BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
-Piedmont NC	2,061	1,368	66.8	64.3-69.3	693	33.2	30.7-35.7
RACE
White	1,690	1,136	69.0	66.3-71.6	554	31.0	28.4-33.7
African American	289	197	65.0	57.9-71.5	92	35.0	28.5-42.1
Other Minorities	11	2	23.6	5.2-63.5	9	76.4	36.5-94.8
AGE
40-44	320	128	39.7	33.3-46.5	192	60.3	53.5-66.7
45-54	584	328	58.0	53.1-62.7	256	42.0	37.3-46.9
55-64	548	427	79.3	74.9-83.1	121	20.7	16.9-25.1
65-74	361	292	83.0	78.1-87.0	69	17.0	13.0-21.9
75+	235	185	80.3	73.8-85.5	50	19.7	14.5-26.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	196	57.4	50.8-63.7	143	42.6	36.3-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	537	340	62.8	57.6-67.8	197	37.2	32.2-42.4
Some Post-H.S.	463	316	67.8	62.4-72.8	147	32.2	27.2-37.6
College Graduate	717	513	72.7	68.6-76.5	204	27.3	23.5-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	179	113	58.2	48.3-67.4	66	41.8	32.6-51.7
$15,000- 24,999	255	173	67.7	60.2-74.3	82	32.3	25.7-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	197	119	60.9	52.5-68.7	78	39.1	31.3-47.5
$35,000- 49,999	308	203	68.8	62.5-74.4	105	31.2	25.6-37.5
$50,000-74,999	327	214	67.0	60.7-72.7	113	33.0	27.3-39.3
$75,000+	402	282	70.6	64.9-75.7	120	29.4	24.3-35.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	659	494	75.3	71.1-79.0	165	24.7	21.0-28.9
No	1,341	843	63.8	60.6-66.9	498	36.2	33.1-39.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	831	655	79.7	76.3-82.8	176	20.3	17.2-23.7
Non-Veteran	1,218	706	58.8	55.3-62.2	512	41.2	37.8-44.7
Currently Serving	11	6	37.8	14.6-68.3	5	62.2	31.7-85.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,732

2,496

67.0

65.2-68.9

1,236

33.0

31.1-34.8

-Piedmont NC

2,061

1,368

66.8

64.3-69.3

693

33.2

30.7-35.7

RACE

White

1,690

1,136

69.0

66.3-71.6

554

31.0

28.4-33.7

African American

289

197

65.0

57.9-71.5

35.0

28.5-42.1

Other Minorities

23.6

5.2-63.5

76.4

36.5-94.8

AGE

40-44

320

128

39.7

33.3-46.5

192

60.3

53.5-66.7

45-54

584

328

58.0

53.1-62.7

256

42.0

37.3-46.9

55-64

548

427

79.3

74.9-83.1

121

20.7

16.9-25.1

65-74

361

292

83.0

78.1-87.0

17.0

13.0-21.9

75+

235

185

80.3

73.8-85.5

19.7

14.5-26.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

196

57.4

50.8-63.7

143

42.6

36.3-49.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

537

340

62.8

57.6-67.8

197

37.2

32.2-42.4

Some Post-H.S.

463

316

67.8

62.4-72.8

147

32.2

27.2-37.6

College Graduate

717

513

72.7

68.6-76.5

204

27.3

23.5-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

179

113

58.2

48.3-67.4

41.8

32.6-51.7

$15,000- 24,999

255

173

67.7

60.2-74.3

32.3

25.7-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

197

119

60.9

52.5-68.7

39.1

31.3-47.5

$35,000- 49,999

308

203

68.8

62.5-74.4

105

31.2

25.6-37.5

$50,000-74,999

327

214

67.0

60.7-72.7

113

33.0

27.3-39.3

$75,000+

402

282

70.6

64.9-75.7

120

29.4

24.3-35.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

659

494

75.3

71.1-79.0

165

24.7

21.0-28.9

1,341

843

63.8

60.6-66.9

498

36.2

33.1-39.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

831

655

79.7

76.3-82.8

176

20.3

17.2-23.7

Non-Veteran

1,218

706

58.8

55.3-62.2

512

41.2

37.8-44.7

Currently Serving

37.8

14.6-68.3

62.2

31.7-85.4

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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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