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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 |
-WHITE MALES | 3,603 | 2,019 | 52.4 | 50.3-54.5 | 352 | 9.8 | 8.7-11.1 | 132 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.3 | 171 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 929 | 30.2 | 28.2-32.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 342 | 68 | 22.9 | 17.7-29.0 | 26 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.7 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 223 | 64.9 | 58.7-70.7 |
45-54 | 857 | 321 | 41.2 | 37.1-45.4 | 97 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.3 | 38 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 362 | 38.9 | 35.0-43.0 |
55-64 | 1,055 | 645 | 62.1 | 58.5-65.6 | 107 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.7 | 37 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.5 | 62 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.6 | 204 | 19.1 | 16.4-22.2 |
65-74 | 810 | 608 | 75.3 | 71.6-78.7 | 71 | 9.3 | 7.1-11.9 | 22 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.0 | 86 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.8 |
75+ | 539 | 377 | 70.3 | 65.5-74.7 | 51 | 10.2 | 7.5-13.7 | 19 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 38 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.4 | 54 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 436 | 197 | 37.0 | 31.8-42.6 | 38 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.4 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.5 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.7 | 164 | 45.5 | 39.6-51.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,024 | 544 | 49.5 | 45.5-53.4 | 106 | 10.3 | 8.1-12.9 | 39 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.7 | 40 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 295 | 32.7 | 29.0-36.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 839 | 481 | 55.5 | 51.2-59.7 | 80 | 10.1 | 7.7-13.1 | 28 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.8 | 43 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 207 | 28.6 | 24.9-32.6 |
College Graduate | 1,301 | 795 | 56.8 | 53.3-60.2 | 127 | 9.8 | 8.0-12.0 | 49 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 | 67 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 263 | 25.1 | 22.1-28.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 257 | 95 | 32.6 | 25.5-40.5 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.7-15.9 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 | 23 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.5 | 106 | 46.3 | 38.3-54.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 511 | 259 | 46.1 | 40.8-51.6 | 51 | 11.8 | 8.6-16.0 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 28 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 | 150 | 33.1 | 27.9-38.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 360 | 198 | 52.4 | 45.8-58.8 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.7-12.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.9 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.4- 7.0 | 93 | 30.9 | 24.9-37.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 562 | 334 | 55.9 | 50.8-60.9 | 54 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.9 | 19 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.6 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.4 | 128 | 27.0 | 22.6-31.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 623 | 371 | 53.7 | 48.8-58.6 | 65 | 10.3 | 7.6-13.8 | 25 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.1 | 25 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.8 | 137 | 27.8 | 23.5-32.6 |
$75,000+ | 1,006 | 602 | 56.0 | 52.1-59.8 | 93 | 9.0 | 7.1-11.3 | 33 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.7 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 236 | 27.8 | 24.4-31.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,404 | 832 | 57.2 | 53.9-60.5 | 125 | 9.3 | 7.6-11.4 | 51 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 70 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.7 | 326 | 25.6 | 22.7-28.8 |
No | 2,136 | 1,163 | 50.2 | 47.5-52.9 | 222 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.9 | 78 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.4 | 99 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | 574 | 32.2 | 29.7-34.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,580 | 1,081 | 66.8 | 63.7-69.7 | 136 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.6 | 58 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 | 81 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 | 224 | 15.9 | 13.7-18.4 |
Non-Veteran | 2,020 | 937 | 43.5 | 40.8-46.2 | 216 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.3 | 74 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.5 | 90 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 | 703 | 39.0 | 36.3-41.7 |
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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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