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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	95	41	37.4	27.3-48.8	13	14.8	8.1-25.4	7	8.5	3.7-18.2	18	18.1	11.0-28.4	16	21.2	12.6-33.5
Buncombe	80	43	43.0	30.6-56.3	9	9.4	4.4-18.8	4	5.4	1.8-15.0	10	14.3	7.0-27.0	14	27.9	16.3-43.6
Cabarrus	91	39	39.1	28.1-51.4	8	8.6	4.1-16.9	5	4.9	1.8-12.6	22	18.6	11.4-28.9	17	28.8	17.7-43.1
Catawba	105	52	41.4	30.1-53.8	11	15.0	7.6-27.3	6	5.2	2.2-11.9	18	19.8	9.5-36.6	18	18.7	10.9-30.0
Cumberland	68	28	38.6	26.5-52.3	10	16.7	8.3-30.8	1	3.4	0.5-20.5	14	17.0	9.3-29.0	15	24.3	14.0-38.8
Davidson	93	47	43.7	32.7-55.5	10	6.9	3.4-13.5	4	5.8	1.6-19.3	12	10.1	5.4-17.9	20	33.5	22.2-46.9
Durham	150	89	47.3	37.2-57.7	19	11.5	6.8-18.6	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6	9	6.2	2.5-14.2	28	32.8	22.5-45.1
Forsyth	89	56	59.8	46.8-71.6	4	4.1	1.3-11.6	7	3.9	1.7- 8.5	11	10.8	5.5-20.3	11	21.4	11.6-36.1
Gaston	81	32	46.3	31.8-61.5	12	14.2	7.6-24.8	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	15	15.7	8.6-26.9	19	22.2	13.3-34.7
Guilford	218	113	44.9	37.4-52.7	24	10.3	6.6-15.6	20	11.3	7.0-17.7	31	15.4	10.1-22.6	30	18.2	12.3-26.1
Iredell	111	55	48.5	36.3-60.9	28	24.9	16.5-35.9	5	4.7	1.8-11.6	14	12.7	6.9-22.1	9	9.2	4.4-18.0
Johnston	79	44	56.5	43.8-68.3	12	12.4	6.5-22.4	2	2.3	0.6- 8.7	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3	18	26.9	17.0-39.8
Mecklenburg	158	76	42.7	33.8-52.2	20	15.0	9.0-24.0	9	6.7	3.1-13.9	27	18.0	11.9-26.4	26	17.5	11.7-25.1
New Hanover	98	55	54.2	42.0-65.8	12	10.5	5.7-18.5	4	3.1	1.1- 8.4	9	8.6	4.2-16.6	18	23.6	14.5-36.0
Onslow	78	34	40.7	28.7-53.8	13	17.5	10.0-28.9	7	6.4	2.8-13.8	16	22.4	13.4-35.2	8	13.0	6.1-25.4
Orange	88	44	45.0	33.5-57.0	12	13.1	7.1-22.9	6	9.2	3.7-21.3	11	14.3	7.0-26.8	15	18.4	10.9-29.5
Pitt	101	45	41.2	29.9-53.5	12	10.4	5.5-18.8	10	10.2	5.2-19.2	22	18.6	11.3-29.2	12	19.6	8.9-37.6
Randolph	125	56	35.8	27.0-45.6	15	13.2	7.6-21.8	12	9.8	5.1-17.9	18	15.0	8.9-24.2	24	26.2	17.1-38.1
Robeson	74	33	39.2	27.6-52.2	11	11.9	6.2-21.6	3	2.9	0.9- 8.9	12	18.1	9.7-31.1	15	28.0	16.5-43.3
Rowan	113	58	48.8	38.2-59.5	17	14.6	8.6-23.7	5	2.9	1.0- 7.7	14	14.1	7.9-23.8	19	19.7	11.9-30.7
Union	117	62	50.5	40.4-60.5	22	19.6	13.0-28.5	8	6.8	3.2-14.0	13	11.1	6.2-18.8	12	12.0	6.7-20.6
Wake	194	96	43.0	34.6-52.0	29	17.0	9.9-27.4	16	9.0	5.1-15.4	20	7.2	4.4-11.6	33	23.9	16.4-33.3
Wayne	92	46	42.2	31.4-53.8	12	12.2	6.7-21.1	10	12.0	6.1-22.5	6	8.0	3.2-18.8	18	25.6	15.9-38.4
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	2,089	1,057	46.1	43.2-49.2	273	12.6	10.6-14.9	130	6.5	5.1- 8.2	293	13.9	11.9-16.1	336	20.9	18.4-23.7
Western NC	621	333	49.8	44.8-54.9	54	7.6	5.5-10.4	35	5.2	3.5- 7.6	87	13.5	10.4-17.3	112	23.9	19.3-29.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	430	232	49.0	42.8-55.3	43	9.3	6.5-13.2	24	5.4	3.4- 8.6	60	14.1	10.3-19.0	71	22.1	16.7-28.8
Northwest	748	394	50.1	45.3-54.8	87	10.0	7.7-12.9	42	4.7	3.3- 6.6	102	13.4	10.3-17.2	123	21.9	17.8-26.6
Charlotte	506	239	44.5	38.9-50.4	67	13.1	9.8-17.3	28	6.3	3.8-10.4	88	17.1	13.2-21.7	84	19.0	15.1-23.7
Greensboro	594	288	43.8	38.6-49.2	75	11.9	9.1-15.3	48	9.7	6.5-14.2	89	16.9	12.8-22.0	94	17.7	14.1-22.1
Southern Regional	251	120	46.8	38.2-55.6	33	13.7	8.5-21.3	8	4.3	1.7-10.5	40	14.3	9.6-21.0	50	20.8	14.7-28.6
Coastal	147	81	53.3	41.1-65.1	17	12.9	5.2-28.5	7	4.7	1.8-11.9	20	15.6	8.6-26.5	22	13.6	8.0-22.0
Wake	479	261	45.6	39.6-51.8	65	13.6	9.2-19.6	25	6.3	3.9-10.1	39	7.6	4.9-11.5	89	26.9	21.2-33.4
Area L	34	14	42.9	25.1-62.8	2	3.2	0.6-15.1	5	14.6	4.7-37.2	3	7.3	2.1-22.2	10	31.9	16.5-52.6
Eastern	330	158	46.9	38.4-55.6	41	9.4	6.1-14.4	28	5.3	3.3- 8.3	52	14.1	9.3-20.9	51	24.3	17.0-33.4

