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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,502 | 1,705 | 48.1 | 46.1-50.2 | 346 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 103 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 132 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 1,216 | 35.0 | 33.1-37.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,144 | 573 | 48.7 | 45.2-52.1 | 111 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 41 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 | 41 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 378 | 34.6 | 31.3-38.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 794 | 418 | 52.5 | 48.5-56.5 | 70 | 9.4 | 7.2-12.2 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 | 29 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 248 | 31.2 | 27.6-35.1 |
| African American | 274 | 120 | 41.2 | 34.4-48.4 | 38 | 12.5 | 8.7-17.7 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.4 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.7 | 97 | 38.4 | 31.2-46.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 158 | 29 | 15.9 | 10.5-23.4 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 110 | 74.0 | 65.4-81.1 |
| 45-54 | 320 | 119 | 33.8 | 28.2-39.9 | 32 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.0 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.9 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.8 | 147 | 48.7 | 42.2-55.3 |
| 55-64 | 312 | 186 | 61.0 | 54.6-67.1 | 36 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.1 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.1 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 | 67 | 20.4 | 15.8-25.9 |
| 65-74 | 223 | 144 | 65.5 | 58.2-72.1 | 22 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.6 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.2 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.9 | 40 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.3 |
| 75+ | 131 | 95 | 73.6 | 64.3-81.1 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.6-15.0 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.9 | 7 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.3 | 14 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 229 | 92 | 34.4 | 27.7-41.8 | 24 | 11.8 | 7.2-18.7 | 7 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 9 | 4.9 | 2.2-10.5 | 97 | 46.8 | 38.8-55.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 338 | 139 | 39.0 | 33.0-45.4 | 36 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.3 | 14 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 | 137 | 43.4 | 36.9-50.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 262 | 162 | 61.0 | 54.1-67.5 | 26 | 11.2 | 7.5-16.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.9 | 61 | 23.0 | 17.6-29.4 |
| College Graduate | 312 | 178 | 59.6 | 53.3-65.7 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | 14 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.4 | 13 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.7 | 82 | 25.3 | 20.3-31.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 132 | 64 | 43.3 | 33.6-53.6 | 10 | 9.5 | 4.7-18.5 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 | 48 | 41.1 | 31.1-51.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 176 | 71 | 36.5 | 28.3-45.5 | 13 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.7 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.0 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.8-12.5 | 77 | 47.2 | 37.5-57.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 136 | 69 | 50.1 | 40.7-59.5 | 14 | 9.9 | 5.7-16.7 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.1 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.2 | 43 | 34.3 | 25.8-44.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 185 | 101 | 52.7 | 44.4-60.9 | 17 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.8 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.1 | 59 | 32.3 | 24.9-40.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 136 | 65 | 50.1 | 40.8-59.3 | 19 | 12.0 | 7.4-19.0 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.7- 9.8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.6 | 43 | 31.7 | 23.7-40.8 |
| $75,000+ | 168 | 94 | 57.6 | 49.0-65.8 | 14 | 8.6 | 4.8-15.1 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.6 | 47 | 27.2 | 20.2-35.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 459 | 249 | 52.6 | 47.3-57.9 | 34 | 9.0 | 6.2-12.8 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.6 | 24 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.6 | 134 | 29.5 | 24.8-34.7 |
| No | 651 | 312 | 47.6 | 43.1-52.1 | 74 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.8 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.7 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 | 228 | 36.1 | 31.8-40.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 520 | 310 | 59.3 | 54.4-64.1 | 55 | 11.0 | 8.3-14.5 | 24 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.4 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.0 | 113 | 21.4 | 17.7-25.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 608 | 252 | 39.5 | 35.0-44.2 | 56 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.5 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 23 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.9 | 262 | 45.5 | 40.7-50.5 |
| Currently Serving | 16 | 11 | 75.9 | 50.1-90.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 8.0 | 1.9-28.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 16.1 | 4.9-42.0 |
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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 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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