BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,708	2,748	74.2	72.4-75.9	960	25.8	24.1-27.6
-Northeastern Partnership	262	195	70.4	62.2-77.4	67	29.6	22.6-37.8
RACE
White	157	126	78.5	70.2-85.0	31	21.5	15.0-29.8
African American	102	68	60.4	45.9-73.2	34	39.6	26.8-54.1
AGE
40-44	31	12	30.7	15.0-52.6	19	69.3	47.4-85.0
45-54	73	49	68.9	56.4-79.2	24	31.1	20.8-43.6
55-64	73	61	81.2	68.4-89.6	12	18.8	10.4-31.6
65-74	55	48	86.6	73.0-94.0	7	13.4	6.0-27.0
75+	30	25	82.3	61.7-93.1	5	17.7	6.9-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	44	61.9	48.2-73.9	23	38.1	26.1-51.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	61	61.8	45.4-75.9	26	38.2	24.1-54.6
Some Post-H.S.	48	37	77.8	62.7-88.0	11	22.2	12.0-37.3
College Graduate	60	53	87.1	73.1-94.4	7	12.9	5.6-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	24	64.0	45.8-78.9	12	36.0	21.1-54.2
$15,000- 24,999	45	31	54.4	31.8-75.2	14	45.6	24.8-68.2
$25,000- 34,999	35	23	62.4	43.8-77.9	12	37.6	22.1-56.2
$35,000- 49,999	36	29	77.4	58.9-89.1	7	22.6	10.9-41.1
$50,000-74,999	26	21	84.6	65.6-94.1	5	15.4	5.9-34.4
$75,000+	32	29	88.7	66.9-96.8	3	11.3	3.2-33.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	106	85	81.5	72.1-88.2	21	18.5	11.8-27.9
No	148	106	67.5	58.5-75.4	42	32.5	24.6-41.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	78	80.4	69.7-88.0	17	19.6	12.0-30.3
Non-Veteran	166	116	64.8	54.0-74.2	50	35.2	25.8-46.0
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,708

2,748

74.2

72.4-75.9

960

25.8

24.1-27.6

-Northeastern Partnership

262

195

70.4

62.2-77.4

29.6

22.6-37.8

RACE

White

157

126

78.5

70.2-85.0

21.5

15.0-29.8

African American

102

60.4

45.9-73.2

39.6

26.8-54.1

AGE

40-44

30.7

15.0-52.6

69.3

47.4-85.0

45-54

68.9

56.4-79.2

31.1

20.8-43.6

55-64

81.2

68.4-89.6

18.8

10.4-31.6

65-74

86.6

73.0-94.0

13.4

6.0-27.0

75+

82.3

61.7-93.1

17.7

6.9-38.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.9

48.2-73.9

38.1

26.1-51.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

61.8

45.4-75.9

38.2

24.1-54.6

Some Post-H.S.

77.8

62.7-88.0

22.2

12.0-37.3

College Graduate

87.1

73.1-94.4

12.9

5.6-26.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

64.0

45.8-78.9

36.0

21.1-54.2

$15,000- 24,999

54.4

31.8-75.2

45.6

24.8-68.2

$25,000- 34,999

62.4

43.8-77.9

37.6

22.1-56.2

$35,000- 49,999

77.4

58.9-89.1

22.6

10.9-41.1

$50,000-74,999

84.6

65.6-94.1

15.4

5.9-34.4

$75,000+

88.7

66.9-96.8

11.3

3.2-33.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

106

81.5

72.1-88.2

18.5

11.8-27.9

148

106

67.5

58.5-75.4

32.5

24.6-41.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

80.4

69.7-88.0

19.6

12.0-30.3

Non-Veteran

166

116

64.8

54.0-74.2

35.2

25.8-46.0

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* 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.

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