BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	4,592	2,375	48.7	46.8-50.6	572	13.5	12.2-14.8	257	5.5	4.7- 6.5	601	12.9	11.7-14.3	787	19.3	17.8-21.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	90	51	54.0	42.3-65.2	14	15.0	8.4-25.4	4	5.1	1.8-13.8	11	14.3	7.8-24.7	10	11.7	6.0-21.4
Buncombe	105	63	58.1	47.3-68.1	13	13.0	7.3-22.2	4	3.3	1.2- 8.6	13	10.9	5.9-19.1	12	14.8	8.4-24.9
Cabarrus	110	49	45.5	35.1-56.4	17	15.0	8.9-24.2	5	4.5	1.7-11.4	20	14.6	9.1-22.4	19	20.4	12.6-31.2
Catawba	139	79	50.1	40.7-59.5	18	13.3	8.2-21.0	8	4.1	1.9- 8.6	13	10.2	5.6-17.8	21	22.3	14.4-32.7
Cumberland	122	58	42.7	33.3-52.7	13	11.8	6.3-20.8	10	7.4	3.5-15.0	20	19.1	12.2-28.5	21	19.0	12.3-28.2
Davidson	133	74	51.9	42.4-61.3	11	10.7	5.5-19.7	4	1.9	0.6- 6.0	15	12.8	7.6-21.0	29	22.7	15.5-31.9
Durham	103	65	60.6	48.9-71.1	9	9.6	4.4-19.7	7	5.7	2.4-12.9	7	10.2	4.6-21.1	15	14.0	7.8-23.6
Forsyth	128	69	54.5	44.4-64.3	14	12.0	6.9-20.1	9	7.5	3.7-14.5	19	12.8	7.8-20.4	17	13.2	7.9-21.2
Gaston	127	52	38.0	28.8-48.1	22	18.9	12.2-28.2	5	3.2	1.2- 8.2	23	17.3	11.2-25.7	25	22.6	15.1-32.4
Guilford	122	55	39.6	30.0-50.1	20	19.8	11.9-31.0	10	10.2	5.2-19.3	16	10.0	5.7-16.9	21	20.3	12.7-30.9
Iredell	112	59	46.7	36.3-57.5	13	14.0	7.3-25.2	9	9.3	4.7-17.5	11	8.9	4.5-16.7	20	21.1	13.2-32.1
Johnston	133	72	50.1	40.5-59.8	22	17.6	10.9-27.1	7	5.4	2.4-11.6	11	7.9	4.0-15.2	21	19.0	12.4-28.0
Mecklenburg	219	114	47.3	39.7-55.0	34	15.8	10.6-22.9	9	4.7	2.2- 9.6	28	11.2	7.2-17.0	34	21.0	15.0-28.6
New Hanover	118	70	59.7	49.4-69.2	10	7.3	3.7-13.8	5	4.6	1.8-11.1	12	9.5	5.1-16.9	21	19.0	11.9-28.8
Onslow	119	61	47.8	37.8-58.1	14	12.4	7.1-20.7	11	8.5	4.6-15.4	17	15.1	8.9-24.4	16	16.2	9.6-25.9
Orange	122	60	43.6	34.1-53.5	14	10.3	5.9-17.5	10	8.9	4.5-16.8	13	8.9	5.1-15.2	25	28.2	19.4-39.1
Pitt	92	47	50.6	38.1-63.0	9	7.8	3.8-15.4	11	11.6	6.0-21.0	11	10.4	5.4-19.2	14	19.6	10.4-33.9
Randolph	106	51	46.1	35.6-56.9	14	15.9	9.1-26.3	5	3.0	1.2- 7.7	16	15.2	9.0-24.6	20	19.8	12.1-30.8
