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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,311 | 628 | 44.5 | 40.7-48.4 | 125 | 10.7 | 8.5-13.5 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.1 | 55 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 | 476 | 37.8 | 34.0-41.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,076 | 534 | 46.1 | 41.8-50.4 | 104 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.7 | 24 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 | 40 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 374 | 36.2 | 32.1-40.5 |
| African American | 180 | 76 | 41.7 | 31.9-52.2 | 18 | 12.0 | 6.2-21.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3- 8.9 | 14 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.2 | 70 | 38.1 | 28.7-48.5 |
| Other Minorities | 42 | 12 | 24.2 | 11.0-45.3 | 1 | 6.6 | 0.9-34.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 9.0 | 27 | 67.0 | 45.5-83.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 20 | 10 | 41.3 | 18.6-68.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.0 | 1 | 10.8 | 1.5-48.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 45.6 | 20.6-73.0 |
| No | 1,287 | 617 | 44.6 | 40.7-48.5 | 121 | 10.8 | 8.5-13.6 | 26 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.0 | 55 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 468 | 37.7 | 33.9-41.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 225 | 55 | 24.3 | 17.2-33.2 | 15 | 7.3 | 3.6-14.2 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.6- 7.7 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.0-13.4 | 144 | 60.8 | 51.4-69.5 |
| 45-54 | 405 | 150 | 34.1 | 27.6-41.3 | 31 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.4 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.5 | 200 | 53.4 | 46.1-60.6 |
| 55-64 | 314 | 191 | 57.2 | 49.2-64.9 | 37 | 15.4 | 10.2-22.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.6 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.2 | 66 | 18.9 | 13.6-25.7 |
| 65+ | 367 | 232 | 60.8 | 53.5-67.6 | 42 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.0 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.3 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.0 | 66 | 18.1 | 13.1-24.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 230 | 85 | 35.8 | 27.7-44.8 | 27 | 11.2 | 6.7-18.2 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.4- 7.9 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.8- 9.1 | 101 | 45.4 | 36.6-54.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 333 | 151 | 39.4 | 32.4-46.9 | 31 | 12.8 | 8.1-19.8 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.6 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.5 | 134 | 40.8 | 33.5-48.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 288 | 148 | 52.0 | 43.6-60.4 | 28 | 11.1 | 6.7-17.7 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.0 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 | 94 | 31.3 | 24.0-39.6 |
| College Graduate | 453 | 241 | 50.1 | 43.4-56.8 | 38 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.5 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.1- 9.9 | 144 | 33.7 | 27.7-40.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 111 | 40 | 34.1 | 22.6-47.9 | 7 | 9.8 | 3.7-23.6 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.4-17.2 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.3 | 56 | 49.0 | 35.7-62.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 176 | 75 | 41.0 | 31.1-51.7 | 16 | 7.5 | 3.8-14.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.3- 6.7 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.0-13.8 | 72 | 43.4 | 33.1-54.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 158 | 75 | 49.6 | 38.7-60.6 | 12 | 8.2 | 3.2-19.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.3 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 | 62 | 38.0 | 28.2-48.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 200 | 101 | 42.2 | 32.9-52.0 | 18 | 15.0 | 8.2-26.0 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.6 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.6 | 75 | 38.2 | 29.1-48.1 |
| $50,000+ | 417 | 208 | 48.9 | 42.1-55.7 | 37 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.5 | 10 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 20 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.6 | 142 | 35.4 | 29.1-42.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 93 | 40 | 42.9 | 32.7-53.8 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9- 9.8 | 43 | 47.9 | 37.3-58.6 |
| Cumberland | 80 | 48 | 62.0 | 49.9-72.8 | 7 | 9.4 | 4.4-18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.6 | 21 | 24.0 | 15.5-35.0 |
| Durham | 69 | 39 | 50.4 | 34.3-66.4 | 4 | 17.3 | 4.6-47.6 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.5-15.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.1-16.2 | 19 | 21.6 | 12.7-34.3 |
| Forsyth | 108 | 57 | 48.7 | 38.7-58.8 | 11 | 12.7 | 7.1-21.7 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.0 | 32 | 32.8 | 23.9-43.2 |
| Gaston | 105 | 50 | 45.6 | 35.7-55.8 | 9 | 9.6 | 4.9-17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.9 | 44 | 43.2 | 33.4-53.5 |
| Guilford | 85 | 42 | 50.1 | 38.4-61.8 | 9 | 10.9 | 5.4-20.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 6.0 | 31 | 36.9 | 26.4-48.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 87 | 40 | 47.6 | 36.7-58.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 5.0-17.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.1 | 6 | 5.4 | 2.3-12.0 | 29 | 36.2 | 26.1-47.7 |
| New Hanover | 97 | 39 | 37.6 | 28.1-48.2 | 12 | 12.7 | 7.1-21.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.5 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.7 | 39 | 40.9 | 31.0-51.7 |
| Onslow | 82 | 44 | 52.3 | 39.7-64.6 | 6 | 7.0 | 3.0-15.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 8.6 | 3.1-21.6 | 27 | 32.0 | 21.7-44.5 |
| Wake | 73 | 32 | 43.3 | 31.6-55.7 | 7 | 9.4 | 4.4-18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.2 | 30 | 43.2 | 31.4-55.8 |
| Western NC | 160 | 82 | 49.1 | 40.7-57.6 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.8-12.3 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 62 | 39.8 | 31.7-48.4 |
| Piedmont NC | 146 | 55 | 38.6 | 29.9-48.1 | 20 | 13.0 | 7.9-20.6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.6 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.4-11.9 | 59 | 40.9 | 32.0-50.4 |
| Eastern NC | 126 | 60 | 43.7 | 34.3-53.6 | 12 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.4 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.2 | 9 | 6.1 | 3.1-11.8 | 40 | 34.5 | 25.7-44.5 |
* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported having a PSA test and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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