BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	84	51	60.8	48.8-71.7	33	39.2	28.3-51.2
Buncombe	104	75	70.2	59.8-78.9	29	29.8	21.1-40.2
Cabarrus	105	69	66.2	55.8-75.3	36	33.8	24.7-44.2
Catawba	105	69	66.7	56.2-75.7	36	33.3	24.3-43.8
Cumberland	89	66	76.3	65.1-84.7	23	23.7	15.3-34.9
Davidson	106	67	64.6	53.8-74.1	39	35.4	25.9-46.2
Durham	85	65	73.9	61.7-83.3	20	26.1	16.7-38.3
Forsyth	116	72	65.9	56.3-74.4	44	34.1	25.6-43.7
Gaston	93	64	72.0	61.3-80.7	29	28.0	19.3-38.7
Guilford	125	81	63.3	53.6-72.1	44	36.7	27.9-46.4
Iredell	123	76	57.9	48.1-67.2	47	42.1	32.8-51.9
Johnston	114	79	64.4	52.8-74.4	35	35.6	25.6-47.2
Mecklenburg	155	96	61.6	52.8-69.6	59	38.4	30.4-47.2
New Hanover	96	64	67.7	56.9-76.8	32	32.3	23.2-43.1
Onslow	93	58	61.8	50.9-71.6	35	38.2	28.4-49.1
Orange	91	65	70.2	59.0-79.4	26	29.8	20.6-41.0
Pitt	83	55	66.9	55.2-76.8	28	33.1	23.2-44.8
Randolph	99	68	68.8	57.7-78.1	31	31.2	21.9-42.3
Robeson	85	54	62.9	51.0-73.4	31	37.1	26.6-49.0
Rowan	94	62	62.2	50.5-72.7	32	37.8	27.3-49.5
Union	98	59	62.3	51.0-72.4	39	37.7	27.6-49.0
Wake	118	84	71.5	61.6-79.6	34	28.5	20.4-38.4
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	102	70	71.0	60.8-79.4	32	29.0	20.6-39.2
Northeast Partnership II	118	82	70.4	60.9-78.4	36	29.6	21.6-39.1
Northeast Partnership I	112	76	59.9	45.8-72.6	36	40.1	27.4-54.2
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	97	73	75.9	64.5-84.5	24	24.1	15.5-35.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	108	66	62.7	52.1-72.2	42	37.3	27.8-47.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	123	75	62.4	52.8-71.0	48	37.6	29.0-47.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	85	57	68.1	56.6-77.8	28	31.9	22.2-43.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	132	99	74.5	65.1-82.0	33	25.5	18.0-34.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	144	98	66.9	57.7-75.0	46	33.1	25.0-42.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	86	59	68.8	57.4-78.4	27	31.2	21.6-42.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	98	61	54.6	41.2-67.4	37	45.4	32.6-58.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	110	76	68.7	57.8-77.8	34	31.3	22.2-42.2
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	156	105	71.7	62.8-79.2	51	28.3	20.8-37.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	264	180	64.7	56.8-71.9	84	35.3	28.1-43.2
No	3,468	2,316	67.2	65.2-69.1	1,152	32.8	30.9-34.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,233	829	66.8	63.5-70.0	404	33.2	30.0-36.5
Piedmont	2,061	1,368	66.8	64.3-69.3	693	33.2	30.7-35.7
Western NC	438	299	68.3	62.8-73.4	139	31.7	26.6-37.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	251	175	71.9	64.8-78.0	76	28.1	22.0-35.2
Northwest	764	498	66.2	62.0-70.0	266	33.8	30.0-38.0
Charlotte	547	347	63.8	58.7-68.5	200	36.2	31.5-41.3
Greensboro	486	330	66.8	61.4-71.8	156	33.2	28.2-38.6
Southern Regional	372	259	69.6	63.8-74.8	113	30.4	25.2-36.2
Coastal	207	130	63.0	55.4-70.1	77	37.0	29.9-44.6
Wake	450	316	69.5	63.8-74.7	134	30.5	25.3-36.2
Area L	153	113	73.9	64.8-81.3	40	26.1	18.7-35.2
Eastern	470	314	67.1	61.5-72.2	156	32.9	27.8-38.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,732

2,496

67.0

65.2-68.9

1,236

33.0

31.1-34.8

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

60.8

48.8-71.7

39.2

28.3-51.2

Buncombe

104

70.2

59.8-78.9

29.8

21.1-40.2

Cabarrus

105

66.2

55.8-75.3

33.8

24.7-44.2

Catawba

105

66.7

56.2-75.7

33.3

24.3-43.8

Cumberland

76.3

65.1-84.7

23.7

15.3-34.9

Davidson

106

64.6

53.8-74.1

35.4

25.9-46.2

Durham

73.9

61.7-83.3

26.1

16.7-38.3

Forsyth

116

65.9

56.3-74.4

34.1

25.6-43.7

Gaston

72.0

61.3-80.7

28.0

19.3-38.7

Guilford

125

63.3

53.6-72.1

36.7

27.9-46.4

Iredell

123

57.9

48.1-67.2

42.1

32.8-51.9

Johnston

114

64.4

52.8-74.4

35.6

25.6-47.2

Mecklenburg

155

61.6

52.8-69.6

38.4

30.4-47.2

New Hanover

67.7

56.9-76.8

32.3

23.2-43.1

Onslow

61.8

50.9-71.6

38.2

28.4-49.1

Orange

70.2

59.0-79.4

29.8

20.6-41.0

Pitt

66.9

55.2-76.8

33.1

23.2-44.8

Randolph

68.8

57.7-78.1

31.2

21.9-42.3

Robeson

62.9

51.0-73.4

37.1

26.6-49.0

Rowan

62.2

50.5-72.7

37.8

27.3-49.5

Union

62.3

51.0-72.4

37.7

27.6-49.0

Wake

118

71.5

61.6-79.6

28.5

20.4-38.4

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

102

71.0

60.8-79.4

29.0

20.6-39.2

Northeast Partnership II

118

70.4

60.9-78.4

29.6

21.6-39.1

Northeast Partnership I

112

59.9

45.8-72.6

40.1

27.4-54.2

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

75.9

64.5-84.5

24.1

15.5-35.5

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

108

62.7

52.1-72.2

37.3

27.8-47.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

123

62.4

52.8-71.0

37.6

29.0-47.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

68.1

56.6-77.8

31.9

22.2-43.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

132

74.5

65.1-82.0

25.5

18.0-34.9

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

144

66.9

57.7-75.0

33.1

25.0-42.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

68.8

57.4-78.4

31.2

21.6-42.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

54.6

41.2-67.4

45.4

32.6-58.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

110

68.7

57.8-77.8

31.3

22.2-42.2

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

156

105

71.7

62.8-79.2

28.3

20.8-37.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

264

180

64.7

56.8-71.9

35.3

28.1-43.2

3,468

2,316

67.2

65.2-69.1

1,152

32.8

30.9-34.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,233

829

66.8

63.5-70.0

404

33.2

30.0-36.5

Piedmont

2,061

1,368

66.8

64.3-69.3

693

33.2

30.7-35.7

Western NC

438

299

68.3

62.8-73.4

139

31.7

26.6-37.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

251

175

71.9

64.8-78.0

28.1

22.0-35.2

Northwest

764

498

66.2

62.0-70.0

266

33.8

30.0-38.0

Charlotte

547

347

63.8

58.7-68.5

200

36.2

31.5-41.3

Greensboro

486

330

66.8

61.4-71.8

156

33.2

28.2-38.6

Southern Regional

372

259

69.6

63.8-74.8

113

30.4

25.2-36.2

Coastal

207

130

63.0

55.4-70.1

37.0

29.9-44.6

Wake

450

316

69.5

63.8-74.7

134

30.5

25.3-36.2

Area L

153

113

73.9

64.8-81.3

26.1

18.7-35.2

Eastern

470

314

67.1

61.5-72.2

156

32.9

27.8-38.5

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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, 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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