BRFSS 2004 - 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
-Western NC	440	22	5.2	3.2- 8.3	418	94.8	91.7-96.8
RACE
White	393	20	5.5	3.3- 8.9	373	94.5	91.1-96.7
African American	27	2	5.3	1.2-20.9	25	94.7	79.1-98.8
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	70	0	0.0	. - .	70	100	. - .
45-54	106	2	2.9	0.6-13.5	104	97.1	86.5-99.4
55-64	112	6	6.2	2.8-13.4	106	93.8	86.6-97.2
65-74	90	8	9.3	4.3-19.3	82	90.7	80.7-95.7
75+	62	6	7.3	2.6-18.5	56	92.7	81.5-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	6	5.8	2.4-13.7	75	94.2	86.3-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	123	5	5.0	2.0-12.0	118	95.0	88.0-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	112	4	4.6	1.4-14.1	108	95.4	85.9-98.6
College Graduate	122	7	5.6	2.3-12.6	115	94.4	87.4-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	4	4.5	1.4-13.8	54	95.5	86.2-98.6
$15,000- 24,999	75	3	5.7	1.5-19.5	72	94.3	80.5-98.5
$25,000- 34,999	54	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	53	98.1	87.6-99.7
$35,000- 49,999	64	3	4.7	1.3-15.9	61	95.3	84.1-98.7
$50,000-74,999	56	3	6.7	2.1-19.6	53	93.3	80.4-97.9
$75,000+	46	2	6.0	1.4-22.2	44	94.0	77.8-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	174	11	6.0	2.9-12.0	163	94.0	88.0-97.1
No	250	11	4.9	2.6- 9.1	239	95.1	90.9-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	13	5.6	2.9-10.4	185	94.4	89.6-97.1
Non-Veteran	241	9	4.9	2.4- 9.6	232	95.1	90.4-97.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

* 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: 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
-Western NC	440	22	5.2	3.2- 8.3	418	94.8	91.7-96.8
RACE
White	393	20	5.5	3.3- 8.9	373	94.5	91.1-96.7
African American	27	2	5.3	1.2-20.9	25	94.7	79.1-98.8
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	70	0	0.0	. - .	70	100	. - .
45-54	106	2	2.9	0.6-13.5	104	97.1	86.5-99.4
55-64	112	6	6.2	2.8-13.4	106	93.8	86.6-97.2
65-74	90	8	9.3	4.3-19.3	82	90.7	80.7-95.7
75+	62	6	7.3	2.6-18.5	56	92.7	81.5-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	6	5.8	2.4-13.7	75	94.2	86.3-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	123	5	5.0	2.0-12.0	118	95.0	88.0-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	112	4	4.6	1.4-14.1	108	95.4	85.9-98.6
College Graduate	122	7	5.6	2.3-12.6	115	94.4	87.4-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	4	4.5	1.4-13.8	54	95.5	86.2-98.6
$15,000- 24,999	75	3	5.7	1.5-19.5	72	94.3	80.5-98.5
$25,000- 34,999	54	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	53	98.1	87.6-99.7
$35,000- 49,999	64	3	4.7	1.3-15.9	61	95.3	84.1-98.7
$50,000-74,999	56	3	6.7	2.1-19.6	53	93.3	80.4-97.9
$75,000+	46	2	6.0	1.4-22.2	44	94.0	77.8-98.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	174	11	6.0	2.9-12.0	163	94.0	88.0-97.1
No	250	11	4.9	2.6- 9.1	239	95.1	90.9-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	13	5.6	2.9-10.4	185	94.4	89.6-97.1
Non-Veteran	241	9	4.9	2.4- 9.6	232	95.1	90.4-97.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .