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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	282	67	23.8	18.5-30.0	70	25.5	19.9-32.1	83	26.1	20.6-32.4	29	14.2	9.3-21.1	33	10.4	7.0-15.3
GENDER
Male	282	67	23.8	18.5-30.0	70	25.5	19.9-32.1	83	26.1	20.6-32.4	29	14.2	9.3-21.1	33	10.4	7.0-15.3
RACE
White	254	57	22.7	17.3-29.2	65	27.7	21.6-34.8	75	25.2	19.8-31.6	26	12.8	8.5-19.0	31	11.5	7.6-16.9
African American	10	4	27.3	8.0-61.8	1	12.1	1.6-53.4	3	48.2	16.7-81.2	1	6.0	0.8-34.8	1	6.4	0.8-36.2
Other Minorities	18	6	33.7	12.1-65.2	4	8.7	2.6-25.1	5	20.9	6.4-50.4	2	36.2	9.6-75.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	2	15.4	2.7-54.5	1	9.1	1.0-48.9	1	13.7	1.6-60.6	2	60.9	19.6-90.9	1	1.0	0.1- 8.3
Non-Hispanic	275	65	24.2	18.8-30.5	69	26.3	20.5-33.0	82	26.6	21.0-33.1	27	12.1	8.0-17.8	32	10.8	7.2-15.9
AGE
35-44	43	4	9.1	3.3-22.5	10	18.8	9.3-34.4	10	18.0	8.7-33.6	9	35.4	19.2-55.8	10	18.7	9.0-34.9
45-54	49	9	17.0	8.0-32.7	9	21.6	10.5-39.3	19	38.0	23.2-55.5	3	6.4	2.0-18.7	9	17.0	8.1-32.4
55-64	82	20	22.2	13.6-34.0	30	42.1	30.1-55.1	20	21.1	13.1-32.3	6	8.8	3.8-19.1	6	5.8	2.4-13.6
65-74	59	18	35.3	22.9-50.2	13	19.7	11.1-32.6	18	33.5	21.5-48.1	6	8.3	3.5-18.6	4	3.2	1.0- 9.8
75+	49	16	45.4	29.8-61.9	8	15.2	7.4-28.8	16	22.8	12.8-37.3	5	10.2	4.0-23.6	4	6.4	2.1-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	49	8	16.4	7.4-32.5	7	16.7	7.1-34.4	17	27.5	15.8-43.4	5	19.5	6.8-44.9	12	19.8	9.9-35.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	14	21.2	12.3-34.0	20	29.7	18.6-43.9	21	21.6	12.8-34.2	11	17.0	8.6-31.0	7	10.4	4.3-22.9
Some Post-H.S.	71	19	28.5	18.1-41.9	17	23.5	14.2-36.3	22	29.3	18.5-43.0	5	8.1	3.2-18.9	8	10.6	5.1-20.8
College Graduate	88	26	27.1	17.8-38.9	26	30.0	20.0-42.4	23	26.4	16.9-38.8	7	12.8	5.9-25.3	6	3.7	1.3-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	25	7	32.7	14.9-57.5	5	31.4	13.2-58.0	7	19.7	8.4-39.7	3	11.4	3.4-31.9	3	4.8	1.1-18.6
$15,000- 24,999	63	15	25.5	14.8-40.4	16	22.3	12.6-36.2	18	22.1	12.5-36.0	6	13.9	4.4-36.4	8	16.2	7.5-31.4
$25,000- 34,999	31	4	13.4	4.8-32.3	8	24.6	11.6-44.8	8	18.2	8.3-35.3	5	26.2	10.9-50.8	6	17.6	7.4-36.4
$35,000- 49,999	43	5	7.7	2.4-22.4	13	31.4	17.3-50.1	15	34.1	20.1-51.4	4	15.3	5.2-37.3	6	11.4	4.9-24.6
$50,000-74,999	45	9	22.8	11.8-39.5	11	20.6	10.6-36.2	18	36.8	22.3-54.2	4	12.4	4.7-29.0	3	7.3	2.2-22.2
$75,000+	36	15	39.6	23.4-58.5	7	24.8	11.3-46.1	7	20.1	8.7-39.8	5	14.6	6.0-31.4	2	0.9	0.2- 4.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	118	31	27.2	18.7-37.9	27	25.1	16.6-35.9	33	22.9	15.3-32.9	12	14.4	6.7-28.4	15	10.3	5.5-18.7
No	162	36	21.9	15.5-30.0	42	24.8	17.9-33.3	49	28.2	20.9-36.9	17	14.4	8.7-22.7	18	10.7	6.3-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	128	37	32.1	23.5-42.1	35	29.8	21.2-40.1	36	23.2	16.3-31.9	10	8.4	4.1-16.3	10	6.6	3.2-12.9
Non-Veteran	154	30	17.1	11.3-24.9	35	22.1	15.3-30.7	47	28.4	20.5-37.8	19	18.9	11.4-29.9	23	13.5	8.3-21.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

