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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,502 | 1,705 | 48.1 | 46.1-50.2 | 346 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 | 103 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 132 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 1,216 | 35.0 | 33.1-37.0 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,950 | 938 | 48.0 | 45.2-50.7 | 194 | 10.2 | 8.7-12.0 | 50 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 | 73 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.8 | 695 | 35.4 | 32.9-38.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,591 | 771 | 49.3 | 46.3-52.3 | 163 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.6 | 39 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.2 | 59 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.5 | 559 | 34.0 | 31.2-36.9 |
| African American | 279 | 143 | 49.6 | 42.6-56.7 | 29 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.0 | 89 | 32.8 | 26.5-39.8 |
| Other Minorities | 11 | 4 | 28.9 | 8.1-65.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 71.1 | 34.8-91.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 310 | 49 | 13.4 | 9.7-18.2 | 20 | 7.4 | 4.5-12.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.9 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.7 | 227 | 73.9 | 67.4-79.6 |
| 45-54 | 560 | 201 | 36.2 | 31.5-41.1 | 54 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.6 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.1 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.8 | 276 | 47.7 | 42.7-52.7 |
| 55-64 | 522 | 301 | 61.5 | 56.3-66.6 | 66 | 12.0 | 8.9-16.0 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 26 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.9 | 114 | 18.9 | 15.3-23.1 |
| 65-74 | 344 | 241 | 70.6 | 64.3-76.1 | 34 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.7 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.8 | 13 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.9 | 48 | 12.5 | 9.0-17.1 |
| 75+ | 214 | 146 | 71.1 | 63.6-77.6 | 20 | 9.9 | 6.0-15.9 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.5 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.4 | 30 | 12.5 | 8.4-18.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 307 | 118 | 36.0 | 29.9-42.6 | 31 | 10.8 | 6.8-16.9 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.6 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.8 | 129 | 42.4 | 35.7-49.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 505 | 231 | 46.4 | 41.1-51.8 | 46 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.2 | 15 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.4 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 197 | 38.2 | 33.1-43.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 437 | 212 | 47.9 | 42.3-53.6 | 42 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.1 | 12 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.5 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.0 | 154 | 35.7 | 30.4-41.4 |
| College Graduate | 697 | 375 | 53.7 | 49.1-58.2 | 75 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.6 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 | 213 | 30.7 | 26.7-35.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 157 | 59 | 38.0 | 28.9-48.1 | 18 | 12.5 | 7.4-20.1 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 13 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.7 | 62 | 39.8 | 30.1-50.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 237 | 123 | 47.7 | 40.0-55.5 | 22 | 11.2 | 6.6-18.5 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.8 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.8-11.4 | 73 | 33.1 | 26.1-41.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 185 | 88 | 48.7 | 40.4-57.2 | 14 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.7 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.4 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 | 71 | 38.9 | 30.9-47.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 295 | 143 | 53.5 | 46.7-60.2 | 25 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.6 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.4 | 114 | 36.6 | 30.3-43.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 313 | 144 | 47.3 | 40.7-54.0 | 31 | 10.0 | 6.6-14.8 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 126 | 38.7 | 32.5-45.4 |
| $75,000+ | 392 | 205 | 49.3 | 43.2-55.3 | 41 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.7 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.4 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.7 | 126 | 31.8 | 26.5-37.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 609 | 328 | 53.2 | 48.3-58.0 | 69 | 12.6 | 9.6-16.4 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.9- 3.0 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 | 168 | 27.6 | 23.5-32.1 |
| No | 1,287 | 587 | 45.9 | 42.6-49.3 | 123 | 9.3 | 7.6-11.5 | 37 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 41 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.5 | 499 | 38.2 | 35.0-41.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 787 | 480 | 61.8 | 57.6-65.8 | 85 | 12.0 | 9.3-15.2 | 20 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 40 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 162 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,150 | 454 | 39.3 | 35.8-42.9 | 106 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.2 | 30 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.1 | 33 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.6 | 527 | 45.6 | 42.0-49.2 |
| Currently Serving | 12 | 4 | 23.2 | 7.8-52.0 | 2 | 21.2 | 5.1-57.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 55.6 | 26.4-81.4 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported having a PSA test and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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