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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,393 | 2,402 | 50.1 | 48.1-52.0 | 438 | 10.1 | 9.0-11.3 | 155 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 | 211 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 | 1,187 | 32.3 | 30.4-34.2 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,398 | 797 | 51.1 | 47.8-54.4 | 129 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.5 | 48 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.0 | 66 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 358 | 32.1 | 28.9-35.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,017 | 602 | 53.7 | 49.9-57.4 | 91 | 9.3 | 7.3-11.7 | 37 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 | 47 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 240 | 29.4 | 25.9-33.2 |
| African American | 265 | 148 | 50.7 | 43.5-57.9 | 28 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.7 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.8 | 66 | 30.9 | 24.4-38.4 |
| Other Minorities | 107 | 44 | 35.3 | 24.2-48.2 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.5-16.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.8 | 47 | 52.2 | 38.9-65.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 36 | 8 | 18.9 | 7.9-38.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 3.2 | 0.7-13.4 | 24 | 74.4 | 54.4-87.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,357 | 786 | 52.7 | 49.4-55.9 | 126 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.8 | 48 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 64 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.3 | 333 | 30.1 | 27.0-33.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 143 | 30 | 21.2 | 14.4-30.1 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.8 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.5 | 96 | 68.5 | 59.1-76.7 |
| 45-54 | 347 | 129 | 38.1 | 32.2-44.3 | 44 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.2-10.0 | 18 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.4 | 140 | 39.9 | 33.9-46.2 |
| 55-64 | 406 | 263 | 64.5 | 58.9-69.7 | 33 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.3 | 16 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.7 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.4 | 74 | 19.1 | 15.0-24.0 |
| 65-74 | 300 | 234 | 77.5 | 71.2-82.8 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.9 | 25 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.2 |
| 75+ | 202 | 141 | 71.1 | 63.6-77.5 | 17 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.6 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.2 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.7 | 23 | 12.9 | 8.4-19.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 209 | 86 | 29.8 | 23.1-37.6 | 16 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.8 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.5- 9.5 | 14 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.7 | 85 | 52.3 | 43.2-61.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 444 | 243 | 51.3 | 45.6-57.0 | 45 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.4 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.3 | 22 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.4 | 122 | 32.6 | 27.3-38.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 346 | 215 | 57.0 | 50.5-63.3 | 33 | 12.9 | 8.7-18.7 | 14 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.2 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 75 | 24.8 | 19.6-30.8 |
| College Graduate | 395 | 251 | 59.6 | 53.6-65.4 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.1 | 74 | 24.4 | 19.4-30.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 141 | 56 | 29.1 | 20.4-39.7 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 15 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.2 | 56 | 52.8 | 41.0-64.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 198 | 106 | 47.3 | 38.7-56.1 | 17 | 10.1 | 5.7-17.1 | 9 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.2 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.4 | 58 | 33.8 | 26.0-42.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 164 | 95 | 49.8 | 40.3-59.4 | 16 | 11.3 | 6.4-19.2 | 6 | 5.9 | 2.1-15.4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.8 | 40 | 31.2 | 22.4-41.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 234 | 136 | 55.2 | 47.4-62.8 | 20 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.7 | 58 | 30.0 | 23.0-38.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 242 | 146 | 52.5 | 44.8-60.1 | 30 | 11.5 | 7.3-17.6 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.1 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.4 | 51 | 29.0 | 22.1-37.1 |
| $75,000+ | 304 | 191 | 61.8 | 55.2-67.9 | 24 | 7.5 | 4.6-11.9 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.0 | 63 | 23.7 | 18.5-29.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 601 | 338 | 50.4 | 45.4-55.4 | 61 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.7 | 23 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.8 | 33 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.4 | 146 | 29.4 | 24.8-34.5 |
| No | 763 | 444 | 52.3 | 47.9-56.7 | 63 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.3 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 | 200 | 33.7 | 29.4-38.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 671 | 459 | 65.2 | 60.5-69.7 | 58 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 | 23 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.7 | 100 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 725 | 338 | 40.8 | 36.6-45.2 | 71 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.4 | 25 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.0 | 256 | 42.2 | 37.7-46.9 |
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*This question was asked of those who reported having a PSA test and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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