BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	437	330	75.8	70.7-80.3	107	24.2	19.7-29.3
RACE
White	391	298	75.9	70.5-80.6	93	24.1	19.4-29.5
African American	27	21	76.7	53.7-90.3	6	23.3	9.7-46.3
Other Minorities	2	1	73.3	14.7-97.8	1	26.7	2.2-85.3
AGE
40-44	70	40	52.0	38.4-65.3	30	48.0	34.7-61.6
45-54	105	64	63.5	51.8-73.7	41	36.5	26.3-48.2
55-64	112	94	84.7	75.7-90.8	18	15.3	9.2-24.3
65-74	89	78	89.0	77.0-95.2	11	11.0	4.8-23.0
75+	61	54	90.3	80.3-95.5	7	9.7	4.5-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	62	77.0	64.1-86.2	19	23.0	13.8-35.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	89	78.2	69.0-85.3	32	21.8	14.7-31.0
Some Post-H.S.	111	80	69.3	57.7-78.8	31	30.7	21.2-42.3
College Graduate	122	98	78.5	68.3-86.1	24	21.5	13.9-31.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	41	70.5	53.3-83.4	17	29.5	16.6-46.7
$15,000- 24,999	74	58	82.3	69.6-90.4	16	17.7	9.6-30.4
$25,000- 34,999	54	42	78.4	63.3-88.4	12	21.6	11.6-36.7
$35,000- 49,999	64	44	73.5	59.5-84.0	20	26.5	16.0-40.5
$50,000-74,999	55	43	74.5	58.6-85.7	12	25.5	14.3-41.4
$75,000+	46	40	87.7	73.9-94.8	6	12.3	5.2-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	173	138	76.7	68.1-83.6	35	23.3	16.4-31.9
No	248	183	76.4	69.5-82.1	65	23.6	17.9-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	197	166	86.5	80.4-90.9	31	13.5	9.1-19.6
Non-Veteran	239	163	67.1	59.5-73.9	76	32.9	26.1-40.5
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

-Western NC

437

330

75.8

70.7-80.3

107

24.2

19.7-29.3

RACE

White

391

298

75.9

70.5-80.6

24.1

19.4-29.5

African American

76.7

53.7-90.3

23.3

9.7-46.3

Other Minorities

73.3

14.7-97.8

26.7

2.2-85.3

AGE

40-44

52.0

38.4-65.3

48.0

34.7-61.6

45-54

105

63.5

51.8-73.7

36.5

26.3-48.2

55-64

112

84.7

75.7-90.8

15.3

9.2-24.3

65-74

89.0

77.0-95.2

11.0

4.8-23.0

75+

90.3

80.3-95.5

9.7

4.5-19.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

77.0

64.1-86.2

23.0

13.8-35.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

78.2

69.0-85.3

21.8

14.7-31.0

Some Post-H.S.

111

69.3

57.7-78.8

30.7

21.2-42.3

College Graduate

122

78.5

68.3-86.1

21.5

13.9-31.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

70.5

53.3-83.4

29.5

16.6-46.7

$15,000- 24,999

82.3

69.6-90.4

17.7

9.6-30.4

$25,000- 34,999

78.4

63.3-88.4

21.6

11.6-36.7

$35,000- 49,999

73.5

59.5-84.0

26.5

16.0-40.5

$50,000-74,999

74.5

58.6-85.7

25.5

14.3-41.4

$75,000+

87.7

73.9-94.8

12.3

5.2-26.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

173

138

76.7

68.1-83.6

23.3

16.4-31.9

248

183

76.4

69.5-82.1

23.6

17.9-30.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

197

166

86.5

80.4-90.9

13.5

9.1-19.6

Non-Veteran

239

163

67.1

59.5-73.9

32.9

26.1-40.5

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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