BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
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
-Eastern NC	1,338	661	48.1	44.8-51.4	195	14.0	12.0-16.4	62	4.4	3.3- 6.0	171	13.2	11.1-15.6	249	20.2	17.7-23.0
RACE
White	990	499	49.3	45.6-53.1	152	15.2	12.7-18.0	53	5.2	3.8- 7.2	128	14.0	11.5-17.0	158	16.2	13.7-19.2
African American	252	123	47.7	40.3-55.2	34	13.3	9.1-19.0	6	2.8	0.9- 7.9	30	11.8	7.9-17.3	59	24.5	18.6-31.5
Other Minorities	89	33	36.0	24.4-49.6	9	7.7	3.6-15.4	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7	13	11.3	5.9-20.3	31	42.7	30.3-56.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	14	36.3	21.2-54.5	6	8.6	3.5-19.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.6	1.7-12.3	21	50.5	33.9-67.0
Non-Hispanic	1,292	646	48.8	45.5-52.1	189	14.4	12.2-16.8	62	4.7	3.5- 6.4	167	13.8	11.6-16.3	228	18.4	15.9-21.1
AGE
40-44	160	52	35.1	26.7-44.5	17	11.3	6.8-18.3	6	3.9	1.7- 8.9	21	12.0	7.5-18.7	64	37.7	29.5-46.6
45-54	357	138	37.9	32.2-44.1	61	17.1	13.0-22.2	17	5.3	3.1- 9.1	54	15.9	11.8-21.1	87	23.7	18.9-29.3
55-64	380	218	60.2	54.4-65.8	48	11.9	8.7-15.9	18	4.1	2.4- 6.9	46	11.2	8.1-15.2	50	12.7	9.3-17.1
65-74	267	152	56.9	50.0-63.5	46	17.0	12.5-22.7	13	3.4	1.8- 6.5	30	12.7	8.5-18.5	26	10.0	6.5-15.0
75+	174	101	61.0	52.4-68.9	23	10.6	6.8-16.2	8	4.8	2.3- 9.7	20	12.9	7.8-20.4	22	10.8	6.8-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	96	37.5	30.2-45.5	30	10.0	6.6-14.8	8	3.1	1.4- 6.8	33	15.7	10.5-22.6	64	33.7	26.2-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	415	190	45.1	39.1-51.1	62	13.9	10.5-18.2	17	3.9	2.2- 6.8	59	14.4	10.7-19.1	87	22.7	18.1-28.2
Some Post-H.S.	293	155	52.6	45.7-59.5	39	13.8	9.6-19.4	16	5.1	2.6- 9.8	36	12.5	8.6-17.9	47	16.0	11.5-21.7
College Graduate	398	220	54.0	48.3-59.7	64	16.8	12.8-21.7	21	5.2	3.3- 8.2	43	11.0	7.9-15.2	50	13.0	9.6-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	51	32.3	23.2-43.0	14	13.3	6.8-24.4	6	7.2	2.7-18.1	18	19.6	12.0-30.3	37	27.5	19.3-37.7
$15,000- 24,999	190	78	36.0	28.2-44.5	29	12.4	8.2-18.4	9	3.1	1.5- 6.5	24	11.2	7.0-17.5	50	37.3	28.7-46.7
$25,000- 34,999	176	85	45.8	36.8-55.1	24	12.7	8.1-19.4	8	5.2	2.1-12.1	30	16.5	10.8-24.5	29	19.7	13.0-28.8
$35,000- 49,999	205	117	59.2	50.7-67.2	20	9.0	5.4-14.7	7	3.1	1.2- 7.9	29	14.3	9.3-21.2	32	14.5	9.7-20.9
$50,000-74,999	200	100	50.9	42.8-59.0	39	18.3	13.1-25.0	8	2.7	1.3- 5.8	23	13.2	8.2-20.8	30	14.9	10.0-21.5
$75,000+	287	163	55.5	48.7-62.1	44	15.3	11.0-20.9	18	6.6	3.9-10.8	29	9.4	6.3-13.9	33	13.2	9.0-18.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	599	293	48.8	43.9-53.6	90	13.7	10.9-17.2	26	4.3	2.6- 7.0	82	15.3	11.9-19.3	108	18.0	14.6-21.9
No	709	353	47.5	43.1-52.1	100	14.1	11.3-17.4	36	4.8	3.3- 6.9	88	11.8	9.4-14.8	132	21.8	18.1-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	620	373	60.0	55.2-64.7	81	12.1	9.4-15.3	28	4.4	2.8- 6.8	75	13.1	10.0-16.9	63	10.4	7.8-13.8
Non-Veteran	716	288	39.3	35.0-43.7	114	15.5	12.6-18.9	33	4.4	2.9- 6.6	96	13.3	10.7-16.6	185	27.5	23.7-31.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

