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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%) | ||
North Carolina | 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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 83 | 37 | 48.4 | 36.7-60.3 | 12 | 11.8 | 6.5-20.6 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.1-12.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.2 | 30 | 34.7 | 24.3-46.9 |
Buncombe | 99 | 46 | 43.4 | 33.4-53.8 | 13 | 12.7 | 7.3-21.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.7-14.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.2 | 33 | 37.2 | 27.5-48.1 |
Cabarrus | 94 | 36 | 37.6 | 27.8-48.6 | 9 | 10.1 | 5.2-18.6 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.9 | 42 | 43.8 | 33.2-54.9 |
Catawba | 100 | 46 | 41.1 | 31.4-51.6 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.6-16.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.7 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.4-12.4 | 37 | 42.7 | 32.5-53.6 |
Cumberland | 84 | 49 | 60.5 | 48.5-71.3 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.9-15.2 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.1-12.3 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.7-13.0 | 20 | 22.6 | 14.2-34.0 |
Davidson | 97 | 41 | 42.1 | 31.2-53.8 | 13 | 15.2 | 8.6-25.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.0 | 40 | 40.4 | 29.8-51.9 |
Durham | 81 | 44 | 52.5 | 40.6-64.1 | 6 | 8.2 | 3.5-18.1 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7-10.2 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.3 | 27 | 32.8 | 22.7-44.8 |
Forsyth | 112 | 58 | 51.8 | 41.7-61.8 | 10 | 9.1 | 4.6-17.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.2 | 41 | 36.2 | 27.1-46.5 |
Gaston | 87 | 41 | 50.1 | 38.4-61.7 | 11 | 11.2 | 6.0-19.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 | 30 | 34.6 | 24.2-46.7 |
Guilford | 120 | 60 | 51.9 | 42.2-61.6 | 13 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.1 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.2 | 38 | 31.9 | 23.5-41.6 |
Iredell | 114 | 51 | 40.7 | 31.5-50.6 | 15 | 13.4 | 8.0-21.6 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.9 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.2-12.8 | 39 | 37.4 | 28.2-47.6 |
Johnston | 104 | 42 | 33.0 | 23.9-43.5 | 13 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.5 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.9-12.4 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.6 | 42 | 49.6 | 38.1-61.1 |
Mecklenburg | 149 | 74 | 46.4 | 37.8-55.2 | 16 | 11.9 | 7.3-18.9 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.4 | 47 | 31.8 | 24.1-40.6 |
New Hanover | 92 | 53 | 55.8 | 44.6-66.4 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.9-18.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.5 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6- 9.7 | 31 | 33.4 | 23.8-44.5 |
Onslow | 86 | 42 | 45.5 | 34.8-56.7 | 9 | 11.0 | 5.7-20.1 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.9-16.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 7.9 | 27 | 33.9 | 24.1-45.4 |
Orange | 88 | 39 | 45.6 | 34.4-57.3 | 12 | 13.4 | 7.2-23.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.7 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.1 | 29 | 34.1 | 24.2-45.7 |
Pitt | 78 | 36 | 49.8 | 37.9-61.7 | 8 | 9.0 | 4.3-18.0 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.8 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.8 | 28 | 36.2 | 25.5-48.4 |
Randolph | 90 | 48 | 50.5 | 39.0-62.0 | 5 | 5.9 | 2.4-14.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.9 | 4 | 5.7 | 1.9-15.6 | 30 | 34.6 | 24.2-46.8 |
Robeson | 81 | 39 | 48.6 | 37.0-60.4 | 8 | 10.4 | 4.9-20.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.8-10.5 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.7 | 28 | 34.8 | 24.4-46.8 |
Rowan | 87 | 43 | 46.1 | 34.7-57.9 | 7 | 6.8 | 3.1-14.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 7 | 8.8 | 4.1-17.9 | 29 | 37.8 | 27.0-49.9 |
Union | 94 | 42 | 48.9 | 37.3-60.6 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.7-12.0 | 42 | 40.6 | 30.0-52.2 |
Wake | 113 | 49 | 43.3 | 33.5-53.6 | 10 | 10.2 | 5.3-18.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.7 | 48 | 41.5 | 32.0-51.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 42.7-64.4 | 10 | 11.0 | 5.8-19.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 29 | 30.8 | 21.4-42.0 |
Northeast Partnership II | 113 | 56 | 48.2 | 38.6-58.1 | 12 | 10.5 | 6.0-18.0 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.3- 9.1 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.4 | 36 | 33.5 | 24.7-43.5 |
