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

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	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
-Northeastern Partnership	291	141	43.3	37.1-49.8	36	11.9	8.4-16.5	8	2.7	1.3- 5.4	14	3.9	2.1- 7.1	92	38.3	31.9-45.0
RACE
White	193	95	43.2	35.6-51.2	21	10.6	6.7-16.4	5	3.0	1.2- 7.0	12	5.2	2.7- 9.8	60	38.0	30.2-46.4
African American	83	42	50.4	38.5-62.3	15	18.0	10.6-29.0	3	2.7	0.8- 8.6	2	2.1	0.4- 9.2	21	26.8	17.2-39.1
Other Minorities	14	3	17.6	5.1-46.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	82.4	53.8-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	21.7	5.1-58.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	78.3	41.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic	283	139	44.6	38.3-51.2	36	12.6	8.9-17.5	8	2.8	1.4- 5.7	14	4.2	2.3- 7.5	86	35.8	29.6-42.6
AGE
40-44	35	7	19.1	9.1-36.0	4	11.2	4.2-26.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	23	66.9	49.3-80.8
45-54	81	29	33.5	23.3-45.6	8	9.8	4.7-19.4	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.2	41	52.5	40.5-64.2
55-64	82	39	48.0	36.3-59.9	12	14.1	7.8-24.0	5	5.7	2.3-13.3	7	6.3	2.7-14.0	19	25.9	16.1-38.9
65-74	59	41	70.4	56.4-81.4	8	15.7	7.7-29.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.4	2.0-18.3	6	7.6	3.2-16.8
75+	34	25	77.0	59.1-88.6	4	8.7	3.1-22.0	1	4.9	0.7-27.7	1	3.3	0.5-20.1	3	6.1	1.9-18.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	27	34.8	23.2-48.6	7	7.3	3.3-15.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	27	53.9	39.9-67.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	101	46	39.1	29.0-50.3	14	14.8	8.6-24.1	3	2.4	0.8- 7.3	4	3.6	1.3- 9.9	34	40.1	29.5-51.7
Some Post-H.S.	55	23	36.4	23.5-51.6	5	6.6	2.5-16.0	2	2.7	0.6-11.2	3	5.3	1.3-19.2	22	49.0	33.9-64.2
College Graduate	70	45	63.2	50.2-74.5	10	15.3	8.0-27.3	2	3.5	0.9-13.0	4	5.4	1.9-14.7	9	12.5	6.1-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	15	30.7	17.7-47.7	5	14.8	5.6-33.8	1	4.4	0.6-25.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	14	48.9	31.3-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	44	19	38.6	24.1-55.4	7	14.0	6.5-27.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.5-19.5	17	44.2	28.8-60.9
$25,000- 34,999	48	23	42.2	26.6-59.5	5	10.2	3.9-24.2	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	18	45.1	28.5-62.9
$35,000- 49,999	44	19	47.1	31.1-63.7	6	12.1	5.0-26.5	3	4.8	1.5-14.8	3	3.8	1.1-12.1	13	32.2	18.1-50.6
$50,000-74,999	31	11	28.7	15.6-46.7	5	17.7	7.0-38.1	2	6.6	1.6-23.4	3	9.6	3.0-27.1	10	37.3	20.9-57.3
$75,000+	54	34	58.3	43.1-72.0	6	10.4	4.5-22.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.6	0.7-16.9	12	27.7	15.8-43.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	130	60	42.0	32.7-51.8	21	15.8	10.2-23.8	4	3.6	1.3- 9.4	6	4.2	1.7-10.4	39	34.4	25.4-44.7
No	155	79	45.0	36.4-53.8	15	9.3	5.3-15.8	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5	8	3.8	1.7- 8.3	49	39.9	31.2-49.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	64	53.5	42.8-63.9	16	11.8	6.9-19.5	2	2.2	0.5- 8.4	8	7.3	3.3-15.4	25	25.2	16.5-36.4
Non-Veteran	175	77	38.0	30.5-46.0	20	11.9	7.6-18.2	5	2.7	1.1- 6.5	6	2.1	0.9- 5.1	67	45.4	37.2-53.8

