BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. <br>Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,969	2,725	63.2	61.2-65.1	1,244	36.8	34.9-38.8
-Eastern NC	1,278	896	64.2	60.8-67.4	382	35.8	32.6-39.2
RACE
White	942	676	65.4	61.5-69.2	266	34.6	30.8-38.5
African American	241	167	68.5	60.9-75.2	74	31.5	24.8-39.1
Other Minorities	88	48	42.6	30.6-55.6	40	57.4	44.4-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	19	36.6	22.1-54.0	24	63.4	46.0-77.9
Non-Hispanic	1,234	876	65.9	62.5-69.1	358	34.1	30.9-37.5
AGE
40-44	153	54	35.7	27.2-45.1	99	64.3	54.9-72.8
45-54	337	185	52.8	46.4-59.1	152	47.2	40.9-53.6
55-64	364	289	76.7	70.8-81.7	75	23.3	18.3-29.2
65-74	256	225	88.6	83.0-92.5	31	11.4	7.5-17.0
75+	168	143	87.7	81.3-92.1	25	12.3	7.9-18.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	222	135	54.1	45.8-62.2	87	45.9	37.8-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	397	267	59.9	53.6-65.9	130	40.1	34.1-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	274	193	66.2	58.9-72.9	81	33.8	27.1-41.1
College Graduate	383	300	73.4	67.5-78.6	83	26.6	21.4-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	67	51.6	40.2-62.9	50	48.4	37.1-59.8
$15,000- 24,999	180	117	53.3	44.2-62.3	63	46.7	37.7-55.8
$25,000- 34,999	166	106	59.2	49.2-68.5	60	40.8	31.5-50.8
$35,000- 49,999	193	145	68.9	59.6-76.9	48	31.1	23.1-40.4
$50,000-74,999	193	144	69.6	60.9-77.1	49	30.4	22.9-39.1
$75,000+	279	208	70.2	63.3-76.3	71	29.8	23.7-36.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	569	405	65.2	60.0-70.0	164	34.8	30.0-40.0
No	680	472	63.4	58.7-67.8	208	36.6	32.2-41.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	593	484	78.1	73.3-82.2	109	21.9	17.8-26.7
Non-Veteran	683	410	53.9	49.4-58.5	273	46.1	41.5-50.6

* 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.

** 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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	3,969	2,725	63.2	61.2-65.1	1,244	36.8	34.9-38.8
-Eastern NC	1,278	896	64.2	60.8-67.4	382	35.8	32.6-39.2
RACE
White	942	676	65.4	61.5-69.2	266	34.6	30.8-38.5
African American	241	167	68.5	60.9-75.2	74	31.5	24.8-39.1
Other Minorities	88	48	42.6	30.6-55.6	40	57.4	44.4-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	19	36.6	22.1-54.0	24	63.4	46.0-77.9
Non-Hispanic	1,234	876	65.9	62.5-69.1	358	34.1	30.9-37.5
AGE
40-44	153	54	35.7	27.2-45.1	99	64.3	54.9-72.8
45-54	337	185	52.8	46.4-59.1	152	47.2	40.9-53.6
55-64	364	289	76.7	70.8-81.7	75	23.3	18.3-29.2
65-74	256	225	88.6	83.0-92.5	31	11.4	7.5-17.0
75+	168	143	87.7	81.3-92.1	25	12.3	7.9-18.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	222	135	54.1	45.8-62.2	87	45.9	37.8-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	397	267	59.9	53.6-65.9	130	40.1	34.1-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	274	193	66.2	58.9-72.9	81	33.8	27.1-41.1
College Graduate	383	300	73.4	67.5-78.6	83	26.6	21.4-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	67	51.6	40.2-62.9	50	48.4	37.1-59.8
$15,000- 24,999	180	117	53.3	44.2-62.3	63	46.7	37.7-55.8
$25,000- 34,999	166	106	59.2	49.2-68.5	60	40.8	31.5-50.8
$35,000- 49,999	193	145	68.9	59.6-76.9	48	31.1	23.1-40.4
$50,000-74,999	193	144	69.6	60.9-77.1	49	30.4	22.9-39.1
$75,000+	279	208	70.2	63.3-76.3	71	29.8	23.7-36.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	569	405	65.2	60.0-70.0	164	34.8	30.0-40.0
No	680	472	63.4	58.7-67.8	208	36.6	32.2-41.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	593	484	78.1	73.3-82.2	109	21.9	17.8-26.7
Non-Veteran	683	410	53.9	49.4-58.5	273	46.1	41.5-50.6

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer.
Have you ever had a PSA test?*