BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Prostate Cancer Screening

A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,644	1,231	73.4	70.0-76.5	413	26.6	23.5-30.0
Henderson/ Transylvania	139	101	67.9	57.7-76.6	38	32.1	23.4-42.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	109	78	69.2	58.7-78.1	31	30.8	21.9-41.3
Forsyth	115	88	78.6	69.6-85.5	27	21.4	14.5-30.4
Guilford	95	76	79.4	67.6-87.6	19	20.6	12.4-32.4
Mecklenburg	93	66	66.4	55.0-76.2	27	33.6	23.8-45.0
Orange	107	89	84.2	75.2-90.4	18	15.8	9.6-24.8
Pitt	77	61	74.0	59.3-84.8	16	26.0	15.2-40.7
Randolph	117	89	76.2	66.8-83.6	28	23.8	16.4-33.2
Robeson	112	75	64.6	53.4-74.4	37	35.4	25.6-46.6
Wake	99	74	73.0	62.3-81.6	25	27.0	18.4-37.7
Western NC	196	151	75.5	68.2-81.6	45	24.5	18.4-31.8
Piedmont NC	209	152	70.7	62.1-78.0	57	29.3	22.0-37.9
Eastern NC	176	131	76.5	68.8-82.8	45	23.5	17.2-31.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,644

1,231

73.4

70.0-76.5

413

26.6

23.5-30.0

Henderson/ Transylvania

139

101

67.9

57.7-76.6

32.1

23.4-42.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

109

69.2

58.7-78.1

30.8

21.9-41.3

Forsyth

115

78.6

69.6-85.5

21.4

14.5-30.4

Guilford

79.4

67.6-87.6

20.6

12.4-32.4

Mecklenburg

66.4

55.0-76.2

33.6

23.8-45.0

Orange

107

84.2

75.2-90.4

15.8

9.6-24.8

Pitt

74.0

59.3-84.8

26.0

15.2-40.7

Randolph

117

76.2

66.8-83.6

23.8

16.4-33.2

Robeson

112

64.6

53.4-74.4

35.4

25.6-46.6

Wake

73.0

62.3-81.6

27.0

18.4-37.7

Western NC

196

151

75.5

68.2-81.6

24.5

18.4-31.8

Piedmont NC

209

152

70.7

62.1-78.0

29.3

22.0-37.9

Eastern NC

176

131

76.5

68.8-82.8

23.5

17.2-31.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.

#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, 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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