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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	2,323	580	24.0	21.9-26.1	581	25.1	22.9-27.3	687	29.5	27.3-31.9	224	10.0	8.6-11.6	251	11.4	9.9-13.1
GENDER
Male	2,323	580	24.0	21.9-26.1	581	25.1	22.9-27.3	687	29.5	27.3-31.9	224	10.0	8.6-11.6	251	11.4	9.9-13.1
RACE
White	1,936	498	24.5	22.3-26.8	493	25.4	23.1-27.9	566	29.2	26.8-31.7	183	10.3	8.7-12.1	196	10.6	9.0-12.4
African American	303	62	21.7	16.4-28.0	72	25.5	20.1-31.8	99	31.4	25.7-37.8	34	9.7	6.7-14.0	36	11.7	8.1-16.4
Other Minorities	76	19	23.7	13.8-37.8	13	18.6	9.0-34.5	19	27.8	16.5-42.8	6	6.8	2.8-15.7	19	23.1	13.6-36.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	62	13	23.7	12.8-39.7	7	11.0	4.6-24.2	24	36.0	22.6-52.2	3	4.0	1.2-12.1	15	25.3	14.5-40.2
Non-Hispanic	2,259	566	24.0	21.9-26.2	573	25.7	23.5-28.0	663	29.2	27.0-31.6	221	10.3	8.8-12.0	236	10.8	9.3-12.5
AGE
35-44	366	73	19.1	14.8-24.3	73	22.4	17.3-28.4	91	23.5	18.9-29.0	62	16.3	12.5-21.1	67	18.6	14.4-23.8
45-54	654	145	22.2	18.5-26.4	155	24.7	20.9-29.0	214	32.8	28.5-37.4	58	8.7	6.5-11.6	82	11.5	9.0-14.7
55-64	585	171	28.0	24.0-32.5	149	25.8	21.8-30.3	164	29.4	25.3-34.0	50	8.4	6.0-11.7	51	8.3	6.1-11.2
65-74	438	122	28.8	24.0-34.0	126	27.0	22.6-31.9	130	30.0	25.1-35.4	28	6.7	4.4-10.0	32	7.6	5.2-11.0
75+	280	69	24.7	19.1-31.2	78	28.2	22.3-35.0	88	31.2	25.2-38.0	26	8.7	5.5-13.5	19	7.2	4.2-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	344	53	17.0	11.9-23.6	63	15.7	11.8-20.5	117	33.7	27.6-40.5	47	12.6	9.0-17.4	64	21.0	15.9-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	141	21.5	17.8-25.7	171	27.9	23.7-32.5	207	30.3	26.3-34.6	58	9.1	6.7-12.2	74	11.2	8.8-14.3
Some Post-H.S.	503	128	22.3	18.4-26.8	116	21.9	17.9-26.6	162	35.0	29.9-40.4	49	10.9	7.9-15.0	48	9.9	7.0-13.7
College Graduate	822	257	29.0	25.5-32.7	230	28.2	24.5-32.1	201	24.6	21.2-28.4	69	9.1	7.0-11.7	65	9.2	7.0-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	203	38	23.3	15.8-33.0	42	19.8	14.0-27.1	58	26.5	19.5-34.8	26	10.8	6.6-17.2	39	19.7	13.5-27.8
$15,000- 24,999	312	71	20.1	15.1-26.2	67	22.2	16.2-29.6	113	37.3	30.4-44.8	32	9.0	5.8-13.8	29	11.4	7.5-16.8
$25,000- 34,999	272	64	22.8	17.2-29.5	70	24.8	19.1-31.6	92	37.1	30.2-44.7	18	5.7	3.2- 9.9	28	9.5	6.2-14.3
$35,000- 49,999	333	84	23.2	18.5-28.6	93	25.3	20.1-31.3	94	31.2	25.4-37.6	23	8.7	5.4-13.7	39	11.8	8.3-16.4
$50,000-74,999	379	88	21.1	16.8-26.2	108	27.0	22.1-32.5	98	27.2	22.1-33.0	45	12.8	9.3-17.4	40	11.9	8.3-16.6
$75,000+	558	176	27.8	23.8-32.2	146	28.9	24.5-33.7	131	22.7	18.9-26.9	58	11.1	8.3-14.6	47	9.5	7.0-12.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	749	173	23.9	20.1-28.1	184	25.1	21.2-29.4	218	28.9	25.0-33.1	81	10.5	8.0-13.6	93	11.7	9.3-14.5
No	1,559	403	24.0	21.6-26.6	391	24.9	22.4-27.7	466	29.8	27.1-32.7	142	9.9	8.2-11.8	157	11.4	9.5-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	889	246	26.5	23.2-30.1	246	28.5	24.9-32.4	245	27.5	24.1-31.2	78	8.5	6.5-11.0	74	9.0	6.9-11.7
Non-Veteran	1,434	334	22.7	20.2-25.5	335	23.4	20.8-26.2	442	30.5	27.6-33.5	146	10.8	9.0-12.9	177	12.6	10.7-14.8

