BRFSS 2010 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,599	207	4.6	3.8- 5.6	3,392	95.4	94.4-96.2
-Eastern NC	825	58	6.9	4.8- 9.9	767	93.1	90.1-95.2
RACE
White	578	36	6.5	4.2-10.1	542	93.5	89.9-95.8
African American	182	17	8.6	4.2-16.7	165	91.4	83.3-95.8
Other Minorities	61	4	3.0	1.1- 8.2	57	97.0	91.8-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	0	0.0	. - .	24	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	800	58	7.1	4.9-10.2	742	92.9	89.8-95.1
AGE
40-44	81	0	0.0	. - .	81	100	. - .
45-54	207	3	2.0	0.5- 7.1	204	98.0	92.9-99.5
55-64	239	20	8.8	4.5-16.7	219	91.2	83.3-95.5
65+	298	35	15.5	10.0-23.3	263	84.5	76.7-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	124	13	14.8	6.8-29.2	111	85.2	70.8-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	240	14	6.8	3.5-12.9	226	93.2	87.1-96.5
Some Post-H.S.	186	12	5.4	2.3-12.4	174	94.6	87.6-97.7
College Graduate	275	19	5.1	2.7- 9.2	256	94.9	90.8-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	6	6.5	2.0-19.2	71	93.5	80.8-98.0
$15,000- 24,999	145	10	8.2	3.1-19.7	135	91.8	80.3-96.9
$25,000- 34,999	97	5	9.0	3.1-23.5	92	91.0	76.5-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	96	8	3.0	1.4- 6.3	88	97.0	93.7-98.6
$50,000-74,999	112	3	5.4	1.5-18.0	109	94.6	82.0-98.5
$75,000+	209	15	5.7	2.9-10.8	194	94.3	89.2-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	356	30	8.8	5.2-14.3	326	91.2	85.7-94.8
No	442	26	5.4	3.1- 9.3	416	94.6	90.7-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	346	28	8.6	5.3-13.9	318	91.4	86.1-94.7
Non-Veteran	479	30	5.8	3.3- 9.8	449	94.2	90.2-96.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,599

207

4.6

3.8- 5.6

3,392

95.4

94.4-96.2

-Eastern NC

825

6.9

4.8- 9.9

767

93.1

90.1-95.2

RACE

White

578

6.5

4.2-10.1

542

93.5

89.9-95.8

African American

182

8.6

4.2-16.7

165

91.4

83.3-95.8

Other Minorities

3.0

1.1- 8.2

97.0

91.8-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

800

7.1

4.9-10.2

742

92.9

89.8-95.1

AGE

40-44

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

45-54

207

2.0

0.5- 7.1

204

98.0

92.9-99.5

55-64

239

8.8

4.5-16.7

219

91.2

83.3-95.5

65+

298

15.5

10.0-23.3

263

84.5

76.7-90.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

124

14.8

6.8-29.2

111

85.2

70.8-93.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

240

6.8

3.5-12.9

226

93.2

87.1-96.5

Some Post-H.S.

186

5.4

2.3-12.4

174

94.6

87.6-97.7

College Graduate

275

5.1

2.7- 9.2

256

94.9

90.8-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.5

2.0-19.2

93.5

80.8-98.0

$15,000- 24,999

145

8.2

3.1-19.7

135

91.8

80.3-96.9

$25,000- 34,999

9.0

3.1-23.5

91.0

76.5-96.9

$35,000- 49,999

3.0

1.4- 6.3

97.0

93.7-98.6

$50,000-74,999

112

5.4

1.5-18.0

109

94.6

82.0-98.5

$75,000+

209

5.7

2.9-10.8

194

94.3

89.2-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

356

8.8

5.2-14.3

326

91.2

85.7-94.8

442

5.4

3.1- 9.3

416

94.6

90.7-96.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

346

8.6

5.3-13.9

318

91.4

86.1-94.7

Non-Veteran

479

5.8

3.3- 9.8

449

94.2

90.2-96.7

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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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