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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 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
RACE
White 100 49 40.1 30.4-50.7 12 13.4 7.5-22.8 2 2.2 0.5- 8.4 9 8.0 3.8-16.0 28 36.3 26.1-47.9
Other 38 15 34.0 19.8-51.8 5 11.2 4.5-25.2 1 1.7 0.2-11.3 0 0.0 . - . 17 53.1 35.7-69.8
AGE
18-44 15 3 13.7 4.1-37.1 2 11.0 2.7-35.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.4 0.7-30.5 9 69.9 44.7-86.9
45+ 124 62 43.5 34.2-53.3 15 13.0 7.7-21.0 3 2.4 0.8- 7.4 8 5.3 2.4-11.3 36 35.8 26.6-46.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 73 29 30.5 20.3-43.0 9 11.6 5.9-21.6 2 2.1 0.5- 8.2 4 3.1 0.9- 9.5 29 52.7 39.8-65.3
Some College + 66 36 48.1 35.5-60.9 8 13.9 6.9-26.2 1 1.9 0.3-12.1 5 8.2 3.2-19.3 16 28.0 17.4-41.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 29 30.6 20.5-43.1 11 13.8 7.4-24.3 2 2.1 0.5- 8.0 5 3.9 1.4-10.4 28 49.6 36.8-62.4
$50,000+ 50 28 49.6 35.3-63.9 6 13.5 6.1-27.3 1 2.4 0.3-15.0 3 7.8 2.5-22.2 12 26.7 15.4-42.2

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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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