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

-Piedmont NC

2,323

580

24.0

21.9-26.1

581

25.1

22.9-27.3

687

29.5

27.3-31.9

224

10.0

8.6-11.6

251

11.4

9.9-13.1

GENDER

Male

2,323

580

24.0

21.9-26.1

581

25.1

22.9-27.3

687

29.5

27.3-31.9

224

10.0

8.6-11.6

251

11.4

9.9-13.1

RACE

White

1,936

498

24.5

22.3-26.8

493

25.4

23.1-27.9

566

29.2

26.8-31.7

183

10.3

8.7-12.1

196

10.6

9.0-12.4

African American

303

21.7

16.4-28.0

25.5

20.1-31.8

31.4

25.7-37.8

9.7

6.7-14.0

11.7

8.1-16.4

Other Minorities

23.7

13.8-37.8

18.6

9.0-34.5

27.8

16.5-42.8

6.8

2.8-15.7

23.1

13.6-36.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.7

12.8-39.7

11.0

4.6-24.2

36.0

22.6-52.2

4.0

1.2-12.1

25.3

14.5-40.2

Non-Hispanic

2,259

566

24.0

21.9-26.2

573

25.7

23.5-28.0

663

29.2

27.0-31.6

221

10.3

8.8-12.0

236

10.8

9.3-12.5

AGE

35-44

366

19.1

14.8-24.3

22.4

17.3-28.4

23.5

18.9-29.0

16.3

12.5-21.1

18.6

14.4-23.8

45-54

654

145

22.2

18.5-26.4

155

24.7

20.9-29.0

214

32.8

28.5-37.4

8.7

6.5-11.6

11.5

9.0-14.7

55-64

585

171

28.0

24.0-32.5

149

25.8

21.8-30.3

164

29.4

25.3-34.0

8.4

6.0-11.7

8.3

6.1-11.2

65-74

438

122

28.8

24.0-34.0

126

27.0

22.6-31.9

130

30.0

25.1-35.4

6.7

4.4-10.0

7.6

5.2-11.0

75+

280

24.7

19.1-31.2

28.2

22.3-35.0

31.2

25.2-38.0

8.7

5.5-13.5

7.2

4.2-12.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

344

17.0

11.9-23.6

15.7

11.8-20.5

117

33.7

27.6-40.5

12.6

9.0-17.4

21.0

15.9-27.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

141

21.5

17.8-25.7

171

27.9

23.7-32.5

207

30.3

26.3-34.6

9.1

6.7-12.2

11.2

8.8-14.3

Some Post-H.S.

503

128

22.3

18.4-26.8

116

21.9

17.9-26.6

162

35.0

29.9-40.4

10.9

7.9-15.0

9.9

7.0-13.7

College Graduate

822

257

29.0

25.5-32.7

230

28.2

24.5-32.1

201

24.6

21.2-28.4

9.1

7.0-11.7

9.2

7.0-12.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

203

23.3

15.8-33.0

19.8

14.0-27.1

26.5

19.5-34.8

10.8

6.6-17.2

19.7

13.5-27.8

$15,000- 24,999

312

20.1

15.1-26.2

22.2

16.2-29.6

113

37.3

30.4-44.8

9.0

5.8-13.8

11.4

7.5-16.8

$25,000- 34,999

272

22.8

17.2-29.5

24.8

19.1-31.6

37.1

30.2-44.7

5.7

3.2- 9.9

9.5

6.2-14.3

$35,000- 49,999

333

23.2

18.5-28.6

25.3

20.1-31.3

31.2

25.4-37.6

8.7

5.4-13.7

11.8

8.3-16.4

$50,000-74,999

379

21.1

16.8-26.2

108

27.0

22.1-32.5

27.2

22.1-33.0

12.8

9.3-17.4

11.9

8.3-16.6

$75,000+

558

176

27.8

23.8-32.2

146

28.9

24.5-33.7

131

22.7

18.9-26.9

11.1

8.3-14.6

9.5

7.0-12.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

749

173

23.9

20.1-28.1

184

25.1

21.2-29.4

218

28.9

25.0-33.1

10.5

8.0-13.6

11.7

9.3-14.5

1,559

403

24.0

21.6-26.6

391

24.9

22.4-27.7

466

29.8

27.1-32.7

142

9.9

8.2-11.8

157

11.4

9.5-13.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

889

246

26.5

23.2-30.1

246

28.5

24.9-32.4

245

27.5

24.1-31.2

8.5

6.5-11.0

9.0

6.9-11.7

Non-Veteran

1,434

334

22.7

20.2-25.5

335

23.4

20.8-26.2

442

30.5

27.6-33.5

146

10.8

9.0-12.9

177

12.6

10.7-14.8

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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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