BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,254	233	4.5	3.9- 5.3	4,021	95.5	94.7-96.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	122	8	5.9	2.6-12.8	114	94.1	87.2-97.4
Buncombe	100	6	6.1	2.7-13.0	94	93.9	87.0-97.3
Cabarrus	105	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	103	98.7	95.0-99.7
Catawba	122	7	4.1	1.8- 8.8	115	95.9	91.2-98.2
Cumberland	93	4	2.3	0.8- 6.2	89	97.7	93.8-99.2
Davidson	126	8	4.7	2.3- 9.5	118	95.3	90.5-97.7
Durham	103	7	7.9	3.6-16.4	96	92.1	83.6-96.4
Forsyth	122	10	6.1	3.2-11.3	112	93.9	88.7-96.8
Gaston	112	5	3.1	1.1- 8.4	107	96.9	91.6-98.9
Guilford	137	6	3.6	1.6- 7.9	131	96.4	92.1-98.4
Iredell	122	7	4.2	2.0- 8.8	115	95.8	91.2-98.0
Johnston	126	7	4.0	1.8- 8.4	119	96.0	91.6-98.2
Mecklenburg	190	11	4.4	2.3- 8.3	179	95.6	91.7-97.7
New Hanover	98	10	8.1	4.3-14.8	88	91.9	85.2-95.7
Onslow	99	5	3.5	1.4- 8.3	94	96.5	91.7-98.6
Orange	104	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	102	98.8	95.1-99.7
Pitt	76	8	7.8	3.8-15.3	68	92.2	84.7-96.2
Randolph	116	3	2.0	0.6- 6.7	113	98.0	93.3-99.4
Robeson	114	5	2.6	1.0- 6.5	109	97.4	93.5-99.0
Rowan	136	8	4.8	2.3- 9.8	128	95.2	90.2-97.7
Union	94	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	93	99.5	96.7-99.9
Wake	153	9	4.9	2.5- 9.5	144	95.1	90.5-97.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	118	3	2.1	0.7- 6.5	115	97.9	93.5-99.3
Northeast Partnership II***	147	7	4.4	2.1- 9.2	140	95.6	90.8-97.9
Northeast Partnership I***	132	11	7.7	4.1-14.0	121	92.3	86.0-95.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	114	6	4.7	2.0-10.6	108	95.3	89.4-98.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	116	7	6.1	2.8-13.0	109	93.9	87.0-97.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	130	10	5.6	3.0-10.5	120	94.4	89.5-97.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	109	6	4.7	1.8-11.9	103	95.3	88.1-98.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	122	5	3.7	1.4- 9.3	117	96.3	90.7-98.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	140	10	6.3	3.3-11.7	130	93.7	88.3-96.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	136	6	3.3	1.4- 7.6	130	96.7	92.4-98.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	125	4	2.4	0.9- 6.4	121	97.6	93.6-99.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	114	6	5.1	2.2-11.5	108	94.9	88.5-97.8
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	181	13	5.3	2.8- 9.9	168	94.7	90.1-97.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	316	20	5.5	3.5- 8.7	296	94.5	91.3-96.5
No	3,938	213	4.5	3.8- 5.2	3,725	95.5	94.8-96.2
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,374	85	4.9	3.8- 6.3	1,289	95.1	93.7-96.2
Piedmont	2,390	122	4.4	3.6- 5.4	2,268	95.6	94.6-96.4
Western NC	490	26	4.5	2.9- 7.0	464	95.5	93.0-97.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	281	19	5.5	3.3- 9.1	262	94.5	90.9-96.7
Northwest	915	51	4.3	3.1- 5.8	864	95.7	94.2-96.9
Charlotte	606	25	3.8	2.4- 5.8	581	96.2	94.2-97.6
Greensboro	592	25	3.5	2.2- 5.6	567	96.5	94.4-97.8
Southern Regional	398	19	3.4	2.0- 5.6	379	96.6	94.4-98.0
Coastal	228	23	8.5	5.3-13.5	205	91.5	86.5-94.7
Wake	535	31	5.2	3.4- 7.7	504	94.8	92.3-96.6
Area L	188	11	4.8	2.5- 8.8	177	95.2	91.2-97.5
Eastern	511	29	4.8	3.1- 7.3	482	95.2	92.7-96.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,254

233

4.5

3.9- 5.3

4,021

95.5

94.7-96.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

122

5.9

2.6-12.8

114

94.1

87.2-97.4

Buncombe

100

6.1

2.7-13.0

93.9

87.0-97.3

Cabarrus

105

1.3

0.3- 5.0

103

98.7

95.0-99.7

Catawba

122

4.1

1.8- 8.8

115

95.9

91.2-98.2

Cumberland

2.3

0.8- 6.2

97.7

93.8-99.2

Davidson

126

4.7

2.3- 9.5

118

95.3

90.5-97.7

Durham

103

7.9

3.6-16.4

92.1

83.6-96.4

Forsyth

122

6.1

3.2-11.3

112

93.9

88.7-96.8

Gaston

112

3.1

1.1- 8.4

107

96.9

91.6-98.9

Guilford

137

3.6

1.6- 7.9

131

96.4

92.1-98.4

Iredell

122

4.2

2.0- 8.8

115

95.8

91.2-98.0

Johnston

126

4.0

1.8- 8.4

119

96.0

91.6-98.2

Mecklenburg

190

4.4

2.3- 8.3

179

95.6

91.7-97.7

New Hanover

8.1

4.3-14.8

91.9

85.2-95.7

Onslow

3.5

1.4- 8.3

96.5

91.7-98.6

Orange

104

1.2

0.3- 4.9

102

98.8

95.1-99.7

Pitt

7.8

3.8-15.3

92.2

84.7-96.2

Randolph

116

2.0

0.6- 6.7

113

98.0

93.3-99.4

Robeson

114

2.6

1.0- 6.5

109

97.4

93.5-99.0

Rowan

136

4.8

2.3- 9.8

128

95.2

90.2-97.7

Union

0.5

0.1- 3.3

99.5

96.7-99.9

Wake

153

4.9

2.5- 9.5

144

95.1

90.5-97.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

118

2.1

0.7- 6.5

115

97.9

93.5-99.3

Northeast Partnership II***

147

4.4

2.1- 9.2

140

95.6

90.8-97.9

Northeast Partnership I***

132

7.7

4.1-14.0

121

92.3

86.0-95.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

114

4.7

2.0-10.6

108

95.3

89.4-98.0

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

116

6.1

2.8-13.0

109

93.9

87.0-97.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

130

5.6

3.0-10.5

120

94.4

89.5-97.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

109

4.7

1.8-11.9

103

95.3

88.1-98.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

122

3.7

1.4- 9.3

117

96.3

90.7-98.6

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

140

6.3

3.3-11.7

130

93.7

88.3-96.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

136

3.3

1.4- 7.6

130

96.7

92.4-98.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

125

2.4

0.9- 6.4

121

97.6

93.6-99.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

114

5.1

2.2-11.5

108

94.9

88.5-97.8

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

181

5.3

2.8- 9.9

168

94.7

90.1-97.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

316

5.5

3.5- 8.7

296

94.5

91.3-96.5

3,938

213

4.5

3.8- 5.2

3,725

95.5

94.8-96.2

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,374

4.9

3.8- 6.3

1,289

95.1

93.7-96.2

Piedmont

2,390

122

4.4

3.6- 5.4

2,268

95.6

94.6-96.4

Western NC

490

4.5

2.9- 7.0

464

95.5

93.0-97.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

281

5.5

3.3- 9.1

262

94.5

90.9-96.7

Northwest

915

4.3

3.1- 5.8

864

95.7

94.2-96.9

Charlotte

606

3.8

2.4- 5.8

581

96.2

94.2-97.6

Greensboro

592

3.5

2.2- 5.6

567

96.5

94.4-97.8

Southern Regional

398

3.4

2.0- 5.6

379

96.6

94.4-98.0

Coastal

228

8.5

5.3-13.5

205

91.5

86.5-94.7

Wake

535

5.2

3.4- 7.7

504

94.8

92.3-96.6

Area L

188

4.8

2.5- 8.8

177

95.2

91.2-97.5

Eastern

511

4.8

3.1- 7.3

482

95.2

92.7-96.9

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*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, 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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