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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
RACE
White	842	434	48.6	44.5-52.6	93	11.6	9.3-14.4	40	5.5	3.8- 8.0	125	15.2	12.5-18.4	150	19.1	16.0-22.7
African American	25	13	60.9	38.7-79.3	2	12.9	3.2-40.2	1	4.0	0.6-24.0	3	6.2	1.7-19.7	6	16.0	6.5-34.1
Other Minorities	28	10	29.6	12.3-55.9	5	10.2	3.6-25.5	2	2.1	0.5- 9.2	2	3.4	0.7-15.1	9	54.6	28.7-78.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	3	15.0	3.4-46.9	4	12.7	3.5-37.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	72.3	39.1-91.3
Non-Hispanic	885	454	49.0	45.1-53.0	97	11.6	9.3-14.4	43	5.4	3.8- 7.8	130	14.8	12.1-17.8	161	19.2	16.1-22.6
AGE
40-44	72	15	20.3	11.7-33.0	5	4.7	1.9-11.2	3	4.6	1.4-13.9	13	16.8	9.2-28.6	36	53.5	39.9-66.7
45-54	220	83	38.8	31.4-46.7	28	14.3	9.6-20.9	12	6.1	3.3-11.2	38	17.2	12.1-23.9	59	23.6	18.1-30.2
55-64	269	134	52.4	45.6-59.2	34	13.6	9.4-19.2	18	6.2	3.7-10.2	39	12.8	9.2-17.5	44	15.0	10.8-20.4
65-74	202	148	73.2	64.7-80.3	18	8.6	5.1-14.1	6	5.1	1.6-15.0	20	9.0	5.2-15.1	10	4.0	2.1- 7.7
75+	136	78	56.9	46.9-66.3	16	13.6	8.0-22.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5	21	16.9	10.5-26.0	17	10.2	5.7-17.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	63	37.3	28.5-46.9	20	13.5	8.1-21.8	5	2.9	1.1- 7.0	17	13.8	8.0-22.9	35	32.5	23.2-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	297	142	44.1	36.9-51.4	29	9.6	6.3-14.5	14	5.6	3.1-10.0	42	13.9	9.6-19.8	70	26.8	20.3-34.5
Some Post-H.S.	199	90	44.4	36.8-52.2	23	13.4	8.7-20.1	11	4.4	2.1- 8.7	34	15.3	10.7-21.5	41	22.6	16.4-30.2
College Graduate	263	163	61.0	53.8-67.7	29	11.7	7.9-17.0	13	6.8	3.5-12.9	38	14.8	10.5-20.4	20	5.7	3.4- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	40	37.9	27.0-50.1	10	10.8	4.9-22.0	3	2.8	0.9- 8.7	15	15.8	8.8-26.8	34	32.7	22.9-44.2
$15,000- 24,999	159	67	36.6	27.8-46.5	15	9.0	4.9-15.7	8	4.2	1.9- 9.0	29	17.8	11.4-26.8	40	32.4	22.3-44.5
$25,000- 34,999	111	53	46.1	35.8-56.7	16	16.0	9.5-25.6	6	4.6	1.9-10.5	15	10.8	6.1-18.3	21	22.6	14.5-33.4
$35,000- 49,999	143	76	50.8	40.8-60.8	18	13.6	8.0-22.2	5	2.8	1.0- 7.5	18	10.0	6.0-16.3	26	22.8	15.3-32.6
$50,000-74,999	139	82	53.8	43.9-63.4	10	7.2	3.7-13.5	8	10.4	4.4-22.6	20	16.3	10.4-24.8	19	12.2	7.2-20.1
$75,000+	179	107	55.6	46.8-64.0	24	13.6	8.9-20.2	11	7.1	3.8-13.0	23	14.1	8.9-21.6	14	9.7	5.1-17.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	388	216	54.7	48.7-60.6	35	9.3	6.4-13.4	13	3.1	1.7- 5.6	54	14.6	10.7-19.6	70	18.2	14.0-23.4
No	493	237	44.5	39.2-49.8	65	13.3	10.2-17.2	27	6.5	4.1-10.2	75	14.5	11.3-18.6	89	21.2	16.6-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	372	225	61.2	55.2-67.0	40	12.1	8.4-17.0	15	4.6	2.5- 8.3	52	13.1	9.6-17.7	40	9.0	6.4-12.6
Non-Veteran	527	233	40.9	36.0-46.1	61	11.3	8.6-14.8	28	5.7	3.6- 8.9	79	15.2	11.9-19.3	126	26.8	22.1-32.1

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

-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

RACE

White

842

434

48.6

44.5-52.6

11.6

9.3-14.4

5.5

3.8- 8.0

125

15.2

12.5-18.4

150

19.1

16.0-22.7

African American

60.9

38.7-79.3

12.9

3.2-40.2

4.0

0.6-24.0

6.2

1.7-19.7

16.0

6.5-34.1

Other Minorities

29.6

12.3-55.9

10.2

3.6-25.5

2.1

0.5- 9.2

3.4

0.7-15.1

54.6

28.7-78.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.0

3.4-46.9

12.7

3.5-37.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

72.3

39.1-91.3

Non-Hispanic

885

454

49.0

45.1-53.0

11.6

9.3-14.4

5.4

3.8- 7.8

130

14.8

12.1-17.8

161

19.2

16.1-22.6

AGE

40-44

20.3

11.7-33.0

4.7

1.9-11.2

4.6

1.4-13.9

16.8

9.2-28.6

53.5

39.9-66.7

45-54

220

38.8

31.4-46.7

14.3

9.6-20.9

6.1

3.3-11.2

17.2

12.1-23.9

23.6

18.1-30.2

55-64

269

134

52.4

45.6-59.2

13.6

9.4-19.2

6.2

3.7-10.2

12.8

9.2-17.5

15.0

10.8-20.4

65-74

202

148

73.2

64.7-80.3

8.6

5.1-14.1

5.1

1.6-15.0

9.0

5.2-15.1

4.0

2.1- 7.7

75+

136

56.9

46.9-66.3

13.6

8.0-22.1

2.4

0.9- 6.5

16.9

10.5-26.0

10.2

5.7-17.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

37.3

28.5-46.9

13.5

8.1-21.8

2.9

1.1- 7.0

13.8

8.0-22.9

32.5

23.2-43.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

297

142

44.1

36.9-51.4

9.6

6.3-14.5

5.6

3.1-10.0

13.9

9.6-19.8

26.8

20.3-34.5

Some Post-H.S.

199

44.4

36.8-52.2

13.4

8.7-20.1

4.4

2.1- 8.7

15.3

10.7-21.5

22.6

16.4-30.2

College Graduate

263

163

61.0

53.8-67.7

11.7

7.9-17.0

6.8

3.5-12.9

14.8

10.5-20.4

5.7

3.4- 9.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

37.9

27.0-50.1

10.8

4.9-22.0

2.8

0.9- 8.7

15.8

8.8-26.8

32.7

22.9-44.2

$15,000- 24,999

159

36.6

27.8-46.5

9.0

4.9-15.7

4.2

1.9- 9.0

17.8

11.4-26.8

32.4

22.3-44.5

$25,000- 34,999

111

46.1

35.8-56.7

16.0

9.5-25.6

4.6

1.9-10.5

10.8

6.1-18.3

22.6

14.5-33.4

$35,000- 49,999

143

50.8

40.8-60.8

13.6

8.0-22.2

2.8

1.0- 7.5

10.0

6.0-16.3

22.8

15.3-32.6

$50,000-74,999

139

53.8

43.9-63.4

7.2

3.7-13.5

10.4

4.4-22.6

16.3

10.4-24.8

12.2

7.2-20.1

$75,000+

179

107

55.6

46.8-64.0

13.6

8.9-20.2

7.1

3.8-13.0

14.1

8.9-21.6

9.7

5.1-17.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

388

216

54.7

48.7-60.6

9.3

6.4-13.4

3.1

1.7- 5.6

14.6

10.7-19.6

18.2

14.0-23.4

493

237

44.5

39.2-49.8

13.3

10.2-17.2

6.5

4.1-10.2

14.5

11.3-18.6

21.2

16.6-26.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

372

225

61.2

55.2-67.0

12.1

8.4-17.0

4.6

2.5- 8.3

13.1

9.6-17.7

9.0

6.4-12.6

Non-Veteran

527

233

40.9

36.0-46.1

11.3

8.6-14.8

5.7

3.6- 8.9

15.2

11.9-19.3

126

26.8

22.1-32.1

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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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