BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. <br>Have you ever had a PSA test?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,969	2,725	63.2	61.2-65.1	1,244	36.8	34.9-38.8
-Northeastern Partnership	295	203	62.3	55.5-68.6	92	37.7	31.4-44.5
RACE
White	196	136	62.5	54.2-70.2	60	37.5	29.8-45.8
African American	83	62	73.2	60.9-82.8	21	26.8	17.2-39.1
Other Minorities	15	4	23.0	8.0-50.5	11	77.0	49.5-92.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	21.7	5.1-58.9	6	78.3	41.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic	287	201	64.7	57.9-70.9	86	35.3	29.1-42.1
AGE
40-44	35	12	33.1	19.2-50.7	23	66.9	49.3-80.8
45-54	82	41	48.3	36.6-60.2	41	51.7	39.8-63.4
55-64	83	64	74.1	61.2-83.9	19	25.9	16.1-38.8
65-74	59	53	92.4	83.2-96.8	6	7.6	3.2-16.8
75+	36	33	94.3	82.9-98.3	3	5.7	1.7-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	40	47.9	34.5-61.7	27	52.1	38.3-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	103	69	60.5	49.0-71.0	34	39.5	29.0-51.0
Some Post-H.S.	55	33	51.0	35.8-66.1	22	49.0	33.9-64.2
College Graduate	70	61	87.5	75.9-93.9	9	12.5	6.1-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	22	51.1	33.2-68.7	14	48.9	31.3-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	44	27	55.8	39.1-71.2	17	44.2	28.8-60.9
$25,000- 34,999	49	31	56.2	38.5-72.4	18	43.8	27.6-61.5
$35,000- 49,999	44	31	67.8	49.4-81.9	13	32.2	18.1-50.6
$50,000-74,999	31	21	62.7	42.7-79.1	10	37.3	20.9-57.3
$75,000+	54	42	72.3	56.1-84.2	12	27.7	15.8-43.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	133	94	66.5	56.4-75.4	39	33.5	24.6-43.6
No	156	107	60.3	50.9-68.9	49	39.7	31.1-49.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	92	75.4	64.3-83.9	25	24.6	16.1-35.7
Non-Veteran	177	110	55.1	46.6-63.2	67	44.9	36.8-53.4

* 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	3,969	2,725	63.2	61.2-65.1	1,244	36.8	34.9-38.8
-Northeastern Partnership	295	203	62.3	55.5-68.6	92	37.7	31.4-44.5
RACE
White	196	136	62.5	54.2-70.2	60	37.5	29.8-45.8
African American	83	62	73.2	60.9-82.8	21	26.8	17.2-39.1
Other Minorities	15	4	23.0	8.0-50.5	11	77.0	49.5-92.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	21.7	5.1-58.9	6	78.3	41.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic	287	201	64.7	57.9-70.9	86	35.3	29.1-42.1
AGE
40-44	35	12	33.1	19.2-50.7	23	66.9	49.3-80.8
45-54	82	41	48.3	36.6-60.2	41	51.7	39.8-63.4
55-64	83	64	74.1	61.2-83.9	19	25.9	16.1-38.8
65-74	59	53	92.4	83.2-96.8	6	7.6	3.2-16.8
75+	36	33	94.3	82.9-98.3	3	5.7	1.7-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	40	47.9	34.5-61.7	27	52.1	38.3-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	103	69	60.5	49.0-71.0	34	39.5	29.0-51.0
Some Post-H.S.	55	33	51.0	35.8-66.1	22	49.0	33.9-64.2
College Graduate	70	61	87.5	75.9-93.9	9	12.5	6.1-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	22	51.1	33.2-68.7	14	48.9	31.3-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	44	27	55.8	39.1-71.2	17	44.2	28.8-60.9
$25,000- 34,999	49	31	56.2	38.5-72.4	18	43.8	27.6-61.5
$35,000- 49,999	44	31	67.8	49.4-81.9	13	32.2	18.1-50.6
$50,000-74,999	31	21	62.7	42.7-79.1	10	37.3	20.9-57.3
$75,000+	54	42	72.3	56.1-84.2	12	27.7	15.8-43.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	133	94	66.5	56.4-75.4	39	33.5	24.6-43.6
No	156	107	60.3	50.9-68.9	49	39.7	31.1-49.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	92	75.4	64.3-83.9	25	24.6	16.1-35.7
Non-Veteran	177	110	55.1	46.6-63.2	67	44.9	36.8-53.4

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Prostate Cancer Screening

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test?*

A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used to check men for prostate cancer.
Have you ever had a PSA test?*