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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Cancer Survivors

Have you EVER been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had cancer?

(Also see CDC - Optional Module:Cancer Survivorship)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,615 1,906 10.3 9.6-11.0 10,709 89.7 89.0-90.4
-Rowan County 420 69 11.0 8.3-14.5 351 89.0 85.5-91.7
GENDER
Male 150 23 10.9 6.7-17.4 127 89.1 82.6-93.3
Female 270 46 11.0 7.9-15.3 224 89.0 84.7-92.1
RACE
White 368 63 12.1 9.1-15.9 305 87.9 84.1-90.9
Other 50 6 6.8 2.3-18.2 44 93.2 81.8-97.7
AGE
18-44 100 4 2.2 0.7- 6.9 96 97.8 93.1-99.3
45+ 317 65 18.8 14.4-24.1 252 81.2 75.9-85.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 208 34 10.8 7.1-16.1 174 89.2 83.9-92.9
Some College + 212 35 11.2 7.6-16.3 177 88.8 83.7-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 216 37 11.8 7.9-17.2 179 88.2 82.8-92.1
$50,000+ 126 17 10.8 6.3-17.9 109 89.2 82.1-93.7

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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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