BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Prostate Cancer Screening

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?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	83	53	65.3	53.1-75.7	30	34.7	24.3-46.9
Buncombe	100	67	63.0	52.2-72.7	33	37.0	27.3-47.8
Cabarrus	95	53	56.4	45.3-66.9	42	43.6	33.1-54.7
Catawba	100	63	57.3	46.4-67.5	37	42.7	32.5-53.6
Cumberland	84	64	77.4	66.0-85.8	20	22.6	14.2-34.0
Davidson	98	58	59.8	48.3-70.3	40	40.2	29.7-51.7
Durham	81	54	67.2	55.2-77.3	27	32.8	22.7-44.8
Forsyth	113	72	64.0	53.7-73.1	41	36.0	26.9-46.3
Gaston	87	57	65.4	53.3-75.8	30	34.6	24.2-46.7
Guilford	120	82	68.1	58.4-76.5	38	31.9	23.5-41.6
Iredell	115	76	62.8	52.6-72.0	39	37.2	28.0-47.4
Johnston	104	62	50.4	38.9-61.9	42	49.6	38.1-61.1
Mecklenburg	149	102	68.2	59.4-75.9	47	31.8	24.1-40.6
New Hanover	92	61	66.6	55.5-76.2	31	33.4	23.8-44.5
Onslow	88	61	67.6	56.3-77.2	27	32.4	22.8-43.7
Orange	90	61	66.7	55.4-76.4	29	33.3	23.6-44.6
Pitt	79	51	64.0	51.8-74.6	28	36.0	25.4-48.2
Randolph	90	60	65.4	53.2-75.8	30	34.6	24.2-46.8
Robeson	82	54	65.7	53.7-75.9	28	34.3	24.1-46.3
Rowan	88	59	62.5	50.3-73.2	29	37.5	26.8-49.7
Union	95	53	59.8	48.2-70.3	42	40.2	29.7-51.8
Wake	113	65	58.5	48.2-68.0	48	41.5	32.0-51.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	96	67	69.6	58.4-78.8	29	30.4	21.2-41.6
Northeast Partnership II	115	79	67.2	57.2-75.8	36	32.8	24.2-42.8
Northeast Partnership I	105	71	60.1	45.4-73.2	34	39.9	26.8-54.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	91	67	73.5	61.7-82.6	24	26.5	17.4-38.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	99	56	57.7	46.7-67.9	43	42.3	32.1-53.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	109	71	65.0	54.8-74.0	38	35.0	26.0-45.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	80	50	63.1	51.1-73.6	30	36.9	26.4-48.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	127	95	73.9	64.5-81.5	32	26.1	18.5-35.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	138	95	67.4	57.9-75.6	43	32.6	24.4-42.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	81	51	67.3	55.7-77.0	30	32.7	23.0-44.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	91	51	49.9	36.7-63.2	40	50.1	36.8-63.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	107	72	65.5	54.6-75.1	35	34.5	24.9-45.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	146	102	73.7	64.6-81.1	44	26.3	18.9-35.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	251	172	65.0	56.8-72.3	79	35.0	27.7-43.2
No	3,280	2,143	65.2	63.2-67.2	1,137	34.8	32.8-36.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,159	781	65.9	62.5-69.2	378	34.1	30.8-37.5
Piedmont	1,960	1,265	64.7	62.0-67.2	695	35.3	32.8-38.0
Western NC	412	269	65.9	60.2-71.2	143	34.1	28.8-39.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	237	164	71.4	64.3-77.6	73	28.6	22.4-35.7
Northwest	721	455	61.8	57.4-66.0	266	38.2	34.0-42.6
Charlotte	519	327	66.1	61.0-70.8	192	33.9	29.2-39.0
Greensboro	469	318	68.1	62.7-73.1	151	31.9	26.9-37.3
Southern Regional	353	247	69.8	64.0-75.0	106	30.2	25.0-36.0
Coastal	192	125	64.7	56.8-71.9	67	35.3	28.1-43.2
Wake	420	256	58.6	52.5-64.5	164	41.4	35.5-47.5
Area L	145	109	75.2	66.1-82.4	36	24.8	17.6-33.9
Eastern	446	302	65.2	59.3-70.6	144	34.8	29.4-40.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,531

