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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Chatham/Lee/Moore Counties

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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore 118 71 55.2 44.7-65.2 7 6.2 2.5-14.2 8 6.5 3.0-13.4 13 11.4 6.1-20.2 19 20.7 13.1-31.3
RACE
White 106 67 59.6 48.3-69.9 5 5.6 1.9-15.2 8 7.5 3.5-15.4 11 9.8 5.0-18.4 15 17.4 10.2-28.2
Other 12 4 26.7 9.1-57.0 2 9.6 2.2-33.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 21.6 5.1-58.7 4 42.1 16.5-72.8
AGE
18-44 9 3 33.1 10.5-67.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.1 0.8-34.4 1 14.7 2.1-58.5 4 46.1 17.7-77.2
45+ 109 68 58.7 47.7-68.9 7 7.1 2.9-16.3 7 6.6 2.9-14.3 12 10.9 5.8-19.6 15 16.7 9.8-27.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 48 24 42.8 28.2-58.9 4 5.7 2.0-14.8 4 8.7 3.2-21.6 7 14.7 6.2-30.8 9 28.2 14.9-46.8
Some College + 69 47 64.4 50.2-76.4 2 5.3 1.1-21.4 4 5.1 1.5-15.4 6 9.3 3.8-21.4 10 15.9 8.2-28.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 47 28 50.0 34.2-65.8 3 4.9 1.5-14.7 1 2.3 0.3-14.6 5 17.3 6.9-37.3 10 25.5 13.5-43.0
$50,000+ 59 38 60.5 45.4-73.9 2 5.9 1.3-23.6 7 10.8 4.7-22.9 7 9.1 4.1-18.9 5 13.7 5.6-29.7

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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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