BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cancer Prevalence--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,666	62	3.8	2.3- 6.0	1,604	96.2	94.0-97.7
RACE
White	1,312	51	4.1	2.4- 6.9	1,261	95.9	93.1-97.6
African American	231	7	2.1	0.7- 5.9	224	97.9	94.1-99.3
Asian	20	0	0.0	. - .	20	100	. - .
Native American	48	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	46	98.7	94.3-99.7
Other Minorities	46	1	5.3	0.7-29.1	45	94.7	70.9-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	46	2	7.1	1.3-31.0	44	92.9	69.0-98.7
-English Speaking	25	1	2.5	0.3-16.2	24	97.5	83.8-99.7
-Spanish Speaking	21	1	10.0	1.4-46.6	20	90.0	53.4-98.6
Non-Hispanic	1,618	60	3.7	2.2- 6.0	1,558	96.3	94.0-97.8
AGE
35-44	284	0	0.0	. - .	284	100	. - .
45-54	528	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	527	99.5	96.4-99.9
55-64	373	12	3.5	1.4- 8.3	361	96.5	91.7-98.6
65-74	296	24	6.9	3.9-11.9	272	93.1	88.1-96.1
75+	185	25	18.6	8.6-35.8	160	81.4	64.2-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	16	4.3	2.1- 8.6	287	95.7	91.4-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	15	5.5	2.2-13.2	456	94.5	86.8-97.8
Some Post-H.S.	326	10	2.5	1.1- 5.9	316	97.5	94.1-98.9
College Graduate	561	21	2.4	1.3- 4.3	540	97.6	95.7-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	141	7	12.0	2.8-39.4	134	88.0	60.6-97.2
$15,000- 24,999	242	13	5.1	2.4-10.4	229	94.9	89.6-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	182	7	1.7	0.6- 4.3	175	98.3	95.7-99.4
$35,000- 49,999	249	12	5.4	2.3-12.3	237	94.6	87.7-97.7
$50,000-74,999	186	3	0.8	0.2- 3.8	183	99.2	96.2-99.8
$75,000+	304	8	1.6	0.6- 3.7	296	98.4	96.3-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	7	5.2	2.3-11.5	105	94.8	88.5-97.7
Forsyth	115	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	114	99.6	97.2-99.9
Guilford	95	7	7.1	3.3-14.7	88	92.9	85.3-96.7
Henderson/Transylvania	140	6	4.2	1.7-10.1	134	95.8	89.9-98.3
Mecklenburg	93	1	1.8	0.2-11.4	92	98.2	88.6-99.8
Orange	108	5	3.5	1.4- 8.5	103	96.5	91.5-98.6
Pitt	81	2	2.8	0.7-10.6	79	97.2	89.4-99.3
Randolph	119	2	1.9	0.4- 9.3	117	98.1	90.7-99.6
Robeson	116	10	5.3	2.7-10.0	106	94.7	90.0-97.3
Wake	100	3	3.9	1.2-11.8	97	96.1	88.2-98.8
Western NC	199	5	2.1	0.8- 5.5	194	97.9	94.5-99.2
Piedmont NC	211	9	6.4	2.6-14.9	202	93.6	85.1-97.4
Eastern NC	177	4	1.9	0.7- 5.1	173	98.1	94.9-99.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,666

3.8

2.3- 6.0

1,604

96.2

94.0-97.7

RACE

White

1,312

4.1

2.4- 6.9

1,261

95.9

93.1-97.6

African American

231

2.1

0.7- 5.9

224

97.9

94.1-99.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

1.3

0.3- 5.7

98.7

94.3-99.7

Other Minorities

5.3

0.7-29.1

94.7

70.9-99.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.1

1.3-31.0

92.9

69.0-98.7

-English Speaking

2.5

0.3-16.2

97.5

83.8-99.7

-Spanish Speaking

10.0

1.4-46.6

90.0

53.4-98.6

Non-Hispanic

1,618

3.7

2.2- 6.0

1,558

96.3

94.0-97.8

AGE

35-44

284

0.0

. - .

284

100

. - .

45-54

528

0.5

0.1- 3.6

527

99.5

96.4-99.9

55-64

373

3.5

1.4- 8.3

361

96.5

91.7-98.6

65-74

296

6.9

3.9-11.9

272

93.1

88.1-96.1

75+

185

18.6

8.6-35.8

160

81.4

64.2-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

4.3

2.1- 8.6

287

95.7

91.4-97.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

5.5

2.2-13.2

456

94.5

86.8-97.8

Some Post-H.S.

326

2.5

1.1- 5.9

316

97.5

94.1-98.9

College Graduate

561

2.4

1.3- 4.3

540

97.6

95.7-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

141

12.0

2.8-39.4

134

88.0

60.6-97.2

$15,000- 24,999

242

5.1

2.4-10.4

229

94.9

89.6-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

182

1.7

0.6- 4.3

175

98.3

95.7-99.4

$35,000- 49,999

249

5.4

2.3-12.3

237

94.6

87.7-97.7

$50,000-74,999

186

0.8

0.2- 3.8

183

99.2

96.2-99.8

$75,000+

304

1.6

0.6- 3.7

296

98.4

96.3-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

5.2

2.3-11.5

105

94.8

88.5-97.7

Forsyth

115

0.4

0.1- 2.8

114

99.6

97.2-99.9

Guilford

7.1

3.3-14.7

92.9

85.3-96.7

Henderson/Transylvania

140

4.2

1.7-10.1

134

95.8

89.9-98.3

Mecklenburg

1.8

0.2-11.4

98.2

88.6-99.8

Orange

108

3.5

1.4- 8.5

103

96.5

91.5-98.6

Pitt

2.8

0.7-10.6

97.2

89.4-99.3

Randolph

119

1.9

0.4- 9.3

117

98.1

90.7-99.6

Robeson

116

5.3

2.7-10.0

106

94.7

90.0-97.3

Wake

100

3.9

1.2-11.8

96.1

88.2-98.8

Western NC

199

2.1

0.8- 5.5

194

97.9

94.5-99.2

Piedmont NC

211

6.4

2.6-14.9

202

93.6

85.1-97.4

Eastern NC

177

1.9

0.7- 5.1

173

98.1

94.9-99.3

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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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