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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

Prostate Cancer Screening

A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size,
shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 552 423 74.8 70.0-79.1 129 25.2 20.9-30.0
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Rich./Scotland/Stanly 137 113 79.8 70.9-86.5 24 20.2 13.5-29.1
RACE
White 107 91 82.4 72.2-89.5 16 17.6 10.5-27.8
Other 29 21 70.8 50.2-85.4 8 29.2 14.6-49.8
AGE
18-44 12 8 63.6 33.3-85.9 4 36.4 14.1-66.7
45+ 125 105 81.9 72.6-88.5 20 18.1 11.5-27.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 79 62 74.6 61.8-84.2 17 25.4 15.8-38.2
Some College + 58 51 86.8 73.7-93.9 7 13.2 6.1-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 76 62 77.9 64.7-87.2 14 22.1 12.8-35.3
$50,000+ 51 44 84.7 70.1-92.9 7 15.3 7.1-29.9

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* 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.


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