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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,502 | 1,705 | 48.1 | 46.1-50.2 | 346 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 103 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 132 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 1,216 | 35.0 | 33.1-37.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,748 | 1,367 | 50.2 | 47.9-52.5 | 269 | 10.2 | 8.8-11.7 | 79 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.1 | 105 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 | 928 | 32.9 | 30.8-35.0 |
African American | 578 | 274 | 45.5 | 40.7-50.5 | 70 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.6 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.1 | 22 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.6 | 195 | 35.5 | 30.7-40.5 |
Asian | 13 | 4 | 26.2 | 7.4-61.1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.9-37.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 66.8 | 34.3-88.6 |
Native American | 59 | 26 | 39.6 | 25.1-56.2 | 3 | 7.5 | 2.1-23.0 | 3 | 9.5 | 1.8-37.7 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.8 | 25 | 40.6 | 25.2-58.1 |
Other Minorities | 89 | 28 | 23.4 | 14.6-35.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.3 | 54 | 73.1 | 61.0-82.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 87 | 26 | 24.0 | 14.5-36.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.0 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 | 53 | 70.3 | 57.0-80.8 |
-English Speaking | 42 | 19 | 40.4 | 23.0-60.6 | 3 | 8.4 | 1.9-30.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.9 | 18 | 49.3 | 30.3-68.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 45 | 7 | 14.5 | 5.9-31.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.4 | 35 | 82.3 | 65.5-91.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,412 | 1,678 | 49.0 | 47.0-51.1 | 343 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.7 | 101 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.0 | 129 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 1,161 | 33.7 | 31.8-35.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 534 | 88 | 15.0 | 11.7-18.9 | 37 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.5 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 | 385 | 73.0 | 68.1-77.4 |
45-54 | 977 | 354 | 35.4 | 31.9-39.1 | 95 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.8 | 29 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.7 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.3 | 471 | 48.0 | 44.2-51.9 |
55-64 | 937 | 544 | 60.2 | 56.3-64.0 | 111 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 | 43 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.4 | 207 | 20.5 | 17.6-23.7 |
65-74 | 651 | 440 | 68.3 | 63.8-72.4 | 67 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.7 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 | 27 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 99 | 13.8 | 10.9-17.2 |
75+ | 403 | 279 | 70.3 | 64.8-75.2 | 36 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.8 | 12 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 | 22 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 | 54 | 12.8 | 9.5-16.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 607 | 236 | 35.6 | 31.1-40.3 | 62 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.4 | 22 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.4 | 30 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 257 | 44.7 | 39.8-49.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 959 | 422 | 44.0 | 40.2-48.0 | 93 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.0 | 31 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | 32 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.9 | 381 | 39.8 | 36.0-43.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 803 | 424 | 52.3 | 48.1-56.4 | 77 | 10.1 | 7.8-12.8 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.6 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 253 | 31.5 | 27.7-35.5 |
College Graduate | 1,124 | 619 | 55.1 | 51.5-58.6 | 114 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.8 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 | 42 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 320 | 28.4 | 25.3-31.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 339 | 144 | 39.2 | 32.7-46.1 | 29 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.6 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 24 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.5 | 133 | 42.7 | 35.7-50.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 484 | 230 | 46.0 | 40.5-51.6 | 42 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.8 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 23 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.5 | 174 | 36.8 | 31.4-42.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 368 | 178 | 48.5 | 42.6-54.4 | 32 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.4 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.5 | 131 | 36.7 | 31.1-42.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 541 | 271 | 52.0 | 46.9-57.0 | 46 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.6 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.7 | 201 | 36.4 | 31.6-41.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 502 | 238 | 49.2 | 44.0-54.4 | 55 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.2 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.1 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 | 187 | 36.1 | 31.3-41.1 |
$75,000+ | 605 | 324 | 51.4 | 46.6-56.2 | 61 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.1 | 18 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.2 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 182 | 30.0 | 25.8-34.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,224 | 658 | 53.0 | 49.6-56.5 | 118 | 10.4 | 8.4-12.7 | 39 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 | 64 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.1 | 345 | 28.3 | 25.3-31.5 |
No | 2,177 | 1,006 | 46.1 | 43.6-48.7 | 222 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.7 | 62 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.3 | 66 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 821 | 37.6 | 35.1-40.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,493 | 903 | 60.8 | 57.8-63.8 | 159 | 11.1 | 9.3-13.3 | 47 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 64 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 | 320 | 20.8 | 18.4-23.5 |
Non-Veteran | 1,979 | 787 | 39.1 | 36.5-41.8 | 184 | 9.3 | 7.9-11.1 | 53 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 | 68 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 | 887 | 45.2 | 42.5-47.9 |
Currently Serving | 29 | 15 | 47.9 | 28.3-68.2 | 2 | 8.7 | 2.1-30.1 | 3 | 12.4 | 3.2-38.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 31.0 | 15.5-52.3 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported having a PSA test and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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