BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening--MALE Respondents Only

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,586	1,017	62.4	58.8-65.9	569	37.6	34.1-41.2
RACE
White	1,244	802	63.0	59.0-67.0	442	37.0	33.0-41.0
African American	226	148	61.8	52.5-70.3	78	38.2	29.7-47.5
Asian	19	10	61.4	28.1-86.7	9	38.6	13.3-71.9
Native American	46	32	80.0	61.3-91.0	14	20.0	9.0-38.7
Other Minorities	42	19	39.7	22.8-59.4	23	60.3	40.6-77.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	15	22.5	10.7-41.4	28	77.5	58.6-89.3
-English Speaking	24	12	39.7	19.8-63.7	12	60.3	36.3-80.2
-Spanish Speaking	19	3	13.3	2.8-45.1	16	86.7	54.9-97.2
Non-Hispanic	1,542	1,001	63.5	59.9-67.0	541	36.5	33.0-40.1
AGE
40-44	268	85	29.0	22.1-37.1	183	71.0	62.9-77.9
45-54	507	264	50.7	44.2-57.1	243	49.3	42.9-55.8
55-64	351	272	80.6	74.5-85.5	79	19.4	14.5-25.5
65-74	282	246	86.5	79.2-91.5	36	13.5	8.5-20.8
75+	178	150	85.1	76.4-91.0	28	14.9	9.0-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	274	177	64.6	56.1-72.2	97	35.4	27.8-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	453	272	57.1	50.1-63.8	181	42.9	36.2-49.9
Some Post-H.S.	311	198	61.4	53.2-69.0	113	38.6	31.0-46.8
College Graduate	543	367	67.6	61.6-73.1	176	32.4	26.9-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	76	61.6	47.5-73.9	52	38.4	26.1-52.5
$15,000- 24,999	231	140	55.8	46.8-64.5	91	44.2	35.5-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	171	99	54.3	43.1-65.1	72	45.7	34.9-56.9
$35,000- 49,999	243	169	66.0	56.0-74.8	74	34.0	25.2-44.0
$50,000-74,999	181	121	60.2	49.4-70.2	60	39.8	29.8-50.6
$75,000+	288	193	65.5	57.2-72.9	95	34.5	27.1-42.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	58	49.8	39.1-60.4	49	50.2	39.6-60.9
Forsyth	109	77	70.6	60.2-79.2	32	29.4	20.8-39.8
Guilford	93	62	64.0	51.9-74.5	31	36.0	25.5-48.1
Henderson/Transylvania	133	88	61.4	51.0-70.8	45	38.6	29.2-49.0
Mecklenburg	88	51	56.6	45.1-67.5	37	43.4	32.5-54.9
Orange	104	68	64.2	53.4-73.8	36	35.8	26.2-46.6
Pitt	77	45	55.2	42.0-67.7	32	44.8	32.3-58.0
Randolph	110	72	64.3	53.8-73.5	38	35.7	26.5-46.2
Robeson	109	66	51.7	40.3-62.8	43	48.3	37.2-59.7
Wake	95	61	60.3	49.0-70.6	34	39.7	29.4-51.0
Western NC	187	123	62.4	54.0-70.0	64	37.6	30.0-46.0
Piedmont NC	205	130	63.0	54.5-70.8	75	37.0	29.2-45.5
Eastern NC	169	116	65.2	56.5-72.9	53	34.8	27.1-43.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,586

1,017

62.4

58.8-65.9

569

37.6

34.1-41.2

RACE

White

1,244

802

63.0

59.0-67.0

442

37.0

33.0-41.0

African American

226

148

61.8

52.5-70.3

38.2

29.7-47.5

Asian

61.4

28.1-86.7

38.6

13.3-71.9

Native American

80.0

61.3-91.0

20.0

9.0-38.7

Other Minorities

39.7

22.8-59.4

60.3

40.6-77.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.5

10.7-41.4

77.5

58.6-89.3

-English Speaking

39.7

19.8-63.7

60.3

36.3-80.2

-Spanish Speaking

13.3

2.8-45.1

86.7

54.9-97.2

Non-Hispanic

1,542

1,001

63.5

59.9-67.0

541

36.5

33.0-40.1

AGE

40-44

268

29.0

22.1-37.1

183

71.0

62.9-77.9

45-54

507

264

50.7

44.2-57.1

243

49.3

42.9-55.8

55-64

351

272

80.6

74.5-85.5

19.4

14.5-25.5

65-74

282

246

86.5

79.2-91.5

13.5

8.5-20.8

75+

178

150

85.1

76.4-91.0

14.9

9.0-23.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

274

177

64.6

56.1-72.2

35.4

27.8-43.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

453

272

57.1

50.1-63.8

181

42.9

36.2-49.9

Some Post-H.S.

311

198

61.4

53.2-69.0

113

38.6

31.0-46.8

College Graduate

543

367

67.6

61.6-73.1

176

32.4

26.9-38.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

128

61.6

47.5-73.9

38.4

26.1-52.5

$15,000- 24,999

231

140

55.8

46.8-64.5

44.2

35.5-53.2

$25,000- 34,999

171

54.3

43.1-65.1

45.7

34.9-56.9

$35,000- 49,999

243

169

66.0

56.0-74.8

34.0

25.2-44.0

$50,000-74,999

181

121

60.2

49.4-70.2

39.8

29.8-50.6

$75,000+

288

193

65.5

57.2-72.9

34.5

27.1-42.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

49.8

39.1-60.4

50.2

39.6-60.9

Forsyth

109

70.6

60.2-79.2

29.4

20.8-39.8

Guilford

64.0

51.9-74.5

36.0

25.5-48.1

Henderson/Transylvania

133

61.4

51.0-70.8

38.6

29.2-49.0

Mecklenburg

56.6

45.1-67.5

43.4

32.5-54.9

Orange

104

64.2

53.4-73.8

35.8

26.2-46.6

Pitt

55.2

42.0-67.7

44.8

32.3-58.0

Randolph

110

64.3

53.8-73.5

35.7

26.5-46.2

Robeson

109

51.7

40.3-62.8

48.3

37.2-59.7

Wake

60.3

49.0-70.6

39.7

29.4-51.0

Western NC

187

123

62.4

54.0-70.0

37.6

30.0-46.0

Piedmont NC

205

130

63.0

54.5-70.8

37.0

29.2-45.5

Eastern NC

169

116

65.2

56.5-72.9

34.8

27.1-43.5

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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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