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| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never had test | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,104 | 1,384 | 39.4 | 37.3-41.6 | 307 | 9.2 | 8.1-10.6 | 113 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | 191 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.7 | 1,109 | 41.6 | 39.4-43.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,012 | 488 | 44.6 | 40.8-48.5 | 94 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 39 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 58 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 333 | 37.4 | 33.7-41.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 679 | 338 | 46.2 | 41.7-50.7 | 62 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.2 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 | 39 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.5 | 214 | 36.0 | 31.6-40.6 |
| African American | 197 | 93 | 42.9 | 34.8-51.4 | 21 | 8.4 | 4.9-14.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 66 | 37.2 | 29.2-46.1 |
| Other minorities | 131 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 35 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 974 | 480 | 45.9 | 42.0-49.9 | 91 | 7.8 | 6.1-10.0 | 39 | 4.7 | 3.2- 7.1 | 56 | 5.8 | 4.2- 7.9 | 308 | 35.7 | 31.9-39.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-54 | 336 | 84 | 25.7 | 20.5-31.7 | 29 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 198 | 59.8 | 53.4-65.9 |
| 55-64 | 294 | 162 | 53.7 | 46.6-60.6 | 35 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.3 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.5 | 65 | 22.0 | 16.8-28.3 |
| 65-74 | 246 | 167 | 70.0 | 62.7-76.4 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 38 | 15.8 | 11.1-22.0 |
| 75+ | 136 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 32 | 19.7 | 13.3-28.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 136 | 46 | 34.7 | 25.2-45.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 277 | 113 | 36.6 | 30.2-43.5 | 29 | 9.3 | 5.8-14.5 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 | 109 | 44.4 | 37.4-51.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 261 | 134 | 48.8 | 41.4-56.3 | 25 | 7.2 | 4.4-11.4 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.7 | 74 | 33.0 | 26.2-40.7 |
| College Graduate | 335 | 194 | 55.9 | 49.5-62.2 | 34 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.8 | 15 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.3 | 16 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.0 | 76 | 24.0 | 18.8-30.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 118 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 150 | 60 | 36.0 | 26.5-46.8 | 17 | 10.6 | 5.8-18.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 117 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 125 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 33.6 | 24.1-44.6 |
| $50,000+ | 377 | 211 | 51.9 | 45.8-57.9 | 39 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.7 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.1 | 22 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.3 | 92 | 29.4 | 23.9-35.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 331 | 163 | 47.7 | 40.9-54.7 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 109 | 34.1 | 27.7-41.0 |
| No | 673 | 323 | 43.3 | 38.8-48.0 | 66 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.6 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | 42 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.9 | 220 | 38.9 | 34.3-43.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 398 | 230 | 57.1 | 51.0-63.0 | 38 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.3 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.4 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.7 | 83 | 21.7 | 17.1-27.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 613 | 258 | 37.4 | 32.8-42.3 | 56 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 1.9- 5.9 | 30 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.8 | 249 | 46.5 | 41.5-51.6 |
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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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^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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