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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening-WHITES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,421 2,417 66.4 64.4-68.3 1,004 33.6 31.7-35.6
AGE
40-44 497 154 30.2 25.7-35.0 343 69.8 65.0-74.3
45-54 874 498 58.1 54.2-62.0 376 41.9 38.0-45.8
55-64 893 733 82.5 79.3-85.3 160 17.5 14.7-20.7
65-74 681 611 90.3 87.5-92.5 70 9.7 7.5-12.5
75+ 476 421 88.2 84.5-91.2 55 11.8 8.8-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 468 298 59.6 53.8-65.2 170 40.4 34.8-46.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 961 669 64.5 60.6-68.3 292 35.5 31.7-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 780 552 67.0 62.8-70.9 228 33.0 29.1-37.2
College Graduate 1,208 895 69.6 66.2-72.7 313 30.4 27.3-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 160 57.1 49.8-64.2 109 42.9 35.8-50.2
$15,000- 24,999 441 318 65.0 58.8-70.6 123 35.0 29.4-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 409 291 67.3 61.1-72.9 118 32.7 27.1-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 530 378 67.2 62.1-72.0 152 32.8 28.0-37.9
$50,000-74,999 568 393 65.3 60.4-69.8 175 34.7 30.2-39.6
$75,000+ 812 589 67.8 63.7-71.6 223 32.2 28.4-36.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,163 883 72.8 69.5-75.9 280 27.2 24.1-30.5
No 2,237 1,519 63.5 61.0-65.9 718 36.5 34.1-39.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,497 1,228 78.5 75.6-81.1 269 21.5 18.9-24.4
Non-Veteran 1,923 1,188 58.5 55.8-61.1 735 41.5 38.9-44.2

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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.

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