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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Prostate Cancer Screening

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	286	64	21.8	16.8-27.7	68	23.9	18.1-30.8	99	35.1	28.7-42.0	29	9.7	6.2-14.8	26	9.6	6.3-14.2
GENDER
Male	286	64	21.8	16.8-27.7	68	23.9	18.1-30.8	99	35.1	28.7-42.0	29	9.7	6.2-14.8	26	9.6	6.3-14.2
RACE
White	182	39	20.1	14.5-27.2	51	27.1	20.2-35.5	55	30.1	23.0-38.3	21	12.3	7.2-20.2	16	10.3	6.2-16.6
African American	94	22	23.3	14.8-34.6	16	21.1	11.5-35.6	38	38.5	27.6-50.8	8	7.2	3.3-14.6	10	9.9	4.8-19.3
Other Minorities	9	3	29.1	8.5-64.5	1	10.1	1.3-48.2	5	60.8	26.8-86.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.4	0.7-47.9	3	92.6	52.1-99.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	282	64	22.3	17.2-28.3	67	24.3	18.4-31.3	96	33.7	27.5-40.5	29	9.9	6.4-15.2	26	9.8	6.5-14.6
AGE
35-44	26	6	21.7	8.9-44.0	5	24.3	10.2-47.8	5	21.2	7.4-47.5	5	16.5	6.6-35.4	5	16.3	6.6-35.1
45-54	86	20	19.0	11.9-29.0	16	20.6	11.3-34.7	31	38.7	27.3-51.5	9	9.9	4.2-21.7	10	11.8	6.2-21.2
55-64	72	15	26.1	15.5-40.3	22	31.0	19.9-44.9	21	26.5	16.9-38.9	7	9.5	4.2-20.0	7	6.9	3.0-15.1
65-74	58	14	22.4	13.2-35.4	14	24.5	13.9-39.6	21	38.0	25.2-52.6	6	8.7	3.6-19.2	3	6.5	1.7-22.1
75+	44	9	22.6	11.5-39.6	11	20.8	10.8-36.3	21	52.2	35.9-68.0	2	1.9	0.5- 7.3	1	2.6	0.4-16.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	55	5	8.2	3.2-19.5	15	30.9	16.0-51.3	22	34.1	19.9-51.8	7	16.6	6.7-35.8	6	10.1	3.9-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	18	19.5	12.2-29.6	26	24.0	16.1-34.2	41	40.3	30.3-51.1	12	8.4	4.4-15.2	8	7.9	3.8-15.5
Some Post-H.S.	57	18	31.5	19.1-47.2	10	13.2	6.3-25.7	18	38.2	23.9-55.0	4	6.0	2.2-15.4	7	11.1	4.8-23.4
College Graduate	69	23	29.6	19.4-42.3	17	27.0	15.9-42.0	18	24.5	15.3-36.8	6	8.5	3.4-19.8	5	10.4	4.2-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	6	16.8	7.1-34.9	5	9.2	3.2-24.1	13	46.3	25.8-68.1	6	11.7	4.5-26.8	5	16.0	5.6-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	48	9	21.7	10.8-38.8	15	38.0	20.7-59.0	19	30.0	17.6-46.2	4	7.5	2.4-21.4	1	2.8	0.4-17.5
$25,000- 34,999	37	9	23.1	11.1-41.9	7	17.4	7.6-34.8	15	38.9	22.8-57.9	3	16.2	4.4-44.8	3	4.5	1.3-14.0
$35,000- 49,999	47	14	25.8	14.9-40.8	14	28.6	16.2-45.2	12	27.0	15.1-43.5	6	15.8	6.8-32.4	1	2.8	0.4-17.5
$50,000-74,999	44	12	25.8	13.9-42.9	9	20.7	10.3-37.2	17	41.2	26.3-58.0	3	4.2	1.2-13.9	3	8.1	2.6-22.5
$75,000+	42	10	21.1	10.9-36.8	10	21.5	10.3-39.5	10	28.6	15.0-47.5	4	7.1	2.3-20.2	8	21.7	10.9-38.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	113	23	20.6	13.4-30.2	25	25.7	17.0-36.8	42	34.2	25.3-44.4	9	6.1	3.0-12.2	14	13.4	7.5-22.7
No	171	40	22.1	15.8-29.9	43	23.1	15.9-32.3	56	35.5	27.1-44.9	20	11.7	6.9-19.3	12	7.6	4.2-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	32	27.1	18.9-37.2	30	22.6	15.2-32.2	44	36.7	27.4-47.0	10	7.3	3.7-14.0	6	6.3	2.7-14.4
Non-Veteran	163	32	18.7	12.9-26.2	38	24.8	17.1-34.6	55	34.2	25.9-43.7	19	11.2	6.4-18.8	19	11.2	6.9-17.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

