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

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	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
-Western NC	459	244	49.8	44.2-55.4	38	8.7	6.0-12.5	12	2.8	1.4- 5.7	27	7.2	4.7-10.9	138	31.4	26.2-37.0
RACE
White	425	227	50.1	44.2-55.9	37	9.0	6.2-12.9	12	3.1	1.5- 6.1	26	7.7	5.0-11.7	123	30.2	24.9-36.0
African American	11	8	71.4	35.6-91.8	1	17.4	2.6-62.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.2	2.5-38.0
Other Minorities	20	7	33.8	13.8-61.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.4-20.9	12	62.9	35.3-84.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	3	18.0	4.7-49.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.6	3.6-55.4	7	64.4	31.7-87.5
Non-Hispanic	444	240	51.2	45.4-56.9	38	9.2	6.3-13.0	12	3.0	1.5- 5.9	25	6.8	4.4-10.5	129	29.9	24.8-35.5
AGE
40-44	42	10	26.8	13.7-45.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	30	69.4	50.8-83.2
45-54	111	40	36.0	26.1-47.3	8	9.1	4.1-18.9	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7	7	8.6	3.8-18.2	54	44.3	33.5-55.6
55-64	130	80	59.9	49.6-69.5	14	11.6	6.6-19.6	2	4.2	1.1-15.3	7	6.5	2.8-14.4	27	17.7	11.4-26.5
65-74	111	75	66.9	56.3-76.0	10	11.1	5.9-19.9	5	3.4	1.2- 9.3	7	6.4	2.8-14.1	14	12.2	6.8-20.9
75+	65	39	65.5	50.8-77.7	5	4.9	2.0-11.8	3	4.8	1.5-14.1	5	12.9	5.2-28.7	13	11.9	5.7-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	31	37.4	24.4-52.4	3	2.8	0.8- 9.2	3	5.2	1.4-17.5	3	2.2	0.6- 7.6	37	52.4	37.4-67.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	139	76	47.8	37.8-58.0	10	6.1	3.0-11.8	3	0.9	0.3- 2.7	9	9.4	4.6-18.3	41	35.8	26.4-46.5
Some Post-H.S.	105	49	45.1	34.1-56.7	13	16.3	8.9-28.1	2	1.4	0.4- 5.6	7	7.9	3.3-18.1	34	29.2	19.8-40.7
College Graduate	137	87	62.2	52.4-71.1	12	8.7	4.6-15.6	4	4.8	1.6-13.9	8	7.2	3.4-14.4	26	17.1	11.3-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	26	46.3	30.8-62.7	3	5.6	1.7-17.4	2	4.0	0.8-18.0	3	10.1	2.8-30.1	17	33.9	20.2-51.0
$15,000- 24,999	64	30	33.2	21.3-47.9	4	6.6	1.6-23.7	2	2.2	0.5- 8.7	6	8.2	2.9-20.9	22	49.7	33.5-66.0
$25,000- 34,999	74	35	39.0	27.0-52.5	4	4.3	1.4-12.1	4	5.2	1.5-16.2	4	5.4	1.8-15.2	27	46.1	32.8-60.1
$35,000- 49,999	78	39	51.1	38.0-64.1	13	17.3	9.7-29.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.9	1.5-14.4	23	26.7	17.0-39.3
$50,000-74,999	61	37	59.6	45.2-72.6	9	14.8	7.4-27.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.1	2.2-25.5	12	17.5	9.6-29.8
$75,000+	75	48	61.0	47.3-73.1	4	6.7	2.1-19.7	2	5.8	1.5-20.2	5	8.2	3.3-19.0	16	18.3	10.7-29.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	197	113	55.9	47.1-64.3	17	8.6	5.0-14.3	5	2.0	0.8- 5.2	12	6.9	3.6-13.0	50	26.6	19.2-35.6
No	254	129	45.8	38.5-53.3	21	9.0	5.5-14.5	6	3.3	1.3- 8.3	15	7.6	4.3-13.0	83	34.3	27.4-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	200	129	61.0	52.4-69.0	20	11.7	7.0-18.7	8	5.1	2.2-11.3	12	8.3	4.5-14.8	31	13.9	8.8-21.3
Non-Veteran	259	115	42.8	35.6-50.4	18	6.9	4.0-11.6	4	1.4	0.4- 5.2	15	6.6	3.6-11.7	107	42.3	34.9-49.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

