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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	417	70	17.8	13.6-23.0	147	38.9	33.3-44.8	94	21.6	17.4-26.5	76	16.2	12.7-20.5	30	5.4	3.7- 7.9
GENDER
Male	157	12	8.7	4.2-17.1	57	41.8	32.8-51.5	46	26.9	19.8-35.3	32	17.4	12.1-24.5	10	5.2	2.7- 9.8
Female	260	58	25.9	19.8-33.1	90	36.4	29.8-43.5	48	17.1	12.5-23.0	44	15.1	10.9-20.6	20	5.6	3.5- 8.9
RACE
White	398	66	18.1	13.8-23.4	142	39.2	33.5-45.3	90	21.5	17.2-26.5	73	15.9	12.4-20.2	27	5.3	3.5- 7.9
African American	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	45.3	12.8-82.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.9	1.5-54.0	3	42.8	12.4-79.9
Other Minorities	12	3	7.2	1.7-26.0	3	24.4	6.7-59.4	4	36.2	12.4-69.6	2	32.1	8.9-69.7	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	1	45.0	7.4-89.4	2	24.9	4.2-71.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	30.0	3.8-82.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	412	69	17.8	13.6-23.0	145	39.0	33.4-44.9	94	21.7	17.5-26.6	75	16.2	12.7-20.5	29	5.3	3.6- 7.8
AGE
18-44	30	23	74.9	53.1-88.8	7	25.1	11.2-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	46	11	17.3	8.9-30.8	35	82.7	69.2-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	105	15	9.5	5.3-16.3	53	54.7	42.9-66.0	37	35.9	25.5-47.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
65+	234	21	7.6	4.7-12.0	51	20.9	15.7-27.4	56	26.3	20.3-33.4	76	33.8	27.3-41.1	30	11.3	7.7-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	5	9.5	3.7-22.5	14	30.2	16.6-48.6	12	22.1	11.6-38.1	14	28.9	16.7-45.3	6	9.2	3.5-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	119	25	22.9	14.6-34.0	31	33.5	23.4-45.5	25	15.9	10.0-24.3	25	20.2	13.0-30.0	13	7.5	4.1-13.3
Some Post-H.S.	104	19	18.9	11.3-29.9	34	33.1	23.3-44.6	27	28.2	19.1-39.4	22	18.1	11.5-27.4	2	1.7	0.4- 6.5
College Graduate	141	20	15.8	9.3-25.6	67	48.6	38.9-58.4	30	21.8	15.0-30.6	15	8.4	4.8-14.2	9	5.3	2.7-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	67	16	25.2	15.1-38.9	22	42.2	29.0-56.7	10	11.0	5.4-21.0	12	14.0	7.4-25.0	7	7.6	3.4-16.0
$15,000- 24,999	76	14	26.1	14.9-41.6	18	22.0	13.6-33.6	18	17.9	10.2-29.5	19	25.9	16.0-39.0	7	8.1	3.5-17.5
$25,000- 34,999	49	6	13.9	6.0-29.0	22	47.4	31.6-63.8	10	19.4	9.7-35.1	8	14.3	6.9-27.3	3	4.9	1.5-15.1
$35,000- 49,999	57	5	8.8	3.1-22.9	20	39.2	25.1-55.4	17	26.9	16.0-41.6	11	18.5	9.6-32.5	4	6.5	2.4-16.4
$50,000-74,999	55	11	15.6	7.7-28.9	20	44.5	29.2-60.8	16	27.2	16.1-42.3	7	11.0	4.9-22.8	1	1.7	0.2-11.5
$75,000+	66	11	19.1	9.6-34.6	35	51.8	37.7-65.6	14	22.7	13.4-35.9	4	3.5	1.2- 9.6	2	2.8	0.7-10.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	203	35	15.1	10.3-21.6	59	32.9	25.6-41.2	48	24.4	18.0-32.2	46	21.5	15.8-28.6	15	6.1	3.5-10.5
No	204	32	19.3	13.2-27.4	85	43.9	35.8-52.4	45	19.9	14.6-26.6	28	12.1	8.1-17.7	14	4.8	2.7- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	79	10	11.2	5.2-22.4	23	30.0	19.6-43.0	21	29.5	19.3-42.4	18	20.9	12.9-32.0	7	8.3	3.8-17.1
Non-Veteran	304	55	20.4	15.1-27.0	114	41.6	34.9-48.7	66	19.8	15.2-25.4	51	14.4	10.5-19.3	18	3.9	2.4- 6.3

