BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,292	187	5.7	4.8- 6.8	3,105	94.3	93.2-95.2
No	443	10	2.1	0.9- 4.9	433	97.9	95.1-99.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Recommended Range	963	59	5.8	4.2- 7.9	904	94.2	92.1-95.8
Overweight	1,707	94	5.9	4.6- 7.5	1,613	94.1	92.5-95.4
Obese	996	43	4.0	2.8- 5.6	953	96.0	94.4-97.2
Current Smoker
No	2,860	164	5.6	4.7- 6.7	2,696	94.4	93.3-95.3
Yes	869	33	4.1	2.7- 6.2	836	95.9	93.8-97.3
Binge Drinker
No	3,338	186	5.6	4.7- 6.6	3,152	94.4	93.4-95.3
Yes	322	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5	315	98.0	95.5-99.1
Heavy Drinker
No	3,559	192	5.4	4.5- 6.4	3,367	94.6	93.6-95.5
Yes	129	5	3.4	1.3- 8.8	124	96.6	91.2-98.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	957	82	8.4	6.5-10.8	875	91.6	89.2-93.5
No	2,768	114	4.2	3.4- 5.3	2,654	95.8	94.7-96.6
Current Asthma
Yes	192	16	8.4	4.4-15.5	176	91.6	84.5-95.6
No	3,527	179	5.1	4.3- 6.0	3,348	94.9	94.0-95.7
Diabetes
Yes	544	42	6.9	4.8- 9.8	502	93.1	90.2-95.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	3,145	151	5.0	4.1- 6.0	2,994	95.0	94.0-95.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	47	4	6.0	1.9-17.0	43	94.0	83.0-98.1

* 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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,292	187	5.7	4.8- 6.8	3,105	94.3	93.2-95.2
No	443	10	2.1	0.9- 4.9	433	97.9	95.1-99.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Recommended Range	963	59	5.8	4.2- 7.9	904	94.2	92.1-95.8
Overweight	1,707	94	5.9	4.6- 7.5	1,613	94.1	92.5-95.4
Obese	996	43	4.0	2.8- 5.6	953	96.0	94.4-97.2
Current Smoker
No	2,860	164	5.6	4.7- 6.7	2,696	94.4	93.3-95.3
Yes	869	33	4.1	2.7- 6.2	836	95.9	93.8-97.3
Binge Drinker
No	3,338	186	5.6	4.7- 6.6	3,152	94.4	93.4-95.3
Yes	322	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5	315	98.0	95.5-99.1
Heavy Drinker
No	3,559	192	5.4	4.5- 6.4	3,367	94.6	93.6-95.5
Yes	129	5	3.4	1.3- 8.8	124	96.6	91.2-98.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	957	82	8.4	6.5-10.8	875	91.6	89.2-93.5
No	2,768	114	4.2	3.4- 5.3	2,654	95.8	94.7-96.6
Current Asthma
Yes	192	16	8.4	4.4-15.5	176	91.6	84.5-95.6
No	3,527	179	5.1	4.3- 6.0	3,348	94.9	94.0-95.7
Diabetes
Yes	544	42	6.9	4.8- 9.8	502	93.1	90.2-95.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	3,145	151	5.0	4.1- 6.0	2,994	95.0	94.0-95.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	47	4	6.0	1.9-17.0	43	94.0	83.0-98.1