BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,109	2,138	68.8	66.9-70.8	971	31.2	29.2-33.1
No	421	177	39.5	33.6-45.7	244	60.5	54.3-66.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	14	9	73.5	42.2-91.3	5	26.5	8.7-57.8
Recommended Range	922	605	65.3	61.3-69.1	317	34.7	30.9-38.7
Overweight	1,612	1,076	66.8	64.0-69.5	536	33.2	30.5-36.0
Obese	928	601	64.0	60.0-67.7	327	36.0	32.3-40.0
Current Smoker
No	2,712	1,881	68.7	66.5-70.8	831	31.3	29.2-33.5
Yes	813	428	52.9	48.6-57.1	385	47.1	42.9-51.4
Binge Drinker
No	3,149	2,117	66.7	64.6-68.7	1,032	33.3	31.3-35.4
Yes	309	158	51.4	44.8-58.0	151	48.6	42.0-55.2
Heavy Drinker
No	3,357	2,216	65.5	63.5-67.5	1,141	34.5	32.5-36.5
Yes	127	73	59.7	49.4-69.1	54	40.3	30.9-50.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	880	619	69.1	65.0-72.8	261	30.9	27.2-35.0
No	2,642	1,691	64.1	61.8-66.3	951	35.9	33.7-38.2
Current Asthma
Yes	179	126	71.4	63.2-78.4	53	28.6	21.6-36.8
No	3,337	2,178	64.9	62.8-66.8	1,159	35.1	33.2-37.2
Diabetes
Yes	502	394	78.6	73.7-82.7	108	21.4	17.3-26.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	2,982	1,883	62.9	60.7-65.0	1,099	37.1	35.0-39.3
No, Bordeline Diabetes	46	38	80.1	57.5-92.3	8	19.9	7.7-42.5

* 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

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,109	2,138	68.8	66.9-70.8	971	31.2	29.2-33.1
No	421	177	39.5	33.6-45.7	244	60.5	54.3-66.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	14	9	73.5	42.2-91.3	5	26.5	8.7-57.8
Recommended Range	922	605	65.3	61.3-69.1	317	34.7	30.9-38.7
Overweight	1,612	1,076	66.8	64.0-69.5	536	33.2	30.5-36.0
Obese	928	601	64.0	60.0-67.7	327	36.0	32.3-40.0
Current Smoker
No	2,712	1,881	68.7	66.5-70.8	831	31.3	29.2-33.5
Yes	813	428	52.9	48.6-57.1	385	47.1	42.9-51.4
Binge Drinker
No	3,149	2,117	66.7	64.6-68.7	1,032	33.3	31.3-35.4
Yes	309	158	51.4	44.8-58.0	151	48.6	42.0-55.2
Heavy Drinker
No	3,357	2,216	65.5	63.5-67.5	1,141	34.5	32.5-36.5
Yes	127	73	59.7	49.4-69.1	54	40.3	30.9-50.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	880	619	69.1	65.0-72.8	261	30.9	27.2-35.0
No	2,642	1,691	64.1	61.8-66.3	951	35.9	33.7-38.2
Current Asthma
Yes	179	126	71.4	63.2-78.4	53	28.6	21.6-36.8
No	3,337	2,178	64.9	62.8-66.8	1,159	35.1	33.2-37.2
Diabetes
Yes	502	394	78.6	73.7-82.7	108	21.4	17.3-26.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	2,982	1,883	62.9	60.7-65.0	1,099	37.1	35.0-39.3
No, Bordeline Diabetes	46	38	80.1	57.5-92.3	8	19.9	7.7-42.5