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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 115 | 64 | 49.9 | 39.8-60.0 | 11 | 9.2 | 5.0-16.4 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.0 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.4 | 30 | 34.2 | 24.7-45.3 |
Buncombe | 92 | 47 | 50.3 | 39.2-61.5 | 8 | 8.3 | 3.9-16.9 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 1.0-11.0 | 31 | 36.2 | 25.8-48.0 |
Cabarrus | 96 | 45 | 42.6 | 32.2-53.7 | 13 | 13.8 | 8.0-22.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 7.6 | 3 | 4.4 | 1.3-13.6 | 33 | 37.6 | 27.2-49.3 |
Catawba | 113 | 60 | 43.0 | 33.4-53.1 | 11 | 10.2 | 5.6-18.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.8 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.9 | 34 | 39.0 | 29.0-50.1 |
Cumberland | 86 | 47 | 50.2 | 38.2-62.2 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.3-20.1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.3 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.2-15.8 | 23 | 31.0 | 20.5-43.8 |
Davidson | 118 | 57 | 44.7 | 34.9-54.9 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.7 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.5 | 41 | 39.7 | 30.1-50.0 |
Durham | 96 | 49 | 46.1 | 34.9-57.8 | 13 | 12.3 | 6.8-21.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.0 | 28 | 37.6 | 26.6-50.1 |
Forsyth | 116 | 63 | 44.8 | 34.9-55.1 | 8 | 6.5 | 3.1-13.3 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.3 | 38 | 43.6 | 33.3-54.5 |
Gaston | 104 | 50 | 43.9 | 33.6-54.7 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.7 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.7-11.4 | 8 | 9.1 | 4.4-18.1 | 29 | 32.3 | 23.1-43.1 |
Guilford | 127 | 73 | 53.7 | 42.9-64.1 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.7-15.3 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 | 38 | 35.5 | 25.4-47.1 |
Iredell | 107 | 62 | 49.1 | 38.6-59.7 | 10 | 11.9 | 6.1-21.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.5-12.7 | 29 | 32.5 | 22.8-44.0 |
Johnston | 114 | 48 | 35.3 | 25.2-46.8 | 17 | 15.2 | 8.9-24.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.3 | 42 | 45.5 | 33.6-57.9 |
Mecklenburg | 171 | 87 | 44.2 | 36.0-52.8 | 17 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.2 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 8.2 | 61 | 42.2 | 33.6-51.2 |
New Hanover | 86 | 56 | 61.6 | 49.8-72.1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.4-10.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 9 | 9.2 | 4.7-17.3 | 16 | 23.7 | 14.8-35.7 |
Onslow | 94 | 50 | 52.7 | 40.4-64.7 | 8 | 6.6 | 3.1-13.3 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 9.3 | 28 | 33.5 | 23.0-45.9 |
Orange | 99 | 53 | 47.1 | 36.3-58.2 | 10 | 10.3 | 5.2-19.5 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.5-17.5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.8-10.3 | 29 | 34.2 | 24.2-45.7 |
Pitt | 73 | 35 | 40.4 | 29.2-52.7 | 9 | 12.7 | 6.3-24.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.8 | 27 | 44.7 | 32.4-57.6 |
Randolph | 103 | 42 | 39.0 | 29.1-50.0 | 15 | 12.7 | 7.3-21.3 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 39 | 43.4 | 33.0-54.5 |
Robeson | 101 | 52 | 48.7 | 37.8-59.7 | 14 | 12.9 | 7.5-21.5 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.7-10.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.5 | 27 | 31.5 | 21.7-43.3 |
Rowan | 123 | 63 | 44.3 | 35.0-53.9 | 8 | 7.8 | 3.7-15.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 | 47 | 44.8 | 35.2-54.8 |
Union | 91 | 43 | 37.2 | 25.5-50.5 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.7-14.4 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.1-13.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.5 | 35 | 49.0 | 35.8-62.3 |
Wake | 142 | 80 | 48.1 | 39.1-57.2 | 11 | 10.4 | 5.5-18.8 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.4 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.8 | 37 | 31.3 | 23.2-40.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 105 | 56 | 47.7 | 37.0-58.6 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.5 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.2 | 35 | 41.4 | 30.7-52.9 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 139 | 65 | 38.2 | 30.0-47.2 | 17 | 12.6 | 7.8-19.9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.2 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.5-10.8 | 45 | 41.9 | 32.8-51.5 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 120 | 61 | 53.2 | 43.2-63.0 | 18 | 13.6 | 8.3-21.5 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.0 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.8 | 32 | 25.8 | 18.1-35.4 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 104 | 48 | 43.2 | 33.1-54.0 | 11 | 8.7 | 4.6-15.7 | 5 | 7.8 | 3.1-18.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.3 | 38 | 38.9 | 28.9-49.9 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 108 | 48 | 39.1 | 29.2-49.9 | 12 | 11.3 | 6.0-20.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.0 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.2 | 39 | 42.8 | 32.5-53.