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

291

141

43.3

37.1-49.8

11.9

8.4-16.5

2.7

1.3- 5.4

3.9

2.1- 7.1

38.3

31.9-45.0

RACE

White

193

43.2

35.6-51.2

10.6

6.7-16.4

3.0

1.2- 7.0

5.2

2.7- 9.8

38.0

30.2-46.4

African American

50.4

38.5-62.3

18.0

10.6-29.0

2.7

0.8- 8.6

2.1

0.4- 9.2

26.8

17.2-39.1

Other Minorities

17.6

5.1-46.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.4

53.8-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.7

5.1-58.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

78.3

41.1-94.9

Non-Hispanic

283

139

44.6

38.3-51.2

12.6

8.9-17.5

2.8

1.4- 5.7

4.2

2.3- 7.5

35.8

29.6-42.6

AGE

40-44

19.1

9.1-36.0

11.2

4.2-26.9

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-17.0

66.9

49.3-80.8

45-54

33.5

23.3-45.6

9.8

4.7-19.4

2.2

0.5- 9.0

1.9

0.3-12.2

52.5

40.5-64.2

55-64

48.0

36.3-59.9

14.1

7.8-24.0

5.7

2.3-13.3

6.3

2.7-14.0

25.9

16.1-38.9

65-74

70.4

56.4-81.4

15.7

7.7-29.2

0.0

. - .

6.4

2.0-18.3

7.6

3.2-16.8

75+

77.0

59.1-88.6

8.7

3.1-22.0

4.9

0.7-27.7

3.3

0.5-20.1

6.1

1.9-18.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

34.8

23.2-48.6

7.3

3.3-15.6

2.1

0.3-13.7

1.8

0.6- 5.7

53.9

39.9-67.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

101

39.1

29.0-50.3

14.8

8.6-24.1

2.4

0.8- 7.3

3.6

1.3- 9.9

40.1

29.5-51.7

Some Post-H.S.

36.4

23.5-51.6

6.6

2.5-16.0

2.7

0.6-11.2

5.3

1.3-19.2

49.0

33.9-64.2

College Graduate

63.2

50.2-74.5

15.3

8.0-27.3

3.5

0.9-13.0

5.4

1.9-14.7

12.5

6.1-24.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.7

17.7-47.7

14.8

5.6-33.8

4.4

0.6-25.5

1.2

0.2- 8.4

48.9

31.3-66.8

$15,000- 24,999

38.6

24.1-55.4

14.0

6.5-27.5

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.5-19.5

44.2

28.8-60.9

$25,000- 34,999

42.2

26.6-59.5

10.2

3.9-24.2

1.8

0.2-11.7

0.8

0.1- 5.3

45.1

28.5-62.9

$35,000- 49,999

47.1

31.1-63.7

12.1

5.0-26.5

4.8

1.5-14.8

3.8

1.1-12.1

32.2

18.1-50.6

$50,000-74,999

28.7

15.6-46.7

17.7

7.0-38.1

6.6

1.6-23.4

9.6

3.0-27.1

37.3

20.9-57.3

$75,000+

58.3

43.1-72.0

10.4

4.5-22.2

0.0

. - .

3.6

0.7-16.9

27.7

15.8-43.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

130

42.0

32.7-51.8

15.8

10.2-23.8

3.6

1.3- 9.4

4.2

1.7-10.4

34.4

25.4-44.7

155

45.0

36.4-53.8

9.3

5.3-15.8

2.0

0.7- 5.5

3.8

1.7- 8.3

39.9

31.2-49.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

115

53.5

42.8-63.9

11.8

6.9-19.5

2.2

0.5- 8.4

7.3

3.3-15.4

25.2

16.5-36.4

Non-Veteran

175

38.0

30.5-46.0

11.9

7.6-18.2

2.7

1.1- 6.5

2.1

0.9- 5.1

45.4

37.2-53.8

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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.

**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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