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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*

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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 1,629 781 46.7 43.1-50.3 191 11.3 9.2-13.9 82 5.0 3.8- 6.6 162 10.2 8.2-12.6 413 26.8 23.7-30.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,433 731 48.9 45.1-52.7 174 11.5 9.3-14.3 78 5.5 4.1- 7.2 134 9.6 7.5-12.2 316 24.4 21.1-28.1
No 193 50 32.0 22.5-43.3 17 10.0 5.0-19.1 4 1.7 0.4- 6.6 27 14.2 8.3-23.3 95 42.1 32.5-52.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 9 3 11.3 2.3-40.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 15.1 1.8-63.8 5 73.6 30.8-94.6
Recommended Range 481 211 42.0 35.8-48.5 60 13.4 9.3-19.0 28 6.2 3.9- 9.8 50 11.7 8.1-16.6 132 26.6 21.3-32.7
Overweight 755 393 50.6 45.2-56.0 84 9.5 6.9-12.9 38 5.0 3.3- 7.5 72 9.2 6.7-12.5 168 25.7 20.9-31.2
Obese 352 163 46.9 39.7-54.3 46 13.6 9.0-19.9 16 4.3 2.3- 7.9 38 10.6 6.4-17.0 89 24.6 19.1-31.1
Current Smoker
No 1,226 625 48.6 44.5-52.8 151 11.6 9.2-14.5 66 5.5 4.0- 7.4 110 9.0 6.8-11.7 274 25.3 21.8-29.2
Yes 396 151 40.8 33.9-48.2 40 10.6 6.6-16.5 16 3.7 1.9- 7.1 51 13.6 9.3-19.3 138 31.3 24.8-38.7
Binge Drinker
No 1,434 696 47.1 43.3-50.9 175 11.6 9.3-14.3 71 4.9 3.6- 6.5 141 10.4 8.2-13.0 351 26.1 22.8-29.7
Yes 168 72 43.0 32.6-54.0 16 10.3 5.1-19.5 10 6.2 2.8-13.2 18 8.8 4.3-17.2 52 31.8 22.4-42.9
Heavy Drinker
No 1,555 751 46.9 43.2-50.5 184 11.3 9.1-13.9 78 5.0 3.8- 6.7 154 10.4 8.3-13.0 388 26.4 23.2-29.8
Yes 55 21 39.7 22.1-60.5 7 14.9 4.5-39.8 2 1.7 0.4- 7.4 7 5.0 1.5-14.7 18 38.7 20.2-61.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 616 326 50.8 45.1-56.5 75 10.3 7.5-14.0 35 5.3 3.5- 8.0 53 8.8 6.1-12.6 127 24.8 20.0-30.3
Some Physical Activity 624 296 48.8 43.0-54.6 70 10.2 7.1-14.5 28 4.6 2.9- 7.3 67 11.5 8.0-16.3 163 24.9 20.2-30.3
Physically Inactive 311 124 39.6 32.0-47.8 35 13.7 8.8-20.6 13 3.9 1.9- 8.0 36 11.2 7.2-17.1 103 31.6 25.0-39.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 401 188 45.5 38.3-52.8 49 11.1 7.7-15.9 18 4.6 2.6- 8.2 42 13.0 8.5-19.4 104 25.7 19.4-33.2
No 1,224 591 47.2 43.1-51.3 142 11.4 8.9-14.6 64 5.2 3.8- 7.0 120 9.3 7.2-11.9 307 27.0 23.5-30.9
Disability Status
Yes 447 236 50.7 43.4-58.0 57 13.1 8.7-19.2 19 4.2 2.3- 7.7 54 10.7 7.5-15.1 81 21.3 15.0-29.2
No 1,125 521 45.4 41.2-49.6 131 11.1 8.7-14.1 61 5.4 3.9- 7.3 102 9.7 7.4-12.6 310 28.4 24.8-32.4
Current Asthma
Yes 70 33 29.2 16.4-46.4 7 14.5 4.4-38.6 3 4.9 1.2-18.0 5 12.8 3.6-36.9 22 38.5 21.5-58.9
No 1,556 748 48.2 44.6-51.8 184 11.2 9.1-13.7 79 5.0 3.8- 6.7 157 10.1 8.1-12.5 388 25.4 22.4-28.6
Diabetes
Yes 185 107 60.0 49.7-69.5 23 13.1 7.6-21.6 7 2.8 1.0- 7.9 19 12.5 6.5-22.7 29 11.5 6.9-18.6
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 1,441 673 45.1 41.3-48.9 168 11.1 8.8-13.8 75 5.3 4.0- 7.0 141 9.8 7.7-12.3 384 28.8 25.3-32.5
Arthritis
Yes 569 309 51.8 45.3-58.2 79 13.6 9.6-19.0 24 3.2 1.8- 5.6 51 8.5 5.7-12.5 106 22.9 17.4-29.5
No 1,036 461 43.9 39.7-48.3 109 10.1 7.8-13.0 58 6.1 4.5- 8.3 111 11.3 8.7-14.6 297 28.5 24.8-32.6

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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE 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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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