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 119 | 65 | 54.1 | 44.2-63.7 | 11 | 8.9 | 4.7-16.1 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.6 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.4 | 34 | 29.4 | 21.1-39.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 102 | 41 | 31.7 | 23.2-41.6 | 8 | 9.4 | 4.6-18.3 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.6 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.3-16.5 | 45 | 50.3 | 39.6-61.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 113 | 58 | 46.0 | 35.9-56.4 | 7 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.4 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.8 | 38 | 42.5 | 32.2-53.5 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 131 | 76 | 55.0 | 45.5-64.2 | 17 | 13.3 | 8.1-20.9 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.5 | 8 | 4.7 | 2.2-10.0 | 26 | 23.8 | 16.2-33.5 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 117 | 45 | 32.8 | 24.4-42.5 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.5 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.7 | 54 | 54.4 | 44.4-64.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 119 | 66 | 51.6 | 41.3-61.7 | 8 | 6.8 | 3.3-13.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.6 | 6 | 7.8 | 2.9-19.2 | 36 | 31.3 | 22.7-41.5 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 108 | 61 | 56.1 | 45.3-66.3 | 9 | 8.5 | 4.2-16.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.5 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.8 | 31 | 30.7 | 21.7-41.6 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 172 | 90 | 47.8 | 38.8-57.0 | 15 | 9.7 | 5.5-16.7 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.1 | 14 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.0 | 49 | 29.4 | 21.2-39.1 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 291 | 141 | 43.3 | 37.1-49.8 | 36 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 92 | 38.3 | 31.9-45.0 |
No | 3,633 | 1,865 | 46.4 | 44.4-48.4 | 349 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.5 | 115 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 152 | 4.1 | 3.3- 4.9 | 1,152 | 37.1 | 35.1-39.2 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,260 | 642 | 46.2 | 42.8-49.5 | 141 | 10.7 | 8.9-12.9 | 40 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.4 | 55 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.2 | 382 | 36.2 | 32.9-39.7 |
Piedmont | 2,204 | 1,119 | 45.2 | 42.6-47.8 | 206 | 9.0 | 7.6-10.6 | 71 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.2 | 84 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 724 | 39.3 | 36.6-42.0 |
Western NC | 460 | 245 | 50.0 | 44.4-55.6 | 38 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.4 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.7 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.9 | 138 | 31.3 | 26.1-36.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 264 | 137 | 48.5 | 41.2-55.9 | 23 | 9.3 | 5.8-14.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.8 | 17 | 7.7 | 4.5-12.8 | 80 | 31.2 | 24.4-38.8 |
Northwest | 842 | 440 | 45.2 | 41.2-49.3 | 67 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 21 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 33 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.7 | 281 | 40.5 | 36.4-44.7 |
Charlotte | 562 | 278 | 45.0 | 40.1-50.0 | 58 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.8 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 | 21 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 | 190 | 39.8 | 34.8-45.0 |
Greensboro | 545 | 272 | 46.8 | 41.2-52.4 | 55 | 9.1 | 6.5-12.6 | 25 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 175 | 38.2 | 32.6-44.1 |
Southern Regional | 363 | 202 | 50.8 | 44.4-57.2 | 39 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.4 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.0 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.0 | 95 | 33.4 | 27.4-40.0 |
Coastal | 206 | 118 | 51.4 | 43.5-59.3 | 18 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.2 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.1 | 15 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.0 | 50 | 30.2 | 22.9-38.6 |
Wake | 495 | 240 | 44.5 | 39.1-49.9 | 51 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.5 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.5 | 26 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 163 | 36.9 | 31.7-42.5 |
Area L | 171 | 79 | 45.6 | 37.2-54.1 | 21 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.6 | 7 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 59 | 36.4 | 28.5-45.1 |
Eastern | 476 | 240 | 43.5 | 38.3-48.9 | 53 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.1 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.6 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 | 151 | 38.9 | 33.5-44.5 |
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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, 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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