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

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	3,924	2,006	46.2	44.3-48.1	385	9.5	8.4-10.6	123	3.1	2.5- 3.8	166	4.0	3.3- 4.9	1,244	37.2	35.2-39.2
-Eastern NC	1,261	643	46.2	42.9-49.6	141	10.7	8.9-12.9	40	3.1	2.2- 4.4	55	3.8	2.8- 5.2	382	36.2	32.9-39.6
RACE
White	932	480	46.1	42.4-50.0	108	10.9	8.8-13.4	35	4.1	2.8- 5.9	43	4.1	2.8- 5.8	266	34.8	31.1-38.8
African American	237	122	50.5	42.7-58.2	28	12.7	8.3-19.0	4	1.1	0.4- 3.2	9	3.9	1.9- 7.8	74	31.8	25.1-39.4
Other Minorities	85	36	34.0	22.9-47.1	5	4.8	1.7-12.7	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	3	1.8	0.5- 5.9	40	58.8	45.7-70.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	11	22.5	11.2-40.2	3	5.2	1.6-15.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.8	3.0-23.3	24	63.4	46.0-77.9
Non-Hispanic	1,217	631	47.7	44.3-51.1	138	11.1	9.1-13.3	40	3.3	2.3- 4.7	50	3.5	2.5- 4.8	358	34.5	31.2-37.9
AGE
40-44	152	31	22.0	14.8-31.4	13	8.3	4.7-14.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.2	5	2.8	1.0- 7.6	99	64.6	55.1-73.0
45-54	335	121	34.5	28.8-40.6	43	12.2	8.7-17.0	10	3.2	1.6- 6.3	9	2.6	1.2- 5.2	152	47.5	41.2-53.9
55-64	362	211	57.9	51.8-63.8	38	9.3	6.6-13.0	16	4.0	2.4- 6.7	22	5.4	3.2- 8.9	75	23.4	18.4-29.3
65-74	250	169	68.1	61.2-74.4	31	12.5	8.6-17.7	8	3.1	1.4- 6.7	11	4.7	2.3- 9.2	31	11.6	7.7-17.3
75+	162	111	69.9	61.2-77.4	16	11.4	6.5-19.3	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	8	4.2	2.0- 8.5	25	12.8	8.2-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	216	93	37.9	30.5-46.0	21	9.5	5.7-15.3	4	1.8	0.6- 5.0	11	4.0	2.0- 7.7	87	46.8	38.6-55.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	392	185	41.1	35.3-47.2	49	12.0	8.8-16.3	11	2.2	1.1- 4.0	17	4.3	2.4- 7.5	130	40.4	34.4-46.8
Some Post-H.S.	271	146	50.2	43.0-57.4	25	8.2	5.1-12.9	9	4.2	2.0- 8.8	10	3.5	1.7- 7.2	81	33.9	27.3-41.3
College Graduate	380	218	53.7	47.8-59.5	46	12.0	8.7-16.5	16	4.1	2.4- 6.8	17	3.4	2.0- 5.8	83	26.8	21.6-32.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	47	33.7	23.9-45.1	9	11.0	5.2-22.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	6	4.4	1.7-11.0	50	49.6	38.1-61.1
$15,000- 24,999	178	85	37.5	29.6-46.1	20	10.6	6.3-17.3	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1	5	2.5	1.0- 6.3	63	46.9	37.9-56.1
$25,000- 34,999	164	79	44.0	34.9-53.6	12	7.5	4.0-13.4	3	2.7	0.7-10.1	10	4.4	2.2- 8.9	60	41.3	32.0-51.3
$35,000- 49,999	192	102	50.2	41.3-59.1	26	12.0	7.6-18.4	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	11	4.7	2.3- 9.7	48	31.2	23.2-40.5
$50,000-74,999	192	91	45.5	37.4-53.8	32	15.0	10.3-21.4	12	5.9	3.1-11.1	8	3.1	1.4- 6.7	49	30.5	23.0-39.2
$75,000+	278	161	55.0	48.1-61.7	31	9.9	6.7-14.6	7	2.7	1.2- 5.9	8	2.5	1.1- 5.3	71	29.9	23.8-36.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	555	289	47.4	42.5-52.5	58	10.1	7.5-13.3	14	2.7	1.5- 4.8	30	4.4	2.9- 6.6	164	35.5	30.6-40.7
No	677	339	45.1	40.6-49.7	79	11.0	8.6-14.1	26	3.6	2.3- 5.5	25	3.5	2.2- 5.6	208	36.7	32.3-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	585	362	58.8	53.7-63.6	70	11.4	8.7-14.7	14	2.6	1.4- 4.7	30	5.1	3.3- 7.8	109	22.2	18.0-27.0
Non-Veteran	674	280	37.1	32.9-41.5	71	10.2	7.8-13.3	25	3.4	2.2- 5.3	25	2.8	1.8- 4.5	273	46.4	41.9-51.0

