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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes			No
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,666	62	3.8	2.3- 6.0	1,604	96.2	94.0-97.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,463	60	4.2	2.6- 6.8	1,403	95.8	93.2-97.4
No	200	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	198	99.1	96.2-99.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
Recommended Range	495	21	2.8	1.4- 5.5	474	97.2	94.5-98.6
Overweight	763	29	4.5	2.1- 9.4	734	95.5	90.6-97.9
Obese	367	12	3.8	1.7- 8.1	355	96.2	91.9-98.3
Current Smoker
No	1,255	52	3.4	2.2- 5.1	1,203	96.6	94.9-97.8
Yes	404	10	5.0	1.6-14.5	394	95.0	85.5-98.4
Binge Drinker
No	1,467	61	4.1	2.5- 6.7	1,406	95.9	93.3-97.5
Yes	172	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	171	98.5	90.2-99.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,590	61	3.9	2.4- 6.2	1,529	96.1	93.8-97.6
Yes	57	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	56	97.7	85.0-99.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	626	17	2.0	1.0- 3.9	609	98.0	96.1-99.0
Some Physical Activity	630	24	3.9	2.1- 7.1	606	96.1	92.9-97.9
Physically Inactive	326	17	3.9	2.1- 7.2	309	96.1	92.8-97.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	421	31	9.8	5.1-17.9	390	90.2	82.1-94.9
No	1,240	31	1.7	1.0- 2.8	1,209	98.3	97.2-99.0
Disability Status
Yes	467	23	6.3	2.7-14.4	444	93.7	85.6-97.3
No	1,141	38	2.9	1.8- 4.7	1,103	97.1	95.3-98.2
Current Asthma
Yes	73	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	71	99.7	98.5-99.9
No	1,589	59	3.2	2.2- 4.7	1,530	96.8	95.3-97.8
Diabetes
Yes	193	8	7.5	2.9-17.9	185	92.5	82.1-97.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	1,470	53	3.3	1.9- 5.6	1,417	96.7	94.4-98.1
Arthritis
Yes	591	35	6.3	3.2-12.1	556	93.7	87.9-96.8
No	1,050	27	2.4	1.3- 4.4	1,023	97.6	95.6-98.7

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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.

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