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

-Western NC

417

17.8

13.6-23.0

147

38.9

33.3-44.8

21.6

17.4-26.5

16.2

12.7-20.5

5.4

3.7- 7.9

GENDER

Male

157

8.7

4.2-17.1

41.8

32.8-51.5

26.9

19.8-35.3

17.4

12.1-24.5

5.2

2.7- 9.8

Female

260

25.9

19.8-33.1

36.4

29.8-43.5

17.1

12.5-23.0

15.1

10.9-20.6

5.6

3.5- 8.9

RACE

White

398

18.1

13.8-23.4

142

39.2

33.5-45.3

21.5

17.2-26.5

15.9

12.4-20.2

5.3

3.5- 7.9

African American

0.0

. - .

45.3

12.8-82.4

0.0

. - .

11.9

1.5-54.0

42.8

12.4-79.9

Other Minorities

7.2

1.7-26.0

24.4

6.7-59.4

36.2

12.4-69.6

32.1

8.9-69.7

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

45.0

7.4-89.4

24.9

4.2-71.8

0.0

. - .

30.0

3.8-82.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

412

17.8

13.6-23.0

145

39.0

33.4-44.9

21.7

17.5-26.6

16.2

12.7-20.5

5.3

3.6- 7.8

AGE

18-44

74.9

53.1-88.8

25.1

11.2-46.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

17.3

8.9-30.8

82.7

69.2-91.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55-64

105

9.5

5.3-16.3

54.7

42.9-66.0

35.9

25.5-47.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65+

234

7.6

4.7-12.0

20.9

15.7-27.4

26.3

20.3-33.4

33.8

27.3-41.1

11.3

7.7-16.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.5

3.7-22.5

30.2

16.6-48.6

22.1

11.6-38.1

28.9

16.7-45.3

9.2

3.5-22.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

119

22.9

14.6-34.0

33.5

23.4-45.5

15.9

10.0-24.3

20.2

13.0-30.0

7.5

4.1-13.3

Some Post-H.S.

104

18.9

11.3-29.9

33.1

23.3-44.6

28.2

19.1-39.4

18.1

11.5-27.4

1.7

0.4- 6.5

College Graduate

141

15.8

9.3-25.6

48.6

38.9-58.4

21.8

15.0-30.6

8.4

4.8-14.2

5.3

2.7-10.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.2

15.1-38.9

42.2

29.0-56.7

11.0

5.4-21.0

14.0

7.4-25.0

7.6

3.4-16.0

$15,000- 24,999

26.1

14.9-41.6

22.0

13.6-33.6

17.9

10.2-29.5

25.9

16.0-39.0

8.1

3.5-17.5

$25,000- 34,999

13.9

6.0-29.0

47.4

31.6-63.8

19.4

9.7-35.1

14.3

6.9-27.3

4.9

1.5-15.1

$35,000- 49,999

8.8

3.1-22.9

39.2

25.1-55.4

26.9

16.0-41.6

18.5

9.6-32.5

6.5

2.4-16.4

$50,000-74,999

15.6

7.7-28.9

44.5

29.2-60.8

27.2

16.1-42.3

11.0

4.9-22.8

1.7

0.2-11.5

$75,000+

19.1

9.6-34.6

51.8

37.7-65.6

22.7

13.4-35.9

3.5

1.2- 9.6

2.8

0.7-10.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

203

15.1

10.3-21.6

32.9

25.6-41.2

24.4

18.0-32.2

21.5

15.8-28.6

6.1

3.5-10.5

204

19.3

13.2-27.4

43.9

35.8-52.4

19.9

14.6-26.6

12.1

8.1-17.7

4.8

2.7- 8.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.2

5.2-22.4

30.0

19.6-43.0

29.5

19.3-42.4

20.9

12.9-32.0

8.3

3.8-17.1

Non-Veteran

304

20.4

15.1-27.0

114

41.6

34.9-48.7

19.8

15.2-25.4

14.4

10.5-19.3

3.9

2.4- 6.3

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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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