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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Prostate Cancer Screening

A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size,
shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,210 3,429 79.0 77.4-80.6 781 21.0 19.4-22.6
-Northeast Partnership I 129 104 80.4 71.4-87.1 25 19.6 12.9-28.6
RACE
White 71 61 87.2 75.1-93.8 10 12.8 6.2-24.9
Other 58 43 73.3 58.8-84.1 15 26.7 15.9-41.2
AGE
18-44 12 8 69.4 37.7-89.5 4 30.6 10.5-62.3
45+ 117 96 81.9 72.5-88.7 21 18.1 11.3-27.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 81 64 77.9 65.8-86.7 17 22.1 13.3-34.2
Some College + 48 40 85.0 70.3-93.2 8 15.0 6.8-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 86 68 79.2 67.6-87.4 18 20.8 12.6-32.4
$50,000+ 25 23 93.5 76.9-98.4 2 6.5 1.6-23.1

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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