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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln Counties

Prostate Cancer Screening

A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size,
shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,210 3,429 79.0 77.4-80.6 781 21.0 19.4-22.6
-Alex./Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln 113 89 78.6 68.0-86.3 24 21.4 13.7-32.0
RACE
White 100 79 81.0 71.1-88.0 21 19.0 12.0-28.9
Other 13 10 66.8 31.8-89.6 3 33.2 10.4-68.2
AGE
18-44 13 9 63.2 31.4-86.5 4 36.8 13.5-68.6
45+ 100 80 81.9 72.0-88.8 20 18.1 11.2-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 65 46 71.1 56.1-82.5 19 28.9 17.5-43.9
Some College + 48 43 90.4 78.0-96.2 5 9.6 3.8-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 70 54 74.7 59.5-85.6 16 25.3 14.4-40.5
$50,000+ 29 26 90.3 73.2-96.9 3 9.7 3.1-26.8

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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.


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