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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
RACE
White	2,953	138	4.9	4.0- 5.9	2,815	95.1	94.1-96.0
African American	603	46	7.5	5.1-10.7	557	92.5	89.3-94.9
Asian	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
Native American	64	5	7.2	2.8-17.3	59	92.8	82.7-97.2
Other Minorities	89	5	1.9	0.7- 4.8	84	98.1	95.2-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	88	5	5.1	1.3-17.7	83	94.9	82.3-98.7
-English Speaking	43	4	13.2	3.3-40.0	39	86.8	60.0-96.7
-Spanish Speaking	45	1	0.4	0.0- 2.6	44	99.6	97.4- 100
Non-Hispanic	3,647	192	5.3	4.5- 6.2	3,455	94.7	93.8-95.5
AGE
40-44	566	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	565	99.9	99.3- 100
45-54	1,043	14	1.2	0.6- 2.4	1,029	98.8	97.6-99.4
55-64	1,002	44	5.3	3.7- 7.6	958	94.7	92.4-96.3
65-74	688	59	8.9	6.7-11.7	629	91.1	88.3-93.3
75+	439	79	19.1	14.9-24.1	360	80.9	75.9-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	670	48	6.8	4.9- 9.4	622	93.2	90.6-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,024	40	4.1	2.9- 5.7	984	95.9	94.3-97.1
Some Post-H.S.	865	39	4.5	3.0- 6.7	826	95.5	93.3-97.0
College Graduate	1,170	69	5.9	4.4- 7.8	1,101	94.1	92.2-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	383	21	4.4	2.7- 7.2	362	95.6	92.8-97.3
$15,000- 24,999	517	29	5.7	3.7- 8.9	488	94.3	91.1-96.3
$25,000- 34,999	395	24	6.1	3.9- 9.4	371	93.9	90.6-96.1
$35,000- 49,999	574	28	5.1	3.2- 8.0	546	94.9	92.0-96.8
$50,000-74,999	531	21	5.1	3.0- 8.6	510	94.9	91.4-97.0
$75,000+	632	23	3.9	2.4- 6.2	609	96.1	93.8-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,337	95	7.0	5.5- 8.9	1,242	93.0	91.1-94.5
No	2,290	97	4.3	3.4- 5.5	2,193	95.7	94.5-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,588	126	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,462	92.2	90.5-93.7
Non-Veteran	2,118	68	3.4	2.5- 4.6	2,050	96.6	95.4-97.5
Currently Serving	31	3	11.3	3.2-33.1	28	88.7	66.9-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,738

197

5.3

4.4- 6.2

3,541

94.7

93.8-95.6

RACE

White

2,953

138

4.9

4.0- 5.9

2,815

95.1

94.1-96.0

African American

603

7.5

5.1-10.7

557

92.5

89.3-94.9

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

7.2

2.8-17.3

92.8

82.7-97.2

Other Minorities

1.9

0.7- 4.8

98.1

95.2-99.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.1

1.3-17.7

94.9

82.3-98.7

-English Speaking

13.2

3.3-40.0

86.8

60.0-96.7

-Spanish Speaking

0.4

0.0- 2.6

99.6

97.4- 100

Non-Hispanic

3,647

192

5.3

4.5- 6.2

3,455

94.7

93.8-95.5

AGE

40-44

566

0.1

0.0- 0.7

565

99.9

99.3- 100

45-54

1,043

1.2

0.6- 2.4

1,029

98.8

97.6-99.4

55-64

1,002

5.3

3.7- 7.6

958

94.7

92.4-96.3

65-74

688

8.9

6.7-11.7

629

91.1

88.3-93.3

75+

439

19.1

14.9-24.1

360

80.9

75.9-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

670

6.8

4.9- 9.4

622

93.2

90.6-95.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,024

4.1

2.9- 5.7

984

95.9

94.3-97.1

Some Post-H.S.

865

4.5

3.0- 6.7

826

95.5

93.3-97.0

College Graduate

1,170

5.9

4.4- 7.8

1,101

94.1

92.2-95.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

383

4.4

2.7- 7.2

362

95.6

92.8-97.3

$15,000- 24,999

517

5.7

3.7- 8.9

488

94.3

91.1-96.3

$25,000- 34,999

395

6.1

3.9- 9.4

371

93.9

90.6-96.1

$35,000- 49,999

574

5.1

3.2- 8.0

546

94.9

92.0-96.8

$50,000-74,999

531

5.1

3.0- 8.6

510

94.9

91.4-97.0

$75,000+

632

3.9

2.4- 6.2

609

96.1

93.8-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,337

7.0

5.5- 8.9

1,242

93.0

91.1-94.5

2,290

4.3

3.4- 5.5

2,193

95.7

94.5-96.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,588

126

7.8

6.3- 9.5

1,462

92.2

90.5-93.7

Non-Veteran

2,118

3.4

2.5- 4.6

2,050

96.6

95.4-97.5

Currently Serving

11.3

3.2-33.1

88.7

66.9-96.8

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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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