BRFSS 2004 - 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?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
-Western NC	438	299	68.3	62.8-73.4	139	31.7	26.6-37.2
RACE
White	391	277	71.4	65.9-76.4	114	28.6	23.6-34.1
African American	27	17	59.9	38.4-78.2	10	40.1	21.8-61.6
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	69	26	42.5	29.6-56.6	43	57.5	43.4-70.4
45-54	106	63	59.6	47.4-70.8	43	40.4	29.2-52.6
55-64	112	85	74.6	63.6-83.2	27	25.4	16.8-36.4
65-74	88	75	84.9	72.3-92.4	13	15.1	7.6-27.7
75+	62	49	77.0	62.3-87.1	13	23.0	12.9-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	47	54.8	41.7-67.3	34	45.2	32.7-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	120	74	62.0	50.6-72.2	46	38.0	27.8-49.4
Some Post-H.S.	112	81	75.5	65.2-83.6	31	24.5	16.4-34.8
College Graduate	123	96	77.7	67.9-85.2	27	22.3	14.8-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	31	47.9	31.3-65.0	25	52.1	35.0-68.7
$15,000- 24,999	74	49	67.8	53.9-79.2	25	32.2	20.8-46.1
$25,000- 34,999	54	39	70.3	54.1-82.6	15	29.7	17.4-45.9
$35,000- 49,999	64	39	62.8	48.0-75.4	25	37.2	24.6-52.0
$50,000-74,999	56	43	81.8	69.0-90.0	13	18.2	10.0-31.0
$75,000+	47	36	74.1	56.6-86.3	11	25.9	13.7-43.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	172	125	71.3	61.8-79.3	47	28.7	20.7-38.2
No	250	162	65.8	58.5-72.4	88	34.2	27.6-41.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	151	76.0	67.2-83.0	47	24.0	17.0-32.8
Non-Veteran	239	147	62.0	54.5-68.9	92	38.0	31.1-45.5
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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 Counseling

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,732	2,496	67.0	65.2-68.9	1,236	33.0	31.1-34.8
-Western NC	438	299	68.3	62.8-73.4	139	31.7	26.6-37.2
RACE
White	391	277	71.4	65.9-76.4	114	28.6	23.6-34.1
African American	27	17	59.9	38.4-78.2	10	40.1	21.8-61.6
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
40-44	69	26	42.5	29.6-56.6	43	57.5	43.4-70.4
45-54	106	63	59.6	47.4-70.8	43	40.4	29.2-52.6
55-64	112	85	74.6	63.6-83.2	27	25.4	16.8-36.4
65-74	88	75	84.9	72.3-92.4	13	15.1	7.6-27.7
75+	62	49	77.0	62.3-87.1	13	23.0	12.9-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	47	54.8	41.7-67.3	34	45.2	32.7-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	120	74	62.0	50.6-72.2	46	38.0	27.8-49.4
Some Post-H.S.	112	81	75.5	65.2-83.6	31	24.5	16.4-34.8
College Graduate	123	96	77.7	67.9-85.2	27	22.3	14.8-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	31	47.9	31.3-65.0	25	52.1	35.0-68.7
$15,000- 24,999	74	49	67.8	53.9-79.2	25	32.2	20.8-46.1
$25,000- 34,999	54	39	70.3	54.1-82.6	15	29.7	17.4-45.9
$35,000- 49,999	64	39	62.8	48.0-75.4	25	37.2	24.6-52.0
$50,000-74,999	56	43	81.8	69.0-90.0	13	18.2	10.0-31.0
$75,000+	47	36	74.1	56.6-86.3	11	25.9	13.7-43.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	172	125	71.3	61.8-79.3	47	28.7	20.7-38.2
No	250	162	65.8	58.5-72.4	88	34.2	27.6-41.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	151	76.0	67.2-83.0	47	24.0	17.0-32.8
Non-Veteran	239	147	62.0	54.5-68.9	92	38.0	31.1-45.5
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .