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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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
TOTAL	547	269	48.0	42.7-53.3	68	11.9	9.1-15.5	27	5.1	3.3- 7.8	54	9.7	7.1-13.1	129	25.3	21.0-30.2
RACE
African American	547	269	48.0	42.7-53.3	68	11.9	9.1-15.5	27	5.1	3.3- 7.8	54	9.7	7.1-13.1	129	25.3	21.0-30.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	1	23.6	3.4-73.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	39.9	11.3-77.5	2	36.5	8.6-77.7
-English Speaking	5	1	31.6	4.9-80.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	53.4	15.1-88.1	1	15.0	1.9-61.7
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	540	268	48.3	43.0-53.6	68	12.1	9.2-15.6	27	5.2	3.3- 7.9	51	9.5	6.9-12.9	126	25.0	20.7-29.9
AGE
40-44	76	29	36.2	24.5-49.7	9	13.2	6.6-24.6	1	2.2	0.3-13.7	7	7.8	3.5-16.7	30	40.6	28.6-54.0
45-54	166	67	42.5	32.6-52.9	22	11.8	7.3-18.4	9	6.3	3.0-12.8	19	11.7	6.9-19.3	49	27.7	20.1-36.8
55-64	137	67	51.8	41.9-61.6	18	10.9	6.5-17.9	12	7.6	4.0-14.0	13	8.0	4.3-14.5	27	21.6	14.4-31.1
65-74	110	71	63.0	51.8-73.0	15	14.4	8.3-23.7	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	8	8.3	3.9-16.8	15	14.0	7.8-24.0
75+	58	35	58.7	42.7-72.9	4	8.9	2.8-25.2	4	7.4	2.7-18.3	7	12.0	5.1-25.9	8	13.0	4.8-30.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	65	41.2	32.2-50.9	16	10.7	6.3-17.8	5	3.4	1.4- 8.1	16	13.7	8.1-22.2	40	31.0	22.3-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	190	90	47.5	38.7-56.5	24	11.5	7.3-17.8	6	2.4	0.9- 6.0	19	9.6	5.6-16.0	51	28.9	21.6-37.5
Some Post-H.S.	110	57	51.5	39.1-63.7	16	11.8	6.6-20.2	9	8.9	4.2-17.9	10	8.2	3.9-16.6	18	19.6	11.7-30.8
College Graduate	103	56	51.7	40.4-62.8	11	13.7	7.2-24.3	7	7.1	3.1-15.6	9	7.3	3.4-15.3	20	20.1	12.2-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	37	39.2	27.6-52.1	10	12.0	5.5-24.1	7	11.6	4.9-25.1	6	7.7	3.3-16.8	27	29.5	19.6-41.9
$15,000- 24,999	101	47	39.5	28.8-51.4	13	13.6	7.4-23.6	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	7	5.7	2.5-12.5	31	40.3	29.1-52.6
$25,000- 34,999	85	35	40.0	28.2-53.0	13	13.9	7.7-23.8	3	5.5	1.8-15.9	15	19.4	10.8-32.2	19	21.2	12.7-33.2
$35,000- 49,999	89	49	52.3	39.9-64.5	8	6.3	2.8-13.7	3	2.8	0.8- 9.4	11	12.9	6.4-24.4	18	25.6	15.9-38.5
$50,000-74,999	53	32	59.1	43.2-73.3	7	14.8	6.9-29.0	6	12.0	4.8-27.1	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	6	12.7	5.1-28.3
$75,000+	57	40	68.8	51.4-82.1	6	12.0	4.8-27.1	2	3.6	0.9-13.7	3	6.0	1.8-18.4	6	9.6	3.6-23.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	241	113	44.2	37.0-51.6	33	13.7	9.3-19.9	11	5.6	2.8-11.0	24	9.0	5.9-13.5	60	27.4	21.0-35.0
No	288	151	52.7	45.2-60.1	31	10.2	6.9-14.9	15	4.7	2.6- 8.2	27	9.4	5.9-14.5	64	23.0	17.4-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	195	122	60.9	51.8-69.3	21	9.2	5.7-14.4	9	5.2	2.5-10.4	18	8.2	4.9-13.5	25	16.5	10.6-24.7
Non-Veteran	348	145	39.6	33.6-45.9	47	13.8	9.9-18.8	17	5.0	2.9- 8.6	35	10.5	7.1-15.3	104	31.1	25.5-37.4