Robeson	100	44	38.3	28.0-49.7	10	10.0	5.2-18.5	4	2.9	1.1- 7.7	12	11.7	6.4-20.3	30	37.1	26.0-49.8
Rowan	140	66	39.8	30.7-49.6	22	19.9	11.7-31.8	8	5.1	2.5-10.5	22	14.2	9.0-21.6	22	21.0	13.2-31.6
Union	110	57	46.9	36.3-57.8	12	15.9	8.8-27.0	9	6.7	3.3-13.4	17	14.1	8.2-23.2	15	16.3	9.5-26.6
Wake	174	102	61.4	53.2-69.0	28	14.6	9.8-21.0	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8	21	10.9	6.9-16.8	18	10.4	6.4-16.6
Wayne	108	67	52.6	40.2-64.6	8	9.0	4.4-17.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	13	9.7	5.0-17.8	19	28.4	16.8-43.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,468	770	48.2	45.0-51.4	166	11.4	9.5-13.5	90	6.2	4.8- 8.0	179	12.3	10.4-14.5	263	21.9	19.1-25.0
Piedmont	2,225	1,147	49.1	46.4-51.8	305	14.9	13.0-16.9	124	5.3	4.2- 6.6	291	12.9	11.1-14.8	358	17.9	15.9-20.1
Western NC	899	458	48.2	44.2-52.2	101	11.6	9.3-14.3	43	5.3	3.7- 7.6	131	14.5	11.9-17.5	166	20.5	17.1-24.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	595	291	47.0	42.1-52.0	71	12.8	9.9-16.5	29	5.0	3.3- 7.6	88	13.5	10.6-17.0	116	21.7	17.4-26.6
Northwest	1,006	536	49.3	45.3-53.3	116	12.2	9.9-15.0	57	6.9	4.9- 9.6	129	12.8	10.5-15.5	168	18.8	15.9-22.1
Charlotte	635	298	44.3	39.4-49.3	95	15.8	12.4-19.9	32	4.3	2.8- 6.6	100	13.8	10.7-17.6	110	21.8	17.8-26.5
Greensboro	500	248	43.0	37.5-48.7	72	17.5	13.0-23.0	33	7.9	5.0-12.1	61	11.1	8.3-14.8	86	20.5	16.0-25.9
Southern Regional	419	203	43.8	38.0-49.8	50	12.7	9.2-17.3	27	6.1	3.8- 9.6	55	16.5	11.8-22.5	84	21.0	16.5-26.3
Coastal	242	136	52.8	45.4-60.0	23	9.6	6.1-14.8	15	6.8	3.9-11.6	26	10.6	6.9-15.9	42	20.2	14.5-27.5
Wake	475	280	59.1	53.4-64.5	66	13.6	10.3-17.8	21	3.2	1.8- 5.5	47	11.9	8.6-16.3	61	12.2	9.0-16.4
Area L	126	72	55.9	45.6-65.7	8	6.4	3.0-13.1	9	6.0	2.9-12.0	12	9.2	4.9-16.6	25	22.4	14.6-32.9
Eastern	594	311	46.8	41.6-52.0	71	12.3	9.4-15.9	34	5.9	3.8- 8.9	83	13.6	10.4-17.5	95	21.4	16.8-26.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,592

