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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cancer Survivors

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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
-Western NC	442	377	86.9	83.2-89.9	51	10.7	7.9-14.2	14	2.4	1.4- 4.2
GENDER
Male	164	138	87.6	81.7-91.8	18	9.8	6.1-15.5	8	2.6	1.2- 5.3
Female	278	239	86.3	81.1-90.3	33	11.4	7.8-16.3	6	2.3	1.0- 5.2
RACE
White	423	360	86.8	82.9-89.8	50	10.9	8.1-14.6	13	2.3	1.3- 4.1
African American	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	12	10	90.3	57.7-98.4	1	1.0	0.1- 7.3	1	8.8	1.2-43.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	5	89.3	44.7-98.8	1	10.7	1.2-55.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	435	371	86.9	83.1-89.9	50	10.7	7.9-14.2	14	2.4	1.4- 4.2
AGE
18-44	30	30	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	48	41	90.0	78.9-95.6	7	10.0	4.4-21.1	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	108	91	85.4	76.2-91.4	13	12.2	6.6-21.3	4	2.4	0.9- 6.7
65+	254	213	83.5	77.8-88.0	31	12.8	8.8-18.1	10	3.7	1.9- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	53	92.8	82.0-97.4	4	6.6	2.3-17.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	126	112	90.4	83.7-94.5	9	5.8	2.9-11.4	5	3.8	1.5- 9.3
Some Post-H.S.	111	96	86.9	78.5-92.4	13	12.2	6.9-20.6	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
College Graduate	145	115	82.6	75.0-88.2	24	14.4	9.2-21.7	6	3.0	1.3- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	61	85.7	74.8-92.4	10	13.7	7.1-24.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
$15,000- 24,999	78	68	88.5	78.7-94.2	7	8.4	3.7-18.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.4
$25,000- 34,999	51	43	84.1	69.2-92.6	7	14.1	6.2-29.1	1	1.8	0.2-11.5
$35,000- 49,999	61	58	94.0	81.7-98.2	2	5.1	1.3-18.3	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	56	45	85.9	74.4-92.8	9	12.4	6.0-23.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8
$75,000+	67	52	82.9	72.1-90.1	12	14.1	7.7-24.6	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	223	181	81.9	75.6-86.8	32	14.0	9.6-19.9	10	4.2	2.2- 7.9
No	209	186	90.8	86.0-94.2	19	8.1	5.0-13.0	4	1.0	0.4- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	81	63	81.4	71.3-88.6	14	15.8	9.2-25.9	4	2.7	1.0- 7.3
Non-Veteran	327	286	88.7	84.4-92.0	31	8.7	5.8-12.8	10	2.6	1.3- 5.0

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

-Western NC

442

377

86.9

83.2-89.9

10.7

7.9-14.2

2.4

1.4- 4.2

GENDER

Male

164

138

87.6

81.7-91.8

9.8

6.1-15.5

2.6

1.2- 5.3

Female

278

239

86.3

81.1-90.3

11.4

7.8-16.3

2.3

1.0- 5.2

RACE

White

423

360

86.8

82.9-89.8

10.9

8.1-14.6

2.3

1.3- 4.1

African American

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

90.3

57.7-98.4

1.0

0.1- 7.3

8.8

1.2-43.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

89.3

44.7-98.8

10.7

1.2-55.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

435

371

86.9

83.1-89.9

10.7

7.9-14.2

2.4

1.4- 4.2

AGE

18-44

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

90.0

78.9-95.6

10.0

4.4-21.1

0.0

. - .

55-64

108

85.4

76.2-91.4

12.2

6.6-21.3

2.4

0.9- 6.7

65+

254

213

83.5

77.8-88.0

12.8

8.8-18.1

3.7

1.9- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

92.8

82.0-97.4

6.6

2.3-17.7

0.6

0.1- 4.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

126

112

90.4

83.7-94.5

5.8

2.9-11.4

3.8

1.5- 9.3

Some Post-H.S.

111

86.9

78.5-92.4

12.2

6.9-20.6

0.9

0.2- 3.7

College Graduate

145

115

82.6

75.0-88.2

14.4

9.2-21.7

3.0

1.3- 6.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

85.7

74.8-92.4

13.7

7.1-24.6

0.6

0.1- 4.3

$15,000- 24,999

88.5

78.7-94.2

8.4

3.7-18.0

3.0

0.9- 9.4

$25,000- 34,999

84.1

69.2-92.6

14.1

6.2-29.1

1.8

0.2-11.5

$35,000- 49,999

94.0

81.7-98.2

5.1

1.3-18.3

0.8

0.1- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

85.9

74.4-92.8

12.4

6.0-23.8

1.7

0.4- 6.8

$75,000+

82.9

72.1-90.1

14.1

7.7-24.6

3.0

0.9- 9.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

223

181

81.9

75.6-86.8

14.0

9.6-19.9

4.2

2.2- 7.9

209

186

90.8

86.0-94.2

8.1

5.0-13.0

1.0

0.4- 2.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

81.4

71.3-88.6

15.8

9.2-25.9

2.7

1.0- 7.3

Non-Veteran

327

286

88.7

84.4-92.0

8.7

5.8-12.8

2.6

1.3- 5.0

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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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