286

21.8

16.8-27.7

23.9

18.1-30.8

35.1

28.7-42.0

9.7

6.2-14.8

9.6

6.3-14.2

GENDER

Male

286

21.8

16.8-27.7

23.9

18.1-30.8

35.1

28.7-42.0

9.7

6.2-14.8

9.6

6.3-14.2

RACE

White

182

20.1

14.5-27.2

27.1

20.2-35.5

30.1

23.0-38.3

12.3

7.2-20.2

10.3

6.2-16.6

African American

23.3

14.8-34.6

21.1

11.5-35.6

38.5

27.6-50.8

7.2

3.3-14.6

9.9

4.8-19.3

Other Minorities

29.1

8.5-64.5

10.1

1.3-48.2

60.8

26.8-86.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

7.4

0.7-47.9

92.6

52.1-99.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

282

22.3

17.2-28.3

24.3

18.4-31.3

33.7

27.5-40.5

9.9

6.4-15.2

9.8

6.5-14.6

AGE

35-44

21.7

8.9-44.0

24.3

10.2-47.8

21.2

7.4-47.5

16.5

6.6-35.4

16.3

6.6-35.1

45-54

19.0

11.9-29.0

20.6

11.3-34.7

38.7

27.3-51.5

9.9

4.2-21.7

11.8

6.2-21.2

55-64

26.1

15.5-40.3

31.0

19.9-44.9

26.5

16.9-38.9

9.5

4.2-20.0

6.9

3.0-15.1

65-74

22.4

13.2-35.4

24.5

13.9-39.6

38.0

25.2-52.6

8.7

3.6-19.2

6.5

1.7-22.1

75+

22.6

11.5-39.6

20.8

10.8-36.3

52.2

35.9-68.0

1.9

0.5- 7.3

2.6

0.4-16.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

8.2

3.2-19.5

30.9

16.0-51.3

34.1

19.9-51.8

16.6

6.7-35.8

10.1

3.9-23.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

19.5

12.2-29.6

24.0

16.1-34.2

40.3

30.3-51.1

8.4

4.4-15.2

7.9

3.8-15.5

Some Post-H.S.

31.5

19.1-47.2

13.2

6.3-25.7

38.2

23.9-55.0

6.0

2.2-15.4

11.1

4.8-23.4

College Graduate

29.6

19.4-42.3

27.0

15.9-42.0

24.5

15.3-36.8

8.5

3.4-19.8

10.4

4.2-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.8

7.1-34.9

9.2

3.2-24.1

46.3

25.8-68.1

11.7

4.5-26.8

16.0

5.6-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

21.7

10.8-38.8

38.0

20.7-59.0

30.0

17.6-46.2

7.5

2.4-21.4

2.8

0.4-17.5

$25,000- 34,999

23.1

11.1-41.9

17.4

7.6-34.8

38.9

22.8-57.9

16.2

4.4-44.8

4.5

1.3-14.0

$35,000- 49,999

25.8

14.9-40.8

28.6

16.2-45.2

27.0

15.1-43.5

15.8

6.8-32.4

2.8

0.4-17.5

$50,000-74,999

25.8

13.9-42.9

20.7

10.3-37.2

41.2

26.3-58.0

4.2

1.2-13.9

8.1

2.6-22.5

$75,000+

21.1

10.9-36.8

21.5

10.3-39.5

28.6

15.0-47.5

7.1

2.3-20.2

21.7

10.9-38.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

113

20.6

13.4-30.2

25.7

17.0-36.8

34.2

25.3-44.4

6.1

3.0-12.2

13.4

7.5-22.7

171

22.1

15.8-29.9

23.1

15.9-32.3

35.5

27.1-44.9

11.7

6.9-19.3

7.6

4.2-13.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

122

27.1

18.9-37.2

22.6

15.2-32.2

36.7

27.4-47.0

7.3

3.7-14.0

6.3

2.7-14.4

Non-Veteran

163

18.7

12.9-26.2

24.8

17.1-34.6

34.2

25.9-43.7

11.2

6.4-18.8

11.2

6.9-17.7

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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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