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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	473	113	23.2	19.1-27.9	116	25.1	20.7-30.0	140	27.2	22.8-32.1	49	13.6	9.8-18.5	55	10.9	8.0-14.6
GENDER
Male	473	113	23.2	19.1-27.9	116	25.1	20.7-30.0	140	27.2	22.8-32.1	49	13.6	9.8-18.5	55	10.9	8.0-14.6
RACE
White	436	100	22.3	18.1-27.0	110	26.7	22.1-31.9	130	26.9	22.5-31.8	44	12.5	9.1-16.9	52	11.7	8.6-15.7
African American	16	5	26.8	9.6-55.8	2	12.0	2.3-43.7	4	40.5	14.6-73.0	3	13.1	3.8-36.3	2	7.7	1.7-29.2
Other Minorities	21	8	36.5	14.7-65.6	4	7.9	2.5-22.6	6	22.1	7.7-49.3	2	32.9	8.6-72.0	1	0.5	0.1- 4.0
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	466	111	23.5	19.3-28.2	115	25.5	21.1-30.5	139	27.6	23.2-32.5	47	12.2	8.9-16.4	54	11.2	8.2-15.0
AGE
35-44	63	6	8.1	3.4-18.2	12	16.2	8.5-28.5	16	21.2	12.1-34.3	12	30.8	17.6-48.1	17	23.8	14.0-37.5
45-54	94	19	19.5	12.0-30.1	23	25.0	16.1-36.6	33	35.5	24.8-47.7	8	9.2	4.4-18.2	11	10.9	5.5-20.6
55-64	143	40	24.9	17.8-33.7	46	37.0	28.1-46.8	37	23.3	16.5-31.8	11	9.7	5.3-17.0	9	5.2	2.5-10.4
65-74	99	26	29.3	20.0-40.6	23	22.3	14.7-32.3	31	32.8	23.3-44.0	10	8.9	4.6-16.6	9	6.7	3.2-13.5
75+	74	22	40.3	27.8-54.2	12	15.1	8.4-25.7	23	23.5	14.9-35.0	8	10.8	5.2-21.1	9	10.3	5.1-19.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	87	12	13.0	6.7-23.7	12	14.8	7.7-26.8	30	30.1	20.5-42.0	10	17.8	8.1-34.7	23	24.2	15.2-36.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	28	22.1	15.0-31.3	32	26.5	18.3-36.7	41	26.7	18.9-36.4	19	15.7	9.4-25.3	12	9.0	4.5-17.0
Some Post-H.S.	110	27	26.4	17.9-37.0	29	26.0	17.8-36.2	35	28.0	19.3-38.8	9	11.0	5.7-20.4	10	8.6	4.4-16.2
College Graduate	143	46	29.3	21.6-38.3	43	30.5	22.6-39.9	34	25.0	17.6-34.3	10	10.1	5.2-18.7	10	5.1	2.4-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	12	24.6	13.4-40.7	7	19.4	8.9-37.1	18	27.7	16.9-42.0	7	17.9	8.5-34.0	7	10.4	4.0-24.7
$15,000- 24,999	91	20	23.7	14.8-35.7	21	20.5	12.5-31.7	27	24.5	15.7-36.1	9	13.5	5.2-30.6	14	17.9	10.0-30.1
$25,000- 34,999	59	7	11.4	5.1-23.6	14	21.9	12.4-35.9	20	28.4	17.9-42.0	8	21.2	10.5-38.4	10	17.0	8.6-30.8
$35,000- 49,999	73	14	14.2	7.6-25.0	21	28.6	18.0-42.2	22	31.7	20.7-45.2	8	15.6	7.3-30.1	8	9.9	4.7-19.8
$50,000-74,999	66	15	25.0	15.1-38.6	19	25.4	15.8-38.3	23	33.5	21.7-47.9	5	9.8	3.9-22.6	4	6.2	2.1-17.2
$75,000+	70	24	31.2	20.5-44.4	20	32.3	20.9-46.1	17	23.7	14.2-36.8	7	12.2	5.7-24.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	188	51	27.2	20.4-35.3	42	23.8	17.2-31.9	51	23.2	17.0-30.8	18	12.7	6.8-22.5	26	13.2	8.4-20.1
No	283	62	21.0	16.1-26.9	73	25.3	19.9-31.5	88	29.8	24.0-36.3	31	14.3	9.9-20.4	29	9.6	6.3-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	213	62	31.1	24.3-38.8	61	31.4	24.4-39.3	60	23.6	18.0-30.4	15	7.7	4.3-13.3	15	6.2	3.5-10.7
Non-Veteran	260	51	17.2	12.7-23.0	55	20.2	15.2-26.4	80	29.9	23.7-37.0	34	18.1	12.4-25.8	40	14.5	10.1-20.3

