BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (What type of doctor do you think of as your personal or health care provider?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Cancer Survivorship

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	Total Respond.^	Family doctor	Internist	Oncologist	Cancer surgeon	Other
North Carolina	1,647	941	58.4	54.7-62.0	219	12.5	10.4-14.9	135	8.2	6.5-10.2	62	3.8	2.6- 5.4	290	17.2	14.6-20.2
-Western NC	378	221	55.6	49.4-61.5	49	12.5	9.2-16.8	29	9.0	5.7-13.9	17	5.5	3.2- 9.3	62	17.4	13.3-22.4
GENDER
Male	136	82	60.0	49.9-69.4	17	11.9	7.0-19.6	8	6.8	2.6-16.4	7	4.0	1.7- 9.0	22	17.3	11.1-26.0
Female	242	139	52.0	44.5-59.4	32	13.0	9.0-18.3	21	10.8	6.6-17.3	10	6.8	3.4-12.9	40	17.4	12.5-23.8
RACE
White	360	207	55.2	48.9-61.3	49	12.9	9.5-17.3	29	9.3	5.9-14.4	16	5.6	3.3- 9.5	59	17.0	12.9-22.1
African American	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	12	8	59.5	26.7-85.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-17.2	3	38.0	12.8-71.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	5	97.1	77.1-99.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.3-22.9
Non-Hispanic	372	216	55.2	49.1-61.2	49	12.6	9.3-16.9	29	9.1	5.8-14.1	17	5.6	3.3- 9.4	61	17.5	13.4-22.6
AGE
18-44	27	13	35.0	18.7-55.7	1	2.0	0.3-13.4	4	26.8	10.5-53.2	1	7.1	1.0-36.4	8	29.2	13.7-51.5
45-54	42	23	55.1	37.8-71.2	3	9.8	2.6-30.9	6	11.3	4.7-24.9	2	3.5	0.6-17.7	8	20.2	9.9-36.8
55-64	96	59	62.9	50.9-73.4	6	5.0	2.2-11.1	8	7.6	3.3-16.7	7	7.2	3.2-15.5	16	17.3	10.4-27.5
65+	212	125	57.0	49.3-64.3	39	20.3	14.9-27.2	11	4.5	2.4- 8.2	7	4.7	2.2- 9.9	30	13.5	9.1-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	44	29	60.8	43.5-75.8	2	4.5	1.0-17.9	3	6.0	1.8-18.5	4	10.8	3.8-27.1	6	17.9	7.5-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	106	66	58.3	46.1-69.5	10	7.9	4.0-14.8	7	8.2	3.3-18.6	6	8.0	3.0-19.8	17	17.7	10.1-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	94	52	51.3	39.5-63.0	13	14.8	7.8-26.3	9	12.3	5.8-24.0	3	3.9	1.2-11.8	17	17.7	10.6-28.1
College Graduate	133	73	54.3	44.1-64.1	24	16.4	10.8-24.1	10	8.5	3.6-18.7	4	3.7	1.4- 9.6	22	17.2	11.1-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	39	53.8	38.7-68.2	3	6.4	2.0-18.9	5	12.0	4.2-29.6	3	7.1	2.0-22.4	9	20.7	10.6-36.4
$15,000- 24,999	63	37	50.8	36.6-64.9	3	5.7	1.7-17.1	3	3.5	1.1-10.9	4	13.7	5.0-32.6	16	26.3	15.6-40.8
$25,000- 34,999	46	30	69.9	54.3-82.0	6	10.7	4.6-22.7	3	4.6	1.3-14.5	2	4.7	1.2-17.2	5	10.1	4.0-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	55	33	58.1	42.2-72.5	10	13.1	6.3-25.2	2	2.6	0.6-10.6	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	9	24.2	12.3-42.0
$50,000-74,999	51	27	54.6	38.1-70.3	11	21.4	10.8-37.9	5	12.8	5.0-29.3	3	2.3	0.6- 9.1	5	8.8	3.1-23.0
$75,000+	60	31	52.6	37.9-67.0	11	14.3	7.5-25.5	6	12.5	4.6-29.9	2	3.5	0.8-13.5	10	17.0	9.0-29.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	183	111	59.2	50.7-67.2	20	11.3	7.2-17.3	13	6.1	3.2-11.4	7	5.0	2.3-10.6	32	18.4	12.9-25.7
No	187	105	52.4	43.7-60.9	28	13.6	9.0-20.1	15	11.1	6.1-19.2	9	5.9	2.8-11.9	30	17.0	11.4-24.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	67	39	61.7	48.3-73.5	10	13.6	7.2-24.2	3	3.9	1.2-11.8	3	3.4	0.9-11.4	12	17.5	9.7-29.6
Non-Veteran	283	166	53.8	46.5-60.9	35	12.1	8.4-17.3	23	10.7	6.5-17.2	13	6.2	3.4-11.2	46	17.1	12.4-23.2

