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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
RACE
White	1,749	907	48.2	45.1-51.4	241	13.0	11.2-15.1	111	6.2	4.9- 7.8	246	14.2	12.1-16.6	244	18.3	15.8-21.3
African American	233	116	45.3	36.4-54.6	24	14.5	7.6-25.7	11	5.4	2.4-11.6	37	15.3	10.0-22.6	45	19.6	13.5-27.5
Other Minorities	97	31	28.5	18.5-41.2	6	4.2	1.4-11.7	8	11.9	5.0-25.9	8	8.1	2.8-20.9	44	47.3	34.1-60.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	55	18	30.4	17.0-48.1	5	7.7	2.7-20.4	7	16.5	6.6-35.6	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	22	43.5	27.0-61.6
Non-Hispanic	2,029	1,036	47.1	44.0-50.1	267	12.9	10.8-15.2	123	5.9	4.7- 7.5	289	14.4	12.4-16.7	314	19.7	17.3-22.4
AGE
40-44	217	47	23.4	16.6-32.0	31	10.5	6.8-15.8	18	9.2	5.1-15.8	32	14.3	9.4-21.0	89	42.6	34.6-51.1
45-54	534	215	40.1	34.8-45.6	85	16.7	12.2-22.3	32	5.0	3.3- 7.4	86	14.9	11.3-19.4	116	23.3	18.8-28.6
55-64	601	334	56.7	51.6-61.7	78	10.4	8.0-13.4	36	6.9	4.5-10.4	90	15.2	11.9-19.2	63	10.8	8.1-14.2
65+	737	461	64.3	59.6-68.7	79	11.0	8.4-14.4	44	5.7	4.0- 8.1	85	10.5	8.0-13.6	68	8.5	6.1-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	102	32.8	24.8-42.0	29	17.0	9.0-29.9	16	8.9	4.3-17.8	36	13.4	7.7-22.5	62	27.8	20.0-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	249	45.7	39.5-52.1	61	9.5	6.7-13.5	31	5.1	3.3- 7.8	75	15.9	11.8-21.1	97	23.7	18.5-29.9
Some Post-H.S.	458	218	43.8	37.7-50.1	58	10.4	7.6-14.1	37	8.9	5.7-13.6	72	15.6	11.8-20.4	73	21.3	16.2-27.5
College Graduate	869	486	51.8	47.4-56.1	125	14.3	11.6-17.6	46	5.3	3.7- 7.6	108	11.6	9.1-14.7	104	17.0	13.5-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	52	31.8	22.7-42.6	14	9.2	3.6-21.4	4	2.0	0.6- 6.7	47	27.0	18.4-37.8	44	30.0	20.5-41.8
$15,000- 24,999	283	122	38.1	29.3-47.7	37	15.8	8.4-27.8	25	8.1	4.4-14.2	38	9.4	5.3-16.3	61	28.6	20.6-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	207	114	50.9	41.3-60.5	15	6.2	3.3-11.4	15	7.1	3.2-14.8	32	11.3	7.2-17.3	31	24.5	16.7-34.3
$35,000- 49,999	272	148	45.2	36.7-53.9	31	12.2	7.5-19.2	17	8.6	4.3-16.3	32	14.0	8.9-21.3	44	20.1	12.9-29.7
$50,000-74,999	307	155	44.3	36.9-51.9	48	15.3	11.0-21.0	19	7.4	3.9-13.3	42	14.1	9.4-20.5	43	18.9	13.5-25.9
$75,000+	653	360	50.5	45.6-55.4	102	13.0	10.3-16.1	39	6.5	4.5- 9.3	73	12.8	9.7-16.6	79	17.2	13.4-21.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	751	401	52.9	47.7-58.0	87	10.3	8.0-13.3	50	5.8	3.9- 8.4	110	14.7	11.3-18.8	103	16.3	12.7-20.8
No	1,273	634	44.2	40.6-47.9	179	13.3	11.0-16.0	75	7.0	5.2- 9.4	173	13.6	11.2-16.4	212	21.9	18.8-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	750	432	56.7	51.7-61.7	90	11.7	8.9-15.2	37	4.5	2.9- 7.0	112	14.3	11.1-18.2	79	12.7	9.6-16.7
Non-Veteran	1,338	625	41.9	38.3-45.5	183	13.0	10.5-15.9	93	7.3	5.5- 9.5	180	13.6	11.3-16.3	257	24.3	21.0-27.8

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

-Piedmont NC

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

RACE

White

1,749

907

48.2

45.1-51.4

241

13.0

11.2-15.1

111

6.2

4.9- 7.8

246

14.2

12.1-16.6

244

18.3

15.8-21.3

African American

233

116

45.3

36.4-54.6

14.5

7.6-25.7

5.4

2.4-11.6

15.3

10.0-22.6

19.6

13.5-27.5

Other Minorities

28.5

18.5-41.2

4.2

1.4-11.7

11.9

5.0-25.9

8.1

2.8-20.9

47.3

34.1-60.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.4

17.0-48.1

7.7

2.7-20.4

16.5

6.6-35.6

1.9

0.6- 5.9

43.5

27.0-61.6

Non-Hispanic

2,029

1,036

47.1

44.0-50.1

267

12.9

10.8-15.2

123

5.9

4.7- 7.5

289

14.4

12.4-16.7

314

19.7

17.3-22.4

AGE

40-44

217

23.4

16.6-32.0

10.5

6.8-15.8

9.2

5.1-15.8

14.3

9.4-21.0

42.6

34.6-51.1

45-54

534

215

40.1

34.8-45.6

16.7

12.2-22.3

5.0

3.3- 7.4

14.9

11.3-19.4

116

23.3

18.8-28.6

55-64

601

334

56.7

51.6-61.7

10.4

8.0-13.4

6.9

4.5-10.4

15.2

11.9-19.2

10.8

8.1-14.2

65+

737

461

64.3

59.6-68.7

11.0

8.4-14.4

5.7

4.0- 8.1

10.5

8.0-13.6

8.5

6.1-11.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

102

32.8

24.8-42.0

17.0

9.0-29.9

8.9

4.3-17.8

13.4

7.7-22.5

27.8

20.0-37.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

249

45.7

39.5-52.1

9.5

6.7-13.5

5.1

3.3- 7.8

15.9

11.8-21.1

23.7

18.5-29.9

Some Post-H.S.

458

218

43.8

37.7-50.1

10.4

7.6-14.1

8.9

5.7-13.6

15.6

11.8-20.4

21.3

16.2-27.5

College Graduate

869

486

51.8

47.4-56.1

125

14.3

11.6-17.6

5.3

3.7- 7.6

108

11.6

9.1-14.7

104

17.0

13.5-21.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

31.8

22.7-42.6

9.2

3.6-21.4

2.0

0.6- 6.7

27.0

18.4-37.8

30.0

20.5-41.8

$15,000- 24,999

283

122

38.1

29.3-47.7

15.8

8.4-27.8

8.1

4.4-14.2

9.4

5.3-16.3

28.6

20.6-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

207

114

50.9

41.3-60.5

6.2

3.3-11.4

7.1

3.2-14.8

11.3

7.2-17.3

24.5

16.7-34.3

$35,000- 49,999

272

148

45.2

36.7-53.9

12.2

7.5-19.2

8.6

4.3-16.3

14.0

8.9-21.3

20.1

12.9-29.7

$50,000-74,999

307

155

44.3

36.9-51.9

15.3

11.0-21.0

7.4

3.9-13.3

14.1

9.4-20.5

18.9

13.5-25.9

$75,000+

653

360

50.5

45.6-55.4

102

13.0

10.3-16.1

6.5

4.5- 9.3

12.8

9.7-16.6

17.2

13.4-21.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

751

401

52.9

47.7-58.0

10.3

8.0-13.3

5.8

3.9- 8.4

110

14.7

11.3-18.8

103

16.3

12.7-20.8

1,273

634

44.2

40.6-47.9

179

13.3

11.0-16.0

7.0

5.2- 9.4

173

13.6

11.2-16.4

212

21.9

18.8-25.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

750

432

56.7

51.7-61.7

11.7

8.9-15.2

4.5

2.9- 7.0

112

14.3

11.1-18.2

12.7

9.6-16.7

Non-Veteran

1,338

625

41.9

38.3-45.5

183

13.0

10.5-15.9

7.3

5.5- 9.5

180

13.6

11.3-16.3

257

24.3

21.0-27.8

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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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