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

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	3,354	1,826	48.5	46.0-50.9	310	8.0	6.9- 9.3	124	4.5	3.5- 5.7	202	5.5	4.4- 6.9	892	33.5	31.1-36.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	86	48	48.1	36.3-60.2	9	12.0	6.0-22.5	3	6.4	2.0-18.3	5	5.2	2.1-12.3	21	28.3	18.2-41.2
Buncombe	78	34	34.1	23.2-47.0	12	13.8	7.0-25.3	5	4.8	1.9-11.8	3	5.0	1.2-18.1	24	42.4	29.1-56.8
Cabarrus	88	39	39.5	28.0-52.4	10	10.4	5.3-19.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	8	9.0	4.3-17.9	30	40.1	28.4-53.1
Catawba	100	62	54.3	40.7-67.4	8	8.4	3.8-17.5	5	5.1	1.9-12.9	8	16.1	6.0-36.4	17	16.1	9.3-26.5
Cumberland	69	41	54.1	40.3-67.4	6	8.2	3.0-20.5	2	4.3	0.9-18.5	2	2.3	0.4-10.7	18	31.1	19.6-45.7
Davidson	87	44	41.6	30.4-53.8	8	6.1	2.8-12.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	7	5.5	2.5-11.6	27	46.1	33.7-58.9
Durham	139	85	53.4	42.3-64.2	11	6.7	3.5-12.4	2	3.3	0.7-14.7	6	3.5	1.5- 8.1	35	33.1	23.2-44.7
Forsyth	80	47	56.7	43.5-69.0	7	6.3	2.8-13.4	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	6	6.1	2.5-14.2	17	29.3	18.5-43.1
Gaston	80	43	54.1	39.4-68.1	10	11.9	6.1-22.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.0	1.1-14.0	23	29.9	18.1-45.2
Guilford	206	113	48.1	40.1-56.2	22	10.0	6.3-15.3	8	4.8	2.1-10.6	14	6.4	3.5-11.2	49	30.7	23.2-39.4
Iredell	102	50	36.9	25.8-49.5	15	13.6	7.5-23.3	7	8.7	3.9-18.0	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	28	39.9	27.2-54.2
Johnston	75	42	59.9	47.0-71.5	4	2.7	1.0- 7.5	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	3	2.9	0.9- 9.1	24	32.7	21.9-45.8
Mecklenburg	155	79	43.9	34.9-53.4	17	14.5	8.5-23.7	6	3.3	1.3- 8.0	9	5.8	2.6-12.4	44	32.4	24.2-41.9
New Hanover	94	58	54.9	42.3-67.0	8	6.3	3.0-12.5	5	5.5	2.3-12.7	4	3.4	1.1-10.0	19	29.8	18.8-43.8
Onslow	72	40	53.1	40.1-65.6	5	5.3	2.1-12.7	3	2.8	0.8- 9.4	8	14.4	6.7-28.4	16	24.4	14.7-37.5
Orange	80	30	29.4	19.8-41.3	10	8.7	4.3-16.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.1	4	3.4	1.0-10.8	35	57.2	44.7-68.8