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

-Western NC

459

244

49.8

44.2-55.4

8.7

6.0-12.5

2.8

1.4- 5.7

7.2

4.7-10.9

138

31.4

26.2-37.0

RACE

White

425

227

50.1

44.2-55.9

9.0

6.2-12.9

3.1

1.5- 6.1

7.7

5.0-11.7

123

30.2

24.9-36.0

African American

71.4

35.6-91.8

17.4

2.6-62.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.2

2.5-38.0

Other Minorities

33.8

13.8-61.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.4-20.9

62.9

35.3-84.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.0

4.7-49.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.6

3.6-55.4

64.4

31.7-87.5

Non-Hispanic

444

240

51.2

45.4-56.9

9.2

6.3-13.0

3.0

1.5- 5.9

6.8

4.4-10.5

129

29.9

24.8-35.5

AGE

40-44

26.8

13.7-45.8

1.6

0.2-10.5

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-14.3

69.4

50.8-83.2

45-54

111

36.0

26.1-47.3

9.1

4.1-18.9

2.0

0.4- 8.7

8.6

3.8-18.2

44.3

33.5-55.6

55-64

130

59.9

49.6-69.5

11.6

6.6-19.6

4.2

1.1-15.3

6.5

2.8-14.4

17.7

11.4-26.5

65-74

111

66.9

56.3-76.0

11.1

5.9-19.9

3.4

1.2- 9.3

6.4

2.8-14.1

12.2

6.8-20.9

75+

65.5

50.8-77.7

4.9

2.0-11.8

4.8

1.5-14.1

12.9

5.2-28.7

11.9

5.7-23.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

37.4

24.4-52.4

2.8

0.8- 9.2

5.2

1.4-17.5

2.2

0.6- 7.6

52.4

37.4-67.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

139

47.8

37.8-58.0

6.1

3.0-11.8

0.9

0.3- 2.7

9.4

4.6-18.3

35.8

26.4-46.5

Some Post-H.S.

105

45.1

34.1-56.7

16.3

8.9-28.1

1.4

0.4- 5.6

7.9

3.3-18.1

29.2

19.8-40.7

College Graduate

137

62.2

52.4-71.1

8.7

4.6-15.6

4.8

1.6-13.9

7.2

3.4-14.4

17.1

11.3-25.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

46.3

30.8-62.7

5.6

1.7-17.4

4.0

0.8-18.0

10.1

2.8-30.1

33.9

20.2-51.0

$15,000- 24,999

33.2

21.3-47.9

6.6

1.6-23.7

2.2

0.5- 8.7

8.2

2.9-20.9

49.7

33.5-66.0

$25,000- 34,999

39.0

27.0-52.5

4.3

1.4-12.1

5.2

1.5-16.2

5.4

1.8-15.2

46.1

32.8-60.1

$35,000- 49,999

51.1

38.0-64.1

17.3

9.7-29.0

0.0

. - .

4.9

1.5-14.4

26.7

17.0-39.3

$50,000-74,999

59.6

45.2-72.6

14.8

7.4-27.5

0.0

. - .

8.1

2.2-25.5

17.5

9.6-29.8

$75,000+

61.0

47.3-73.1

6.7

2.1-19.7

5.8

1.5-20.2

8.2

3.3-19.0

18.3

10.7-29.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

197

113

55.9

47.1-64.3

8.6

5.0-14.3

2.0

0.8- 5.2

6.9

3.6-13.0

26.6

19.2-35.6

254

129

45.8

38.5-53.3

9.0

5.5-14.5

3.3

1.3- 8.3

7.6

4.3-13.0

34.3

27.4-41.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

200

129

61.0

52.4-69.0

11.7

7.0-18.7

5.1

2.2-11.3

8.3

4.5-14.8

13.9

8.8-21.3

Non-Veteran

259

115

42.8

35.6-50.4

6.9

4.0-11.6

1.4

0.4- 5.2

6.6

3.6-11.7

107

42.3

34.9-49.9

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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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