BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,708	2,748	74.2	72.4-75.9	960	25.8	24.1-27.6
-Mountain AHEC	251	194	79.5	73.2-84.7	57	20.5	15.3-26.8
RACE
White	222	173	79.4	72.7-84.8	49	20.6	15.2-27.3
African American	18	14	75.3	46.1-91.5	4	24.7	8.5-53.9
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
40-44	35	23	61.1	40.3-78.4	12	38.9	21.6-59.7
45-54	56	34	64.0	48.8-76.9	22	36.0	23.1-51.2
55-64	64	51	81.9	69.2-90.1	13	18.1	9.9-30.8
65-74	53	48	95.4	83.8-98.8	5	4.6	1.2-16.2
75+	43	38	89.9	77.3-95.9	5	10.1	4.1-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	28	78.3	60.8-89.4	11	21.7	10.6-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	46	79.0	65.5-88.1	14	21.0	11.9-34.5
Some Post-H.S.	67	50	76.5	62.1-86.5	17	23.5	13.5-37.9
College Graduate	83	69	83.1	71.9-90.4	14	16.9	9.6-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	20	75.4	54.3-88.8	8	24.6	11.2-45.7
$15,000- 24,999	40	31	79.7	59.6-91.3	9	20.3	8.7-40.4
$25,000- 34,999	24	16	70.8	47.3-86.7	8	29.2	13.3-52.7
$35,000- 49,999	37	25	74.1	54.7-87.1	12	25.9	12.9-45.3
$50,000-74,999	39	33	87.2	72.0-94.8	6	12.8	5.2-28.0
$75,000+	32	29	89.7	71.8-96.7	3	10.3	3.3-28.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	92	76	81.7	70.3-89.4	16	18.3	10.6-29.7
No	146	111	80.6	72.4-86.9	35	19.4	13.1-27.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	105	88.9	81.7-93.5	17	11.1	6.5-18.3
Non-Veteran	128	88	70.3	60.2-78.8	40	29.7	21.2-39.8
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,708

2,748

74.2

72.4-75.9

960

25.8

24.1-27.6

-Mountain AHEC

251

194

79.5

73.2-84.7

20.5

15.3-26.8

RACE

White

222

173

79.4

72.7-84.8

20.6

15.2-27.3

African American

75.3

46.1-91.5

24.7

8.5-53.9

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

40-44

61.1

40.3-78.4

38.9

21.6-59.7

45-54

64.0

48.8-76.9

36.0

23.1-51.2

55-64

81.9

69.2-90.1

18.1

9.9-30.8

65-74

95.4

83.8-98.8

4.6

1.2-16.2

75+

89.9

77.3-95.9

10.1

4.1-22.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

78.3

60.8-89.4

21.7

10.6-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

79.0

65.5-88.1

21.0

11.9-34.5

Some Post-H.S.

76.5

62.1-86.5

23.5

13.5-37.9

College Graduate

83.1

71.9-90.4

16.9

9.6-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

75.4

54.3-88.8

24.6

11.2-45.7

$15,000- 24,999

79.7

59.6-91.3

20.3

8.7-40.4

$25,000- 34,999

70.8

47.3-86.7

29.2

13.3-52.7

$35,000- 49,999

74.1

54.7-87.1

25.9

12.9-45.3

$50,000-74,999

87.2

72.0-94.8

12.8

5.2-28.0

$75,000+

89.7

71.8-96.7

10.3

3.3-28.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

81.7

70.3-89.4

18.3

10.6-29.7

146

111

80.6

72.4-86.9

19.4

13.1-27.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

122

105

88.9

81.7-93.5

11.1

6.5-18.3

Non-Veteran

128

70.3

60.2-78.8

29.7

21.2-39.8

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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