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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,117 | 1,140 | 49.6 | 46.8-52.4 | 224 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.4 | 70 | 3.0 | 2.2- 3.9 | 96 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.4 | 587 | 32.6 | 30.0-35.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,768 | 979 | 52.2 | 49.3-55.2 | 184 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.1 | 59 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.3 | 79 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.3 | 467 | 30.3 | 27.6-33.2 |
| African American | 247 | 123 | 46.8 | 39.1-54.6 | 32 | 13.9 | 9.5-20.1 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.5 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.4 | 70 | 32.0 | 25.0-39.8 |
| Other Minorities | 99 | 36 | 30.9 | 21.1-42.8 | 8 | 6.5 | 2.9-14.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.7-16.1 | 49 | 56.6 | 44.3-68.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 46 | 14 | 28.6 | 16.2-45.3 | 5 | 11.6 | 4.6-26.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.2 | 2 | 6.7 | 1.2-29.1 | 24 | 52.7 | 35.8-68.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,067 | 1,123 | 50.3 | 47.5-53.2 | 219 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.4 | 69 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 94 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.3 | 562 | 31.9 | 29.3-34.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 263 | 63 | 28.0 | 21.9-35.1 | 23 | 8.8 | 5.4-13.8 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.7 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.0 | 159 | 58.2 | 51.0-65.2 |
| 45-54 | 534 | 195 | 39.4 | 34.1-44.9 | 61 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.8 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 22 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.4 | 240 | 43.0 | 37.8-48.4 |
| 55-64 | 611 | 369 | 59.6 | 54.5-64.5 | 68 | 10.7 | 8.0-14.2 | 19 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.8 | 36 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.3 | 119 | 20.5 | 16.5-25.1 |
| 65-74 | 430 | 311 | 72.6 | 67.3-77.3 | 42 | 9.8 | 7.0-13.7 | 17 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 | 47 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.1 |
| 75+ | 279 | 202 | 70.2 | 62.6-76.9 | 30 | 10.6 | 6.9-15.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.0 | 19 | 9.9 | 5.4-17.5 | 22 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 272 | 126 | 38.6 | 31.6-46.0 | 32 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.2 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 15 | 7.3 | 3.7-14.0 | 88 | 39.3 | 31.7-47.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 578 | 293 | 45.1 | 39.6-50.6 | 64 | 11.5 | 8.5-15.4 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.1 | 24 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.7 | 178 | 35.8 | 30.5-41.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 463 | 255 | 52.1 | 46.0-58.1 | 49 | 11.2 | 7.7-15.8 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.6 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 126 | 31.8 | 26.5-37.6 |
| College Graduate | 801 | 464 | 54.4 | 50.0-58.8 | 78 | 9.4 | 7.2-12.1 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 | 36 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.7 | 195 | 29.1 | 25.1-33.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 155 | 54 | 23.5 | 16.7-32.1 | 23 | 14.5 | 8.9-22.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.6 | 15 | 10.4 | 5.3-19.4 | 58 | 49.4 | 38.6-60.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 311 | 156 | 45.6 | 38.1-53.2 | 31 | 10.7 | 7.0-15.8 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 | 15 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.4 | 96 | 34.4 | 27.5-42.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 206 | 108 | 50.5 | 41.5-59.6 | 26 | 9.5 | 5.9-15.1 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.0 | 55 | 33.0 | 24.5-42.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 303 | 178 | 50.8 | 43.3-58.2 | 36 | 14.4 | 9.5-21.1 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.1 | 13 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.9 | 69 | 29.3 | 22.4-37.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 326 | 192 | 55.2 | 48.1-62.0 | 31 | 9.0 | 5.9-13.7 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.8 | 78 | 27.9 | 22.1-34.6 |
| $75,000+ | 636 | 354 | 52.5 | 47.7-57.3 | 60 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.3 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.8 | 26 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.1 | 176 | 31.5 | 27.1-36.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 767 | 449 | 55.6 | 50.8-60.4 | 73 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.0 | 23 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 38 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.2 | 184 | 27.0 | 22.7-31.7 |
| No | 1,305 | 676 | 47.3 | 43.8-50.8 | 146 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 46 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 57 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.5 | 380 | 34.8 | 31.5-38.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 801 | 547 | 63.7 | 59.1-68.1 | 77 | 10.1 | 7.7-13.2 | 26 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 38 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.0 | 113 | 17.2 | 13.7-21.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,313 | 592 | 42.6 | 39.2-46.1 | 147 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.2 | 44 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.1 | 472 | 40.3 | 36.8-43.8 |
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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.
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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