BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,286	2,300	70.7	68.8-72.5	986	29.3	27.5-31.2
No	443	196	41.6	35.8-47.7	247	58.4	52.3-64.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	8	66.6	35.8-87.7	7	33.4	12.3-64.2
Recommended Range	964	615	63.3	59.3-67.0	349	36.7	33.0-40.7
Overweight	1,701	1,166	69.6	66.8-72.1	535	30.4	27.9-33.2
Obese	992	679	68.1	64.4-71.6	313	31.9	28.4-35.6
Current Smoker
No	2,854	1,991	69.7	67.6-71.8	863	30.3	28.2-32.4
Yes	871	499	57.6	53.4-61.6	372	42.4	38.4-46.6
Binge Drinker
No	3,328	2,278	68.5	66.5-70.4	1,050	31.5	29.6-33.5
Yes	324	177	53.8	47.3-60.2	147	46.2	39.8-52.7
Heavy Drinker
No	3,552	2,400	67.5	65.6-69.4	1,152	32.5	30.6-34.4
Yes	130	72	61.1	51.1-70.2	58	38.9	29.8-48.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	956	684	70.8	67.0-74.4	272	29.2	25.6-33.0
No	2,764	1,805	65.9	63.7-68.1	959	34.1	31.9-36.3
Current Asthma
Yes	193	141	69.9	61.3-77.2	52	30.1	22.8-38.7
No	3,520	2,341	66.9	64.9-68.8	1,179	33.1	31.2-35.1
Diabetes
Yes	544	430	80.1	75.7-83.9	114	19.9	16.1-24.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	3,137	2,025	64.7	62.6-66.7	1,112	35.3	33.3-37.4
No, Bordeline Diabetes	49	40	81.1	59.9-92.5	9	18.9	7.5-40.1

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 Counseling--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes	3,286	2,300	70.7	68.8-72.5	986	29.3	27.5-31.2
No	443	196	41.6	35.8-47.7	247	58.4	52.3-64.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	15	8	66.6	35.8-87.7	7	33.4	12.3-64.2
Recommended Range	964	615	63.3	59.3-67.0	349	36.7	33.0-40.7
Overweight	1,701	1,166	69.6	66.8-72.1	535	30.4	27.9-33.2
Obese	992	679	68.1	64.4-71.6	313	31.9	28.4-35.6
Current Smoker
No	2,854	1,991	69.7	67.6-71.8	863	30.3	28.2-32.4
Yes	871	499	57.6	53.4-61.6	372	42.4	38.4-46.6
Binge Drinker
No	3,328	2,278	68.5	66.5-70.4	1,050	31.5	29.6-33.5
Yes	324	177	53.8	47.3-60.2	147	46.2	39.8-52.7
Heavy Drinker
No	3,552	2,400	67.5	65.6-69.4	1,152	32.5	30.6-34.4
Yes	130	72	61.1	51.1-70.2	58	38.9	29.8-48.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	956	684	70.8	67.0-74.4	272	29.2	25.6-33.0
No	2,764	1,805	65.9	63.7-68.1	959	34.1	31.9-36.3
Current Asthma
Yes	193	141	69.9	61.3-77.2	52	30.1	22.8-38.7
No	3,520	2,341	66.9	64.9-68.8	1,179	33.1	31.2-35.1
Diabetes
Yes	544	430	80.1	75.7-83.9	114	19.9	16.1-24.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
No	3,137	2,025	64.7	62.6-66.7	1,112	35.3	33.3-37.4
No, Bordeline Diabetes	49	40	81.1	59.9-92.5	9	18.9	7.5-40.1