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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 PSA test?*

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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 1,568 705 43.0 39.4-46.7 164 11.1 9.0-13.6 53 3.3 2.3- 4.7 77 4.5 3.3- 6.2 569 38.0 34.5-41.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,382 661 45.3 41.5-49.1 152 11.1 8.9-13.7 51 3.8 2.6- 5.4 68 4.7 3.3- 6.6 450 35.2 31.5-39.0
No 183 44 28.5 19.1-40.2 12 11.7 5.9-21.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 9 3.5 1.3- 9.3 116 56.0 44.9-66.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 6 1 4.4 0.4-33.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 5 95.6 66.9-99.6
Recommended Range 458 185 40.2 33.8-46.9 57 12.4 8.4-18.0 17 4.2 2.3- 7.5 23 4.0 2.1- 7.2 176 39.3 33.0-45.9
Overweight 728 356 46.9 41.5-52.4 64 9.6 6.9-13.2 24 3.0 1.7- 5.3 42 4.7 3.0- 7.1 242 35.8 30.6-41.4
Obese 344 156 42.2 35.2-49.5 39 12.7 8.6-18.3 12 3.4 1.7- 6.7 12 5.3 2.6-10.3 125 36.5 29.7-43.9
Current Smoker
No 1,181 563 43.6 39.6-47.8 135 12.5 10.0-15.6 44 3.9 2.6- 5.6 59 4.9 3.4- 7.1 380 35.1 31.1-39.3
Yes 380 139 41.1 33.7-48.9 27 7.1 4.3-11.7 9 1.9 0.8- 4.7 18 3.5 1.9- 6.5 187 46.3 39.0-53.8
Binge Drinker
No 1,379 642 44.9 41.1-48.8 152 11.6 9.4-14.3 50 3.7 2.6- 5.3 66 4.7 3.3- 6.6 469 35.1 31.5-38.9
Yes 164 55 31.3 22.5-41.6 11 8.6 3.9-17.9 2 0.8 0.2- 4.0 8 2.7 1.1- 6.7 88 56.6 45.7-66.9
Heavy Drinker
No 1,499 682 43.5 39.9-47.3 159 11.2 9.1-13.7 52 3.5 2.4- 4.9 75 4.7 3.4- 6.5 531 37.1 33.6-40.8
Yes 52 18 35.3 18.9-56.0 4 12.8 3.1-40.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 28 51.5 30.8-71.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 594 285 42.5 36.9-48.2 68 13.1 9.5-17.6 24 3.4 2.0- 5.6 30 4.5 2.6- 7.7 187 36.6 31.0-42.5
Some Physical Activity 602 263 42.4 36.9-48.1 61 10.8 7.8-14.8 17 2.1 1.1- 4.1 26 4.3 2.3- 7.6 235 40.4 34.6-46.5
Physically Inactive 300 122 42.3 34.5-50.5 31 10.6 6.2-17.4 10 4.4 2.1- 8.8 17 4.9 2.7- 8.7 120 37.8 30.5-45.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 383 183 45.8 38.4-53.4 39 10.5 6.9-15.7 15 3.7 2.0- 6.9 21 6.9 3.8-12.0 125 33.1 26.5-40.4
No 1,182 519 41.8 37.8-45.9 125 11.4 9.0-14.4 38 3.2 2.1- 4.9 56 3.7 2.5- 5.4 444 39.9 35.8-44.1
Disability Status
Yes 425 213 48.8 41.5-56.2 39 10.5 6.7-15.9 17 4.2 2.2- 7.7 28 6.1 3.7-10.0 128 30.4 24.0-37.6
No 1,089 469 40.8 36.7-45.1 119 11.7 9.3-14.8 34 3.1 2.0- 4.8 47 4.0 2.6- 6.1 420 40.3 36.2-44.6
Current Asthma
Yes 66 27 29.5 16.6-46.8 10 12.1 4.8-27.2 2 1.6 0.3- 8.1 0 0.0 . - . 27 56.7 37.9-73.8
No 1,498 676 43.2 39.7-46.9 154 11.2 9.0-13.8 50 3.3 2.3- 4.8 77 4.8 3.5- 6.6 541 37.4 33.9-41.1
Diabetes
Yes 179 104 46.7 36.9-56.9 22 15.0 8.9-24.1 4 2.3 0.5- 9.8 12 11.4 5.5-21.9 37 24.7 16.6-35.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
No 1,386 601 42.6 38.8-46.5 141 10.6 8.5-13.3 49 3.5 2.4- 5.0 65 3.7 2.6- 5.2 530 39.6 35.8-43.5
Arthritis
Yes 552 301 54.0 47.5-60.3 76 14.5 10.8-19.2 16 2.8 1.4- 5.4 29 4.7 2.9- 7.6 130 24.1 18.8-30.2
No 992 392 36.8 32.8-41.1 86 9.5 7.0-12.6 37 3.7 2.5- 5.6 48 4.5 2.9- 6.9 429 45.4 41.0-49.9

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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported having a PSA test 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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