BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor of other health professional ever talked with you about having any kind of screening test or exam to check for prostate cancer?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Counseling

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
RACE
White	2,940	2,003	69.4	67.4-71.4	937	30.6	28.6-32.6
African American	609	405	64.8	59.9-69.5	204	35.2	30.5-40.1
Asian	13	2	21.4	4.8-59.8	11	78.6	40.2-95.2
Native American	63	38	60.0	42.7-75.0	25	40.0	25.0-57.3
Other Minorities	88	36	29.5	19.3-42.2	52	70.5	57.8-80.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	87	43	37.6	25.6-51.3	44	62.4	48.7-74.4
-English Speaking	43	33	69.0	47.5-84.5	10	31.0	15.5-52.5
-Spanish Speaking	44	10	18.8	8.7-36.0	34	81.2	64.0-91.3
Non-Hispanic	3,639	2,451	68.1	66.2-69.9	1,188	31.9	30.1-33.8
AGE
40-44	563	220	39.2	34.3-44.3	343	60.8	55.7-65.7
45-54	1,031	590	57.9	54.2-61.6	441	42.1	38.4-45.8
55-64	994	772	78.6	75.3-81.5	222	21.4	18.5-24.7
65-74	685	555	82.4	78.8-85.5	130	17.6	14.5-21.2
75+	440	347	79.1	74.1-83.3	93	20.9	16.7-25.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	669	388	56.2	51.4-60.9	281	43.8	39.1-48.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,024	633	61.2	57.3-64.9	391	38.8	35.1-42.7
Some Post-H.S.	859	607	71.2	67.5-74.7	252	28.8	25.3-32.5
College Graduate	1,170	862	74.7	71.6-77.6	308	25.3	22.4-28.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	378	231	56.0	49.1-62.7	147	44.0	37.3-50.9
$15,000- 24,999	515	337	64.1	58.6-69.4	178	35.9	30.6-41.4
$25,000- 34,999	397	256	64.5	58.7-69.9	141	35.5	30.1-41.3
$35,000- 49,999	572	380	68.9	64.2-73.2	192	31.1	26.8-35.8
$50,000-74,999	531	357	69.4	64.7-73.7	174	30.6	26.3-35.3
$75,000+	626	450	72.0	67.5-76.0	176	28.0	24.0-32.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,330	984	74.0	71.0-76.8	346	26.0	23.2-29.0
No	2,281	1,450	64.4	61.9-66.7	831	35.6	33.3-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,591	1,238	78.3	75.7-80.7	353	21.7	19.3-24.3
Non-Veteran	2,110	1,235	59.0	56.4-61.6	875	41.0	38.4-43.6
Currently Serving	30	22	71.1	49.7-85.9	8	28.9	14.1-50.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,732

2,496

67.0

65.2-68.9

1,236

33.0

31.1-34.8

RACE

White

2,940

2,003

69.4

67.4-71.4

937

30.6

28.6-32.6

African American

609

405

64.8

59.9-69.5

204

35.2

30.5-40.1

Asian

21.4

4.8-59.8

78.6

40.2-95.2

Native American

60.0

42.7-75.0

40.0

25.0-57.3

Other Minorities

29.5

19.3-42.2

70.5

57.8-80.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.6

25.6-51.3

62.4

48.7-74.4

-English Speaking

69.0

47.5-84.5

31.0

15.5-52.5

-Spanish Speaking

18.8

8.7-36.0

81.2

64.0-91.3

Non-Hispanic

3,639

2,451

68.1

66.2-69.9

1,188

31.9

30.1-33.8

AGE

40-44

563

220

39.2

34.3-44.3

343

60.8

55.7-65.7

45-54

1,031

590

57.9

54.2-61.6

441

42.1

38.4-45.8

55-64

994

772

78.6

75.3-81.5

222

21.4

18.5-24.7

65-74

685

555

82.4

78.8-85.5

130

17.6

14.5-21.2

75+

440

347

79.1

74.1-83.3

20.9

16.7-25.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

669

388

56.2

51.4-60.9

281

43.8

39.1-48.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,024

633

61.2

57.3-64.9

391

38.8

35.1-42.7

Some Post-H.S.

859

607

71.2

67.5-74.7

252

28.8

25.3-32.5

College Graduate

1,170

862

74.7

71.6-77.6

308

25.3

22.4-28.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

378

231

56.0

49.1-62.7

147

44.0

37.3-50.9

$15,000- 24,999

515

337

64.1

58.6-69.4

178

35.9

30.6-41.4

$25,000- 34,999

397

256

64.5

58.7-69.9

141

35.5

30.1-41.3

$35,000- 49,999

572

380

68.9

64.2-73.2

192

31.1

26.8-35.8

$50,000-74,999

531

357

69.4

64.7-73.7

174

30.6

26.3-35.3

$75,000+

626

450

72.0

67.5-76.0

176

28.0

24.0-32.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,330

984

74.0

71.0-76.8

346

26.0

23.2-29.0

2,281

1,450

64.4

61.9-66.7

831

35.6

33.3-38.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,591

1,238

78.3

75.7-80.7

353

21.7

19.3-24.3

Non-Veteran

2,110

1,235

59.0

56.4-61.6

875

41.0

38.4-43.6

Currently Serving

71.1

49.7-85.9

28.9

14.1-50.3

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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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