BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor of other health professional ever talked with you about having any kind of screening test or exam to check for prostate cancer?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Counseling

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
-Eastern NC	1,233	829	66.8	63.5-70.0	404	33.2	30.0-36.5
RACE
White	859	590	69.0	65.4-72.5	269	31.0	27.5-34.6
African American	293	191	65.2	57.8-72.0	102	34.8	28.0-42.2
AGE
40-44	174	66	36.1	27.8-45.3	108	63.9	54.7-72.2
45-54	341	199	57.0	50.6-63.3	142	43.0	36.7-49.4
55-64	334	260	79.4	74.0-83.8	74	20.6	16.2-26.0
65-74	236	188	80.0	73.6-85.1	48	20.0	14.9-26.4
75+	143	113	78.3	68.5-85.7	30	21.7	14.3-31.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	249	145	55.3	47.4-62.9	104	44.7	37.1-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	367	219	58.5	52.0-64.7	148	41.5	35.3-48.0
Some Post-H.S.	284	210	74.6	68.4-79.9	74	25.4	20.1-31.6
College Graduate	330	253	78.7	73.4-83.2	77	21.3	16.8-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	143	87	58.9	48.8-68.3	56	41.1	31.7-51.2
$15,000- 24,999	186	115	57.4	47.4-66.8	71	42.6	33.2-52.6
$25,000- 34,999	146	98	66.3	57.1-74.4	48	33.7	25.6-42.9
$35,000- 49,999	200	138	72.2	64.7-78.7	62	27.8	21.3-35.3
$50,000-74,999	148	100	67.6	58.6-75.4	48	32.4	24.6-41.4
$75,000+	177	132	75.2	67.2-81.8	45	24.8	18.2-32.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	499	365	73.6	68.8-77.9	134	26.4	22.1-31.2
No	690	445	64.8	60.5-68.9	245	35.2	31.1-39.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	562	432	77.2	73.0-81.0	130	22.8	19.0-27.0
Non-Veteran	653	382	57.9	53.1-62.5	271	42.1	37.5-46.9
Currently Serving	18	15	86.7	63.8-96.0	3	13.3	4.0-36.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,732

2,496

67.0

65.2-68.9

1,236

33.0

31.1-34.8

-Eastern NC

1,233

829

66.8

63.5-70.0

404

33.2

30.0-36.5

RACE

White

859

590

69.0

65.4-72.5

269

31.0

27.5-34.6

African American

293

191

65.2

57.8-72.0

102

34.8

28.0-42.2

AGE

40-44

174

36.1

27.8-45.3

108

63.9

54.7-72.2

45-54

341

199

57.0

50.6-63.3

142

43.0

36.7-49.4

55-64

334

260

79.4

74.0-83.8

20.6

16.2-26.0

65-74

236

188

80.0

73.6-85.1

20.0

14.9-26.4

75+

143

113

78.3

68.5-85.7

21.7

14.3-31.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

249

145

55.3

47.4-62.9

104

44.7

37.1-52.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

367

219

58.5

52.0-64.7

148

41.5

35.3-48.0

Some Post-H.S.

284

210

74.6

68.4-79.9

25.4

20.1-31.6

College Graduate

330

253

78.7

73.4-83.2

21.3

16.8-26.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

143

58.9

48.8-68.3

41.1

31.7-51.2

$15,000- 24,999

186

115

57.4

47.4-66.8

42.6

33.2-52.6

$25,000- 34,999

146

66.3

57.1-74.4

33.7

25.6-42.9

$35,000- 49,999

200

138

72.2

64.7-78.7

27.8

21.3-35.3

$50,000-74,999

148

100

67.6

58.6-75.4

32.4

24.6-41.4

$75,000+

177

132

75.2

67.2-81.8

24.8

18.2-32.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

499

365

73.6

68.8-77.9

134

26.4

22.1-31.2

690

445

64.8

60.5-68.9

245

35.2

31.1-39.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

562

432

77.2

73.0-81.0

130

22.8

19.0-27.0

Non-Veteran

653

382

57.9

53.1-62.5

271

42.1

37.5-46.9

Currently Serving

86.7

63.8-96.0

13.3

4.0-36.2

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This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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