BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	3,519	1,787	47.0	44.6-49.4	430	11.5	10.0-13.2	215	6.2	5.1- 7.5	493	13.5	12.0-15.2	594	21.8	19.8-24.0
-Eastern NC	809	397	47.3	42.1-52.5	103	11.2	8.2-15.1	50	6.2	3.9- 9.5	113	12.8	9.8-16.5	146	22.6	18.4-27.4
RACE
White	568	281	46.8	40.7-52.9	76	12.8	9.0-18.1	34	5.3	3.2- 8.6	85	14.9	11.0-19.8	92	20.2	15.6-25.7
African American	177	91	51.6	40.2-62.8	17	6.9	3.5-13.0	14	9.5	3.9-21.3	19	6.9	3.6-12.7	36	25.1	16.3-36.5
Other Minorities	60	24	35.1	21.1-52.3	9	7.9	3.7-16.1	2	2.3	0.5-10.1	9	12.4	5.9-24.1	16	42.4	25.9-60.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	4	7.7	2.1-24.2	2	18.6	3.9-56.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.8	4	11.7	3.9-30.6	13	60.6	33.6-82.3
Non-Hispanic	784	393	48.6	43.3-53.9	100	10.9	7.9-14.8	49	6.3	4.0- 9.8	109	12.8	9.8-16.6	133	21.4	17.2-26.3
AGE
40-44	79	15	14.0	6.6-27.2	9	14.6	5.5-33.5	6	10.4	3.3-28.6	8	9.8	3.9-22.5	41	51.3	35.7-66.6
45-54	204	72	43.6	34.0-53.7	24	10.4	6.1-17.2	12	2.3	1.2- 4.4	35	14.3	8.9-22.1	61	29.3	21.6-38.4
55-64	233	125	53.2	43.6-62.5	34	12.3	7.6-19.4	16	9.7	5.2-17.4	30	14.3	8.7-22.7	28	10.5	6.0-17.7
65+	293	185	68.3	60.6-75.0	36	8.8	5.8-13.1	16	4.5	2.3- 8.6	40	11.4	7.6-16.8	16	7.0	3.4-13.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	120	51	32.3	22.1-44.5	15	10.0	4.8-19.6	5	3.9	1.0-14.2	16	13.4	6.8-24.6	33	40.4	28.2-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	235	103	45.7	36.2-55.5	28	11.4	6.8-18.6	20	6.7	3.6-12.1	36	15.0	9.3-23.1	48	21.2	14.8-29.5
Some Post-H.S.	183	77	36.8	27.2-47.6	29	16.2	8.8-27.9	10	8.7	3.5-20.1	36	16.1	10.0-25.0	31	22.1	13.8-33.4
College Graduate	271	166	62.6	53.8-70.6	31	7.4	4.5-12.0	15	4.5	2.1- 9.5	25	8.1	4.6-13.9	34	17.3	11.2-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	25	29.2	15.9-47.3	8	5.9	2.5-13.2	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	7	7.6	2.7-19.8	32	56.4	37.6-73.5
$15,000- 24,999	143	62	38.0	27.1-50.2	17	8.6	4.5-15.8	10	9.4	2.7-27.8	31	17.4	10.0-28.7	23	26.6	16.4-39.9
$25,000- 34,999	95	47	47.1	32.6-62.1	14	10.5	4.7-21.6	4	6.0	2.0-16.8	12	14.9	6.9-29.1	18	21.5	12.1-35.4
$35,000- 49,999	95	48	53.4	39.1-67.1	10	6.6	3.2-13.2	8	6.7	2.5-16.9	11	7.2	3.6-13.6	18	26.1	15.1-41.3
$50,000-74,999	111	55	44.2	32.2-57.0	16	13.0	6.6-23.8	10	10.6	4.3-24.0	14	14.9	7.5-27.7	16	17.2	9.2-29.9
$75,000+	204	115	56.6	46.2-66.6	32	16.3	9.0-27.5	9	3.6	1.6- 7.8	26	10.8	6.3-17.9	22	12.7	7.4-21.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	348	182	48.6	41.0-56.3	45	9.8	6.4-14.7	16	4.4	2.2- 8.4	52	16.7	11.4-23.7	53	20.5	14.4-28.4
No	435	207	47.2	40.0-54.4	56	12.6	8.2-18.9	32	7.1	3.9-12.6	59	10.1	7.0-14.3	81	23.0	17.6-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	342	189	55.2	47.4-62.8	51	11.4	7.8-16.5	21	7.7	3.6-15.5	47	12.8	8.7-18.4	34	12.9	8.6-18.8
Non-Veteran	467	208	42.1	35.5-49.1	52	11.1	7.0-17.0	29	5.2	3.1- 8.5	66	12.8	8.9-18.0	112	28.8	22.8-35.7

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,519

1,787

47.0

44.6-49.4

430

11.5

10.0-13.2

215

6.2

5.1- 7.5

493

13.5

12.0-15.2

594

21.8

19.8-24.0

-Eastern NC

809

397

47.3

42.1-52.5

103

11.2

8.2-15.1

6.2

3.9- 9.5

113

12.8

9.8-16.5

146

22.6

18.4-27.4

RACE

White

568

281

46.8

40.7-52.9

12.8

9.0-18.1

5.3

3.2- 8.6

14.9

11.0-19.8

20.2

15.6-25.7

African American

177

51.6

40.2-62.8

6.9

3.5-13.0

9.5

3.9-21.3

6.9

3.6-12.7

25.1

16.3-36.5

Other Minorities

35.1

21.1-52.3

7.9

3.7-16.1

2.3

0.5-10.1

12.4

5.9-24.1

42.4

25.9-60.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

2.1-24.2

18.6

3.9-56.3

1.4

0.2- 9.8

11.7

3.9-30.6

60.6

33.6-82.3

Non-Hispanic

784

393

48.6

43.3-53.9

100

10.9

7.9-14.8

6.3

4.0- 9.8

109

12.8

9.8-16.6

133

21.4

17.2-26.3

AGE

40-44

14.0

6.6-27.2

14.6

5.5-33.5

10.4

3.3-28.6

9.8

3.9-22.5

51.3

35.7-66.6

45-54

204

43.6

34.0-53.7

10.4

6.1-17.2

2.3

1.2- 4.4

14.3

8.9-22.1

29.3

21.6-38.4

55-64

233

125

53.2

43.6-62.5

12.3

7.6-19.4

9.7

5.2-17.4

14.3

8.7-22.7

10.5

6.0-17.7

65+

293

185

68.3

60.6-75.0

8.8

5.8-13.1

4.5

2.3- 8.6

11.4

7.6-16.8

7.0

3.4-13.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

120

32.3

22.1-44.5

10.0

4.8-19.6

3.9

1.0-14.2

13.4

6.8-24.6

40.4

28.2-53.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

235

103

45.7

36.2-55.5

11.4

6.8-18.6

6.7

3.6-12.1

15.0

9.3-23.1

21.2

14.8-29.5

Some Post-H.S.

183

36.8

27.2-47.6

16.2

8.8-27.9

8.7

3.5-20.1

16.1

10.0-25.0

22.1

13.8-33.4

College Graduate

271

166

62.6

53.8-70.6

7.4

4.5-12.0

4.5

2.1- 9.5

8.1

4.6-13.9

17.3

11.2-25.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.2

15.9-47.3

5.9

2.5-13.2

1.0

0.3- 3.4

7.6

2.7-19.8

56.4

37.6-73.5

$15,000- 24,999

143

38.0

27.1-50.2

8.6

4.5-15.8

9.4

2.7-27.8

17.4

10.0-28.7

26.6

16.4-39.9

$25,000- 34,999

47.1

32.6-62.1

10.5

4.7-21.6

6.0

2.0-16.8

14.9

6.9-29.1

21.5

12.1-35.4

$35,000- 49,999

53.4

39.1-67.1

6.6

3.2-13.2

6.7

2.5-16.9

7.2

3.6-13.6

26.1

15.1-41.3

$50,000-74,999

111

44.2

32.2-57.0

13.0

6.6-23.8

10.6

4.3-24.0

14.9

7.5-27.7

17.2

9.2-29.9

$75,000+

204

115

56.6

46.2-66.6

16.3

9.0-27.5

3.6

1.6- 7.8

10.8

6.3-17.9

12.7

7.4-21.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

348

182

48.6

41.0-56.3

9.8

6.4-14.7

4.4

2.2- 8.4

16.7

11.4-23.7

20.5

14.4-28.4

435

207

47.2

40.0-54.4

12.6

8.2-18.9

7.1

3.9-12.6

10.1

7.0-14.3

23.0

17.6-29.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

342

189

55.2

47.4-62.8

11.4

7.8-16.5

7.7

3.6-15.5

12.8

8.7-18.4

12.9

8.6-18.8

Non-Veteran

467

208

42.1

35.5-49.1

11.1

7.0-17.0

5.2

3.1- 8.5

12.8

8.9-18.0

112

28.8

22.8-35.7

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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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