BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
-Mountain AHEC	252	13	5.4	2.8-10.0	239	94.6	90.0-97.2
RACE
White	222	12	5.8	3.0-11.0	210	94.2	89.0-97.0
African American	18	1	2.4	0.3-15.7	17	97.6	84.3-99.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	35	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
45-54	57	1	4.5	0.6-25.7	56	95.5	74.3-99.4
55-64	64	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	63	98.3	88.6-99.8
65-74	53	5	11.0	4.2-25.7	48	89.0	74.3-95.8
75+	43	6	9.9	3.6-24.5	37	90.1	75.5-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	2	3.2	0.5-18.0	37	96.8	82.0-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	1	2.5	0.3-15.6	60	97.5	84.4-99.7
Some Post-H.S.	67	4	7.5	2.3-21.8	63	92.5	78.2-97.7
College Graduate	83	6	7.3	2.9-17.2	77	92.7	82.8-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	2	4.6	0.7-24.9	26	95.4	75.1-99.3
$15,000- 24,999	40	2	7.8	1.5-32.8	38	92.2	67.2-98.5
$25,000- 34,999	24	0	0.0	. - .	24	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	37	2	4.7	0.8-23.0	35	95.3	77.0-99.2
$50,000-74,999	40	3	9.3	2.9-26.1	37	90.7	73.9-97.1
$75,000+	32	2	7.7	1.8-27.6	30	92.3	72.4-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	92	6	6.8	2.4-17.7	86	93.2	82.3-97.6
No	147	7	5.0	2.2-10.9	140	95.0	89.1-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	10	6.7	3.1-13.7	112	93.3	86.3-96.9
Non-Veteran	129	3	4.2	1.3-12.6	126	95.8	87.4-98.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

* 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
-Mountain AHEC	252	13	5.4	2.8-10.0	239	94.6	90.0-97.2
RACE
White	222	12	5.8	3.0-11.0	210	94.2	89.0-97.0
African American	18	1	2.4	0.3-15.7	17	97.6	84.3-99.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	35	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
45-54	57	1	4.5	0.6-25.7	56	95.5	74.3-99.4
55-64	64	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	63	98.3	88.6-99.8
65-74	53	5	11.0	4.2-25.7	48	89.0	74.3-95.8
75+	43	6	9.9	3.6-24.5	37	90.1	75.5-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	2	3.2	0.5-18.0	37	96.8	82.0-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	1	2.5	0.3-15.6	60	97.5	84.4-99.7
Some Post-H.S.	67	4	7.5	2.3-21.8	63	92.5	78.2-97.7
College Graduate	83	6	7.3	2.9-17.2	77	92.7	82.8-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	2	4.6	0.7-24.9	26	95.4	75.1-99.3
$15,000- 24,999	40	2	7.8	1.5-32.8	38	92.2	67.2-98.5
$25,000- 34,999	24	0	0.0	. - .	24	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	37	2	4.7	0.8-23.0	35	95.3	77.0-99.2
$50,000-74,999	40	3	9.3	2.9-26.1	37	90.7	73.9-97.1
$75,000+	32	2	7.7	1.8-27.6	30	92.3	72.4-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	92	6	6.8	2.4-17.7	86	93.2	82.3-97.6
No	147	7	5.0	2.2-10.9	140	95.0	89.1-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	10	6.7	3.1-13.7	112	93.3	86.3-96.9
Non-Veteran	129	3	4.2	1.3-12.6	126	95.8	87.4-98.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .