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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
RACE
White	1,877	985	50.5	47.6-53.4	257	14.7	12.8-16.9	105	5.7	4.4- 7.2	259	14.0	12.1-16.2	271	15.1	13.2-17.3
African American	245	128	51.3	43.5-59.0	37	15.2	10.4-21.8	17	5.7	3.2- 9.8	24	11.1	6.7-17.9	39	16.6	11.8-22.9
Other Minorities	99	32	29.6	20.0-41.5	11	15.4	7.5-29.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	7	4.8	2.0-11.2	47	49.6	37.5-61.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	48	16	33.7	20.3-50.4	3	6.5	1.9-19.5	3	3.7	1.0-12.3	3	3.1	0.9- 9.7	23	53.0	36.7-68.8
Non-Hispanic	2,173	1,129	49.7	46.9-52.4	302	15.2	13.3-17.3	121	5.3	4.2- 6.7	287	13.2	11.4-15.3	334	16.6	14.6-18.7
AGE
40-44	277	80	34.8	28.2-41.9	44	15.7	11.1-21.9	19	5.5	3.2- 9.4	42	12.3	8.6-17.3	92	31.7	25.6-38.5
45-54	577	241	44.0	38.9-49.3	83	14.7	11.5-18.5	38	6.0	4.0- 8.9	86	14.3	10.8-18.6	129	21.1	17.3-25.4
55-64	630	360	55.9	50.9-60.7	91	17.7	13.9-22.3	27	4.3	2.8- 6.6	81	11.6	9.0-14.9	71	10.5	7.9-13.8
65-74	455	288	63.3	57.9-68.5	55	11.6	8.6-15.4	27	5.9	3.7- 9.2	50	11.4	8.3-15.5	35	7.8	5.2-11.5
75+	286	178	60.0	52.4-67.1	32	10.7	7.2-15.5	13	3.9	1.9- 7.6	32	14.4	9.4-21.4	31	11.1	7.0-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	116	36.7	29.8-44.1	37	12.9	9.0-18.3	21	5.9	3.6- 9.7	40	12.0	8.0-17.5	73	32.5	25.3-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	613	294	43.8	38.6-49.2	89	15.2	11.6-19.7	26	3.3	2.0- 5.4	79	13.7	10.1-18.2	125	24.0	19.6-29.0
Some Post-H.S.	485	250	52.5	46.6-58.3	74	15.8	12.1-20.4	36	6.9	4.4-10.5	58	11.5	8.4-15.5	67	13.4	10.2-17.5
College Graduate	837	485	54.4	50.1-58.6	104	14.5	11.6-18.0	41	5.7	3.9- 8.2	114	13.3	10.7-16.5	93	12.1	9.5-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	47	23.1	16.3-31.8	25	12.5	7.9-19.2	15	8.2	4.2-15.1	30	21.6	13.8-32.0	42	34.7	25.1-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	326	153	42.4	35.3-49.8	38	11.8	8.1-17.0	18	5.2	3.0- 9.0	52	16.8	11.4-24.2	65	23.7	17.4-31.4
$25,000- 34,999	221	98	42.4	34.1-51.1	35	18.3	11.5-27.6	13	4.4	2.2- 8.6	35	11.4	7.8-16.3	40	23.6	16.7-32.3
$35,000- 49,999	316	167	51.5	44.1-58.8	37	12.7	8.6-18.4	15	2.9	1.6- 5.3	37	11.0	6.7-17.4	60	21.9	16.3-28.8
$50,000-74,999	339	191	51.1	44.2-57.9	48	15.4	11.1-21.1	16	5.6	3.0-10.2	43	14.3	10.2-19.8	41	13.5	9.5-18.9
$75,000+	670	394	56.5	51.9-61.1	94	15.4	12.3-19.0	37	6.1	4.1- 8.8	75	11.2	8.5-14.5	70	10.9	8.3-14.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	819	429	51.4	46.8-56.0	108	13.9	10.9-17.5	51	5.5	3.9- 7.7	121	13.9	10.9-17.4	110	15.3	12.2-19.1
No	1,356	701	48.5	45.1-52.0	190	15.3	12.9-17.9	68	5.0	3.6- 6.7	162	12.2	10.1-14.7	235	19.0	16.4-21.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	843	517	58.1	53.7-62.4	116	15.2	12.4-18.5	46	5.0	3.4- 7.3	87	11.0	8.4-14.3	77	10.6	8.0-14.0
Non-Veteran	1,379	629	44.6	41.2-48.1	189	14.7	12.3-17.4	78	5.4	4.1- 7.1	204	13.8	11.6-16.3	279	21.5	18.8-24.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

