BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	2,067	99	5.0	3.9- 6.3	1,968	95.0	93.7-96.1
RACE
White	1,700	70	4.3	3.3- 5.7	1,630	95.7	94.3-96.7
African American	286	25	8.9	5.2-14.6	261	91.1	85.4-94.8
Other Minorities	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	323	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	322	99.8	98.9- 100
45-54	592	8	1.0	0.5- 2.2	584	99.0	97.8-99.5
55-64	554	18	5.0	2.8- 8.8	536	95.0	91.2-97.2
65-74	360	30	7.5	5.1-10.9	330	92.5	89.1-94.9
75+	238	42	22.0	15.7-29.8	196	78.0	70.2-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	23	6.4	3.9-10.5	316	93.6	89.5-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	537	17	2.9	1.7- 4.8	520	97.1	95.2-98.3
Some Post-H.S.	468	17	3.9	2.0- 7.4	451	96.1	92.6-98.0
College Graduate	719	42	6.3	4.4- 9.1	677	93.7	90.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	7	3.5	1.5- 7.5	173	96.5	92.5-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	254	14	4.7	2.3- 9.4	240	95.3	90.6-97.7
$25,000- 34,999	196	10	5.4	2.8-10.2	186	94.6	89.8-97.2
$35,000- 49,999	310	11	4.3	1.9- 9.5	299	95.7	90.5-98.1
$50,000-74,999	327	13	5.6	2.8-10.9	314	94.4	89.1-97.2
$75,000+	410	14	4.0	2.2- 7.1	396	96.0	92.9-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	661	39	6.4	4.3- 9.4	622	93.6	90.6-95.7
No	1,350	58	4.4	3.2- 6.0	1,292	95.6	94.0-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	830	61	7.9	5.8-10.5	769	92.1	89.5-94.2
Non-Veteran	1,224	37	3.2	2.0- 4.8	1,187	96.8	95.2-98.0
Currently Serving	12	1	5.1	0.7-29.6	11	94.9	70.4-99.3

* 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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	2,067	99	5.0	3.9- 6.3	1,968	95.0	93.7-96.1
RACE
White	1,700	70	4.3	3.3- 5.7	1,630	95.7	94.3-96.7
African American	286	25	8.9	5.2-14.6	261	91.1	85.4-94.8
Other Minorities	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	323	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	322	99.8	98.9- 100
45-54	592	8	1.0	0.5- 2.2	584	99.0	97.8-99.5
55-64	554	18	5.0	2.8- 8.8	536	95.0	91.2-97.2
65-74	360	30	7.5	5.1-10.9	330	92.5	89.1-94.9
75+	238	42	22.0	15.7-29.8	196	78.0	70.2-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	23	6.4	3.9-10.5	316	93.6	89.5-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	537	17	2.9	1.7- 4.8	520	97.1	95.2-98.3
Some Post-H.S.	468	17	3.9	2.0- 7.4	451	96.1	92.6-98.0
College Graduate	719	42	6.3	4.4- 9.1	677	93.7	90.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	7	3.5	1.5- 7.5	173	96.5	92.5-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	254	14	4.7	2.3- 9.4	240	95.3	90.6-97.7
$25,000- 34,999	196	10	5.4	2.8-10.2	186	94.6	89.8-97.2
$35,000- 49,999	310	11	4.3	1.9- 9.5	299	95.7	90.5-98.1
$50,000-74,999	327	13	5.6	2.8-10.9	314	94.4	89.1-97.2
$75,000+	410	14	4.0	2.2- 7.1	396	96.0	92.9-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	661	39	6.4	4.3- 9.4	622	93.6	90.6-95.7
No	1,350	58	4.4	3.2- 6.0	1,292	95.6	94.0-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	830	61	7.9	5.8-10.5	769	92.1	89.5-94.2
Non-Veteran	1,224	37	3.2	2.0- 4.8	1,187	96.8	95.2-98.0
Currently Serving	12	1	5.1	0.7-29.6	11	94.9	70.4-99.3