Pitt	99	49	43.2	31.5-55.7	9	7.4	3.6-14.6	7	6.6	2.8-14.7	7	7.0	2.8-16.9	27	35.7	23.3-50.5
Randolph	121	65	48.1	37.6-58.7	8	7.3	3.5-14.6	4	3.8	1.3-10.8	11	11.1	5.8-20.2	33	29.8	20.4-41.2
Robeson	69	36	43.5	30.9-57.1	9	11.0	5.5-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.7	1.9-20.7	20	38.8	25.8-53.8
Rowan	109	56	47.9	37.3-58.8	11	10.3	5.3-19.2	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	7	7.1	3.1-15.2	32	33.0	23.3-44.4
Union	111	56	46.3	36.1-56.7	13	10.7	6.0-18.3	7	5.6	2.5-12.1	5	3.8	1.5- 9.4	30	33.6	24.2-44.4
Wake	185	95	40.8	32.5-49.8	17	7.4	4.2-12.8	9	4.6	2.2- 9.4	9	6.7	1.9-21.0	55	40.4	31.4-50.2
Wayne	85	49	47.4	35.8-59.3	5	4.9	1.9-12.4	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	3	2.9	0.8- 9.6	27	44.0	32.2-56.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	772	432	51.7	46.3-57.0	62	6.1	4.1- 9.0	31	5.1	3.0- 8.7	42	4.1	2.7- 6.4	205	33.0	27.9-38.4
Piedmont	1,978	1,050	46.7	43.6-49.8	195	8.7	7.3-10.3	76	4.6	3.4- 6.2	118	6.1	4.5- 8.3	539	34.0	31.0-37.1
Western NC	604	344	49.9	44.7-55.0	53	9.0	6.5-12.5	17	2.8	1.7- 4.7	42	5.7	3.8- 8.6	148	32.5	27.5-38.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	421	241	49.6	43.3-55.9	41	10.3	7.1-14.8	14	3.3	1.9- 5.8	27	5.0	2.9- 8.5	98	31.7	25.5-38.6
Northwest	707	386	48.4	43.6-53.4	64	7.6	5.7-10.1	24	2.9	1.9- 4.6	48	7.6	5.0-11.3	185	33.4	28.8-38.5
Charlotte	492	247	45.4	39.7-51.2	52	10.6	7.6-14.7	18	3.9	2.2- 6.9	29	5.3	3.4- 8.2	146	34.8	29.4-40.7
Greensboro	558	295	49.1	43.5-54.8	54	9.1	6.6-12.3	22	5.9	3.2-10.8	37	5.6	3.8- 8.0	150	30.3	25.5-35.6
Southern Regional	245	138	51.0	42.1-59.9	27	10.4	5.9-17.7	6	6.2	2.6-14.5	11	3.8	1.5- 9.4	63	28.6	21.3-37.1
Coastal	140	87	56.5	43.6-68.6	11	5.4	2.4-11.8	7	4.5	1.7-11.2	8	5.3	2.1-12.7	27	28.4	17.3-43.0
Wake	447	247	45.4	39.2-51.7	39	7.2	4.9-10.5	15	4.1	2.3- 7.3	21	6.1	2.6-13.4	125	37.2	30.9-44.0
Area L	30	14	44.5	25.2-65.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.4	5.3-40.8	0	0.0	. - .	11	39.1	21.2-60.6
Eastern	314	171	51.5	42.7-60.3	22	3.8	2.3- 6.2	13	2.6	1.3- 5.3	21	5.0	2.9- 8.4	87	37.1	28.6-46.4

