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Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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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 |
-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES | 538 | 284 | 48.1 | 42.7-53.6 | 64 | 12.8 | 9.6-16.9 | 19 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 30 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.8 | 141 | 31.2 | 26.2-36.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 81 | 26 | 32.0 | 21.9-44.2 | 11 | 15.4 | 8.0-27.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 | 41 | 49.6 | 37.4-61.9 |
45-54 | 168 | 68 | 40.4 | 30.7-50.9 | 24 | 12.8 | 7.7-20.4 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.2 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 64 | 40.5 | 31.1-50.6 |
55-64 | 147 | 92 | 60.7 | 49.8-70.5 | 19 | 13.6 | 8.1-21.9 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.5 | 9 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.8 | 21 | 18.5 | 10.8-29.7 |
65-74 | 85 | 61 | 68.1 | 55.4-78.6 | 4 | 7.5 | 2.6-20.1 | 6 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.2 | 6 | 7.1 | 2.8-16.9 | 8 | 9.8 | 4.8-19.1 |
75+ | 57 | 37 | 60.9 | 43.5-76.0 | 6 | 10.7 | 4.2-24.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 | 6 | 18.2 | 7.1-39.3 | 7 | 9.4 | 4.2-19.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 103 | 45 | 36.3 | 26.2-47.8 | 11 | 11.0 | 5.6-20.6 | 6 | 5.2 | 1.9-13.7 | 9 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.2 | 32 | 38.9 | 27.2-52.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 222 | 107 | 45.8 | 37.4-54.4 | 30 | 12.2 | 7.8-18.4 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.4 | 17 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.4 | 61 | 32.4 | 24.9-41.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 121 | 73 | 52.2 | 40.5-63.7 | 15 | 17.3 | 9.8-28.6 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.3-11.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 28 | 26.4 | 17.3-38.0 |
College Graduate | 92 | 59 | 57.2 | 44.2-69.3 | 8 | 9.8 | 4.4-20.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.8 | 20 | 28.9 | 18.1-42.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 83 | 29 | 23.0 | 14.7-34.0 | 12 | 14.7 | 7.7-26.2 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.3 | 11 | 13.2 | 6.2-25.7 | 28 | 47.3 | 33.4-61.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 97 | 49 | 50.6 | 37.8-63.3 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.6 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.4-12.7 | 9 | 8.8 | 3.3-21.7 | 27 | 29.1 | 19.3-41.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 74 | 42 | 48.6 | 35.3-62.1 | 10 | 15.7 | 8.0-28.5 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.7-21.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 17 | 27.5 | 16.3-42.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 95 | 53 | 46.8 | 34.8-59.2 | 12 | 14.7 | 7.4-27.0 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.9-11.0 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.0 | 23 | 32.5 | 21.1-46.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 61 | 34 | 53.7 | 36.9-69.8 | 10 | 11.2 | 5.1-23.0 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.6-23.1 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.2- 6.0 | 14 | 29.8 | 16.9-47.0 |
$75,000+ | 75 | 49 | 60.5 | 46.5-73.0 | 6 | 10.5 | 4.4-23.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 25.8 | 15.2-40.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 234 | 119 | 47.5 | 39.1-56.1 | 30 | 12.9 | 8.3-19.5 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.8 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 | 56 | 29.5 | 22.0-38.2 |
No | 281 | 156 | 49.5 | 42.0-57.0 | 30 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.1 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.2 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.4 | 75 | 31.6 | 24.9-39.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 195 | 115 | 52.0 | 42.9-61.0 | 27 | 16.5 | 10.8-24.3 | 9 | 6.5 | 3.1-13.1 | 10 | 4.3 | 1.6-10.7 | 34 | 20.8 | 13.7-30.1 |
Non-Veteran | 343 | 169 | 46.0 | 39.2-53.0 | 37 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.8 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.2 | 107 | 36.8 | 30.4-43.8 |
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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.
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