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

37.4

27.3-48.8

14.8

8.1-25.4

8.5

3.7-18.2

18.1

11.0-28.4

21.2

12.6-33.5

Buncombe

43.0

30.6-56.3

9.4

4.4-18.8

5.4

1.8-15.0

14.3

7.0-27.0

27.9

16.3-43.6

Cabarrus

39.1

28.1-51.4

8.6

4.1-16.9

4.9

1.8-12.6

18.6

11.4-28.9

28.8

17.7-43.1

Catawba

105

41.4

30.1-53.8

15.0

7.6-27.3

5.2

2.2-11.9

19.8

9.5-36.6

18.7

10.9-30.0

Cumberland

38.6

26.5-52.3

16.7

8.3-30.8

3.4

0.5-20.5

17.0

9.3-29.0

24.3

14.0-38.8

Davidson

43.7

32.7-55.5

6.9

3.4-13.5

5.8

1.6-19.3

10.1

5.4-17.9

33.5

22.2-46.9

Durham

150

47.3

37.2-57.7

11.5

6.8-18.6

2.3

0.9- 5.6

6.2

2.5-14.2

32.8

22.5-45.1

Forsyth

59.8

46.8-71.6

4.1

1.3-11.6

3.9

1.7- 8.5

10.8

5.5-20.3

21.4

11.6-36.1

Gaston

46.3

31.8-61.5

14.2

7.6-24.8

1.6

0.5- 5.2

15.7

8.6-26.9

22.2

13.3-34.7

Guilford

218

113

44.9

37.4-52.7

10.3

6.6-15.6

11.3

7.0-17.7

15.4

10.1-22.6

18.2

12.3-26.1

Iredell

111

48.5

36.3-60.9

24.9

16.5-35.9

4.7

1.8-11.6

12.7

6.9-22.1

9.2

4.4-18.0

Johnston

56.5

43.8-68.3

12.4

6.5-22.4

2.3

0.6- 8.7

2.0

0.6- 6.3

26.9

17.0-39.8

Mecklenburg

158

42.7

33.8-52.2

15.0

9.0-24.0

6.7

3.1-13.9

18.0

11.9-26.4

17.5

11.7-25.1

New Hanover

54.2

42.0-65.8

10.5

5.7-18.5

3.1

1.1- 8.4

8.6

4.2-16.6

23.6

14.5-36.0

Onslow

40.7

28.7-53.8

17.5

10.0-28.9

6.4

2.8-13.8

22.4

13.4-35.2

13.0

6.1-25.4

Orange

45.0

33.5-57.0

13.1

7.1-22.9

9.2

3.7-21.3

14.3

7.0-26.8

18.4

10.9-29.5

Pitt

101

41.2

29.9-53.5

10.4

5.5-18.8

10.2

5.2-19.2

18.6

11.3-29.2

19.6

8.9-37.6

Randolph

125

35.8

27.0-45.6

13.2

7.6-21.8

9.8

5.1-17.9

15.0

8.9-24.2

26.2

17.1-38.1

Robeson

39.2

27.6-52.2

11.9

6.2-21.6

2.9

0.9- 8.9

18.1

9.7-31.1

28.0

16.5-43.3

Rowan

113

48.8

38.2-59.5

14.6

8.6-23.7

2.9

1.0- 7.7

14.1

7.9-23.8

19.7

11.9-30.7

Union

117

50.5

40.4-60.5

19.6

13.0-28.5

6.8

3.2-14.0

11.1

6.2-18.8

12.0

6.7-20.6

Wake

194

43.0

34.6-52.0

17.0

9.9-27.4

9.0

5.1-15.4

7.2

4.4-11.6

23.9

16.4-33.3

Wayne

42.2

31.4-53.8

12.2

6.7-21.1

12.0

6.1-22.5

8.0

3.2-18.8

25.6

15.9-38.4

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

2,089

1,057

46.1

43.2-49.2

273

12.6

10.6-14.9

130

6.5

5.1- 8.2

293

13.9

11.9-16.1

336

20.9

18.4-23.7

Western NC

621

333

49.8

44.8-54.9

7.6

5.5-10.4

5.2

3.5- 7.6

13.5

10.4-17.3

112

23.9

19.3-29.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

430

232

49.0

42.8-55.3

9.3

6.5-13.2

5.4

3.4- 8.6

14.1

10.3-19.0

22.1

16.7-28.8

Northwest

748

394

50.1

45.3-54.8

10.0

7.7-12.9

4.7

3.3- 6.6

102

13.4

10.3-17.2

123

21.9

17.8-26.6

Charlotte

506

239

44.5

38.9-50.4

13.1

9.8-17.3

6.3

3.8-10.4

17.1

13.2-21.7

19.0

15.1-23.7

Greensboro

594

288

43.8

38.6-49.2

11.9

9.1-15.3

9.7

6.5-14.2

16.9

12.8-22.0

17.7

14.1-22.1

Southern Regional

251

120

46.8

38.2-55.6

13.7

8.5-21.3

4.3

1.7-10.5

14.3

9.6-21.0

20.8

14.7-28.6

Coastal

147

53.3

41.1-65.1

12.9

5.2-28.5

4.7

1.8-11.9

15.6

8.6-26.5

13.6

8.0-22.0

Wake

479

261

45.6

39.6-51.8

13.6

9.2-19.6

6.3

3.9-10.1

7.6

4.9-11.5

26.9

21.2-33.4

Area L

42.9

25.1-62.8

3.2

0.6-15.1

14.6

4.7-37.2

7.3

2.1-22.2

31.9

16.5-52.6

Eastern

330

158

46.9

38.4-55.6

9.4

6.1-14.4

5.3

3.3- 8.3

14.1

9.3-20.9

24.3

17.0-33.4

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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.

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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