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	2,774	1,846	67.4	65.2-69.4	928	32.6	30.6-34.8
AGE
40-44	396	109	27.9	22.7-33.7	287	72.1	66.3-77.3
45-54	752	390	53.5	49.2-57.8	362	46.5	42.2-50.8
55-64	744	581	80.6	77.1-83.7	163	19.4	16.3-22.9
65-74	540	464	87.5	84.0-90.3	76	12.5	9.7-16.0
75+	342	302	89.3	85.2-92.4	40	10.7	7.6-14.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	385	231	60.0	53.9-65.7	154	40.0	34.3-46.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	720	442	62.7	58.4-66.9	278	37.3	33.1-41.6
Some Post-H.S.	654	444	68.4	63.9-72.5	210	31.6	27.5-36.1
College Graduate	1,011	727	72.4	69.0-75.6	284	27.6	24.4-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	215	136	66.8	58.8-74.0	79	33.2	26.0-41.2
$15,000- 24,999	314	224	73.5	67.4-78.7	90	26.5	21.3-32.6
$25,000- 34,999	293	184	61.1	54.3-67.5	109	38.9	32.5-45.7
$35,000- 49,999	445	286	64.9	59.4-70.1	159	35.1	29.9-40.6
$50,000-74,999	423	263	64.6	59.1-69.7	160	35.4	30.3-40.9
$75,000+	551	382	69.7	65.0-74.1	169	30.3	25.9-35.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	939	691	74.5	71.0-77.6	248	25.5	22.4-29.0
No	1,752	1,108	64.5	61.7-67.1	644	35.5	32.9-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,256	997	81.2	78.6-83.5	259	18.8	16.5-21.4
Non-Veteran	1,497	835	56.4	53.3-59.4	662	43.6	40.6-46.7
Currently Serving	20	13	66.9	40.9-85.5	7	33.1	14.5-59.1

* 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-WHITE MALES

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	2,774	1,846	67.4	65.2-69.4	928	32.6	30.6-34.8
AGE
40-44	396	109	27.9	22.7-33.7	287	72.1	66.3-77.3
45-54	752	390	53.5	49.2-57.8	362	46.5	42.2-50.8
55-64	744	581	80.6	77.1-83.7	163	19.4	16.3-22.9
65-74	540	464	87.5	84.0-90.3	76	12.5	9.7-16.0
75+	342	302	89.3	85.2-92.4	40	10.7	7.6-14.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	385	231	60.0	53.9-65.7	154	40.0	34.3-46.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	720	442	62.7	58.4-66.9	278	37.3	33.1-41.6
Some Post-H.S.	654	444	68.4	63.9-72.5	210	31.6	27.5-36.1
College Graduate	1,011	727	72.4	69.0-75.6	284	27.6	24.4-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	215	136	66.8	58.8-74.0	79	33.2	26.0-41.2
$15,000- 24,999	314	224	73.5	67.4-78.7	90	26.5	21.3-32.6
$25,000- 34,999	293	184	61.1	54.3-67.5	109	38.9	32.5-45.7
$35,000- 49,999	445	286	64.9	59.4-70.1	159	35.1	29.9-40.6
$50,000-74,999	423	263	64.6	59.1-69.7	160	35.4	30.3-40.9
$75,000+	551	382	69.7	65.0-74.1	169	30.3	25.9-35.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	939	691	74.5	71.0-77.6	248	25.5	22.4-29.0
No	1,752	1,108	64.5	61.7-67.1	644	35.5	32.9-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,256	997	81.2	78.6-83.5	259	18.8	16.5-21.4
Non-Veteran	1,497	835	56.4	53.3-59.4	662	43.6	40.6-46.7
Currently Serving	20	13	66.9	40.9-85.5	7	33.1	14.5-59.1