-Eastern NC

1,338

661

48.1

44.8-51.4

195

14.0

12.0-16.4

4.4

3.3- 6.0

171

13.2

11.1-15.6

249

20.2

17.7-23.0

RACE

White

990

499

49.3

45.6-53.1

152

15.2

12.7-18.0

5.2

3.8- 7.2

128

14.0

11.5-17.0

158

16.2

13.7-19.2

African American

252

123

47.7

40.3-55.2

13.3

9.1-19.0

2.8

0.9- 7.9

11.8

7.9-17.3

24.5

18.6-31.5

Other Minorities

36.0

24.4-49.6

7.7

3.6-15.4

2.3

0.6- 8.7

11.3

5.9-20.3

42.7

30.3-56.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.3

21.2-54.5

8.6

3.5-19.5

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.7-12.3

50.5

33.9-67.0

Non-Hispanic

1,292

646

48.8

45.5-52.1

189

14.4

12.2-16.8

4.7

3.5- 6.4

167

13.8

11.6-16.3

228

18.4

15.9-21.1

AGE

40-44

160

35.1

26.7-44.5

11.3

6.8-18.3

3.9

1.7- 8.9

12.0

7.5-18.7

37.7

29.5-46.6

45-54

357

138

37.9

32.2-44.1

17.1

13.0-22.2

5.3

3.1- 9.1

15.9

11.8-21.1

23.7

18.9-29.3

55-64

380

218

60.2

54.4-65.8

11.9

8.7-15.9

4.1

2.4- 6.9

11.2

8.1-15.2

12.7

9.3-17.1

65-74

267

152

56.9

50.0-63.5

17.0

12.5-22.7

3.4

1.8- 6.5

12.7

8.5-18.5

10.0

6.5-15.0

75+

174

101

61.0

52.4-68.9

10.6

6.8-16.2

4.8

2.3- 9.7

12.9

7.8-20.4

10.8

6.8-16.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

231

37.5

30.2-45.5

10.0

6.6-14.8

3.1

1.4- 6.8

15.7

10.5-22.6

33.7

26.2-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

415

190

45.1

39.1-51.1

13.9

10.5-18.2

3.9

2.2- 6.8

14.4

10.7-19.1

22.7

18.1-28.2

Some Post-H.S.

293

155

52.6

45.7-59.5

13.8

9.6-19.4

5.1

2.6- 9.8

12.5

8.6-17.9

16.0

11.5-21.7

College Graduate

398

220

54.0

48.3-59.7

16.8

12.8-21.7

5.2

3.3- 8.2

11.0

7.9-15.2

13.0

9.6-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

32.3

23.2-43.0

13.3

6.8-24.4

7.2

2.7-18.1

19.6

12.0-30.3

27.5

19.3-37.7

$15,000- 24,999

190

36.0

28.2-44.5

12.4

8.2-18.4

3.1

1.5- 6.5

11.2

7.0-17.5

37.3

28.7-46.7

$25,000- 34,999

176

45.8

36.8-55.1

12.7

8.1-19.4

5.2

2.1-12.1

16.5

10.8-24.5

19.7

13.0-28.8

$35,000- 49,999

205

117

59.2

50.7-67.2

9.0

5.4-14.7

3.1

1.2- 7.9

14.3

9.3-21.2

14.5

9.7-20.9

$50,000-74,999

200

100

50.9

42.8-59.0

18.3

13.1-25.0

2.7

1.3- 5.8

13.2

8.2-20.8

14.9

10.0-21.5

$75,000+

287

163

55.5

48.7-62.1

15.3

11.0-20.9

6.6

3.9-10.8

9.4

6.3-13.9

13.2

9.0-18.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

599

293

48.8

43.9-53.6

13.7

10.9-17.2

4.3

2.6- 7.0

15.3

11.9-19.3

108

18.0

14.6-21.9

709

353

47.5

43.1-52.1

100

14.1

11.3-17.4

4.8

3.3- 6.9

11.8

9.4-14.8

132

21.8

18.1-25.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

620

373

60.0

55.2-64.7

12.1

9.4-15.3

4.4

2.8- 6.8

13.1

10.0-16.9

10.4

7.8-13.8

Non-Veteran

716

288

39.3

35.0-43.7

114

15.5

12.6-18.9

4.4

2.9- 6.6

13.3

10.7-16.6

185

27.5

23.7-31.7

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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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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