BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,531	2,315	65.2	63.2-67.1	1,216	34.8	32.9-36.8
-Western NC	412	269	65.9	60.2-71.2	143	34.1	28.8-39.8
RACE
White	367	246	68.5	62.8-73.7	121	31.5	26.3-37.2
African American	25	16	63.1	40.5-81.2	9	36.9	18.8-59.5
Other Minorities	2	1	73.3	14.7-97.8	1	26.7	2.2-85.3
AGE
40-44	66	18	32.2	20.2-47.2	48	67.8	52.8-79.8
45-54	97	49	51.9	39.6-64.0	48	48.1	36.0-60.4
55-64	105	79	74.0	62.7-82.9	26	26.0	17.1-37.3
65-74	85	74	88.2	76.0-94.6	11	11.8	5.4-24.0
75+	59	49	81.8	68.3-90.3	10	18.2	9.7-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	40	52.7	38.8-66.2	31	47.3	33.8-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	117	70	62.3	50.8-72.6	47	37.7	27.4-49.2
Some Post-H.S.	105	67	67.2	56.0-76.7	38	32.8	23.3-44.0
College Graduate	117	92	78.5	68.6-86.0	25	21.5	14.0-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	27	49.5	31.3-67.9	23	50.5	32.1-68.7
$15,000- 24,999	73	49	74.4	62.3-83.7	24	25.6	16.3-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	48	31	64.8	48.4-78.4	17	35.2	21.6-51.6
$35,000- 49,999	61	33	57.0	42.2-70.6	28	43.0	29.4-57.8
$50,000-74,999	53	35	67.9	52.8-80.0	18	32.1	20.0-47.2
$75,000+	45	36	77.0	58.7-88.8	9	23.0	11.2-41.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	157	114	72.1	62.2-80.2	43	27.9	19.8-37.8
No	241	147	62.6	55.1-69.5	94	37.4	30.5-44.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	190	145	76.2	67.2-83.3	45	23.8	16.7-32.8
Non-Veteran	221	123	57.2	49.5-64.6	98	42.8	35.4-50.5
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,531

2,315

65.2

63.2-67.1

1,216

34.8

32.9-36.8

-Western NC

412

269

65.9

60.2-71.2

143

34.1

28.8-39.8

RACE

White

367

246

68.5

62.8-73.7

121

31.5

26.3-37.2

African American

63.1

40.5-81.2

36.9

18.8-59.5

Other Minorities

73.3

14.7-97.8

26.7

2.2-85.3

AGE

40-44

32.2

20.2-47.2

67.8

52.8-79.8

45-54

51.9

39.6-64.0

48.1

36.0-60.4

55-64

105

74.0

62.7-82.9

26.0

17.1-37.3

65-74

88.2

76.0-94.6

11.8

5.4-24.0

75+

81.8

68.3-90.3

18.2

9.7-31.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.7

38.8-66.2

47.3

33.8-61.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

117

62.3

50.8-72.6

37.7

27.4-49.2

Some Post-H.S.

105

67.2

56.0-76.7

32.8

23.3-44.0

College Graduate

117

78.5

68.6-86.0

21.5

14.0-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.5

31.3-67.9

50.5

32.1-68.7

$15,000- 24,999

74.4

62.3-83.7

25.6

16.3-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

64.8

48.4-78.4

35.2

21.6-51.6

$35,000- 49,999

57.0

42.2-70.6

43.0

29.4-57.8

$50,000-74,999

67.9

52.8-80.0

32.1

20.0-47.2

$75,000+

77.0

58.7-88.8

23.0

11.2-41.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

157

114

72.1

62.2-80.2

27.9

19.8-37.8

241

147

62.6

55.1-69.5

37.4

30.5-44.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

190

145

76.2

67.2-83.3

23.8

16.7-32.8

Non-Veteran

221

123

57.2

49.5-64.6

42.8

35.4-50.5

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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