Northeast Partnership I | 105 | 53 | 44.5 | 32.6-57.2 | 11 | 9.3 | 4.7-17.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.3 | 34 | 39.9 | 26.8-54.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 89 | 50 | 52.9 | 41.0-64.4 | 10 | 11.6 | 6.0-21.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 1.8-20.6 | 24 | 26.9 | 17.6-38.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 98 | 41 | 40.2 | 30.3-51.0 | 8 | 9.7 | 4.5-19.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.9-13.1 | 43 | 43.6 | 33.2-54.5 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 106 | 48 | 45.4 | 35.6-55.7 | 11 | 11.8 | 6.4-20.9 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.0 | 38 | 35.7 | 26.6-46.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 80 | 40 | 51.0 | 39.4-62.5 | 6 | 7.4 | 3.2-16.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.3 | 30 | 36.9 | 26.4-48.9 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 126 | 73 | 56.7 | 47.2-65.8 | 15 | 12.9 | 7.8-20.6 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 | 32 | 26.2 | 18.6-35.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 137 | 77 | 57.2 | 47.7-66.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 3.3-12.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.9 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.8 | 43 | 32.8 | 24.5-42.3 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 80 | 34 | 45.8 | 34.3-57.7 | 9 | 12.8 | 5.9-25.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.6 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.5-15.2 | 30 | 33.0 | 23.1-44.6 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 90 | 41 | 38.9 | 27.6-51.6 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.4-14.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6-10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.4- 8.9 | 40 | 50.6 | 37.3-63.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 105 | 53 | 47.8 | 37.3-58.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 4.1-16.6 | 5 | 5.8 | 2.0-15.5 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.4 | 35 | 34.8 | 25.2-45.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 145 | 72 | 53.2 | 43.6-62.6 | 17 | 11.2 | 6.2-19.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.8-10.1 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.0-11.1 | 44 | 26.4 | 19.0-35.5 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 249 | 124 | 46.9 | 39.6-54.3 | 27 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.3 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.1 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.3 | 79 | 35.3 | 27.9-43.5 |
No | 3,253 | 1,581 | 48.2 | 46.1-50.3 | 319 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 94 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.9 | 122 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.7 | 1,137 | 35.0 | 33.0-37.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,144 | 573 | 48.7 | 45.2-52.1 | 111 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.1 | 41 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 | 41 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 | 378 | 34.6 | 31.3-38.1 |
Piedmont | 1,950 | 938 | 48.0 | 45.2-50.7 | 194 | 10.2 | 8.7-12.0 | 50 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 | 73 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.8 | 695 | 35.4 | 32.9-38.1 |
Western NC | 408 | 194 | 47.7 | 42.0-53.5 | 41 | 10.0 | 7.0-14.1 | 12 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.6 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.5 | 143 | 34.3 | 28.9-40.0 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 235 | 113 | 50.1 | 42.5-57.7 | 30 | 12.3 | 8.0-18.4 | 7 | 4.3 | 2.0- 8.9 | 12 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.1 | 73 | 28.7 | 22.5-35.9 |
Northwest | 714 | 337 | 46.0 | 41.6-50.4 | 69 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 28 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.6 | 266 | 38.4 | 34.2-42.8 |
Charlotte | 516 | 243 | 48.1 | 42.8-53.3 | 46 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.3 | 16 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.9 | 19 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.9 | 192 | 34.0 | 29.3-39.1 |
Greensboro | 467 | 235 | 51.8 | 46.2-57.3 | 47 | 8.6 | 6.1-12.0 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.8 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.5 | 151 | 31.9 | 27.0-37.4 |
Southern Regional | 349 | 182 | 52.3 | 46.4-58.2 | 33 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.2 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.9 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 | 106 | 30.8 | 25.6-36.7 |
Coastal | 190 | 97 | 48.1 | 40.3-56.0 | 14 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.5 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.4 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.2 | 67 | 35.5 | 28.2-43.5 |
Wake | 420 | 190 | 43.0 | 37.1-49.1 | 43 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.8 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.4 | 164 | 41.4 | 35.5-47.5 |
Area L | 143 | 80 | 54.2 | 44.6-63.5 | 17 | 11.8 | 6.9-19.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 5.0 | 7 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.0 | 36 | 25.1 | 17.8-34.2 |
Eastern | 440 | 225 | 50.3 | 44.7-56.0 | 42 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.2 | 17 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.6 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 144 | 35.3 | 29.8-41.2 |
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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, 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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