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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Prostate Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last PSA test?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
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
-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
RACE
White 65 33 52.2 38.4-65.7 9 12.3 6.1-23.3 2 5.2 1.3-18.7 3 3.1 0.9- 9.9 18 27.2 16.6-41.1
Other 55 28 54.2 39.8-68.0 9 14.9 7.4-27.8 2 2.9 0.7-11.8 2 3.6 0.8-15.3 14 24.4 14.2-38.5
AGE
18-44 12 2 24.2 6.2-60.4 1 9.7 1.3-45.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 9 66.2 33.5-88.4
45+ 108 59 57.5 46.9-67.5 17 14.2 8.5-22.7 4 4.7 1.7-12.5 5 3.8 1.4-10.0 23 19.7 12.7-29.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 76 38 49.4 36.9-61.9 11 13.8 7.4-24.5 1 2.2 0.3-14.0 3 3.8 1.1-12.4 23 30.7 20.4-43.4
Some College + 44 23 60.8 44.7-74.9 7 13.2 6.0-26.5 3 7.8 2.4-22.7 2 2.3 0.6- 9.0 9 15.9 7.7-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 79 39 54.0 41.5-66.0 12 14.6 8.0-25.3 2 3.0 0.6-13.0 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 25 27.8 18.5-39.7
$50,000+ 23 11 53.6 32.4-73.6 4 14.7 5.1-35.6 1 4.7 0.7-27.2 2 5.7 1.3-22.0 5 21.2 8.5-44.0

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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.


*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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