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--WHITE Respondents Only

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,312	51	4.1	2.4- 6.9	1,261	95.9	93.1-97.6
GENDER
Male	1,312	51	4.1	2.4- 6.9	1,261	95.9	93.1-97.6
AGE
35-44	206	0	0.0	. - .	206	100	. - .
45-54	409	0	0.0	. - .	409	100	. - .
55-64	294	10	4.2	1.7-10.2	284	95.8	89.8-98.3
65-74	248	20	6.6	3.6-11.8	228	93.4	88.2-96.4
75+	155	21	20.1	8.8-39.8	134	79.9	60.2-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	195	8	3.0	1.1- 7.5	187	97.0	92.5-98.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	375	14	6.6	2.6-15.9	361	93.4	84.1-97.4
Some Post-H.S.	250	8	3.0	1.2- 7.4	242	97.0	92.6-98.8
College Graduate	490	21	2.8	1.6- 4.9	469	97.2	95.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	4	18.1	4.2-53.0	85	81.9	47.0-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	161	8	5.1	2.1-11.4	153	94.9	88.6-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	141	7	2.1	0.8- 5.5	134	97.9	94.5-99.2
$35,000- 49,999	210	11	6.2	2.5-14.5	199	93.8	85.5-97.5
$50,000-74,999	160	3	0.9	0.2- 4.3	157	99.1	95.7-99.8
$75,000+	269	8	1.7	0.7- 4.2	261	98.3	95.8-99.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	95	6	5.6	2.3-12.8	89	94.4	87.2-97.7
Forsyth	84	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	83	99.5	96.3-99.9
Guilford	66	6	9.3	4.1-20.0	60	90.7	80.0-95.9
Henderson/Transylvania	135	6	4.5	1.8-10.6	129	95.5	89.4-98.2
Mecklenburg	59	1	2.9	0.4-17.9	58	97.1	82.1-99.6
Orange	89	5	4.2	1.7-10.1	84	95.8	89.9-98.3
Pitt	52	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	51	98.1	87.4-99.7
Randolph	110	2	2.0	0.4- 9.8	108	98.0	90.2-99.6
Robeson	52	6	7.0	2.9-16.0	46	93.0	84.0-97.1
Wake	79	3	5.0	1.5-15.1	76	95.0	84.9-98.5
Western NC	183	4	2.1	0.7- 5.7	179	97.9	94.3-99.3
Piedmont NC	179	8	6.9	2.6-16.9	171	93.1	83.1-97.4
Eastern NC	129	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	127	98.7	94.7-99.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,312

4.1

2.4- 6.9

1,261

95.9

93.1-97.6

GENDER

Male

1,312

4.1

2.4- 6.9

1,261

95.9

93.1-97.6

AGE

35-44

206

0.0

. - .

206

100

. - .

45-54

409

0.0

. - .

409

100

. - .

55-64

294

4.2

1.7-10.2

284

95.8

89.8-98.3

65-74

248

6.6

3.6-11.8

228

93.4

88.2-96.4

75+

155

20.1

8.8-39.8

134

79.9

60.2-91.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

195

3.0

1.1- 7.5

187

97.0

92.5-98.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

375

6.6

2.6-15.9

361

93.4

84.1-97.4

Some Post-H.S.

250

3.0

1.2- 7.4

242

97.0

92.6-98.8

College Graduate

490

2.8

1.6- 4.9

469

97.2

95.1-98.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.1

4.2-53.0

81.9

47.0-95.8

$15,000- 24,999

161

5.1

2.1-11.4

153

94.9

88.6-97.9

$25,000- 34,999

141

2.1

0.8- 5.5

134

97.9

94.5-99.2

$35,000- 49,999

210

6.2

2.5-14.5

199

93.8

85.5-97.5

$50,000-74,999

160

0.9

0.2- 4.3

157

99.1

95.7-99.8

$75,000+

269

1.7

0.7- 4.2

261

98.3

95.8-99.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

5.6

2.3-12.8

94.4

87.2-97.7

Forsyth

0.5

0.1- 3.7

99.5

96.3-99.9

Guilford

9.3

4.1-20.0

90.7

80.0-95.9

Henderson/Transylvania

135

4.5

1.8-10.6

129

95.5

89.4-98.2

Mecklenburg

2.9

0.4-17.9

97.1

82.1-99.6

Orange

4.2

1.7-10.1

95.8

89.9-98.3

Pitt

1.9

0.3-12.6

98.1

87.4-99.7

Randolph

110

2.0

0.4- 9.8

108

98.0

90.2-99.6

Robeson

7.0

2.9-16.0

93.0

84.0-97.1

Wake

5.0

1.5-15.1

95.0

84.9-98.5

Western NC

183

2.1

0.7- 5.7

179

97.9

94.3-99.3

Piedmont NC

179

6.9

2.6-16.9

171

93.1

83.1-97.4

Eastern NC

129

1.3

0.3- 5.3

127

98.7

94.7-99.7

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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.

** 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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