BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,696	273	4.5	3.9- 5.3	4,423	95.5	94.7-96.1
-Western NC	923	66	5.6	4.3- 7.4	857	94.4	92.6-95.7
RACE
White	861	62	5.5	4.2- 7.2	799	94.5	92.8-95.8
African American	26	2	10.7	2.7-34.5	24	89.3	65.5-97.3
Other Minorities	31	2	3.6	0.8-15.2	29	96.4	84.8-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	2	6.0	1.2-25.6	11	94.0	74.4-98.8
Non-Hispanic	906	63	5.6	4.2- 7.3	843	94.4	92.7-95.8
AGE
40-44	74	0	0.0	. - .	74	100	. - .
45-54	226	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	225	99.4	95.9-99.9
55-64	270	14	3.7	2.1- 6.6	256	96.3	93.4-97.9
65-74	207	23	11.0	7.0-16.9	184	89.0	83.1-93.0
75+	146	28	20.0	13.6-28.4	118	80.0	71.6-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	15	8.0	4.4-14.2	135	92.0	85.8-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	302	9	1.8	0.9- 3.5	293	98.2	96.5-99.1
Some Post-H.S.	202	19	8.1	4.9-13.0	183	91.9	87.0-95.1
College Graduate	269	23	7.2	4.6-11.0	246	92.8	89.0-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	6	3.9	1.7- 8.7	100	96.1	91.3-98.3
$15,000- 24,999	164	10	4.3	2.1- 8.6	154	95.7	91.4-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	113	11	7.4	3.7-14.4	102	92.6	85.6-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	148	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	146	99.3	97.0-99.8
$50,000-74,999	139	12	8.0	4.4-14.1	127	92.0	85.9-95.6
$75,000+	179	17	7.1	4.2-11.7	162	92.9	88.3-95.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	37	7.3	5.2-10.4	361	92.7	89.6-94.8
No	504	28	4.5	3.0- 6.8	476	95.5	93.2-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	378	34	8.4	5.9-11.9	344	91.6	88.1-94.1
Non-Veteran	544	32	4.1	2.8- 6.1	512	95.9	93.9-97.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,696

273

4.5

3.9- 5.3

4,423

95.5

94.7-96.1

-Western NC

923

5.6

4.3- 7.4

857

94.4

92.6-95.7

RACE

White

861

5.5

4.2- 7.2

799

94.5

92.8-95.8

African American

10.7

2.7-34.5

89.3

65.5-97.3

Other Minorities

3.6

0.8-15.2

96.4

84.8-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.0

1.2-25.6

94.0

74.4-98.8

Non-Hispanic

906

5.6

4.2- 7.3

843

94.4

92.7-95.8

AGE

40-44

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

45-54

226

0.6

0.1- 4.1

225

99.4

95.9-99.9

55-64

270

3.7

2.1- 6.6

256

96.3

93.4-97.9

65-74

207

11.0

7.0-16.9

184

89.0

83.1-93.0

75+

146

20.0

13.6-28.4

118

80.0

71.6-86.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

8.0

4.4-14.2

135

92.0

85.8-95.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

302

1.8

0.9- 3.5

293

98.2

96.5-99.1

Some Post-H.S.

202

8.1

4.9-13.0

183

91.9

87.0-95.1

College Graduate

269

7.2

4.6-11.0

246

92.8

89.0-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

3.9

1.7- 8.7

100

96.1

91.3-98.3

$15,000- 24,999

164

4.3

2.1- 8.6

154

95.7

91.4-97.9

$25,000- 34,999

113

7.4

3.7-14.4

102

92.6

85.6-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

148

0.7

0.2- 3.0

146

99.3

97.0-99.8

$50,000-74,999

139

8.0

4.4-14.1

127

92.0

85.9-95.6

$75,000+

179

7.1

4.2-11.7

162

92.9

88.3-95.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

7.3

5.2-10.4

361

92.7

89.6-94.8

504

4.5

3.0- 6.8

476

95.5

93.2-97.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

378

8.4

5.9-11.9

344

91.6

88.1-94.1

Non-Veteran

544

4.1

2.8- 6.1

512

95.9

93.9-97.2

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^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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