BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (What type of cancer was it?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Breast	Female reproductive*	Male reproductive*	Skin	Other*
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
-Western NC	434	68	14.1	10.9-18.2	53	11.1	8.1-15.2	45	13.2	9.6-17.7	169	39.2	33.8-44.9	99	22.4	17.9-27.6
GENDER
Male	162	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	45	28.5	21.1-37.3	75	44.6	35.7-53.8	42	26.9	19.3-36.1
Female	272	68	26.3	20.6-32.9	53	20.7	15.3-27.4	0	0.0	. - .	94	34.5	28.2-41.4	57	18.5	13.8-24.3
RACE
White	415	64	14.2	10.9-18.4	50	11.2	8.1-15.4	43	13.3	9.7-18.0	163	38.7	33.2-44.4	95	22.6	18.1-28.0
African American	6	4	53.8	17.2-86.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.1	4.1-76.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.1	2.6-67.5
Other Minorities	12	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.4	0.9-25.5	1	4.4	0.6-27.0	6	78.9	52.1-92.8	3	11.3	2.7-37.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.1	3.5-69.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	67.2	21.7-93.8	1	10.7	1.2-55.3
Non-Hispanic	427	68	14.3	10.9-18.4	51	11.1	8.0-15.2	45	13.3	9.7-17.9	165	38.9	33.5-44.7	98	22.5	18.0-27.7
AGE
18-44	29	3	12.8	4.1-33.5	15	41.4	23.5-61.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	31.1	15.7-52.3	2	14.8	3.8-43.4
45-54	47	5	10.1	4.1-22.7	5	8.5	3.3-20.0	2	8.0	1.9-28.5	19	40.2	25.8-56.6	16	33.2	19.2-51.1
55-64	107	11	6.6	3.3-12.6	12	8.2	4.0-16.0	10	15.6	8.2-27.6	48	48.0	36.5-59.8	26	21.6	14.1-31.6
65+	249	48	19.0	14.1-25.1	21	6.0	3.7- 9.7	33	16.8	11.9-23.1	93	36.7	30.1-43.7	54	21.6	16.3-27.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	5	9.8	3.5-24.6	9	14.2	6.7-27.5	11	26.9	14.8-43.9	19	27.3	16.4-41.7	12	21.8	10.5-39.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	122	19	12.9	7.5-21.2	17	13.4	7.3-23.2	10	9.7	4.9-18.3	43	39.8	29.4-51.2	33	24.3	16.4-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	110	21	18.3	11.5-28.0	14	12.5	6.6-22.5	12	15.3	8.1-26.9	42	34.3	25.1-44.9	21	19.6	12.5-29.3
College Graduate	145	23	13.8	8.8-20.8	13	7.8	4.2-14.0	12	10.2	5.6-17.7	65	46.5	37.0-56.3	32	21.8	14.4-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	8	8.3	4.0-16.7	14	22.4	12.8-36.3	5	9.6	3.9-21.4	19	27.5	16.9-41.3	23	32.2	20.8-46.3
$15,000- 24,999	76	12	16.9	8.8-29.8	12	20.2	10.8-34.7	7	10.7	5.0-21.6	28	32.3	21.8-44.9	17	19.9	11.0-33.3
$25,000- 34,999	49	10	16.2	8.3-29.1	7	16.6	7.4-33.3	4	13.4	4.9-31.9	15	23.8	13.7-38.0	13	30.0	16.7-47.8
$35,000- 49,999	61	9	18.1	9.0-33.0	7	6.5	2.5-15.7	9	13.6	6.2-27.3	28	49.2	34.8-63.7	8	12.6	5.9-25.1
$50,000-74,999	56	7	10.0	4.5-21.0	6	6.5	2.1-18.4	8	20.5	9.9-37.7	27	50.8	35.3-66.0	8	12.2	5.0-26.6
$75,000+	67	9	12.0	6.0-22.3	3	3.5	1.1-10.8	6	11.1	4.9-23.4	31	47.5	33.8-61.5	18	25.9	15.1-40.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	218	34	13.9	9.5-19.7	28	12.1	8.0-17.8	19	12.4	7.6-19.5	78	36.0	29.0-43.8	59	25.7	19.3-33.3
No	206	34	14.7	10.1-20.9	23	9.9	5.8-16.2	25	14.0	9.3-20.7	87	41.9	34.0-50.2	37	19.5	13.6-27.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	81	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	2	1.2	0.3- 4.7	21	29.4	19.2-42.3	38	46.1	34.2-58.6	19	22.7	14.1-34.5
Non-Veteran	319	62	18.1	13.8-23.5	48	14.2	10.1-19.5	18	7.5	4.5-12.1	122	38.8	32.5-45.6	69	21.4	16.2-27.8

