BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a doctor or other health professional ever talked with you about having any kind of screening test or exam to check for prostate cancer?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,244	2,920	65.4	63.5-67.2	1,324	34.6	32.8-36.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	123	86	68.2	58.5-76.6	37	31.8	23.4-41.5
Buncombe	99	69	65.9	54.2-75.8	30	34.1	24.2-45.8
Cabarrus	105	68	61.4	50.3-71.4	37	38.6	28.6-49.7
Catawba	120	79	60.0	49.7-69.6	41	40.0	30.4-50.3
Cumberland	97	75	74.3	62.3-83.6	22	25.7	16.4-37.7
Davidson	127	84	58.5	48.4-68.0	43	41.5	32.0-51.6
Durham	104	83	75.7	63.8-84.6	21	24.3	15.4-36.2
Forsyth	122	87	64.3	53.5-73.7	35	35.7	26.3-46.5
Gaston	110	72	62.0	51.3-71.6	38	38.0	28.4-48.7
Guilford	138	100	68.1	58.0-76.7	38	31.9	23.3-42.0
Iredell	124	81	62.1	51.9-71.4	43	37.9	28.6-48.1
Johnston	126	88	62.9	50.7-73.7	38	37.1	26.3-49.3
Mecklenburg	190	121	57.5	49.0-65.6	69	42.5	34.4-51.0
New Hanover	99	74	74.0	63.4-82.4	25	26.0	17.6-36.6
Onslow	99	73	72.7	61.1-81.8	26	27.3	18.2-38.9
Orange	101	74	68.6	57.1-78.2	27	31.4	21.8-42.9
Pitt	76	50	60.4	47.4-72.1	26	39.6	27.9-52.6
Randolph	114	73	60.0	49.4-69.6	41	40.0	30.4-50.6
Robeson	115	82	68.1	56.9-77.5	33	31.9	22.5-43.1
Rowan	135	77	54.2	44.7-63.5	58	45.8	36.5-55.3
Union	95	74	72.8	58.1-83.8	21	27.2	16.2-41.9
Wake	154	120	74.3	65.4-81.5	34	25.7	18.5-34.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	115	78	68.3	58.2-77.0	37	31.7	23.0-41.8
Northeast Partnership II***	145	105	66.9	57.1-75.4	40	33.1	24.6-42.9
Northeast Partnership I***	131	101	79.7	71.2-86.1	30	20.3	13.9-28.8
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	114	75	64.9	54.7-74.0	39	35.1	26.0-45.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	116	75	60.3	49.7-69.9	41	39.7	30.1-50.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	131	94	71.4	62.1-79.2	37	28.6	20.8-37.9
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	110	61	52.6	42.2-62.8	49	47.4	37.2-57.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	122	81	64.8	54.3-74.0	41	35.2	26.0-45.7
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	138	99	68.5	59.1-76.6	39	31.5	23.4-40.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	134	89	61.1	51.3-70.1	45	38.9	29.9-48.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	124	80	61.6	51.3-71.0	44	38.4	29.0-48.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	114	78	63.7	52.6-73.6	36	36.3	26.4-47.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	177	114	62.2	52.7-70.8	63	37.8	29.2-47.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	313	228	69.8	63.3-75.5	85	30.2	24.5-36.7
No	3,931	2,692	65.1	63.2-67.0	1,239	34.9	33.0-36.8
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,375	977	68.0	64.9-71.0	398	32.0	29.0-35.1
Piedmont	2,385	1,623	64.7	62.2-67.1	762	35.3	32.9-37.8
Western NC	484	320	63.1	57.5-68.3	164	36.9	31.7-42.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	276	183	63.2	55.7-70.1	93	36.8	29.9-44.3
Northwest	912	595	61.4	57.3-65.3	317	38.6	34.7-42.7
Charlotte	604	407	61.3	56.3-66.2	197	38.7	33.8-43.7
Greensboro	589	403	65.5	60.2-70.4	186	34.5	29.6-39.8
Southern Regional	402	292	68.7	62.7-74.2	110	31.3	25.8-37.3
Coastal	230	171	73.7	66.5-79.9	59	26.3	20.1-33.5
Wake	537	387	70.5	65.3-75.2	150	29.5	24.8-34.7
Area L	187	124	65.6	57.4-73.0	63	34.4	27.0-42.6
Eastern	507	358	66.6	61.3-71.5	149	33.4	28.5-38.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,244