2,315

65.2

63.2-67.1

1,216

34.8

32.9-36.8

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

65.3

53.1-75.7

34.7

24.3-46.9

Buncombe

100

63.0

52.2-72.7

37.0

27.3-47.8

Cabarrus

56.4

45.3-66.9

43.6

33.1-54.7

Catawba

100

57.3

46.4-67.5

42.7

32.5-53.6

Cumberland

77.4

66.0-85.8

22.6

14.2-34.0

Davidson

59.8

48.3-70.3

40.2

29.7-51.7

Durham

67.2

55.2-77.3

32.8

22.7-44.8

Forsyth

113

64.0

53.7-73.1

36.0

26.9-46.3

Gaston

65.4

53.3-75.8

34.6

24.2-46.7

Guilford

120

68.1

58.4-76.5

31.9

23.5-41.6

Iredell

115

62.8

52.6-72.0

37.2

28.0-47.4

Johnston

104

50.4

38.9-61.9

49.6

38.1-61.1

Mecklenburg

149

102

68.2

59.4-75.9

31.8

24.1-40.6

New Hanover

66.6

55.5-76.2

33.4

23.8-44.5

Onslow

67.6

56.3-77.2

32.4

22.8-43.7

Orange

66.7

55.4-76.4

33.3

23.6-44.6

Pitt

64.0

51.8-74.6

36.0

25.4-48.2

Randolph

65.4

53.2-75.8

34.6

24.2-46.8

Robeson

65.7

53.7-75.9

34.3

24.1-46.3

Rowan

62.5

50.3-73.2

37.5

26.8-49.7

Union

59.8

48.2-70.3

40.2

29.7-51.8

Wake

113

58.5

48.2-68.0

41.5

32.0-51.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

69.6

58.4-78.8

30.4

21.2-41.6

Northeast Partnership II

115

67.2

57.2-75.8

32.8

24.2-42.8

Northeast Partnership I

105

60.1

45.4-73.2

39.9

26.8-54.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

73.5

61.7-82.6

26.5

17.4-38.3

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

57.7

46.7-67.9

42.3

32.1-53.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

109

65.0

54.8-74.0

35.0

26.0-45.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

63.1

51.1-73.6

36.9

26.4-48.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

127

73.9

64.5-81.5

26.1

18.5-35.5

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

138

67.4

57.9-75.6

32.6

24.4-42.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

67.3

55.7-77.0

32.7

23.0-44.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

49.9

36.7-63.2

50.1

36.8-63.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

107

65.5

54.6-75.1

34.5

24.9-45.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

146

102

73.7

64.6-81.1

26.3

18.9-35.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

251

172

65.0

56.8-72.3

35.0

27.7-43.2

3,280

2,143

65.2

63.2-67.2

1,137

34.8

32.8-36.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,159

781

65.9

62.5-69.2

378

34.1

30.8-37.5

Piedmont

1,960

1,265

64.7

62.0-67.2

695

35.3

32.8-38.0

Western NC

412

269

65.9

60.2-71.2

143

34.1

28.8-39.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

237

164

71.4

64.3-77.6

28.6

22.4-35.7

Northwest

721

455

61.8

57.4-66.0

266

38.2

34.0-42.6

Charlotte

519

327

66.1

61.0-70.8

192

33.9

29.2-39.0

Greensboro

469

318

68.1

62.7-73.1

151

31.9

26.9-37.3

Southern Regional

353

247

69.8

64.0-75.0

106

30.2

25.0-36.0

Coastal

192

125

64.7

56.8-71.9

35.3

28.1-43.2

Wake

420

256

58.6

52.5-64.5

164

41.4

35.5-47.5

Area L

145

109

75.2

66.1-82.4

24.8

17.6-33.9

Eastern

446

302

65.2

59.3-70.6

144

34.8

29.4-40.7

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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