BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Has a doctor or other health professional ever talked with you about having any kind of screening test or exam to check for prostate cancer?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,244	2,920	65.4	63.5-67.2	1,324	34.6	32.8-36.5
-Piedmont NC	2,385	1,623	64.7	62.2-67.1	762	35.3	32.9-37.8
RACE
White	1,970	1,360	66.5	63.8-69.1	610	33.5	30.9-36.2
African American	290	209	70.7	63.7-76.9	81	29.3	23.1-36.3
Other Minorities	117	46	34.0	25.0-44.4	71	66.0	55.6-75.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	73	28	32.4	21.8-45.2	45	67.6	54.8-78.2
Non-Hispanic	2,307	1,591	66.5	64.0-68.9	716	33.5	31.1-36.0
AGE
40-44	302	130	41.6	35.2-48.2	172	58.4	51.8-64.8
45-54	645	372	58.4	53.6-63.0	273	41.6	37.0-46.4
55-64	630	480	77.1	72.8-80.8	150	22.9	19.2-27.2
65-74	481	389	82.1	77.9-85.6	92	17.9	14.4-22.1
75+	313	245	78.9	72.7-83.9	68	21.1	16.1-27.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	354	212	51.8	45.1-58.3	142	48.2	41.7-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	676	440	60.7	55.8-65.3	236	39.3	34.7-44.2
Some Post-H.S.	516	354	66.1	60.6-71.2	162	33.9	28.8-39.4
College Graduate	833	614	71.3	67.2-75.0	219	28.7	25.0-32.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	191	114	53.6	44.2-62.7	77	46.4	37.3-55.8
$15,000- 24,999	319	197	55.7	48.3-62.9	122	44.3	37.1-51.7
$25,000- 34,999	276	184	62.1	54.9-68.9	92	37.9	31.1-45.1
$35,000- 49,999	345	238	66.9	60.4-72.8	107	33.1	27.2-39.6
$50,000-74,999	335	235	62.2	55.2-68.8	100	37.8	31.2-44.8
$75,000+	648	470	71.3	66.8-75.4	178	28.7	24.6-33.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	878	623	67.6	63.4-71.5	255	32.4	28.5-36.6
No	1,460	969	63.0	59.8-66.2	491	37.0	33.8-40.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	981	749	76.2	72.8-79.3	232	23.8	20.7-27.2
Non-Veteran	1,398	870	58.3	55.0-61.6	528	41.7	38.4-45.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,244

2,920

65.4

63.5-67.2

1,324

34.6

32.8-36.5

-Piedmont NC

2,385

1,623

64.7

62.2-67.1

762

35.3

32.9-37.8

RACE

White

1,970

1,360

66.5

63.8-69.1

610

33.5

30.9-36.2

African American

290

209

70.7

63.7-76.9

29.3

23.1-36.3

Other Minorities

117

34.0

25.0-44.4

66.0

55.6-75.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.4

21.8-45.2

67.6

54.8-78.2

Non-Hispanic

2,307

1,591

66.5

64.0-68.9

716

33.5

31.1-36.0

AGE

40-44

302

130

41.6

35.2-48.2

172

58.4

51.8-64.8

45-54

645

372

58.4

53.6-63.0

273

41.6

37.0-46.4

55-64

630

480

77.1

72.8-80.8

150

22.9

19.2-27.2

65-74

481

389

82.1

77.9-85.6

17.9

14.4-22.1

75+

313

245

78.9

72.7-83.9

21.1

16.1-27.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

354

212

51.8

45.1-58.3

142

48.2

41.7-54.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

676

440

60.7

55.8-65.3

236

39.3

34.7-44.2

Some Post-H.S.

516

354

66.1

60.6-71.2

162

33.9

28.8-39.4

College Graduate

833

614

71.3

67.2-75.0

219

28.7

25.0-32.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

191

114

53.6

44.2-62.7

46.4

37.3-55.8

$15,000- 24,999

319

197

55.7

48.3-62.9

122

44.3

37.1-51.7

$25,000- 34,999

276

184

62.1

54.9-68.9

37.9

31.1-45.1

$35,000- 49,999

345

238

66.9

60.4-72.8

107

33.1

27.2-39.6

$50,000-74,999

335

235

62.2

55.2-68.8

100

37.8

31.2-44.8

$75,000+

648

470

71.3

66.8-75.4

178

28.7

24.6-33.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

878

623

67.6

63.4-71.5

255

32.4

28.5-36.6

1,460

969

63.0

59.8-66.2

491

37.0

33.8-40.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

981

749

76.2

72.8-79.3

232

23.8

20.7-27.2

Non-Veteran

1,398

870

58.3

55.0-61.6

528

41.7

38.4-45.0

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*Question asked of males 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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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