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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
RACE
White	574	312	51.1	45.9-56.3	49	7.2	5.1- 9.9	32	5.3	3.6- 7.9	78	12.8	9.8-16.5	103	23.6	18.9-28.9
African American	11	7	47.1	17.0-79.5	1	2.7	0.3-18.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	37.9	9.8-77.4	1	12.3	1.7-54.0
Other Minorities	30	10	22.9	9.2-46.8	4	21.7	6.8-51.3	2	6.3	0.9-33.0	7	21.0	7.1-48.2	7	28.0	10.0-57.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	4	39.8	11.2-77.5	1	4.7	0.6-30.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.5	1.5-53.4	2	44.0	11.1-83.2
Non-Hispanic	612	328	50.0	44.9-55.1	53	7.7	5.5-10.6	35	5.3	3.6- 7.8	86	13.6	10.4-17.4	110	23.4	18.9-28.6
AGE
40-44	55	11	22.9	12.8-37.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	2	3.6	0.9-13.6	12	18.4	9.8-32.0	29	53.0	38.4-67.1
45-54	122	49	44.4	33.8-55.5	12	9.8	5.0-18.6	6	5.0	2.1-11.1	18	11.4	6.4-19.6	37	29.4	20.3-40.4
55-64	196	118	60.9	52.9-68.3	16	7.5	4.4-12.7	12	5.7	3.0-10.3	27	15.1	10.1-21.9	23	10.8	7.0-16.5
65+	248	155	65.5	58.6-71.8	25	9.6	6.4-14.3	15	6.2	3.5-10.8	30	10.3	7.0-15.1	23	8.3	5.2-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	102	44	35.0	24.6-47.0	6	4.2	1.3-12.7	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	14	14.1	7.6-24.7	34	42.8	30.5-56.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	166	81	44.1	35.0-53.7	16	8.0	4.4-14.4	12	5.9	3.1-11.1	20	12.5	7.4-20.3	37	29.5	20.7-40.1
Some Post-H.S.	152	83	51.7	41.3-62.0	10	5.5	2.8-10.3	12	8.2	4.0-16.1	23	13.3	7.3-22.8	24	21.3	13.0-32.8
College Graduate	199	124	62.5	53.7-70.6	22	10.8	6.5-17.2	7	3.2	1.4- 7.1	30	14.3	9.3-21.3	16	9.2	5.0-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	31	32.5	21.6-45.6	8	8.8	3.4-20.7	5	5.4	2.0-13.5	13	20.7	11.1-35.3	21	32.6	20.8-47.2
$15,000- 24,999	108	48	33.1	23.2-44.7	7	4.5	1.8-10.8	8	8.8	4.2-17.8	17	11.0	6.2-18.8	28	42.6	29.8-56.4
$25,000- 34,999	89	48	49.9	37.0-62.9	6	4.4	1.8-10.4	4	3.5	1.1-10.3	13	15.7	8.1-28.3	18	26.4	14.9-42.5
$35,000- 49,999	84	53	62.6	48.6-74.9	6	7.7	3.3-17.1	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4	11	12.6	5.8-25.3	11	14.7	6.7-29.1
$50,000-74,999	103	65	67.4	55.7-77.3	8	4.5	2.0- 9.9	7	6.4	2.7-14.5	11	11.8	5.7-22.8	12	9.8	5.2-17.8
$75,000+	103	60	54.8	42.6-66.4	14	13.6	7.3-23.7	6	5.5	2.0-14.2	12	11.9	5.9-22.4	11	14.3	7.3-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	267	150	57.1	49.5-64.4	15	4.6	2.6- 8.0	17	5.5	3.2- 9.4	40	15.1	10.2-21.7	45	17.8	12.4-24.7
No	339	179	45.9	39.1-52.8	36	9.3	6.2-13.8	18	5.3	3.1- 8.9	46	12.9	9.1-18.1	60	26.6	20.1-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	240	147	61.4	53.2-69.0	27	10.6	6.8-16.2	12	5.5	2.7-10.8	33	11.5	7.8-16.5	21	11.0	5.8-20.1
Non-Veteran	381	186	44.5	38.2-51.0	27	6.2	3.9- 9.7	23	5.1	3.2- 8.0	54	14.4	10.4-19.6	91	29.8	23.9-36.5

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

-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

RACE

White

574

312

51.1

45.9-56.3

7.2

5.1- 9.9

5.3

3.6- 7.9

12.8

9.8-16.5

103

23.6

18.9-28.9

African American

47.1

17.0-79.5

2.7

0.3-18.4

0.0

. - .