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,924

2,006

46.2

44.3-48.1

385

9.5

8.4-10.6

123

3.1

2.5- 3.8

166

4.0

3.3- 4.9

1,244

37.2

35.2-39.2

-Eastern NC

1,261

643

46.2

42.9-49.6

141

10.7

8.9-12.9

3.1

2.2- 4.4

3.8

2.8- 5.2

382

36.2

32.9-39.6

RACE

White

932

480

46.1

42.4-50.0

108

10.9

8.8-13.4

4.1

2.8- 5.9

4.1

2.8- 5.8

266

34.8

31.1-38.8

African American

237

122

50.5

42.7-58.2

12.7

8.3-19.0

1.1

0.4- 3.2

3.9

1.9- 7.8

31.8

25.1-39.4

Other Minorities

34.0

22.9-47.1

4.8

1.7-12.7

0.6

0.1- 3.9

1.8

0.5- 5.9

58.8

45.7-70.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.5

11.2-40.2

5.2

1.6-15.4

0.0

. - .

8.8

3.0-23.3

63.4

46.0-77.9

Non-Hispanic

1,217

631

47.7

44.3-51.1

138

11.1

9.1-13.3

3.3

2.3- 4.7

3.5

2.5- 4.8

358

34.5

31.2-37.9

AGE

40-44

152

22.0

14.8-31.4

8.3

4.7-14.3

2.3

0.7- 7.2

2.8

1.0- 7.6

64.6

55.1-73.0

45-54

335

121

34.5

28.8-40.6

12.2

8.7-17.0

3.2

1.6- 6.3

2.6

1.2- 5.2

152

47.5

41.2-53.9

55-64

362

211

57.9

51.8-63.8

9.3

6.6-13.0

4.0

2.4- 6.7

5.4

3.2- 8.9

23.4

18.4-29.3

65-74

250

169

68.1

61.2-74.4

12.5

8.6-17.7

3.1

1.4- 6.7

4.7

2.3- 9.2

11.6

7.7-17.3

75+

162

111

69.9

61.2-77.4

11.4

6.5-19.3

1.7

0.4- 6.7

4.2

2.0- 8.5

12.8

8.2-19.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

216

37.9

30.5-46.0

9.5

5.7-15.3

1.8

0.6- 5.0

4.0

2.0- 7.7

46.8

38.6-55.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

392

185

41.1

35.3-47.2

12.0

8.8-16.3

2.2

1.1- 4.0

4.3

2.4- 7.5

130

40.4

34.4-46.8

Some Post-H.S.

271

146

50.2

43.0-57.4

8.2

5.1-12.9

4.2

2.0- 8.8

3.5

1.7- 7.2

33.9

27.3-41.3

College Graduate

380

218

53.7

47.8-59.5

12.0

8.7-16.5

4.1

2.4- 6.8

3.4

2.0- 5.8

26.8

21.6-32.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

33.7

23.9-45.1

11.0

5.2-22.0

1.3

0.2- 8.6

4.4

1.7-11.0

49.6

38.1-61.1

$15,000- 24,999

178

37.5

29.6-46.1

10.6

6.3-17.3

2.4

0.9- 6.1

2.5

1.0- 6.3

46.9

37.9-56.1

$25,000- 34,999

164

44.0

34.9-53.6

7.5

4.0-13.4

2.7

0.7-10.1

4.4

2.2- 8.9

41.3

32.0-51.3

$35,000- 49,999

192

102

50.2

41.3-59.1

12.0

7.6-18.4

1.8

0.7- 4.5

4.7

2.3- 9.7

31.2

23.2-40.5

$50,000-74,999

192

45.5

37.4-53.8

15.0

10.3-21.4

5.9

3.1-11.1

3.1

1.4- 6.7

30.5

23.0-39.2

$75,000+

278

161

55.0

48.1-61.7

9.9

6.7-14.6

2.7

1.2- 5.9

2.5

1.1- 5.3

29.9

23.8-36.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

555

289

47.4

42.5-52.5

10.1

7.5-13.3

2.7

1.5- 4.8

4.4

2.9- 6.6

164

35.5

30.6-40.7

677

339

45.1

40.6-49.7

11.0

8.6-14.1

3.6

2.3- 5.5

3.5

2.2- 5.6

208

36.7

32.3-41.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

585

362

58.8

53.7-63.6

11.4

8.7-14.7

2.6

1.4- 4.7

5.1

3.3- 7.8

109

22.2

18.0-27.0

Non-Veteran

674

280

37.1

32.9-41.5

10.2

7.8-13.3

3.4

2.2- 5.3

2.8

1.8- 4.5

273

46.4

41.9-51.0

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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported having a PSA test 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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