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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 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 552 423 74.8 70.0-79.1 129 25.2 20.9-30.0
-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance 110 83 74.1 63.7-82.3 27 25.9 17.7-36.3
RACE
White 82 65 78.8 66.9-87.3 17 21.2 12.7-33.1
Other 28 18 63.7 43.2-80.1 10 36.3 19.9-56.8
AGE
18-44 12 10 80.9 46.0-95.4 2 19.1 4.6-54.0
45+ 98 73 72.9 61.8-81.8 25 27.1 18.2-38.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 63 43 66.5 52.3-78.2 20 33.5 21.8-47.7
Some College + 47 40 85.9 71.6-93.6 7 14.1 6.4-28.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 58 43 67.8 52.2-80.2 15 32.2 19.8-47.8
$50,000+ 37 31 89.2 75.6-95.7 6 10.8 4.3-24.4

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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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