282

23.8

18.5-30.0

25.5

19.9-32.1

26.1

20.6-32.4

14.2

9.3-21.1

10.4

7.0-15.3

GENDER

Male

282

23.8

18.5-30.0

25.5

19.9-32.1

26.1

20.6-32.4

14.2

9.3-21.1

10.4

7.0-15.3

RACE

White

254

22.7

17.3-29.2

27.7

21.6-34.8

25.2

19.8-31.6

12.8

8.5-19.0

11.5

7.6-16.9

African American

27.3

8.0-61.8

12.1

1.6-53.4

48.2

16.7-81.2

6.0

0.8-34.8

6.4

0.8-36.2

Other Minorities

33.7

12.1-65.2

8.7

2.6-25.1

20.9

6.4-50.4

36.2

9.6-75.2

0.6

0.1- 4.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.4

2.7-54.5

9.1

1.0-48.9

13.7

1.6-60.6

60.9

19.6-90.9

1.0

0.1- 8.3

Non-Hispanic

275

24.2

18.8-30.5

26.3

20.5-33.0

26.6

21.0-33.1

12.1

8.0-17.8

10.8

7.2-15.9

AGE

35-44

9.1

3.3-22.5

18.8

9.3-34.4

18.0

8.7-33.6

35.4

19.2-55.8

18.7

9.0-34.9

45-54

17.0

8.0-32.7

21.6

10.5-39.3

38.0

23.2-55.5

6.4

2.0-18.7

17.0

8.1-32.4

55-64

22.2

13.6-34.0

42.1

30.1-55.1

21.1

13.1-32.3

8.8

3.8-19.1

5.8

2.4-13.6

65-74

35.3

22.9-50.2

19.7

11.1-32.6

33.5

21.5-48.1

8.3

3.5-18.6

3.2

1.0- 9.8

75+

45.4

29.8-61.9

15.2

7.4-28.8

22.8

12.8-37.3

10.2

4.0-23.6

6.4

2.1-17.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.4

7.4-32.5

16.7

7.1-34.4

27.5

15.8-43.4

19.5

6.8-44.9

19.8

9.9-35.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

21.2

12.3-34.0

29.7

18.6-43.9

21.6

12.8-34.2

17.0

8.6-31.0

10.4

4.3-22.9

Some Post-H.S.

28.5

18.1-41.9

23.5

14.2-36.3

29.3

18.5-43.0

8.1

3.2-18.9

10.6

5.1-20.8

College Graduate

27.1

17.8-38.9

30.0

20.0-42.4

26.4

16.9-38.8

12.8

5.9-25.3

3.7

1.3-10.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.7

14.9-57.5

31.4

13.2-58.0

19.7

8.4-39.7

11.4

3.4-31.9

4.8

1.1-18.6

$15,000- 24,999

25.5

14.8-40.4

22.3

12.6-36.2

22.1

12.5-36.0

13.9

4.4-36.4

16.2

7.5-31.4

$25,000- 34,999

13.4

4.8-32.3

24.6

11.6-44.8

18.2

8.3-35.3

26.2

10.9-50.8

17.6

7.4-36.4

$35,000- 49,999

7.7

2.4-22.4

31.4

17.3-50.1

34.1

20.1-51.4

15.3

5.2-37.3

11.4

4.9-24.6

$50,000-74,999

22.8

11.8-39.5

20.6

10.6-36.2

36.8

22.3-54.2

12.4

4.7-29.0

7.3

2.2-22.2

$75,000+

39.6

23.4-58.5

24.8

11.3-46.1

20.1

8.7-39.8

14.6

6.0-31.4

0.9

0.2- 4.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

118

27.2

18.7-37.9

25.1

16.6-35.9

22.9

15.3-32.9

14.4

6.7-28.4

10.3

5.5-18.7

162

21.9

15.5-30.0

24.8

17.9-33.3

28.2

20.9-36.9

14.4

8.7-22.7

10.7

6.3-17.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

128

32.1

23.5-42.1

29.8

21.2-40.1

23.2

16.3-31.9

8.4

4.1-16.3

6.6

3.2-12.9

Non-Veteran

154

17.1

11.3-24.9

22.1

15.3-30.7

28.4

20.5-37.8

18.9

11.4-29.9

13.5

8.3-21.3

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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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