Total
Respond.^

Breast

Female reproductive*

Male reproductive*

Skin

Other*

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

-Western NC

434

14.1

10.9-18.2

11.1

8.1-15.2

13.2

9.6-17.7

169

39.2

33.8-44.9

22.4

17.9-27.6

GENDER

Male

162

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

28.5

21.1-37.3

44.6

35.7-53.8

26.9

19.3-36.1

Female

272

26.3

20.6-32.9

20.7

15.3-27.4

0.0

. - .

34.5

28.2-41.4

18.5

13.8-24.3

RACE

White

415

14.2

10.9-18.4

11.2

8.1-15.4

13.3

9.7-18.0

163

38.7

33.2-44.4

22.6

18.1-28.0

African American

53.8

17.2-86.7

0.0

. - .

27.1

4.1-76.3

0.0

. - .

19.1

2.6-67.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

5.4

0.9-25.5

4.4

0.6-27.0

78.9

52.1-92.8

11.3

2.7-37.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

22.1

3.5-69.2

0.0

. - .

67.2

21.7-93.8

10.7

1.2-55.3

Non-Hispanic

427

14.3

10.9-18.4

11.1

8.0-15.2

13.3

9.7-17.9

165

38.9

33.5-44.7

22.5

18.0-27.7

AGE

18-44

12.8

4.1-33.5

41.4

23.5-61.8

0.0

. - .

31.1

15.7-52.3

14.8

3.8-43.4

45-54

10.1

4.1-22.7

8.5

3.3-20.0

8.0

1.9-28.5

40.2

25.8-56.6

33.2

19.2-51.1

55-64

107

6.6

3.3-12.6

8.2

4.0-16.0

15.6

8.2-27.6

48.0

36.5-59.8

21.6

14.1-31.6

65+

249

19.0

14.1-25.1

6.0

3.7- 9.7

16.8

11.9-23.1

36.7

30.1-43.7

21.6

16.3-27.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.8

3.5-24.6

14.2

6.7-27.5

26.9

14.8-43.9

27.3

16.4-41.7

21.8

10.5-39.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

122

12.9

7.5-21.2

13.4

7.3-23.2

9.7

4.9-18.3

39.8

29.4-51.2

24.3

16.4-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

110

18.3

11.5-28.0

12.5

6.6-22.5

15.3

8.1-26.9

34.3

25.1-44.9

19.6

12.5-29.3

College Graduate

145

13.8

8.8-20.8

7.8

4.2-14.0

10.2

5.6-17.7

46.5

37.0-56.3

21.8

14.4-31.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.3

4.0-16.7

22.4

12.8-36.3

9.6

3.9-21.4

27.5

16.9-41.3

32.2

20.8-46.3

$15,000- 24,999

16.9

8.8-29.8

20.2

10.8-34.7

10.7

5.0-21.6

32.3

21.8-44.9

19.9

11.0-33.3

$25,000- 34,999

16.2

8.3-29.1

16.6

7.4-33.3

13.4

4.9-31.9

23.8

13.7-38.0

30.0

16.7-47.8

$35,000- 49,999

18.1

9.0-33.0

6.5

2.5-15.7

13.6

6.2-27.3

49.2

34.8-63.7

12.6

5.9-25.1

$50,000-74,999

10.0

4.5-21.0

6.5

2.1-18.4

20.5

9.9-37.7

50.8

35.3-66.0

12.2

5.0-26.6

$75,000+

12.0

6.0-22.3

3.5

1.1-10.8

11.1

4.9-23.4

47.5

33.8-61.5

25.9

15.1-40.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

218

13.9

9.5-19.7

12.1

8.0-17.8

12.4

7.6-19.5

36.0

29.0-43.8

25.7

19.3-33.3

206

14.7

10.1-20.9

9.9

5.8-16.2

14.0

9.3-20.7

41.9

34.0-50.2

19.5

13.6-27.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.5

0.1- 3.6

1.2

0.3- 4.7

29.4

19.2-42.3

46.1

34.2-58.6

22.7

14.1-34.5

Non-Veteran

319

18.1

13.8-23.5

14.2

10.1-19.5

7.5

4.5-12.1

122

38.8

32.5-45.6

21.4

16.2-27.8

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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.

^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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