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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
-Northeastern Partnership	264	11	3.5	1.9- 6.4	253	96.5	93.6-98.1
RACE
White	159	7	4.1	1.9- 8.5	152	95.9	91.5-98.1
African American	102	4	2.8	1.0- 7.7	98	97.2	92.3-99.0
AGE
40-44	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
45-54	73	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	72	98.7	91.0-99.8
55-64	73	4	4.9	1.8-12.8	69	95.1	87.2-98.2
65-74	57	3	6.0	2.0-17.2	54	94.0	82.8-98.0
75+	30	3	7.3	2.2-21.2	27	92.7	78.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	2	2.3	0.5- 9.4	67	97.7	90.6-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	83	96.1	89.6-98.6
Some Post-H.S.	48	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	47	98.0	87.3-99.7
College Graduate	60	4	5.7	2.1-14.7	56	94.3	85.3-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	0	0.0	. - .	36	100	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	35	2	5.9	1.5-20.8	33	94.1	79.2-98.5
$35,000- 49,999	36	3	8.0	2.5-22.3	33	92.0	77.7-97.5
$50,000-74,999	26	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	25	96.5	78.6-99.5
$75,000+	32	2	4.0	0.9-15.9	30	96.0	84.1-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	108	4	2.9	1.0- 7.9	104	97.1	92.1-99.0
No	148	7	4.3	2.0- 8.9	141	95.7	91.1-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	96	7	6.1	2.9-12.7	89	93.9	87.3-97.1
Non-Veteran	167	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7	164	98.5	95.3-99.6
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

* 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: Northeastern Partnership**

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,738	197	5.3	4.4- 6.2	3,541	94.7	93.8-95.6
-Northeastern Partnership	264	11	3.5	1.9- 6.4	253	96.5	93.6-98.1
RACE
White	159	7	4.1	1.9- 8.5	152	95.9	91.5-98.1
African American	102	4	2.8	1.0- 7.7	98	97.2	92.3-99.0
AGE
40-44	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
45-54	73	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	72	98.7	91.0-99.8
55-64	73	4	4.9	1.8-12.8	69	95.1	87.2-98.2
65-74	57	3	6.0	2.0-17.2	54	94.0	82.8-98.0
75+	30	3	7.3	2.2-21.2	27	92.7	78.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	2	2.3	0.5- 9.4	67	97.7	90.6-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	83	96.1	89.6-98.6
Some Post-H.S.	48	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	47	98.0	87.3-99.7
College Graduate	60	4	5.7	2.1-14.7	56	94.3	85.3-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	0	0.0	. - .	36	100	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	35	2	5.9	1.5-20.8	33	94.1	79.2-98.5
$35,000- 49,999	36	3	8.0	2.5-22.3	33	92.0	77.7-97.5
$50,000-74,999	26	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	25	96.5	78.6-99.5
$75,000+	32	2	4.0	0.9-15.9	30	96.0	84.1-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	108	4	2.9	1.0- 7.9	104	97.1	92.1-99.0
No	148	7	4.3	2.0- 8.9	141	95.7	91.1-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	96	7	6.1	2.9-12.7	89	93.9	87.3-97.1
Non-Veteran	167	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7	164	98.5	95.3-99.6
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .