BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How would you rate your understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of PSA tests?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Excellent	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor
North Carolina	4,021	1,010	24.0	22.5-25.6	1,008	25.0	23.4-26.7	1,207	29.6	27.9-31.4	388	10.6	9.4-11.9	408	10.8	9.6-12.0
-Eastern NC	1,225	317	24.5	21.8-27.5	311	24.9	22.1-27.9	380	31.1	28.1-34.4	115	10.1	8.1-12.5	102	9.3	7.4-11.8
GENDER
Male	1,225	317	24.5	21.8-27.5	311	24.9	22.1-27.9	380	31.1	28.1-34.4	115	10.1	8.1-12.5	102	9.3	7.4-11.8
RACE
White	907	243	25.7	22.5-29.1	241	26.7	23.4-30.2	267	29.0	25.7-32.5	82	9.4	7.2-12.2	74	9.3	7.2-11.9
African American	243	56	23.3	17.6-30.1	54	22.1	16.2-29.3	92	37.3	30.3-44.8	27	12.9	8.4-19.4	14	4.4	2.4- 7.9
Other Minorities	70	17	18.0	10.1-30.0	16	17.0	9.3-29.0	18	31.8	18.5-48.9	6	8.5	3.4-19.9	13	24.7	12.1-43.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	26	3	8.9	2.5-27.3	4	4.6	1.5-13.3	11	45.4	22.9-69.9	2	9.2	2.2-31.1	6	31.8	12.2-61.0
Non-Hispanic	1,199	314	25.2	22.4-28.1	307	25.7	22.8-28.8	369	30.6	27.6-33.7	113	10.1	8.1-12.6	96	8.4	6.7-10.5
AGE
35-44	177	30	17.5	11.9-25.0	37	22.8	16.4-30.7	56	33.8	26.1-42.5	27	14.8	9.7-21.9	27	11.1	7.3-16.5
45-54	341	86	22.5	17.8-28.0	77	22.8	17.8-28.7	102	27.5	22.3-33.3	36	12.3	8.3-17.8	40	15.0	10.4-21.2
55-64	332	94	28.6	23.4-34.5	89	26.0	21.0-31.8	105	33.2	27.5-39.4	22	6.9	4.3-10.9	22	5.2	3.3- 8.2
65-74	226	71	29.7	23.6-36.6	62	27.1	21.0-34.2	68	33.3	26.6-40.7	17	6.2	3.7-10.2	8	3.8	1.7- 8.0
75+	149	36	28.5	20.3-38.4	46	30.7	23.0-39.8	49	29.6	22.1-38.5	13	6.7	3.5-12.3	5	4.4	1.7-10.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	20	10.4	6.0-17.3	44	22.0	14.9-31.2	66	38.7	29.5-48.9	23	14.2	8.6-22.5	20	14.7	8.1-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	388	85	20.7	16.5-25.6	95	24.3	19.7-29.5	131	34.1	28.8-39.8	43	12.2	8.3-17.5	34	8.8	6.2-12.5
Some Post-H.S.	288	76	25.4	19.8-31.8	78	27.3	21.6-33.8	88	30.2	24.4-36.8	18	7.0	4.1-11.7	28	10.1	6.5-15.5
College Graduate	375	136	36.2	30.8-42.0	94	25.2	20.4-30.7	95	24.4	19.9-29.5	30	8.1	5.5-11.7	20	6.1	3.7- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	18	11.4	6.8-18.5	23	16.8	10.4-26.1	45	44.7	33.9-56.1	18	11.3	6.7-18.6	16	15.7	9.0-26.1
$15,000- 24,999	180	32	17.9	11.7-26.5	55	29.0	21.1-38.5	64	30.9	23.3-39.8	15	11.4	6.2-20.0	14	10.7	4.9-21.7
$25,000- 34,999	156	39	23.0	16.1-31.7	33	19.0	13.0-26.9	53	34.7	26.0-44.5	14	10.9	5.5-20.3	17	12.5	7.3-20.5
$35,000- 49,999	197	55	25.9	19.6-33.5	56	28.7	21.8-36.7	59	29.1	22.5-36.7	16	11.2	6.3-18.9	11	5.1	2.8- 9.2
$50,000-74,999	178	53	27.8	20.9-35.8	48	29.7	22.3-38.3	53	30.6	23.5-38.8	11	4.0	2.0- 7.6	13	8.0	4.3-14.2
$75,000+	259	92	33.7	27.5-40.6	55	20.1	15.1-26.1	64	26.5	20.4-33.7	27	11.4	7.2-17.4	21	8.3	5.3-12.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	462	106	22.6	18.3-27.6	109	23.9	19.6-28.8	158	33.0	28.3-38.1	46	10.3	7.3-14.3	43	10.2	7.3-14.1
No	754	210	25.9	22.4-29.6	201	25.8	22.2-29.7	217	30.2	26.3-34.3	68	10.1	7.5-13.3	58	8.2	6.1-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	573	162	27.4	23.4-31.9	157	27.5	23.4-32.0	179	31.2	27.0-35.8	40	6.5	4.5- 9.3	35	7.4	5.2-10.5
Non-Veteran	651	155	22.4	18.9-26.4	154	23.0	19.4-27.2	201	31.1	26.9-35.6	75	12.8	9.8-16.6	66	10.7	7.8-14.4

Total
Respond.^

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,021

1,010

24.0

22.5-25.6

1,008

25.0

23.4-26.7

1,207

29.6

27.9-31.4

388

10.6

9.4-11.9

408

10.8

9.6-12.0

-Eastern NC

1,225

317

24.5

21.8-27.5

311

24.9

22.1-27.9

380

31.1

28.1-34.4

115

10.1

8.1-12.5

102

9.3

7.4-11.8

GENDER

Male

1,225

317

24.5

21.8-27.5

311

24.9

22.1-27.9

380

31.1

28.1-34.4

115

10.1

8.1-12.5

102

9.3

7.4-11.8

RACE

White

907

243

25.7

22.5-29.1

241

26.7

23.4-30.2

267

29.0

25.7-32.5

9.4

7.2-12.2

9.3

7.2-11.9

African American

243

23.3

17.6-30.1

22.1

16.2-29.3

37.3

30.3-44.8

12.9

8.4-19.4

4.4

2.4- 7.9

Other Minorities

18.0

10.1-30.0

17.0

9.3-29.0

31.8

18.5-48.9

8.5

3.4-19.9

24.7

12.1-43.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.9

2.5-27.3

4.6

1.5-13.3

45.4

22.9-69.9

9.2

2.2-31.1

31.8

12.2-61.0

Non-Hispanic

1,199

314

25.2

22.4-28.1

307

25.7

22.8-28.8

369

30.6

27.6-33.7

113

10.1

8.1-12.6

8.4

6.7-10.5

AGE

35-44

177

17.5

11.9-25.0

22.8

16.4-30.7

33.8

26.1-42.5

14.8

9.7-21.9

11.1

7.3-16.5

45-54

341

22.5

17.8-28.0

22.8

17.8-28.7

102

27.5

22.3-33.3

12.3

8.3-17.8

15.0

10.4-21.2

55-64

332

28.6

23.4-34.5

26.0

21.0-31.8

105

33.2

27.5-39.4

6.9

4.3-10.9

5.2

3.3- 8.2

65-74

226

29.7

23.6-36.6

27.1

21.0-34.2

33.3

26.6-40.7

6.2

3.7-10.2

3.8

1.7- 8.0

75+

149

28.5

20.3-38.4

30.7

23.0-39.8

29.6

22.1-38.5

6.7

3.5-12.3

4.4

1.7-10.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

173

10.4

6.0-17.3

22.0

14.9-31.2

38.7

29.5-48.9

14.2

8.6-22.5

14.7

8.1-25.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

388

20.7

16.5-25.6

24.3

19.7-29.5

131

34.1

28.8-39.8

12.2

8.3-17.5

8.8

6.2-12.5

Some Post-H.S.

288

25.4

19.8-31.8

27.3

21.6-33.8

30.2

24.4-36.8

7.0

4.1-11.7

10.1

6.5-15.5

College Graduate

375

136

36.2

30.8-42.0

25.2

20.4-30.7

24.4

19.9-29.5

8.1

5.5-11.7

6.1

3.7- 9.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

11.4

6.8-18.5

16.8

10.4-26.1

44.7

33.9-56.1

11.3

6.7-18.6

15.7

9.0-26.1

$15,000- 24,999

180

17.9

11.7-26.5

29.0

21.1-38.5

30.9

23.3-39.8

11.4

6.2-20.0

10.7

4.9-21.7

$25,000- 34,999

156

23.0

16.1-31.7

19.0

13.0-26.9

34.7

26.0-44.5

10.9

5.5-20.3

12.5

7.3-20.5

$35,000- 49,999

197

25.9

19.6-33.5

28.7

21.8-36.7

29.1

22.5-36.7

11.2

6.3-18.9

5.1

2.8- 9.2

$50,000-74,999

178

27.8

20.9-35.8

29.7

22.3-38.3

30.6

23.5-38.8

4.0

2.0- 7.6

8.0

4.3-14.2

$75,000+

259

33.7

27.5-40.6

20.1

15.1-26.1

26.5

20.4-33.7

11.4

7.2-17.4

8.3

5.3-12.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

462

106

22.6

18.3-27.6

109

23.9

19.6-28.8

158

33.0

28.3-38.1

10.3

7.3-14.3

10.2

7.3-14.1

754

210

25.9

22.4-29.6

201

25.8

22.2-29.7

217

30.2

26.3-34.3

10.1

7.5-13.3

8.2

6.1-10.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

573

162

27.4

23.4-31.9

157

27.5

23.4-32.0

179

31.2

27.0-35.8

6.5

4.5- 9.3

7.4

5.2-10.5

Non-Veteran

651

155

22.4

18.9-26.4

154

23.0

19.4-27.2

201

31.1

26.9-35.6

12.8

9.8-16.6

10.7

7.8-14.4

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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: 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.

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