BRFSS 2006 - Western 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
-Western NC	489	26	4.6	2.9- 7.0	463	95.4	93.0-97.1
RACE
White	453	25	4.7	3.0- 7.2	428	95.3	92.8-97.0
African American	11	1	11.8	1.7-51.6	10	88.2	48.4-98.3
Other Minorities	22	0	0.0	. - .	22	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	471	26	4.8	3.1- 7.4	445	95.2	92.6-96.9
AGE
40-44	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
45-54	122	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	121	98.7	91.4-99.8
55-64	134	6	3.7	1.5- 8.7	128	96.3	91.3-98.5
65-74	115	9	9.1	4.5-17.8	106	90.9	82.2-95.5
75+	72	10	15.1	7.7-27.4	62	84.9	72.6-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	4	4.1	1.3-12.0	81	95.9	88.0-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	151	6	3.6	1.4- 9.2	145	96.4	90.8-98.6
Some Post-H.S.	107	4	2.4	0.8- 7.2	103	97.6	92.8-99.2
College Graduate	145	12	7.7	4.2-13.6	133	92.3	86.4-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	6	10.5	4.2-23.6	50	89.5	76.4-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	72	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	71	99.4	95.8-99.9
$25,000- 34,999	79	7	7.0	3.1-15.0	72	93.0	85.0-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	81	5	6.3	2.3-15.7	76	93.7	84.3-97.7
$50,000-74,999	65	3	3.1	1.0- 9.4	62	96.9	90.6-99.0
$75,000+	76	3	2.8	0.8- 9.7	73	97.2	90.3-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	211	17	7.2	4.3-11.9	194	92.8	88.1-95.7
No	269	9	2.8	1.3- 6.0	260	97.2	94.0-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	211	17	7.2	4.3-12.1	194	92.8	87.9-95.7
Non-Veteran	278	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0	269	97.1	94.0-98.6

*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: Western 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
-Western NC	489	26	4.6	2.9- 7.0	463	95.4	93.0-97.1
RACE
White	453	25	4.7	3.0- 7.2	428	95.3	92.8-97.0
African American	11	1	11.8	1.7-51.6	10	88.2	48.4-98.3
Other Minorities	22	0	0.0	. - .	22	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	471	26	4.8	3.1- 7.4	445	95.2	92.6-96.9
AGE
40-44	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
45-54	122	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	121	98.7	91.4-99.8
55-64	134	6	3.7	1.5- 8.7	128	96.3	91.3-98.5
65-74	115	9	9.1	4.5-17.8	106	90.9	82.2-95.5
75+	72	10	15.1	7.7-27.4	62	84.9	72.6-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	4	4.1	1.3-12.0	81	95.9	88.0-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	151	6	3.6	1.4- 9.2	145	96.4	90.8-98.6
Some Post-H.S.	107	4	2.4	0.8- 7.2	103	97.6	92.8-99.2
College Graduate	145	12	7.7	4.2-13.6	133	92.3	86.4-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	6	10.5	4.2-23.6	50	89.5	76.4-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	72	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	71	99.4	95.8-99.9
$25,000- 34,999	79	7	7.0	3.1-15.0	72	93.0	85.0-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	81	5	6.3	2.3-15.7	76	93.7	84.3-97.7
$50,000-74,999	65	3	3.1	1.0- 9.4	62	96.9	90.6-99.0
$75,000+	76	3	2.8	0.8- 9.7	73	97.2	90.3-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	211	17	7.2	4.3-11.9	194	92.8	88.1-95.7
No	269	9	2.8	1.3- 6.0	260	97.2	94.0-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	211	17	7.2	4.3-12.1	194	92.8	87.9-95.7
Non-Veteran	278	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0	269	97.1	94.0-98.6