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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Chatham/Lee/Moore 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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore 121 102 79.6 69.2-87.1 19 20.4 12.9-30.8
RACE
White 109 94 82.9 72.3-90.0 15 17.1 10.0-27.7
Other 12 8 57.9 27.2-83.5 4 42.1 16.5-72.8
AGE
18-44 9 5 53.9 22.8-82.3 4 46.1 17.7-77.2
45+ 112 97 83.6 73.3-90.4 15 16.4 9.6-26.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 49 40 72.1 53.6-85.2 9 27.9 14.8-46.4
Some College + 71 61 84.4 71.9-92.0 10 15.6 8.0-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 49 39 75.2 58.1-86.9 10 24.8 13.1-41.9
$50,000+ 60 55 86.4 70.4-94.4 5 13.6 5.6-29.6

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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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