BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
-Mountain AHEC	237	164	71.4	64.3-77.6	73	28.6	22.4-35.7
RACE
White	209	148	73.4	66.1-79.6	61	26.6	20.4-33.9
African American	16	11	62.7	34.1-84.6	5	37.3	15.4-65.9
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
40-44	33	10	33.4	17.2-54.8	23	66.6	45.2-82.8
45-54	53	26	55.2	39.5-69.9	27	44.8	30.1-60.5
55-64	60	47	74.1	58.0-85.6	13	25.9	14.4-42.0
65-74	50	46	97.8	93.2-99.3	4	2.2	0.7- 6.8
75+	41	35	83.9	67.2-93.0	6	16.1	7.0-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	21	67.8	46.4-83.7	12	32.2	16.3-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	36	63.2	48.4-75.9	24	36.8	24.1-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	62	40	70.0	55.9-81.2	22	30.0	18.8-44.1
College Graduate	80	67	83.2	71.1-90.8	13	16.8	9.2-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	12	62.1	37.5-81.7	11	37.9	18.3-62.5
$15,000- 24,999	39	30	84.7	70.1-92.9	9	15.3	7.1-29.9
$25,000- 34,999	22	14	66.7	41.9-84.7	8	33.3	15.3-58.1
$35,000- 49,999	35	15	45.2	27.0-64.7	20	54.8	35.3-73.0
$50,000-74,999	39	26	72.6	55.7-84.8	13	27.4	15.2-44.3
$75,000+	32	28	80.3	56.6-92.7	4	19.7	7.3-43.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	81	60	78.6	67.3-86.8	21	21.4	13.2-32.7
No	144	96	68.4	58.8-76.6	48	31.6	23.4-41.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	92	80.1	69.8-87.5	25	19.9	12.5-30.2
Non-Veteran	119	71	62.6	52.1-72.1	48	37.4	27.9-47.9
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

* 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	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
-Mountain AHEC	237	164	71.4	64.3-77.6	73	28.6	22.4-35.7
RACE
White	209	148	73.4	66.1-79.6	61	26.6	20.4-33.9
African American	16	11	62.7	34.1-84.6	5	37.3	15.4-65.9
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
40-44	33	10	33.4	17.2-54.8	23	66.6	45.2-82.8
45-54	53	26	55.2	39.5-69.9	27	44.8	30.1-60.5
55-64	60	47	74.1	58.0-85.6	13	25.9	14.4-42.0
65-74	50	46	97.8	93.2-99.3	4	2.2	0.7- 6.8
75+	41	35	83.9	67.2-93.0	6	16.1	7.0-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	21	67.8	46.4-83.7	12	32.2	16.3-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	36	63.2	48.4-75.9	24	36.8	24.1-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	62	40	70.0	55.9-81.2	22	30.0	18.8-44.1
College Graduate	80	67	83.2	71.1-90.8	13	16.8	9.2-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	12	62.1	37.5-81.7	11	37.9	18.3-62.5
$15,000- 24,999	39	30	84.7	70.1-92.9	9	15.3	7.1-29.9
$25,000- 34,999	22	14	66.7	41.9-84.7	8	33.3	15.3-58.1
$35,000- 49,999	35	15	45.2	27.0-64.7	20	54.8	35.3-73.0
$50,000-74,999	39	26	72.6	55.7-84.8	13	27.4	15.2-44.3
$75,000+	32	28	80.3	56.6-92.7	4	19.7	7.3-43.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	81	60	78.6	67.3-86.8	21	21.4	13.2-32.7
No	144	96	68.4	58.8-76.6	48	31.6	23.4-41.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	92	80.1	69.8-87.5	25	19.9	12.5-30.2
Non-Veteran	119	71	62.6	52.1-72.1	48	37.4	27.9-47.9
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .