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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

Cancer Survivors

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  Total
Respond.^
Breast Female reproductive* Male reproductive* Skin Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Wake County 81 17 20.6 12.3-32.5 4 4.1 1.5-10.7 11 13.5 7.1-24.2 31 36.2 25.8-48.1 18 25.6 16.1-38.1
GENDER
Male 36 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 11 27.1 14.5-44.8 13 35.1 20.7-52.8 12 37.8 22.4-56.2
Female 45 17 41.2 26.1-58.2 4 8.1 2.9-20.5 0 0.0 . - . 18 37.3 23.5-53.6 6 13.3 5.3-29.9
RACE
White 76 16 21.2 12.4-33.7 4 4.4 1.6-11.6 9 10.3 5.0-20.1 31 39.4 28.2-51.8 16 24.7 15.0-37.9
Other 5 1 14.5 1.8-60.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 50.3 14.1-86.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 35.2 8.0-77.2
AGE
18-44 7 2 16.8 3.5-52.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.2 1.5-51.6 4 72.0 35.6-92.3
45+ 74 15 21.3 12.3-34.3 4 4.7 1.7-12.4 11 15.7 8.4-27.7 30 40.3 29.0-52.9 14 17.9 10.5-28.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 14 4 26.6 9.3-56.3 1 7.7 1.1-39.1 2 11.7 2.6-39.3 5 37.4 16.0-65.3 2 16.6 4.1-47.8
Some College + 67 13 19.5 10.7-32.8 3 3.3 1.0-10.3 9 13.9 6.8-26.2 26 36.0 24.6-49.1 16 27.4 16.7-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 26 5 18.4 7.3-39.4 1 2.1 0.3-13.6 4 15.6 5.7-36.2 9 32.7 17.0-53.5 7 31.2 14.9-54.0
$50,000+ 42 11 25.7 13.5-43.4 2 3.9 0.9-14.8 6 14.4 5.9-31.1 16 34.7 21.0-51.4 7 21.3 10.0-39.7

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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.
Due to small numbers no further breakdowns are available.

^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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