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,354

1,826

48.5

46.0-50.9

310

8.0

6.9- 9.3

124

4.5

3.5- 5.7

202

5.5

4.4- 6.9

892

33.5

31.1-36.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

48.1

36.3-60.2

12.0

6.0-22.5

6.4

2.0-18.3

5.2

2.1-12.3

28.3

18.2-41.2

Buncombe

34.1

23.2-47.0

13.8

7.0-25.3

4.8

1.9-11.8

5.0

1.2-18.1

42.4

29.1-56.8

Cabarrus

39.5

28.0-52.4

10.4

5.3-19.4

0.9

0.1- 6.2

9.0

4.3-17.9

40.1

28.4-53.1

Catawba

100

54.3

40.7-67.4

8.4

3.8-17.5

5.1

1.9-12.9

16.1

6.0-36.4

16.1

9.3-26.5

Cumberland

54.1

40.3-67.4

8.2

3.0-20.5

4.3

0.9-18.5

2.3

0.4-10.7

31.1

19.6-45.7

Davidson

41.6

30.4-53.8

6.1

2.8-12.5

0.8

0.1- 5.4

5.5

2.5-11.6

46.1

33.7-58.9

Durham

139

53.4

42.3-64.2

6.7

3.5-12.4

3.3

0.7-14.7

3.5

1.5- 8.1

33.1

23.2-44.7

Forsyth

56.7

43.5-69.0

6.3

2.8-13.4

1.6

0.5- 5.2

6.1

2.5-14.2

29.3

18.5-43.1

Gaston

54.1

39.4-68.1

11.9

6.1-22.1

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.1-14.0

29.9

18.1-45.2

Guilford

206

113

48.1

40.1-56.2

10.0

6.3-15.3

4.8

2.1-10.6

6.4

3.5-11.2

30.7

23.2-39.4

Iredell

102

36.9

25.8-49.5

13.6

7.5-23.3

8.7

3.9-18.0

0.9

0.2- 3.9

39.9

27.2-54.2

Johnston

59.9

47.0-71.5

2.7

1.0- 7.5

1.7

0.4- 6.9

2.9

0.9- 9.1

32.7

21.9-45.8

Mecklenburg

155

43.9

34.9-53.4

14.5

8.5-23.7

3.3

1.3- 8.0

5.8

2.6-12.4

32.4

24.2-41.9

New Hanover

54.9

42.3-67.0

6.3

3.0-12.5

5.5

2.3-12.7

3.4

1.1-10.0

29.8

18.8-43.8

Onslow

53.1

40.1-65.6

5.3

2.1-12.7

2.8

0.8- 9.4

14.4

6.7-28.4

24.4

14.7-37.5

Orange

29.4

19.8-41.3

8.7

4.3-16.6

1.4

0.2- 9.1

3.4

1.0-10.8

57.2

44.7-68.8

Pitt

43.2

31.5-55.7

7.4

3.6-14.6

6.6

2.8-14.7

7.0

2.8-16.9

35.7

23.3-50.5

Randolph

121

48.1

37.6-58.7

7.3

3.5-14.6

3.8

1.3-10.8

11.1

5.8-20.2

29.8

20.4-41.2

Robeson

43.5

30.9-57.1

11.0

5.5-20.7

0.0

. - .

6.7

1.9-20.7

38.8

25.8-53.8

Rowan

109

47.9

37.3-58.8

10.3

5.3-19.2

1.7

0.5- 5.4

7.1

3.1-15.2

33.0

23.3-44.4

Union

111

46.3

36.1-56.7

10.7

6.0-18.3

5.6

2.5-12.1

3.8

1.5- 9.4

33.6

24.2-44.4

Wake

185

40.8

32.5-49.8

7.4

4.2-12.8

4.6

2.2- 9.4

6.7

1.9-21.0

40.4

31.4-50.2

Wayne

47.4

35.8-59.3

4.9

1.9-12.4

0.7

0.1- 5.2

2.9

0.8- 9.6

44.0

32.2-56.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

772

432

51.7

46.3-57.0

6.1

4.1- 9.0

5.1

3.0- 8.7

4.1

2.7- 6.4

205

33.0

27.9-38.4

Piedmont

1,978

1,050

46.7

43.6-49.8

195

8.7

7.3-10.3

4.6

3.4- 6.2

118

6.1

4.5- 8.3

539

34.0

31.0-37.1

Western NC

604

344

49.9

44.7-55.0

9.0

6.5-12.5

2.8

1.7- 4.7

5.7

3.8- 8.6

148

32.5

27.5-38.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

421

241

49.6

43.3-55.9

10.3

7.1-14.8

3.3

1.9- 5.8

5.0

2.9- 8.5

31.7

25.5-38.6

Northwest

707

386

48.4

43.6-53.4

7.6

5.7-10.1

2.9

1.9- 4.6

7.6

5.0-11.3

185

33.4

28.8-38.5

Charlotte

492

247

45.4

39.7-51.2

10.6

7.6-14.7

3.9

2.2- 6.9

5.3

3.4- 8.2

146

34.8

29.4-40.7

Greensboro

558

295

49.1

43.5-54.8

9.1

6.6-12.3

5.9

3.2-10.8

5.6

3.8- 8.0

150

30.3

25.5-35.6

Southern Regional

245

138

51.0

42.1-59.9

10.4

5.9-17.7

6.2

2.6-14.5

3.8

1.5- 9.4

28.6

21.3-37.1

Coastal

140

56.5

43.6-68.6

5.4

2.4-11.8

4.5

1.7-11.2

5.3

2.1-12.7

28.4

17.3-43.0

Wake

447

247

45.4

39.2-51.7

7.2

4.9-10.5

4.1

2.3- 7.3

6.1

2.6-13.4

125

37.2

30.9-44.0

Area L

44.5

25.2-65.5

0.0

. - .

16.4

5.3-40.8

0.0

. - .

39.1

21.2-60.6

Eastern

314

171

51.5

42.7-60.3

3.8

2.3- 6.2

2.6

1.3- 5.3

5.0

2.9- 8.4

37.1

28.6-46.4

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*This question was asked of those who reported having a PSA test 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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