BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	4,164	2,110	48.3	46.4-50.2	568	13.6	12.4-14.9	211	5.1	4.4- 6.0	494	11.9	10.7-13.2	781	21.1	19.6-22.8
-Western NC	474	233	46.3	40.9-51.8	66	15.0	11.6-19.3	12	3.0	1.6- 5.3	68	13.9	10.3-18.4	95	21.8	17.4-27.0
RACE
White	438	219	46.7	41.1-52.4	62	15.3	11.6-19.8	12	3.2	1.8- 5.8	65	14.7	10.8-19.5	80	20.1	15.7-25.4
African American	11	5	48.2	20.4-77.2	2	24.3	5.7-62.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	3	21.8	6.4-53.5
Other Minorities	22	7	36.4	15.1-64.9	2	8.6	1.6-35.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.3	1.2-20.1	11	49.7	25.3-74.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	3	23.9	5.8-61.6	1	8.3	1.1-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.2	2.9-48.0	8	53.6	24.9-80.0
Non-Hispanic	457	229	47.5	42.0-53.1	65	15.4	11.8-19.9	12	3.1	1.7- 5.6	66	13.9	10.3-18.6	85	20.0	15.7-25.2
AGE
40-44	45	11	23.0	11.6-40.6	7	14.6	6.7-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.9	2.3-14.2	22	56.5	39.6-72.0
45-54	121	39	32.2	23.1-42.8	19	17.2	10.7-26.6	4	3.2	1.1- 8.8	26	21.3	13.4-32.1	33	26.1	17.9-36.3
55-64	132	76	59.6	49.5-69.0	19	15.0	9.0-24.0	2	2.2	0.6- 8.5	19	12.9	7.6-20.9	16	10.2	5.6-18.0
65-74	109	69	65.4	54.8-74.7	11	11.8	6.4-20.7	4	4.8	1.7-12.9	10	6.7	3.3-13.1	15	11.3	6.3-19.5
75+	67	38	57.7	43.3-70.9	10	13.8	7.2-24.7	2	4.9	1.1-18.5	8	14.5	6.5-29.2	9	9.2	4.3-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	29	33.0	20.9-47.8	7	13.8	5.9-28.7	4	6.9	2.4-18.2	14	15.8	6.7-33.2	24	30.5	18.8-45.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	147	65	37.0	28.3-46.6	16	12.2	7.0-20.4	5	3.5	1.4- 8.7	18	13.6	7.9-22.4	43	33.7	24.7-44.1
Some Post-H.S.	106	58	53.8	42.2-64.9	18	16.0	9.7-25.2	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	14	12.8	6.8-22.8	15	16.8	9.1-28.9
College Graduate	142	80	57.4	48.0-66.4	25	18.3	12.1-26.7	2	2.0	0.5- 7.6	22	14.1	8.8-21.8	13	8.2	4.5-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	23	41.0	26.6-57.1	5	8.7	3.5-20.0	2	4.7	1.1-17.7	8	16.5	7.2-33.4	14	29.2	16.2-46.7
$15,000- 24,999	68	28	28.6	17.2-43.7	9	14.7	7.0-28.1	1	2.9	0.4-17.9	16	24.3	12.5-41.9	14	29.4	16.5-46.9
$25,000- 34,999	75	35	44.7	31.8-58.4	13	19.5	10.7-32.9	3	3.5	1.0-11.9	11	13.9	6.7-26.8	13	18.4	10.1-31.2
$35,000- 49,999	80	43	51.1	38.2-64.0	11	15.2	8.0-27.0	4	6.3	2.3-15.8	8	8.0	3.6-16.8	14	19.4	10.1-34.0
$50,000-74,999	65	34	50.4	36.7-64.1	9	12.2	6.0-23.3	2	3.6	0.9-13.3	8	14.2	6.2-29.2	12	19.6	10.4-33.8
$75,000+	75	42	54.2	40.9-66.9	14	22.9	13.3-36.5	0	0.0	. - .	9	10.5	5.1-20.2	10	12.5	5.8-24.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	201	100	48.6	40.2-57.0	29	14.2	9.4-20.8	8	5.7	2.8-11.2	31	16.4	10.4-25.0	33	15.1	10.1-22.1
No	264	130	44.9	37.8-52.3	37	15.9	11.2-22.0	3	1.1	0.3- 3.3	36	12.2	8.2-17.6	58	25.9	19.6-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	206	123	57.1	48.8-65.1	33	19.0	13.2-26.7	6	3.5	1.5- 8.0	21	10.8	6.6-17.3	23	9.6	5.6-15.9
Non-Veteran	268	110	39.6	32.8-47.0	33	12.6	8.6-18.0	6	2.7	1.1- 6.0	47	15.8	10.9-22.2	72	29.4	23.0-36.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,164

