BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	2,227	1,503	61.2	58.5-63.8	724	38.8	36.2-41.5
RACE
White	1,847	1,285	64.0	61.2-66.8	562	36.0	33.2-38.8
African American	264	172	61.5	53.3-69.1	92	38.5	30.9-46.7
Other Minorities	111	41	33.1	23.7-44.0	70	66.9	56.0-76.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	70	23	29.9	19.1-43.6	47	70.1	56.4-80.9
Non-Hispanic	2,155	1,478	63.0	60.3-65.6	677	37.0	34.4-39.7
AGE
40-44	286	76	27.5	21.7-34.3	210	72.5	65.7-78.3
45-54	597	298	47.1	42.2-52.1	299	52.9	47.9-57.8
55-64	594	474	81.3	77.2-84.8	120	18.7	15.2-22.8
65-74	461	400	87.0	83.1-90.1	61	13.0	9.9-16.9
75+	289	255	89.4	84.3-93.1	34	10.6	6.9-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	313	191	51.6	44.5-58.6	122	48.4	41.4-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	627	405	59.8	54.8-64.6	222	40.2	35.4-45.2
Some Post-H.S.	480	330	60.5	54.2-66.4	150	39.5	33.6-45.8
College Graduate	802	575	65.7	61.3-69.8	227	34.3	30.2-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	102	51.4	41.6-61.2	70	48.6	38.8-58.4
$15,000- 24,999	292	186	54.1	46.4-61.6	106	45.9	38.4-53.6
$25,000- 34,999	262	177	59.3	51.7-66.5	85	40.7	33.5-48.3
$35,000- 49,999	324	213	61.0	54.2-67.5	111	39.0	32.5-45.8
$50,000-74,999	310	224	64.6	57.3-71.2	86	35.4	28.8-42.7
$75,000+	624	429	62.8	57.6-67.6	195	37.2	32.4-42.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	804	588	68.8	64.4-72.8	216	31.2	27.2-35.6
No	1,379	885	57.2	53.8-60.6	494	42.8	39.4-46.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	924	745	77.6	73.4-81.3	179	22.4	18.7-26.6
Non-Veteran	1,299	755	51.8	48.4-55.2	544	48.2	44.8-51.6

* 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**

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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
-Piedmont NC	2,227	1,503	61.2	58.5-63.8	724	38.8	36.2-41.5
RACE
White	1,847	1,285	64.0	61.2-66.8	562	36.0	33.2-38.8
African American	264	172	61.5	53.3-69.1	92	38.5	30.9-46.7
Other Minorities	111	41	33.1	23.7-44.0	70	66.9	56.0-76.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	70	23	29.9	19.1-43.6	47	70.1	56.4-80.9
Non-Hispanic	2,155	1,478	63.0	60.3-65.6	677	37.0	34.4-39.7
AGE
40-44	286	76	27.5	21.7-34.3	210	72.5	65.7-78.3
45-54	597	298	47.1	42.2-52.1	299	52.9	47.9-57.8
55-64	594	474	81.3	77.2-84.8	120	18.7	15.2-22.8
65-74	461	400	87.0	83.1-90.1	61	13.0	9.9-16.9
75+	289	255	89.4	84.3-93.1	34	10.6	6.9-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	313	191	51.6	44.5-58.6	122	48.4	41.4-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	627	405	59.8	54.8-64.6	222	40.2	35.4-45.2
Some Post-H.S.	480	330	60.5	54.2-66.4	150	39.5	33.6-45.8
College Graduate	802	575	65.7	61.3-69.8	227	34.3	30.2-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	102	51.4	41.6-61.2	70	48.6	38.8-58.4
$15,000- 24,999	292	186	54.1	46.4-61.6	106	45.9	38.4-53.6
$25,000- 34,999	262	177	59.3	51.7-66.5	85	40.7	33.5-48.3
$35,000- 49,999	324	213	61.0	54.2-67.5	111	39.0	32.5-45.8
$50,000-74,999	310	224	64.6	57.3-71.2	86	35.4	28.8-42.7
$75,000+	624	429	62.8	57.6-67.6	195	37.2	32.4-42.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	804	588	68.8	64.4-72.8	216	31.2	27.2-35.6
No	1,379	885	57.2	53.8-60.6	494	42.8	39.4-46.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	924	745	77.6	73.4-81.3	179	22.4	18.7-26.6
Non-Veteran	1,299	755	51.8	48.4-55.2	544	48.2	44.8-51.6

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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?*