BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,696	273	4.5	3.9- 5.3	4,423	95.5	94.7-96.1
-Eastern NC	1,504	81	4.2	3.3- 5.4	1,423	95.8	94.6-96.7
RACE
White	1,097	58	4.3	3.2- 5.8	1,039	95.7	94.2-96.8
African American	285	18	5.0	3.0- 8.2	267	95.0	91.8-97.0
Other Minorities	113	5	1.6	0.6- 4.2	108	98.4	95.8-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	38	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	37	97.9	86.4-99.7
Non-Hispanic	1,461	80	4.3	3.4- 5.6	1,381	95.7	94.4-96.6
AGE
40-44	154	0	0.0	. - .	154	100	. - .
45-54	370	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	367	99.3	97.7-99.8
55-64	438	19	4.8	2.9- 7.9	419	95.2	92.1-97.1
65-74	314	29	10.3	6.9-15.1	285	89.7	84.9-93.1
75+	228	30	12.2	8.2-17.8	198	87.8	82.2-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	238	17	4.6	2.6- 7.8	221	95.4	92.2-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	473	22	3.2	2.0- 5.1	451	96.8	94.9-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	371	14	3.4	1.8- 6.6	357	96.6	93.4-98.2
College Graduate	417	28	6.0	4.0- 8.9	389	94.0	91.1-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	9	3.4	1.5- 7.4	145	96.6	92.6-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	214	16	5.4	2.9-10.1	198	94.6	89.9-97.1
$25,000- 34,999	177	11	4.4	2.3- 8.4	166	95.6	91.6-97.7
$35,000- 49,999	245	14	5.2	2.9- 9.1	231	94.8	90.9-97.1
$50,000-74,999	253	10	2.7	1.4- 5.4	243	97.3	94.6-98.6
$75,000+	327	14	3.7	2.1- 6.5	313	96.3	93.5-97.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	655	42	5.5	3.9- 7.9	613	94.5	92.1-96.1
No	813	38	3.3	2.3- 4.7	775	96.7	95.3-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	720	50	6.0	4.3- 8.2	670	94.0	91.8-95.7
Non-Veteran	782	31	2.9	2.0- 4.3	751	97.1	95.7-98.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,696

273

4.5

3.9- 5.3

4,423

95.5

94.7-96.1

-Eastern NC

1,504

4.2

3.3- 5.4

1,423

95.8

94.6-96.7

RACE

White

1,097

4.3

3.2- 5.8

1,039

95.7

94.2-96.8

African American

285

5.0

3.0- 8.2

267

95.0

91.8-97.0

Other Minorities

113

1.6

0.6- 4.2

108

98.4

95.8-99.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.1

0.3-13.6

97.9

86.4-99.7

Non-Hispanic

1,461

4.3

3.4- 5.6

1,381

95.7

94.4-96.6

AGE

40-44

154

0.0

. - .

154

100

. - .

45-54

370

0.7

0.2- 2.3

367

99.3

97.7-99.8

55-64

438

4.8

2.9- 7.9

419

95.2

92.1-97.1

65-74

314

10.3

6.9-15.1

285

89.7

84.9-93.1

75+

228

12.2

8.2-17.8

198

87.8

82.2-91.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

238

4.6

2.6- 7.8

221

95.4

92.2-97.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

473

3.2

2.0- 5.1

451

96.8

94.9-98.0

Some Post-H.S.

371

3.4

1.8- 6.6

357

96.6

93.4-98.2

College Graduate

417

6.0

4.0- 8.9

389

94.0

91.1-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

3.4

1.5- 7.4

145

96.6

92.6-98.5

$15,000- 24,999

214

5.4

2.9-10.1

198

94.6

89.9-97.1

$25,000- 34,999

177

4.4

2.3- 8.4

166

95.6

91.6-97.7

$35,000- 49,999

245

5.2

2.9- 9.1

231

94.8

90.9-97.1

$50,000-74,999

253

2.7

1.4- 5.4

243

97.3

94.6-98.6

$75,000+

327

3.7

2.1- 6.5

313

96.3

93.5-97.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

655

5.5

3.9- 7.9

613

94.5

92.1-96.1

813

3.3

2.3- 4.7

775

96.7

95.3-97.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

720

6.0

4.3- 8.2

670

94.0

91.8-95.7

Non-Veteran

782

2.9

2.0- 4.3

751

97.1

95.7-98.0

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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