BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
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
-Northeastern Partnership	307	137	42.4	36.3-48.8	51	14.3	10.7-19.0	18	5.8	3.4- 9.8	34	11.7	8.1-16.5	67	25.7	20.2-32.1
RACE
White	209	100	46.3	38.7-54.1	33	13.3	9.2-18.7	14	6.8	3.7-12.2	28	14.2	9.5-20.7	34	19.4	13.7-26.8
African American	84	33	39.3	28.3-51.5	17	19.8	11.9-31.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.9	5	7.1	2.8-16.5	26	30.8	20.8-43.0
Other Minorities	13	4	20.1	6.3-48.4	1	3.7	0.5-23.3	1	7.7	1.1-39.7	1	6.1	0.8-33.7	6	62.4	34.1-84.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	21.7	5.1-58.9	1	4.9	0.6-30.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	73.4	37.9-92.6
Non-Hispanic	299	135	43.6	37.4-50.1	50	14.9	11.1-19.7	18	6.2	3.6-10.3	34	12.3	8.6-17.4	62	23.0	17.8-29.1
AGE
40-44	35	14	37.7	22.6-55.7	2	6.4	1.6-22.4	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	3	9.6	3.0-26.6	15	43.6	27.2-61.6
45-54	86	37	39.4	28.7-51.1	7	8.2	3.8-17.0	6	8.4	3.5-18.6	11	14.4	7.9-24.8	25	29.6	20.0-41.5
55-64	85	35	40.0	29.2-51.8	17	19.7	12.1-30.4	4	5.1	1.8-13.6	11	12.0	6.4-21.4	18	23.2	14.0-35.8
65-74	61	28	46.7	33.5-60.3	18	30.7	19.6-44.7	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	6	10.7	4.2-24.7	5	8.4	3.2-20.5
75+	40	23	62.2	45.3-76.7	7	14.5	6.7-28.5	3	7.8	2.5-21.8	3	6.7	2.0-20.1	4	8.8	3.1-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	25	30.3	19.8-43.4	11	11.5	5.8-21.3	4	5.5	1.8-15.2	8	10.6	5.0-21.3	22	42.1	28.8-56.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	42	38.5	28.3-49.7	22	19.1	12.2-28.6	5	5.7	2.0-15.1	13	13.5	7.4-23.4	23	23.1	15.0-33.9
Some Post-H.S.	58	23	39.1	25.7-54.4	5	7.1	2.9-16.6	6	9.4	3.7-21.7	9	18.4	9.2-33.4	15	26.0	14.9-41.3
College Graduate	74	47	62.8	50.4-73.8	13	15.0	8.5-25.2	3	3.7	1.2-10.9	4	4.8	1.8-12.2	7	13.7	6.5-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	12	23.1	12.5-38.8	6	11.7	4.8-25.9	3	11.1	3.2-32.0	4	17.6	6.4-40.0	11	36.4	20.4-56.1
$15,000- 24,999	48	17	33.0	20.1-49.2	8	14.1	6.6-27.5	4	6.9	2.3-18.8	7	15.8	7.4-30.6	12	30.2	17.4-47.1
$25,000- 34,999	48	17	32.2	18.5-49.9	11	19.1	9.8-33.9	3	2.6	0.8- 8.6	6	13.1	5.3-28.8	11	33.0	17.9-52.7
$35,000- 49,999	47	24	52.6	36.5-68.1	6	11.6	4.8-25.4	3	8.6	2.2-28.3	6	14.1	5.7-30.6	8	13.2	6.0-26.4
$50,000-74,999	34	14	37.0	22.1-54.9	6	19.6	8.7-38.4	2	5.1	1.3-18.5	5	12.7	5.1-28.2	7	25.6	12.2-45.9
$75,000+	57	40	67.9	53.2-79.8	5	7.7	3.1-17.7	2	3.7	0.9-14.4	3	5.4	1.5-17.6	7	15.3	7.1-29.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	138	59	45.4	36.0-55.1	29	16.6	11.2-23.8	8	5.8	2.7-12.0	16	14.1	8.4-22.8	26	18.2	12.0-26.5
No	162	76	40.7	32.7-49.3	22	13.2	8.4-20.1	10	6.1	2.9-12.4	18	10.3	6.2-16.5	36	29.7	21.6-39.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	67	55.5	45.0-65.4	19	13.9	8.6-21.7	8	6.3	2.9-13.2	13	9.7	5.3-17.2	13	14.5	8.0-24.9
Non-Veteran	186	70	35.6	28.4-43.6	32	14.6	10.0-20.7	9	5.3	2.5-10.9	21	12.7	8.1-19.4	54	31.7	24.4-40.1

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

307

137

42.4

36.3-48.8

14.3

10.7-19.0

5.8

3.4- 9.8

11.7

8.1-16.5

25.7

20.2-32.1

RACE

White

209

100

46.3

38.7-54.1

13.3

9.2-18.7

6.8

3.7-12.2

14.2

9.5-20.7

19.4

13.7-26.8

African American

39.3

28.3-51.5

19.8

11.9-31.1

3.1

0.9- 9.9

7.1

2.8-16.5

30.8

20.8-43.0

Other Minorities

20.1

6.3-48.4

3.7

0.5-23.3

7.7

1.1-39.7

6.1

0.8-33.7

62.4

34.1-84.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.7

5.1-58.9

4.9

0.6-30.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.4

37.9-92.6

Non-Hispanic

299

135

43.6

37.4-50.1

14.9

11.1-19.7

6.2

3.6-10.3

12.3

8.6-17.4

23.0

17.8-29.1

AGE

40-44

37.7

22.6-55.7

6.4

1.6-22.4

2.7

0.4-17.0

9.6

3.0-26.6

43.6

27.2-61.6

45-54

39.4

28.7-51.1

8.2

3.8-17.0

8.4

3.5-18.6

14.4

7.9-24.8

29.6

20.0-41.5

55-64

40.0

29.2-51.8

19.7

12.1-30.4

5.1

1.8-13.6

12.0

6.4-21.4

23.2

14.0-35.8

65-74

46.7

33.5-60.3

30.7

19.6-44.7

3.5

1.3- 9.2

10.7

4.2-24.7

8.4

3.2-20.5

75+

62.2

45.3-76.7

14.5

6.7-28.5

7.8

2.5-21.8

6.7

2.0-20.1

8.8

3.1-22.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.3

19.8-43.4

11.5

5.8-21.3

5.5

1.8-15.2

10.6

5.0-21.3

42.1

28.8-56.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

38.5

28.3-49.7

19.1

12.2-28.6

5.7

2.0-15.1

13.5

7.4-23.4

23.1

15.0-33.9

Some Post-H.S.

39.1

25.7-54.4

7.1

2.9-16.6

9.4

3.7-21.7

18.4

9.2-33.4

26.0

14.9-41.3

College Graduate

62.8

50.4-73.8

15.0

8.5-25.2

3.7

1.2-10.9

4.8

1.8-12.2

13.7

6.5-26.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.1

12.5-38.8

11.7

4.8-25.9

11.1

3.2-32.0

17.6

6.4-40.0

36.4

20.4-56.1

$15,000- 24,999

33.0

20.1-49.2

14.1

6.6-27.5

6.9

2.3-18.8

15.8

7.4-30.6

30.2

17.4-47.1

$25,000- 34,999

32.2

18.5-49.9

19.1

9.8-33.9

2.6

0.8- 8.6

13.1

5.3-28.8

33.0

17.9-52.7

$35,000- 49,999

52.6

36.5-68.1

11.6

4.8-25.4

8.6

2.2-28.3

14.1

5.7-30.6

13.2

6.0-26.4

$50,000-74,999

37.0

22.1-54.9

19.6

8.7-38.4

5.1

1.3-18.5

12.7

5.1-28.2

25.6

12.2-45.9

$75,000+

67.9

53.2-79.8

7.7

3.1-17.7

3.7

0.9-14.4

5.4

1.5-17.6

15.3

7.1-29.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

138

45.4

36.0-55.1

16.6

11.2-23.8

5.8

2.7-12.0

14.1

8.4-22.8

18.2

12.0-26.5

162

40.7

32.7-49.3

13.2

8.4-20.1

6.1

2.9-12.4

10.3

6.2-16.5

29.7

21.6-39.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

55.5

45.0-65.4

13.9

8.6-21.7

6.3

2.9-13.2

9.7

5.3-17.2

14.5

8.0-24.9

Non-Veteran

186

35.6

28.4-43.6

14.6

10.0-20.7

5.3

2.5-10.9

12.7

8.1-19.4

31.7

24.4-40.1

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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.

**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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