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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Prostate Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*

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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 4,164 2,110 48.3 46.4-50.2 568 13.6 12.4-14.9 211 5.1 4.4- 6.0 494 11.9 10.7-13.2 781 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Northeast Partnership II 144 58 36.4 28.2-45.4 26 15.1 10.0-22.1 7 5.1 2.1-11.8 20 13.4 8.3-21.0 33 30.0 21.7-39.8
RACE
White 106 49 42.9 33.0-53.5 20 15.5 9.7-23.9 7 7.6 3.2-17.0 15 14.4 8.2-24.1 15 19.6 11.9-30.5
Other 37 9 22.8 11.0-41.3 6 14.4 6.2-29.9 0 0.0 . - . 5 11.4 4.5-26.1 17 51.4 33.7-68.8
AGE
18-44 15 4 24.5 9.1-51.5 1 5.6 0.8-31.2 1 5.4 0.7-30.5 1 8.1 1.1-40.6 8 56.3 30.8-78.9
45+ 129 54 38.9 30.0-48.5 25 17.1 11.3-25.1 6 5.1 1.9-12.8 19 14.5 8.9-22.8 25 24.4 16.5-34.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 77 25 28.2 18.3-40.8 16 16.7 9.7-27.1 2 3.5 0.6-17.4 11 13.8 7.0-25.4 23 37.8 25.7-51.7
Some College + 67 33 46.8 34.5-59.6 10 13.1 6.9-23.6 5 7.2 2.8-17.3 9 12.9 6.5-24.0 10 19.9 10.8-33.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 77 24 27.2 17.4-39.7 14 15.2 8.6-25.4 5 6.4 2.1-17.5 13 15.9 8.6-27.3 21 35.4 23.6-49.3
$50,000+ 51 29 53.9 39.5-67.8 8 14.5 7.1-27.1 1 1.5 0.2-10.3 5 10.5 4.2-24.0 8 19.5 9.8-35.1

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*This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE 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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