37.9

9.8-77.4

12.3

1.7-54.0

Other Minorities

22.9

9.2-46.8

21.7

6.8-51.3

6.3

0.9-33.0

21.0

7.1-48.2

28.0

10.0-57.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.8

11.2-77.5

4.7

0.6-30.1

0.0

. - .

11.5

1.5-53.4

44.0

11.1-83.2

Non-Hispanic

612

328

50.0

44.9-55.1

7.7

5.5-10.6

5.3

3.6- 7.8

13.6

10.4-17.4

110

23.4

18.9-28.6

AGE

40-44

22.9

12.8-37.5

2.1

0.3-13.7

3.6

0.9-13.6

18.4

9.8-32.0

53.0

38.4-67.1

45-54

122

44.4

33.8-55.5

9.8

5.0-18.6

5.0

2.1-11.1

11.4

6.4-19.6

29.4

20.3-40.4

55-64

196

118

60.9

52.9-68.3

7.5

4.4-12.7

5.7

3.0-10.3

15.1

10.1-21.9

10.8

7.0-16.5

65+

248

155

65.5

58.6-71.8

9.6

6.4-14.3

6.2

3.5-10.8

10.3

7.0-15.1

8.3

5.2-12.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

102

35.0

24.6-47.0

4.2

1.3-12.7

3.9

1.4-10.4

14.1

7.6-24.7

42.8

30.5-56.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

166

44.1

35.0-53.7

8.0

4.4-14.4

5.9

3.1-11.1

12.5

7.4-20.3

29.5

20.7-40.1

Some Post-H.S.

152

51.7

41.3-62.0

5.5

2.8-10.3

8.2

4.0-16.1

13.3

7.3-22.8

21.3

13.0-32.8

College Graduate

199

124

62.5

53.7-70.6

10.8

6.5-17.2

3.2

1.4- 7.1

14.3

9.3-21.3

9.2

5.0-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.5

21.6-45.6

8.8

3.4-20.7

5.4

2.0-13.5

20.7

11.1-35.3

32.6

20.8-47.2

$15,000- 24,999

108

33.1

23.2-44.7

4.5

1.8-10.8

8.8

4.2-17.8

11.0

6.2-18.8

42.6

29.8-56.4

$25,000- 34,999

49.9

37.0-62.9

4.4

1.8-10.4

3.5

1.1-10.3

15.7

8.1-28.3

26.4

14.9-42.5

$35,000- 49,999

62.6

48.6-74.9

7.7

3.3-17.1

2.3

0.7- 7.4

12.6

5.8-25.3

14.7

6.7-29.1

$50,000-74,999

103

67.4

55.7-77.3

4.5

2.0- 9.9

6.4

2.7-14.5

11.8

5.7-22.8

9.8

5.2-17.8

$75,000+

103

54.8

42.6-66.4

13.6

7.3-23.7

5.5

2.0-14.2

11.9

5.9-22.4

14.3

7.3-26.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

267

150

57.1

49.5-64.4

4.6

2.6- 8.0

5.5

3.2- 9.4

15.1

10.2-21.7

17.8

12.4-24.7

339

179

45.9

39.1-52.8

9.3

6.2-13.8

5.3

3.1- 8.9

12.9

9.1-18.1

26.6

20.1-34.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

240

147

61.4

53.2-69.0

10.6

6.8-16.2

5.5

2.7-10.8

11.5

7.8-16.5

11.0

5.8-20.1

Non-Veteran

381

186

44.5

38.2-51.0

6.2

3.9- 9.7

5.1

3.2- 8.0

14.4

10.4-19.6

29.8

23.9-36.5

Back to Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+).

*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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