BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	2,390	122	4.4	3.6- 5.4	2,268	95.6	94.6-96.4
RACE
White	1,976	97	4.2	3.3- 5.3	1,879	95.8	94.7-96.7
African American	291	21	6.4	4.0-10.1	270	93.6	89.9-96.0
Other Minorities	117	4	2.1	0.7- 6.1	113	97.9	93.9-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	73	0	0.0	. - .	73	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	2,313	122	4.6	3.8- 5.7	2,191	95.4	94.3-96.2
AGE
40-44	307	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	306	99.6	97.0-99.9
45-54	649	7	0.8	0.4- 1.8	642	99.2	98.2-99.6
55-64	630	22	4.0	2.5- 6.5	608	96.0	93.5-97.5
65-74	485	47	10.4	7.6-14.2	438	89.6	85.8-92.4
75+	319	45	16.3	11.9-21.9	274	83.7	78.1-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	358	23	5.4	3.4- 8.4	335	94.6	91.6-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	677	29	3.8	2.5- 5.8	648	96.2	94.2-97.5
Some Post-H.S.	515	30	4.7	3.1- 7.1	485	95.3	92.9-96.9
College Graduate	834	39	4.2	2.9- 6.0	795	95.8	94.0-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	5	2.0	0.7- 5.7	190	98.0	94.3-99.3
$15,000- 24,999	320	24	6.1	3.8- 9.5	296	93.9	90.5-96.2
$25,000- 34,999	280	17	5.5	3.2- 9.2	263	94.5	90.8-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	346	15	3.4	1.8- 6.1	331	96.6	93.9-98.2
$50,000-74,999	335	16	4.0	2.2- 7.3	319	96.0	92.7-97.8
$75,000+	648	28	4.0	2.7- 6.0	620	96.0	94.0-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	884	67	7.1	5.4- 9.3	817	92.9	90.7-94.6
No	1,462	52	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,410	97.1	96.0-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	985	79	7.5	5.8- 9.6	906	92.5	90.4-94.2
Non-Veteran	1,401	43	2.7	1.9- 3.8	1,358	97.3	96.2-98.1

*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, 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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	2,390	122	4.4	3.6- 5.4	2,268	95.6	94.6-96.4
RACE
White	1,976	97	4.2	3.3- 5.3	1,879	95.8	94.7-96.7
African American	291	21	6.4	4.0-10.1	270	93.6	89.9-96.0
Other Minorities	117	4	2.1	0.7- 6.1	113	97.9	93.9-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	73	0	0.0	. - .	73	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	2,313	122	4.6	3.8- 5.7	2,191	95.4	94.3-96.2
AGE
40-44	307	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	306	99.6	97.0-99.9
45-54	649	7	0.8	0.4- 1.8	642	99.2	98.2-99.6
55-64	630	22	4.0	2.5- 6.5	608	96.0	93.5-97.5
65-74	485	47	10.4	7.6-14.2	438	89.6	85.8-92.4
75+	319	45	16.3	11.9-21.9	274	83.7	78.1-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	358	23	5.4	3.4- 8.4	335	94.6	91.6-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	677	29	3.8	2.5- 5.8	648	96.2	94.2-97.5
Some Post-H.S.	515	30	4.7	3.1- 7.1	485	95.3	92.9-96.9
College Graduate	834	39	4.2	2.9- 6.0	795	95.8	94.0-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	5	2.0	0.7- 5.7	190	98.0	94.3-99.3
$15,000- 24,999	320	24	6.1	3.8- 9.5	296	93.9	90.5-96.2
$25,000- 34,999	280	17	5.5	3.2- 9.2	263	94.5	90.8-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	346	15	3.4	1.8- 6.1	331	96.6	93.9-98.2
$50,000-74,999	335	16	4.0	2.2- 7.3	319	96.0	92.7-97.8
$75,000+	648	28	4.0	2.7- 6.0	620	96.0	94.0-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	884	67	7.1	5.4- 9.3	817	92.9	90.7-94.6
No	1,462	52	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,410	97.1	96.0-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	985	79	7.5	5.8- 9.6	906	92.5	90.4-94.2
Non-Veteran	1,401	43	2.7	1.9- 3.8	1,358	97.3	96.2-98.1