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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	97	10	7.6	4.0-14.2	87	92.4	85.8-96.0
Buncombe	84	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	82	98.5	94.0-99.6
Cabarrus	93	7	5.9	2.6-13.0	86	94.1	87.0-97.4
Catawba	108	3	2.5	0.8- 7.7	105	97.5	92.3-99.2
Cumberland	70	2	3.0	0.7-11.6	68	97.0	88.4-99.3
Davidson	96	5	3.6	1.3- 9.2	91	96.4	90.8-98.7
Durham	152	6	1.6	0.7- 3.7	146	98.4	96.3-99.3
Forsyth	91	3	2.1	0.7- 6.3	88	97.9	93.7-99.3
Gaston	83	3	3.6	0.9-13.9	80	96.4	86.1-99.1
Guilford	221	15	4.4	2.6- 7.4	206	95.6	92.6-97.4
Iredell	112	5	2.9	1.1- 7.7	107	97.1	92.3-98.9
Johnston	81	4	7.0	2.0-22.2	77	93.0	77.8-98.0
Mecklenburg	160	9	4.8	2.3- 9.6	151	95.2	90.4-97.7
New Hanover	99	4	4.1	1.5-10.6	95	95.9	89.4-98.5
Onslow	79	6	6.9	2.9-15.9	73	93.1	84.1-97.1
Orange	89	7	4.7	2.1-10.0	82	95.3	90.0-97.9
Pitt	102	8	4.9	2.3-10.1	94	95.1	89.9-97.7
Randolph	131	8	6.7	3.0-14.4	123	93.3	85.6-97.0
Robeson	76	8	8.9	4.3-17.5	68	91.1	82.5-95.7
Rowan	119	7	3.1	1.4- 6.7	112	96.9	93.3-98.6
Union	120	5	4.3	1.6-10.8	115	95.7	89.2-98.4
Wake	196	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	195	99.5	96.4-99.9
Wayne	92	7	6.1	2.8-12.6	85	93.9	87.4-97.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	825	58	6.9	4.8- 9.9	767	93.1	90.1-95.2
Piedmont	2,138	114	3.8	3.0- 4.8	2,024	96.2	95.2-97.0
Western NC	636	35	4.0	2.8- 5.7	601	96.0	94.3-97.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	441	25	4.3	2.8- 6.6	416	95.7	93.4-97.2
Northwest	769	38	3.2	2.2- 4.6	731	96.8	95.4-97.8
Charlotte	518	29	4.6	3.0- 6.9	489	95.4	93.1-97.0
Greensboro	608	44	5.5	3.8- 7.8	564	94.5	92.2-96.2
Southern Regional	261	21	6.9	3.8-12.1	240	93.1	87.9-96.2
Coastal	148	7	4.5	1.9-10.1	141	95.5	89.9-98.1
Wake	487	14	2.2	1.1- 4.5	473	97.8	95.5-98.9
Area L	34	2	5.7	1.4-20.6	32	94.3	79.4-98.6
Eastern	333	27	9.3	5.2-16.3	306	90.7	83.7-94.8

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

7.6

4.0-14.2

92.4

85.8-96.0

Buncombe

1.5

0.4- 6.0

98.5

94.0-99.6

Cabarrus

5.9

2.6-13.0

94.1

87.0-97.4

Catawba

108

2.5

0.8- 7.7

105

97.5

92.3-99.2

Cumberland

3.0

0.7-11.6

97.0

88.4-99.3

Davidson

3.6

1.3- 9.2

96.4

90.8-98.7

Durham

152

1.6

0.7- 3.7

146

98.4

96.3-99.3

Forsyth

2.1

0.7- 6.3

97.9

93.7-99.3

Gaston

3.6

0.9-13.9

96.4

86.1-99.1

Guilford

221

4.4

2.6- 7.4

206

95.6

92.6-97.4

Iredell

112

2.9

1.1- 7.7

107

97.1

92.3-98.9

Johnston

7.0

2.0-22.2

93.0

77.8-98.0

Mecklenburg

160

4.8

2.3- 9.6

151

95.2

90.4-97.7

New Hanover

4.1

1.5-10.6

95.9

89.4-98.5

Onslow

6.9

2.9-15.9

93.1

84.1-97.1

Orange

4.7

2.1-10.0

95.3

90.0-97.9

Pitt

102

4.9

2.3-10.1

95.1

89.9-97.7

Randolph

131

6.7

3.0-14.4

123

93.3

85.6-97.0

Robeson

8.9

4.3-17.5

91.1

82.5-95.7

Rowan

119

3.1

1.4- 6.7

112

96.9

93.3-98.6

Union

120

4.3

1.6-10.8

115

95.7

89.2-98.4

Wake

196

0.5

0.1- 3.6

195

99.5

96.4-99.9

Wayne

6.1

2.8-12.6

93.9

87.4-97.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

825

6.9

4.8- 9.9

767

93.1

90.1-95.2

Piedmont

2,138

114

3.8

3.0- 4.8

2,024

96.2

95.2-97.0

Western NC

636

4.0

2.8- 5.7

601

96.0

94.3-97.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

441

4.3

2.8- 6.6

416

95.7

93.4-97.2

Northwest

769

3.2

2.2- 4.6

731

96.8

95.4-97.8

Charlotte

518

4.6

3.0- 6.9

489

95.4

93.1-97.0

Greensboro

608

5.5

3.8- 7.8

564

94.5

92.2-96.2

Southern Regional

261

6.9

3.8-12.1

240

93.1

87.9-96.2

Coastal

148

4.5

1.9-10.1

141

95.5

89.9-98.1

Wake

487

2.2

1.1- 4.5

473

97.8

95.5-98.9

Area L

5.7

1.4-20.6

94.3

79.4-98.6

Eastern

333

9.3

5.2-16.3

306

90.7

83.7-94.8

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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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