BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. <br>Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,229	2,925	64.8	62.9-66.6	1,304	35.2	33.4-37.1
-Eastern NC	1,301	904	64.2	60.9-67.5	397	35.8	32.5-39.1
RACE
White	945	673	66.1	62.2-69.7	272	33.9	30.3-37.8
African American	265	178	64.1	56.6-71.0	87	35.9	29.0-43.4
Other Minorities	87	49	48.6	35.1-62.3	38	51.4	37.7-64.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	21	42.6	25.2-62.0	20	57.4	38.0-74.8
Non-Hispanic	1,260	883	65.5	62.2-68.7	377	34.5	31.3-37.8
AGE
40-44	190	69	37.1	29.4-45.6	121	62.9	54.4-70.6
45-54	360	199	50.9	44.6-57.1	161	49.1	42.9-55.4
55-64	343	276	81.9	76.4-86.3	67	18.1	13.7-23.6
65-74	244	217	89.6	84.6-93.1	27	10.4	6.9-15.4
75+	164	143	84.6	76.4-90.4	21	15.4	9.6-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	135	57.1	47.9-65.8	80	42.9	34.2-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	408	272	60.6	54.6-66.3	136	39.4	33.7-45.4
Some Post-H.S.	300	208	66.3	59.6-72.4	92	33.7	27.6-40.4
College Graduate	376	288	72.1	66.3-77.3	88	27.9	22.7-33.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	83	57.6	46.7-67.7	52	42.4	32.3-53.3
$15,000- 24,999	200	130	56.6	47.1-65.7	70	43.4	34.3-52.9
$25,000- 34,999	169	121	68.1	58.3-76.5	48	31.9	23.5-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	203	147	66.8	58.2-74.3	56	33.2	25.7-41.8
$50,000-74,999	186	120	60.6	52.2-68.5	66	39.4	31.5-47.8
$75,000+	262	191	67.5	60.3-74.1	71	32.5	25.9-39.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	500	374	72.0	67.0-76.6	126	28.0	23.4-33.0
No	790	523	60.3	56.0-64.5	267	39.7	35.5-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	611	481	75.6	71.2-79.5	130	24.4	20.5-28.8
Non-Veteran	689	423	56.2	51.5-60.8	266	43.8	39.2-48.5

*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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	4,229	2,925	64.8	62.9-66.6	1,304	35.2	33.4-37.1
-Eastern NC	1,301	904	64.2	60.9-67.5	397	35.8	32.5-39.1
RACE
White	945	673	66.1	62.2-69.7	272	33.9	30.3-37.8
African American	265	178	64.1	56.6-71.0	87	35.9	29.0-43.4
Other Minorities	87	49	48.6	35.1-62.3	38	51.4	37.7-64.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	21	42.6	25.2-62.0	20	57.4	38.0-74.8
Non-Hispanic	1,260	883	65.5	62.2-68.7	377	34.5	31.3-37.8
AGE
40-44	190	69	37.1	29.4-45.6	121	62.9	54.4-70.6
45-54	360	199	50.9	44.6-57.1	161	49.1	42.9-55.4
55-64	343	276	81.9	76.4-86.3	67	18.1	13.7-23.6
65-74	244	217	89.6	84.6-93.1	27	10.4	6.9-15.4
75+	164	143	84.6	76.4-90.4	21	15.4	9.6-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	135	57.1	47.9-65.8	80	42.9	34.2-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	408	272	60.6	54.6-66.3	136	39.4	33.7-45.4
Some Post-H.S.	300	208	66.3	59.6-72.4	92	33.7	27.6-40.4
College Graduate	376	288	72.1	66.3-77.3	88	27.9	22.7-33.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	83	57.6	46.7-67.7	52	42.4	32.3-53.3
$15,000- 24,999	200	130	56.6	47.1-65.7	70	43.4	34.3-52.9
$25,000- 34,999	169	121	68.1	58.3-76.5	48	31.9	23.5-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	203	147	66.8	58.2-74.3	56	33.2	25.7-41.8
$50,000-74,999	186	120	60.6	52.2-68.5	66	39.4	31.5-47.8
$75,000+	262	191	67.5	60.3-74.1	71	32.5	25.9-39.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	500	374	72.0	67.0-76.6	126	28.0	23.4-33.0
No	790	523	60.3	56.0-64.5	267	39.7	35.5-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	611	481	75.6	71.2-79.5	130	24.4	20.5-28.8
Non-Veteran	689	423	56.2	51.5-60.8	266	43.8	39.2-48.5

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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?*

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?*