BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,254	233	4.5	3.9- 5.3	4,021	95.5	94.7-96.1
-Northeastern Partnership	316	20	5.5	3.5- 8.7	296	94.5	91.3-96.5
RACE
White	212	11	4.2	2.3- 7.7	201	95.8	92.3-97.7
African American	88	9	10.2	5.1-19.4	79	89.8	80.6-94.9
Other Minorities	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	308	20	5.8	3.7- 9.2	288	94.2	90.8-96.3
AGE
40-44	35	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
45-54	88	2	2.2	0.5- 9.1	86	97.8	90.9-99.5
55-64	88	4	4.7	1.7-12.1	84	95.3	87.9-98.3
65-74	62	4	10.2	3.6-25.6	58	89.8	74.4-96.4
75+	43	10	21.3	11.3-36.5	33	78.7	63.5-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	3	4.0	1.3-11.7	74	96.0	88.3-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	107	8	6.1	2.8-12.9	99	93.9	87.1-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	58	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5	56	97.5	90.5-99.4
College Graduate	74	7	8.5	4.0-17.1	67	91.5	82.9-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	39	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	37	95.6	83.7-98.9
$15,000- 24,999	51	3	6.7	2.1-19.8	48	93.3	80.2-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	49	5	8.2	3.1-20.1	44	91.8	79.9-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	47	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	46	97.9	86.3-99.7
$50,000-74,999	34	2	5.0	1.2-18.3	32	95.0	81.7-98.8
$75,000+	57	4	6.0	2.2-15.3	53	94.0	84.7-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	147	10	6.1	3.2-11.5	137	93.9	88.5-96.8
No	162	10	5.3	2.7- 9.9	152	94.7	90.1-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	124	11	7.5	4.0-13.5	113	92.5	86.5-96.0
Non-Veteran	191	9	4.5	2.2- 8.7	182	95.5	91.3-97.8

*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.

**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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	4,254	233	4.5	3.9- 5.3	4,021	95.5	94.7-96.1
-Northeastern Partnership	316	20	5.5	3.5- 8.7	296	94.5	91.3-96.5
RACE
White	212	11	4.2	2.3- 7.7	201	95.8	92.3-97.7
African American	88	9	10.2	5.1-19.4	79	89.8	80.6-94.9
Other Minorities	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	308	20	5.8	3.7- 9.2	288	94.2	90.8-96.3
AGE
40-44	35	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
45-54	88	2	2.2	0.5- 9.1	86	97.8	90.9-99.5
55-64	88	4	4.7	1.7-12.1	84	95.3	87.9-98.3
65-74	62	4	10.2	3.6-25.6	58	89.8	74.4-96.4
75+	43	10	21.3	11.3-36.5	33	78.7	63.5-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	3	4.0	1.3-11.7	74	96.0	88.3-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	107	8	6.1	2.8-12.9	99	93.9	87.1-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	58	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5	56	97.5	90.5-99.4
College Graduate	74	7	8.5	4.0-17.1	67	91.5	82.9-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	39	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	37	95.6	83.7-98.9
$15,000- 24,999	51	3	6.7	2.1-19.8	48	93.3	80.2-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	49	5	8.2	3.1-20.1	44	91.8	79.9-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	47	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	46	97.9	86.3-99.7
$50,000-74,999	34	2	5.0	1.2-18.3	32	95.0	81.7-98.8
$75,000+	57	4	6.0	2.2-15.3	53	94.0	84.7-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	147	10	6.1	3.2-11.5	137	93.9	88.5-96.8
No	162	10	5.3	2.7- 9.9	152	94.7	90.1-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	124	11	7.5	4.0-13.5	113	92.5	86.5-96.0
Non-Veteran	191	9	4.5	2.2- 8.7	182	95.5	91.3-97.8