Total
Respond.^

Family doctor

Internist

Oncologist

Cancer surgeon

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,647

941

58.4

54.7-62.0

219

12.5

10.4-14.9

135

8.2

6.5-10.2

3.8

2.6- 5.4

290

17.2

14.6-20.2

-Western NC

378

221

55.6

49.4-61.5

12.5

9.2-16.8

9.0

5.7-13.9

5.5

3.2- 9.3

17.4

13.3-22.4

GENDER

Male

136

60.0

49.9-69.4

11.9

7.0-19.6

6.8

2.6-16.4

4.0

1.7- 9.0

17.3

11.1-26.0

Female

242

139

52.0

44.5-59.4

13.0

9.0-18.3

10.8

6.6-17.3

6.8

3.4-12.9

17.4

12.5-23.8

RACE

White

360

207

55.2

48.9-61.3

12.9

9.5-17.3

9.3

5.9-14.4

5.6

3.3- 9.5

17.0

12.9-22.1

African American

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

59.5

26.7-85.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-17.2

38.0

12.8-71.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

97.1

77.1-99.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.3-22.9

Non-Hispanic

372

216

55.2

49.1-61.2

12.6

9.3-16.9

9.1

5.8-14.1

5.6

3.3- 9.4

17.5

13.4-22.6

AGE

18-44

35.0

18.7-55.7

2.0

0.3-13.4

26.8

10.5-53.2

7.1

1.0-36.4

29.2

13.7-51.5

45-54

55.1

37.8-71.2

9.8

2.6-30.9

11.3

4.7-24.9

3.5

0.6-17.7

20.2

9.9-36.8

55-64

62.9

50.9-73.4

5.0

2.2-11.1

7.6

3.3-16.7

7.2

3.2-15.5

17.3

10.4-27.5

65+

212

125

57.0

49.3-64.3

20.3

14.9-27.2

4.5

2.4- 8.2

4.7

2.2- 9.9

13.5

9.1-19.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

60.8

43.5-75.8

4.5

1.0-17.9

6.0

1.8-18.5

10.8

3.8-27.1

17.9

7.5-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

106

58.3

46.1-69.5

7.9

4.0-14.8

8.2

3.3-18.6

8.0

3.0-19.8

17.7

10.1-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

51.3

39.5-63.0

14.8

7.8-26.3

12.3

5.8-24.0

3.9

1.2-11.8

17.7

10.6-28.1

College Graduate

133

54.3

44.1-64.1

16.4

10.8-24.1

8.5

3.6-18.7

3.7

1.4- 9.6

17.2

11.1-25.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.8

38.7-68.2

6.4

2.0-18.9

12.0

4.2-29.6

7.1

2.0-22.4

20.7

10.6-36.4

$15,000- 24,999

50.8

36.6-64.9

5.7

1.7-17.1

3.5

1.1-10.9

13.7

5.0-32.6

26.3

15.6-40.8

$25,000- 34,999

69.9

54.3-82.0

10.7

4.6-22.7

4.6

1.3-14.5

4.7

1.2-17.2

10.1

4.0-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

58.1

42.2-72.5

13.1

6.3-25.2

2.6

0.6-10.6

2.0

0.3-13.0

24.2

12.3-42.0

$50,000-74,999

54.6

38.1-70.3

21.4

10.8-37.9

12.8

5.0-29.3

2.3

0.6- 9.1

8.8

3.1-23.0

$75,000+

52.6

37.9-67.0

14.3

7.5-25.5

12.5

4.6-29.9

3.5

0.8-13.5

17.0

9.0-29.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

183

111

59.2

50.7-67.2

11.3

7.2-17.3

6.1

3.2-11.4

5.0

2.3-10.6

18.4

12.9-25.7

187

105

52.4

43.7-60.9

13.6

9.0-20.1

11.1

6.1-19.2

5.9

2.8-11.9

17.0

11.4-24.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

61.7

48.3-73.5

13.6

7.2-24.2

3.9

1.2-11.8

3.4

0.9-11.4

17.5

9.7-29.6

Non-Veteran

283

166

53.8

46.5-60.9

12.1

8.4-17.3

10.7

6.5-17.2

6.2

3.4-11.2

17.1

12.4-23.2

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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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