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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Prostate Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,164 2,110 48.3 46.4-50.2 568 13.6 12.4-14.9 211 5.1 4.4- 6.0 494 11.9 10.7-13.2 781 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Buncombe County 96 45 42.4 32.0-53.5 17 16.8 10.2-26.4 2 1.7 0.3- 7.6 15 16.3 9.3-26.8 17 22.9 14.3-34.5
RACE
White 88 40 40.9 30.3-52.5 17 18.7 11.4-29.0 2 1.9 0.4- 8.4 13 16.3 9.0-27.8 16 22.2 13.7-33.9
Other 6 3 46.4 12.3-84.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 18.7 3.8-57.4 1 34.9 5.7-82.6
AGE
18-44 11 3 22.8 6.7-54.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.9 0.8-33.2 7 71.3 40.4-90.1
45+ 85 42 45.5 34.2-57.3 17 19.5 11.9-30.3 2 1.9 0.4- 8.8 14 17.9 10.1-29.7 10 15.1 7.9-27.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 35 12 25.4 13.2-43.4 5 15.6 6.1-34.4 2 4.8 1.0-20.0 6 13.2 5.5-28.4 10 40.9 23.3-61.2
Some College + 61 33 51.6 38.0-64.9 12 17.5 9.6-29.6 0 0.0 . - . 9 17.9 8.9-32.6 7 13.1 6.2-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 46 18 30.2 18.3-45.5 10 20.9 10.9-36.2 2 3.5 0.7-15.4 8 17.0 8.1-32.1 8 28.4 14.9-47.4
$50,000+ 35 18 51.7 34.3-68.7 6 15.3 6.5-32.0 0 0.0 . - . 5 17.3 6.8-37.6 6 15.7 6.8-31.9

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*This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^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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