RACE

White

1,877

985

50.5

47.6-53.4

257

14.7

12.8-16.9

105

5.7

4.4- 7.2

259

14.0

12.1-16.2

271

15.1

13.2-17.3

African American

245

128

51.3

43.5-59.0

15.2

10.4-21.8

5.7

3.2- 9.8

11.1

6.7-17.9

16.6

11.8-22.9

Other Minorities

29.6

20.0-41.5

15.4

7.5-29.0

0.5

0.1- 2.2

4.8

2.0-11.2

49.6

37.5-61.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.7

20.3-50.4

6.5

1.9-19.5

3.7

1.0-12.3

3.1

0.9- 9.7

53.0

36.7-68.8

Non-Hispanic

2,173

1,129

49.7

46.9-52.4

302

15.2

13.3-17.3

121

5.3

4.2- 6.7

287

13.2

11.4-15.3

334

16.6

14.6-18.7

AGE

40-44

277

34.8

28.2-41.9

15.7

11.1-21.9

5.5

3.2- 9.4

12.3

8.6-17.3

31.7

25.6-38.5

45-54

577

241

44.0

38.9-49.3

14.7

11.5-18.5

6.0

4.0- 8.9

14.3

10.8-18.6

129

21.1

17.3-25.4

55-64

630

360

55.9

50.9-60.7

17.7

13.9-22.3

4.3

2.8- 6.6

11.6

9.0-14.9

10.5

7.9-13.8

65-74

455

288

63.3

57.9-68.5

11.6

8.6-15.4

5.9

3.7- 9.2

11.4

8.3-15.5

7.8

5.2-11.5

75+

286

178

60.0

52.4-67.1

10.7

7.2-15.5

3.9

1.9- 7.6

14.4

9.4-21.4

11.1

7.0-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

116

36.7

29.8-44.1

12.9

9.0-18.3

5.9

3.6- 9.7

12.0

8.0-17.5

32.5

25.3-40.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

613

294

43.8

38.6-49.2

15.2

11.6-19.7

3.3

2.0- 5.4

13.7

10.1-18.2

125

24.0

19.6-29.0

Some Post-H.S.

485

250

52.5

46.6-58.3

15.8

12.1-20.4

6.9

4.4-10.5

11.5

8.4-15.5

13.4

10.2-17.5

College Graduate

837

485

54.4

50.1-58.6

104

14.5

11.6-18.0

5.7

3.9- 8.2

114

13.3

10.7-16.5

12.1

9.5-15.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

23.1

16.3-31.8

12.5

7.9-19.2

8.2

4.2-15.1

21.6

13.8-32.0

34.7

25.1-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

326

153

42.4

35.3-49.8

11.8

8.1-17.0

5.2

3.0- 9.0

16.8

11.4-24.2

23.7

17.4-31.4

$25,000- 34,999

221

42.4

34.1-51.1

18.3

11.5-27.6

4.4

2.2- 8.6

11.4

7.8-16.3

23.6

16.7-32.3

$35,000- 49,999

316

167

51.5

44.1-58.8

12.7

8.6-18.4

2.9

1.6- 5.3

11.0

6.7-17.4

21.9

16.3-28.8

$50,000-74,999

339

191

51.1

44.2-57.9

15.4

11.1-21.1

5.6

3.0-10.2

14.3

10.2-19.8

13.5

9.5-18.9

$75,000+

670

394

56.5

51.9-61.1

15.4

12.3-19.0

6.1

4.1- 8.8

11.2

8.5-14.5

10.9

8.3-14.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

819

429

51.4

46.8-56.0

108

13.9

10.9-17.5

5.5

3.9- 7.7

121

13.9

10.9-17.4

110

15.3

12.2-19.1

1,356

701

48.5

45.1-52.0

190

15.3

12.9-17.9

5.0

3.6- 6.7

162

12.2

10.1-14.7

235

19.0

16.4-21.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

843

517

58.1

53.7-62.4

116

15.2

12.4-18.5

5.0

3.4- 7.3

11.0

8.4-14.3

10.6

8.0-14.0

Non-Veteran

1,379

629

44.6

41.2-48.1

189

14.7

12.3-17.4

5.4

4.1- 7.1

204

13.8

11.6-16.3

279

21.5

18.8-24.4

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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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