BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,708	2,748	74.2	72.4-75.9	960	25.8	24.1-27.6
RACE
White	2,929	2,243	77.2	75.4-79.0	686	22.8	21.0-24.6
African American	601	414	67.9	63.0-72.4	187	32.1	27.6-37.0
Asian	14	5	43.3	18.1-72.6	9	56.7	27.4-81.9
Native American	62	39	70.0	54.7-81.9	23	30.0	18.1-45.3
Other Minorities	87	37	39.3	26.4-53.8	50	60.7	46.2-73.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	87	45	45.7	32.2-59.9	42	54.3	40.1-67.8
-English Speaking	42	34	72.7	50.2-87.5	8	27.3	12.5-49.8
-Spanish Speaking	45	11	30.2	15.1-51.4	34	69.8	48.6-84.9
Non-Hispanic	3,618	2,702	75.2	73.5-76.9	916	24.8	23.1-26.5
AGE
40-44	564	282	49.5	44.3-54.6	282	50.5	45.4-55.7
45-54	1,034	694	67.4	63.8-70.8	340	32.6	29.2-36.2
55-64	994	809	83.3	80.5-85.8	185	16.7	14.2-19.5
65-74	681	584	86.5	83.1-89.4	97	13.5	10.6-16.9
75+	435	379	87.4	83.4-90.5	56	12.6	9.5-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	662	453	67.5	62.9-71.8	209	32.5	28.2-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,014	714	70.7	67.1-74.1	300	29.3	25.9-32.9
Some Post-H.S.	859	629	73.0	69.2-76.5	230	27.0	23.5-30.8
College Graduate	1,164	948	81.6	78.7-84.1	216	18.4	15.9-21.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	380	267	65.5	58.7-71.8	113	34.5	28.2-41.3
$15,000- 24,999	509	369	70.3	64.7-75.4	140	29.7	24.6-35.3
$25,000- 34,999	391	278	72.5	67.1-77.3	113	27.5	22.7-32.9
$35,000- 49,999	573	415	74.4	70.0-78.4	158	25.6	21.6-30.0
$50,000-74,999	529	404	76.3	71.8-80.3	125	23.7	19.7-28.2
$75,000+	627	506	81.4	77.5-84.7	121	18.6	15.3-22.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,326	1,054	78.0	75.1-80.7	272	22.0	19.3-24.9
No	2,272	1,628	72.9	70.6-75.1	644	27.1	24.9-29.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,576	1,293	83.0	80.8-85.1	283	17.0	14.9-19.2
Non-Veteran	2,100	1,428	67.7	65.2-70.2	672	32.3	29.8-34.8
Currently Serving	31	26	87.8	72.5-95.2	5	12.2	4.8-27.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,708

2,748

74.2

72.4-75.9

960

25.8

24.1-27.6

RACE

White

2,929

2,243

77.2

75.4-79.0

686

22.8

21.0-24.6

African American

601

414

67.9

63.0-72.4

187

32.1

27.6-37.0

Asian

43.3

18.1-72.6

56.7

27.4-81.9

Native American

70.0

54.7-81.9

30.0

18.1-45.3

Other Minorities

39.3

26.4-53.8

60.7

46.2-73.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

45.7

32.2-59.9

54.3

40.1-67.8

-English Speaking

72.7

50.2-87.5

27.3

12.5-49.8

-Spanish Speaking

30.2

15.1-51.4

69.8

48.6-84.9

Non-Hispanic

3,618

2,702

75.2

73.5-76.9

916

24.8

23.1-26.5

AGE

40-44

564

282

49.5

44.3-54.6

282

50.5

45.4-55.7

45-54

1,034

694

67.4

63.8-70.8

340

32.6

29.2-36.2

55-64

994

809

83.3

80.5-85.8

185

16.7

14.2-19.5

65-74

681

584

86.5

83.1-89.4

13.5

10.6-16.9

75+

435

379

87.4

83.4-90.5

12.6

9.5-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

662

453

67.5

62.9-71.8

209

32.5

28.2-37.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,014

714

70.7

67.1-74.1

300

29.3

25.9-32.9

Some Post-H.S.

859

629

73.0

69.2-76.5

230

27.0

23.5-30.8

College Graduate

1,164

948

81.6

78.7-84.1

216

18.4

15.9-21.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

380

267

65.5

58.7-71.8

113

34.5

28.2-41.3

$15,000- 24,999

509

369

70.3

64.7-75.4

140

29.7

24.6-35.3

$25,000- 34,999

391

278

72.5

67.1-77.3

113

27.5

22.7-32.9

$35,000- 49,999

573

415

74.4

70.0-78.4

158

25.6

21.6-30.0

$50,000-74,999

529

404

76.3

71.8-80.3

125

23.7

19.7-28.2

$75,000+

627

506

81.4

77.5-84.7

121

18.6

15.3-22.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,326

1,054

78.0

75.1-80.7

272

22.0

19.3-24.9

2,272

1,628

72.9

70.6-75.1

644

27.1

24.9-29.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,576

1,293

83.0

80.8-85.1

283

17.0

14.9-19.2

Non-Veteran

2,100

1,428

67.7

65.2-70.2

672

32.3

29.8-34.8

Currently Serving

87.8

72.5-95.2

12.2

4.8-27.5

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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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