2,375

48.7

46.8-50.6

572

13.5

12.2-14.8

257

5.5

4.7- 6.5

601

12.9

11.7-14.3

787

19.3

17.8-21.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

54.0

42.3-65.2

15.0

8.4-25.4

5.1

1.8-13.8

14.3

7.8-24.7

11.7

6.0-21.4

Buncombe

105

58.1

47.3-68.1

13.0

7.3-22.2

3.3

1.2- 8.6

10.9

5.9-19.1

14.8

8.4-24.9

Cabarrus

110

45.5

35.1-56.4

15.0

8.9-24.2

4.5

1.7-11.4

14.6

9.1-22.4

20.4

12.6-31.2

Catawba

139

50.1

40.7-59.5

13.3

8.2-21.0

4.1

1.9- 8.6

10.2

5.6-17.8

22.3

14.4-32.7

Cumberland

122

42.7

33.3-52.7

11.8

6.3-20.8

7.4

3.5-15.0

19.1

12.2-28.5

19.0

12.3-28.2

Davidson

133

51.9

42.4-61.3

10.7

5.5-19.7

1.9

0.6- 6.0

12.8

7.6-21.0

22.7

15.5-31.9

Durham

103

60.6

48.9-71.1

9.6

4.4-19.7

5.7

2.4-12.9

10.2

4.6-21.1

14.0

7.8-23.6

Forsyth

128

54.5

44.4-64.3

12.0

6.9-20.1

7.5

3.7-14.5

12.8

7.8-20.4

13.2

7.9-21.2

Gaston

127

38.0

28.8-48.1

18.9

12.2-28.2

3.2

1.2- 8.2

17.3

11.2-25.7

22.6

15.1-32.4

Guilford

122

39.6

30.0-50.1

19.8

11.9-31.0

10.2

5.2-19.3

10.0

5.7-16.9

20.3

12.7-30.9

Iredell

112

46.7

36.3-57.5

14.0

7.3-25.2

9.3

4.7-17.5

8.9

4.5-16.7

21.1

13.2-32.1

Johnston

133

50.1

40.5-59.8

17.6

10.9-27.1

5.4

2.4-11.6

7.9

4.0-15.2

19.0

12.4-28.0

Mecklenburg

219

114

47.3

39.7-55.0

15.8

10.6-22.9

4.7

2.2- 9.6

11.2

7.2-17.0

21.0

15.0-28.6

New Hanover

118

59.7

49.4-69.2

7.3

3.7-13.8

4.6

1.8-11.1

9.5

5.1-16.9

19.0

11.9-28.8

Onslow

119

47.8

37.8-58.1

12.4

7.1-20.7

8.5

4.6-15.4

15.1

8.9-24.4

16.2

9.6-25.9

Orange

122

43.6

34.1-53.5

10.3

5.9-17.5

8.9

4.5-16.8

8.9

5.1-15.2

28.2

19.4-39.1

Pitt

50.6

38.1-63.0

7.8

3.8-15.4

11.6

6.0-21.0

10.4

5.4-19.2

19.6

10.4-33.9

Randolph

106

46.1

35.6-56.9

15.9

9.1-26.3

3.0

1.2- 7.7

15.2

9.0-24.6

19.8

12.1-30.8

Robeson

100

38.3

28.0-49.7

10.0

5.2-18.5

2.9

1.1- 7.7

11.7

6.4-20.3

37.1

26.0-49.8

Rowan

140

39.8

30.7-49.6

19.9

11.7-31.8

5.1

2.5-10.5

14.2

9.0-21.6

21.0

13.2-31.6

Union

110

46.9

36.3-57.8

15.9

8.8-27.0

6.7

3.3-13.4

14.1

8.2-23.2

16.3

9.5-26.6

Wake

174

102

61.4

53.2-69.0

14.6

9.8-21.0

2.7

1.0- 6.8

10.9

6.9-16.8

10.4

6.4-16.6

Wayne

108

52.6

40.2-64.6

9.0

4.4-17.6

0.3

0.0- 2.1

9.7

5.0-17.8

28.4

16.8-43.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,468

770

48.2

45.0-51.4

166

11.4

9.5-13.5

6.2

4.8- 8.0

179

12.3

10.4-14.5

263

21.9

19.1-25.0

Piedmont

2,225

1,147

49.1

46.4-51.8

305

14.9

13.0-16.9

124

5.3

4.2- 6.6

291

12.9

11.1-14.8

358

17.9

15.9-20.1

Western NC

899

458

48.2

44.2-52.2

101

11.6

9.3-14.3

5.3

3.7- 7.6

131

14.5

11.9-17.5

166

20.5

17.1-24.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

595

291

47.0

42.1-52.0

12.8

9.9-16.5

5.0

3.3- 7.6

13.5

10.6-17.0

116

21.7

17.4-26.6

Northwest

1,006

536

49.3

45.3-53.3

116

12.2

9.9-15.0

6.9

4.9- 9.6

129

12.8

10.5-15.5

168

18.8

15.9-22.1

Charlotte

635

298

44.3

39.4-49.3

15.8

12.4-19.9

4.3

2.8- 6.6

100

13.8

10.7-17.6

110

21.8

17.8-26.5

Greensboro

500

248

43.0

37.5-48.7

17.5

13.0-23.0

7.9

5.0-12.1

11.1

8.3-14.8

20.5

16.0-25.9

Southern Regional

419

203

43.8

38.0-49.8

12.7

9.2-17.3

6.1

3.8- 9.6

16.5

11.8-22.5

21.0

16.5-26.3

Coastal

242

136

52.8

45.4-60.0

9.6

6.1-14.8

6.8

3.9-11.6

10.6

6.9-15.9

20.2

14.5-27.5

Wake

475

280

59.1

53.4-64.5

13.6

10.3-17.8

3.2

1.8- 5.5

11.9

8.6-16.3

12.2

9.0-16.4

Area L

126

55.9

45.6-65.7

6.4

3.0-13.1

6.0

2.9-12.0

9.2

4.9-16.6

22.4

14.6-32.9

Eastern

594

311

46.8

41.6-52.0

12.3

9.4-15.9

5.9

3.8- 8.9

13.6

10.4-17.5

21.4

16.8-26.9

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*This question was asked only of those who reported having a DRE 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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