2,920

65.4

63.5-67.2

1,324

34.6

32.8-36.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

123

68.2

58.5-76.6

31.8

23.4-41.5

Buncombe

65.9

54.2-75.8

34.1

24.2-45.8

Cabarrus

105

61.4

50.3-71.4

38.6

28.6-49.7

Catawba

120

60.0

49.7-69.6

40.0

30.4-50.3

Cumberland

74.3

62.3-83.6

25.7

16.4-37.7

Davidson

127

58.5

48.4-68.0

41.5

32.0-51.6

Durham

104

75.7

63.8-84.6

24.3

15.4-36.2

Forsyth

122

64.3

53.5-73.7

35.7

26.3-46.5

Gaston

110

62.0

51.3-71.6

38.0

28.4-48.7

Guilford

138

100

68.1

58.0-76.7

31.9

23.3-42.0

Iredell

124

62.1

51.9-71.4

37.9

28.6-48.1

Johnston

126

62.9

50.7-73.7

37.1

26.3-49.3

Mecklenburg

190

121

57.5

49.0-65.6

42.5

34.4-51.0

New Hanover

74.0

63.4-82.4

26.0

17.6-36.6

Onslow

72.7

61.1-81.8

27.3

18.2-38.9

Orange

101

68.6

57.1-78.2

31.4

21.8-42.9

Pitt

60.4

47.4-72.1

39.6

27.9-52.6

Randolph

114

60.0

49.4-69.6

40.0

30.4-50.6

Robeson

115

68.1

56.9-77.5

31.9

22.5-43.1

Rowan

135

54.2

44.7-63.5

45.8

36.5-55.3

Union

72.8

58.1-83.8

27.2

16.2-41.9

Wake

154

120

74.3

65.4-81.5

25.7

18.5-34.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

115

68.3

58.2-77.0

31.7

23.0-41.8

Northeast Partnership II***

145

105

66.9

57.1-75.4

33.1

24.6-42.9

Northeast Partnership I***

131

101

79.7

71.2-86.1

20.3

13.9-28.8

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

114

64.9

54.7-74.0

35.1

26.0-45.3

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

116

60.3

49.7-69.9

39.7

30.1-50.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

131

71.4

62.1-79.2

28.6

20.8-37.9

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

110

52.6

42.2-62.8

47.4

37.2-57.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

122

64.8

54.3-74.0

35.2

26.0-45.7

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

138

68.5

59.1-76.6

31.5

23.4-40.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

134

61.1

51.3-70.1

38.9

29.9-48.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

124

61.6

51.3-71.0

38.4

29.0-48.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

114

63.7

52.6-73.6

36.3

26.4-47.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

177

114

62.2

52.7-70.8

37.8

29.2-47.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

313

228

69.8

63.3-75.5

30.2

24.5-36.7

3,931

2,692

65.1

63.2-67.0

1,239

34.9

33.0-36.8

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,375

977

68.0

64.9-71.0

398

32.0

29.0-35.1

Piedmont

2,385

1,623

64.7

62.2-67.1

762

35.3

32.9-37.8

Western NC

484

320

63.1

57.5-68.3

164

36.9

31.7-42.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

276

183

63.2

55.7-70.1

36.8

29.9-44.3

Northwest

912

595

61.4

57.3-65.3

317

38.6

34.7-42.7

Charlotte

604

407

61.3

56.3-66.2

197

38.7

33.8-43.7

Greensboro

589

403

65.5

60.2-70.4

186

34.5

29.6-39.8

Southern Regional

402

292

68.7

62.7-74.2

110

31.3

25.8-37.3

Coastal

230

171

73.7

66.5-79.9

26.3

20.1-33.5

Wake

537

387

70.5

65.3-75.2

150

29.5

24.8-34.7

Area L

187

124

65.6

57.4-73.0

34.4

27.0-42.6

Eastern

507

358

66.6

61.3-71.5

149

33.4

28.5-38.7

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^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, Edgecombe, 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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