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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,204 | 1,119 | 45.2 | 42.6-47.8 | 206 | 9.0 | 7.6-10.6 | 71 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.2 | 84 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 | 724 | 39.3 | 36.6-42.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,827 | 956 | 47.0 | 44.2-49.8 | 175 | 9.6 | 8.0-11.5 | 61 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.5 | 73 | 3.7 | 2.7- 4.9 | 562 | 36.3 | 33.6-39.2 |
African American | 263 | 134 | 48.8 | 41.2-56.6 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.2 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.5 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.3 | 92 | 38.7 | 31.0-46.9 |
Other Minorities | 109 | 26 | 21.8 | 14.3-31.9 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.7- 9.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.3 | 70 | 69.1 | 58.5-78.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 69 | 16 | 19.6 | 11.4-31.8 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.6-16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.2 | 47 | 72.9 | 60.0-82.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,133 | 1,101 | 46.7 | 44.0-49.3 | 201 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.8 | 71 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.4 | 83 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 | 677 | 37.3 | 34.7-40.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 285 | 51 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.2 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1- 4.5 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.9 | 210 | 73.3 | 66.7-79.0 |
45-54 | 595 | 190 | 29.8 | 25.6-34.4 | 66 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.4 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.0 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 299 | 53.0 | 48.0-57.9 |
55-64 | 588 | 356 | 62.5 | 57.7-67.1 | 62 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.4 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.8 | 24 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.1 | 120 | 19.0 | 15.4-23.0 |
65-74 | 451 | 332 | 73.8 | 68.8-78.2 | 33 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.5 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.6 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.5 | 61 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.2 |
75+ | 285 | 190 | 66.7 | 59.7-73.1 | 31 | 13.3 | 8.8-19.4 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.8 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.6 | 34 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 309 | 137 | 38.3 | 32.0-45.2 | 30 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 | 122 | 48.8 | 41.8-56.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 618 | 297 | 41.1 | 36.4-45.9 | 55 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.6 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.0 | 222 | 41.0 | 36.2-46.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 474 | 253 | 47.7 | 41.9-53.6 | 38 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.4 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 150 | 39.9 | 33.9-46.3 |
College Graduate | 798 | 430 | 48.9 | 44.7-53.2 | 83 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.2 | 27 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 | 31 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.7 | 227 | 34.5 | 30.4-38.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 169 | 69 | 36.3 | 27.5-46.0 | 17 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.2 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.0 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.8 | 70 | 49.3 | 39.5-59.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 287 | 142 | 41.8 | 34.8-49.2 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.5 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 106 | 47.4 | 39.9-55.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 260 | 132 | 41.6 | 34.7-48.8 | 24 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.1 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.8 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.9 | 85 | 41.0 | 33.8-48.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 323 | 156 | 40.2 | 34.0-46.7 | 31 | 12.0 | 7.5-18.5 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.7 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.4 | 111 | 39.2 | 32.7-46.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 304 | 159 | 48.7 | 41.7-55.6 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.0 | 12 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.3 | 86 | 35.8 | 29.1-43.1 |
$75,000+ | 621 | 325 | 47.4 | 42.6-52.3 | 60 | 9.0 | 6.7-12.0 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.1 | 23 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.3 | 195 | 37.4 | 32.5-42.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 792 | 443 | 52.6 | 48.2-57.0 | 74 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.6 | 27 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.7 | 216 | 31.7 | 27.6-36.1 |
No | 1,369 | 652 | 41.3 | 38.1-44.5 | 129 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.4 | 42 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.4 | 52 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.6 | 494 | 43.1 | 39.7-46.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 912 | 581 | 59.6 | 55.3-63.8 | 88 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.5- 5.9 | 35 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.0 | 179 | 22.6 | 18.9-26.9 |
Non-Veteran | 1,288 | 535 | 37.0 | 33.9-40.3 | 118 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.2 | 42 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.0 | 49 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 544 | 48.7 | 45.3-52.1 |
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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, 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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