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

547

269

48.0

42.7-53.3

11.9

9.1-15.5

5.1

3.3- 7.8

9.7

7.1-13.1

129

25.3

21.0-30.2

RACE

African American

547

269

48.0

42.7-53.3

11.9

9.1-15.5

5.1

3.3- 7.8

9.7

7.1-13.1

129

25.3

21.0-30.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.6

3.4-73.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

39.9

11.3-77.5

36.5

8.6-77.7

-English Speaking

31.6

4.9-80.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

53.4

15.1-88.1

15.0

1.9-61.7

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

540

268

48.3

43.0-53.6

12.1

9.2-15.6

5.2

3.3- 7.9

9.5

6.9-12.9

126

25.0

20.7-29.9

AGE

40-44

36.2

24.5-49.7

13.2

6.6-24.6

2.2

0.3-13.7

7.8

3.5-16.7

40.6

28.6-54.0

45-54

166

42.5

32.6-52.9

11.8

7.3-18.4

6.3

3.0-12.8

11.7

6.9-19.3

27.7

20.1-36.8

55-64

137

51.8

41.9-61.6

10.9

6.5-17.9

7.6

4.0-14.0

8.0

4.3-14.5

21.6

14.4-31.1

65-74

110

63.0

51.8-73.0

14.4

8.3-23.7

0.3

0.0- 1.8

8.3

3.9-16.8

14.0

7.8-24.0

75+

58.7

42.7-72.9

8.9

2.8-25.2

7.4

2.7-18.3

12.0

5.1-25.9

13.0

4.8-30.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

41.2

32.2-50.9

10.7

6.3-17.8

3.4

1.4- 8.1

13.7

8.1-22.2

31.0

22.3-41.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

190

47.5

38.7-56.5

11.5

7.3-17.8

2.4

0.9- 6.0

9.6

5.6-16.0

28.9

21.6-37.5

Some Post-H.S.

110

51.5

39.1-63.7

11.8

6.6-20.2

8.9

4.2-17.9

8.2

3.9-16.6

19.6

11.7-30.8

College Graduate

103

51.7

40.4-62.8

13.7

7.2-24.3

7.1

3.1-15.6

7.3

3.4-15.3

20.1

12.2-31.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.2

27.6-52.1

12.0

5.5-24.1

11.6

4.9-25.1

7.7

3.3-16.8

29.5

19.6-41.9

$15,000- 24,999

101

39.5

28.8-51.4

13.6

7.4-23.6

0.9

0.3- 2.8

5.7

2.5-12.5

40.3

29.1-52.6

$25,000- 34,999

40.0

28.2-53.0

13.9

7.7-23.8

5.5

1.8-15.9

19.4

10.8-32.2

21.2

12.7-33.2

$35,000- 49,999

52.3

39.9-64.5

6.3

2.8-13.7

2.8

0.8- 9.4

12.9

6.4-24.4

25.6

15.9-38.5

$50,000-74,999

59.1

43.2-73.3

14.8

6.9-29.0

12.0

4.8-27.1

1.3

0.3- 5.3

12.7

5.1-28.3

$75,000+

68.8

51.4-82.1

12.0

4.8-27.1

3.6

0.9-13.7

6.0

1.8-18.4

9.6

3.6-23.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

241

113

44.2

37.0-51.6

13.7

9.3-19.9

5.6

2.8-11.0

9.0

5.9-13.5

27.4

21.0-35.0

288

151

52.7

45.2-60.1

10.2

6.9-14.9

4.7

2.6- 8.2

9.4

5.9-14.5

23.0

17.4-29.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

195

122

60.9

51.8-69.3

9.2

5.7-14.4

5.2

2.5-10.4

8.2

4.9-13.5

16.5

10.6-24.7

Non-Veteran

348

145

39.6

33.6-45.9

13.8

9.9-18.8

5.0

2.9- 8.6

10.5

7.1-15.3

104

31.1

25.5-37.4

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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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