2,110

48.3

46.4-50.2

568

13.6

12.4-14.9

211

5.1

4.4- 6.0

494

11.9

10.7-13.2

781

21.1

19.6-22.8

-Western NC

474

233

46.3

40.9-51.8

15.0

11.6-19.3

3.0

1.6- 5.3

13.9

10.3-18.4

21.8

17.4-27.0

RACE

White

438

219

46.7

41.1-52.4

15.3

11.6-19.8

3.2

1.8- 5.8

14.7

10.8-19.5

20.1

15.7-25.4

African American

48.2

20.4-77.2

24.3

5.7-62.9

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.7-32.2

21.8

6.4-53.5

Other Minorities

36.4

15.1-64.9

8.6

1.6-35.3

0.0

. - .

5.3

1.2-20.1

49.7

25.3-74.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.9

5.8-61.6

8.3

1.1-41.7

0.0

. - .

14.2

2.9-48.0

53.6

24.9-80.0

Non-Hispanic

457

229

47.5

42.0-53.1

15.4

11.8-19.9

3.1

1.7- 5.6

13.9

10.3-18.6

20.0

15.7-25.2

AGE

40-44

23.0

11.6-40.6

14.6

6.7-28.9

0.0

. - .

5.9

2.3-14.2

56.5

39.6-72.0

45-54

121

32.2

23.1-42.8

17.2

10.7-26.6

3.2

1.1- 8.8

21.3

13.4-32.1

26.1

17.9-36.3

55-64

132

59.6

49.5-69.0

15.0

9.0-24.0

2.2

0.6- 8.5

12.9

7.6-20.9

10.2

5.6-18.0

65-74

109

65.4

54.8-74.7

11.8

6.4-20.7

4.8

1.7-12.9

6.7

3.3-13.1

11.3

6.3-19.5

75+

57.7

43.3-70.9

13.8

7.2-24.7

4.9

1.1-18.5

14.5

6.5-29.2

9.2

4.3-18.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

33.0

20.9-47.8

13.8

5.9-28.7

6.9

2.4-18.2

15.8

6.7-33.2

30.5

18.8-45.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

147

37.0

28.3-46.6

12.2

7.0-20.4

3.5

1.4- 8.7

13.6

7.9-22.4

33.7

24.7-44.1

Some Post-H.S.

106

53.8

42.2-64.9

16.0

9.7-25.2

0.7

0.1- 4.7

12.8

6.8-22.8

16.8

9.1-28.9

College Graduate

142

57.4

48.0-66.4

18.3

12.1-26.7

2.0

0.5- 7.6

14.1

8.8-21.8

8.2

4.5-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

41.0

26.6-57.1

8.7

3.5-20.0

4.7

1.1-17.7

16.5

7.2-33.4

29.2

16.2-46.7

$15,000- 24,999

28.6

17.2-43.7

14.7

7.0-28.1

2.9

0.4-17.9

24.3

12.5-41.9

29.4

16.5-46.9

$25,000- 34,999

44.7

31.8-58.4

19.5

10.7-32.9

3.5

1.0-11.9

13.9

6.7-26.8

18.4

10.1-31.2

$35,000- 49,999

51.1

38.2-64.0

15.2

8.0-27.0

6.3

2.3-15.8

8.0

3.6-16.8

19.4

10.1-34.0

$50,000-74,999

50.4

36.7-64.1

12.2

6.0-23.3

3.6

0.9-13.3

14.2

6.2-29.2

19.6

10.4-33.8

$75,000+

54.2

40.9-66.9

22.9

13.3-36.5

0.0

. - .

10.5

5.1-20.2

12.5

5.8-24.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

201

100

48.6

40.2-57.0

14.2

9.4-20.8

5.7

2.8-11.2

16.4

10.4-25.0

15.1

10.1-22.1

264

130

44.9

37.8-52.3

15.9

11.2-22.0

1.1

0.3- 3.3

12.2

8.2-17.6

25.9

19.6-33.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

206

123

57.1

48.8-65.1

19.0

13.2-26.7

3.5

1.5- 8.0

10.8

6.6-17.3

9.6

5.6-15.9

Non-Veteran

268

110

39.6

32.8-47.0

12.6

8.6-18.0

2.7

1.1- 6.0

15.8

10.9-22.2

29.4

23.0-36.7

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*This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE 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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