7

41.3-56.1

18.8

14.0-24.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.8

10.1-32.4

19.8

11.3-32.5

4.4

1.4-12.6

26.9

15.6-42.1

30.1

16.8-47.8

$15,000- 24,999

143

11.9

7.5-18.4

14.7

7.2-27.7

9.0

4.6-16.9

31.1

19.3-46.1

33.3

22.8-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

10.5

4.7-21.6

19.9

7.9-42.0

5.8

2.4-13.0

46.1

28.9-64.2

17.8

9.6-30.6

$35,000- 49,999

120

23.0

14.0-35.4

11.5

6.5-19.7

9.8

4.9-18.7

33.5

22.5-46.5

22.2

12.7-35.7

$50,000-74,999

128

18.4

11.5-28.1

14.5

8.2-24.4

9.5

4.7-18.1

37.9

27.8-49.1

19.7

12.6-29.7

$75,000+

203

14.9

9.6-22.3

5.0

2.5- 9.8

10.4

6.1-17.2

100

52.3

43.4-61.0

17.4

12.0-24.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

404

17.9

13.6-23.2

15.0

9.5-22.8

8.4

5.6-12.4

131

31.4

25.0-38.6

115

27.3

21.7-33.7

519

14.7

11.2-19.1

11.3

8.0-15.7

8.4

5.8-12.0

221

45.7

39.4-52.1

19.9

15.4-25.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

0.4

0.1- 1.3

0.6

0.1- 4.1

27.5

19.3-37.7

43.8

33.0-55.3

27.6

19.6-37.4

Non-Veteran

706

159

19.4

15.9-23.6

15.2

11.3-20.1

4.0

2.6- 6.1

268

39.3

34.1-44.8

153

22.1

17.9-26.9

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Female reproductive cancer includes cervical cancer, cancer of the uterus, and ovarian cancer.
Male reproductive cancer includes prostate and testicular cancer.
See 2009 questionnaire for other types of cancer listed.

^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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