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

-Western NC

473

113

23.2

19.1-27.9

116

25.1

20.7-30.0

140

27.2

22.8-32.1

13.6

9.8-18.5

10.9

8.0-14.6

GENDER

Male

473

113

23.2

19.1-27.9

116

25.1

20.7-30.0

140

27.2

22.8-32.1

13.6

9.8-18.5

10.9

8.0-14.6

RACE

White

436

100

22.3

18.1-27.0

110

26.7

22.1-31.9

130

26.9

22.5-31.8

12.5

9.1-16.9

11.7

8.6-15.7

African American

26.8

9.6-55.8

12.0

2.3-43.7

40.5

14.6-73.0

13.1

3.8-36.3

7.7

1.7-29.2

Other Minorities

36.5

14.7-65.6

7.9

2.5-22.6

22.1

7.7-49.3

32.9

8.6-72.0

0.5

0.1- 4.0

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

466

111

23.5

19.3-28.2

115

25.5

21.1-30.5

139

27.6

23.2-32.5

12.2

8.9-16.4

11.2

8.2-15.0

AGE

35-44

8.1

3.4-18.2

16.2

8.5-28.5

21.2

12.1-34.3

30.8

17.6-48.1

23.8

14.0-37.5

45-54

19.5

12.0-30.1

25.0

16.1-36.6

35.5

24.8-47.7

9.2

4.4-18.2

10.9

5.5-20.6

55-64

143

24.9

17.8-33.7

37.0

28.1-46.8

23.3

16.5-31.8

9.7

5.3-17.0

5.2

2.5-10.4

65-74

29.3

20.0-40.6

22.3

14.7-32.3

32.8

23.3-44.0

8.9

4.6-16.6

6.7

3.2-13.5

75+

40.3

27.8-54.2

15.1

8.4-25.7

23.5

14.9-35.0

10.8

5.2-21.1

10.3

5.1-19.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.0

6.7-23.7

14.8

7.7-26.8

30.1

20.5-42.0

17.8

8.1-34.7

24.2

15.2-36.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

22.1

15.0-31.3

26.5

18.3-36.7

26.7

18.9-36.4

15.7

9.4-25.3

9.0

4.5-17.0

Some Post-H.S.

110

26.4

17.9-37.0

26.0

17.8-36.2

28.0

19.3-38.8

11.0

5.7-20.4

8.6

4.4-16.2

College Graduate

143

29.3

21.6-38.3

30.5

22.6-39.9

25.0

17.6-34.3

10.1

5.2-18.7

5.1

2.4-10.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

24.6

13.4-40.7

19.4

8.9-37.1

27.7

16.9-42.0

17.9

8.5-34.0

10.4

4.0-24.7

$15,000- 24,999

23.7

14.8-35.7

20.5

12.5-31.7

24.5

15.7-36.1

13.5

5.2-30.6

17.9

10.0-30.1

$25,000- 34,999

11.4

5.1-23.6

21.9

12.4-35.9

28.4

17.9-42.0

21.2

10.5-38.4

17.0

8.6-30.8

$35,000- 49,999

14.2

7.6-25.0

28.6

18.0-42.2

31.7

20.7-45.2

15.6

7.3-30.1

9.9

4.7-19.8

$50,000-74,999

25.0

15.1-38.6

25.4

15.8-38.3

33.5

21.7-47.9

9.8

3.9-22.6

6.2

2.1-17.2

$75,000+

31.2

20.5-44.4

32.3

20.9-46.1

23.7

14.2-36.8

12.2

5.7-24.5

0.5

0.1- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

188

27.2

20.4-35.3

23.8

17.2-31.9

23.2

17.0-30.8

12.7

6.8-22.5

13.2

8.4-20.1

283

21.0

16.1-26.9

25.3

19.9-31.5

29.8

24.0-36.3

14.3

9.9-20.4

9.6

6.3-14.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

213

31.1

24.3-38.8

31.4

24.4-39.3

23.6

18.0-30.4

7.7

4.3-13.3

6.2

3.5-10.7

Non-Veteran

260

17.2

12.7-23.0

20.2

15.2-26.4

29.9

23.7-37.0

18.1

12.4-25.8

14.5

10.1-20.3

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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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