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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 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 105 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Cumberland | 121 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 29.5 | 20.5-40.4 |
| Durham | 103 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Forsyth | 131 | 60 | 39.5 | 30.1-49.6 | 16 | 14.2 | 8.3-23.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 44 | 37.6 | 28.4-47.7 |
| Gaston | 103 | 39 | 28.5 | 19.8-39.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Guilford | 128 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Mecklenburg | 158 | 59 | 34.2 | 26.1-43.4 | 23 | 13.7 | 8.4-21.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 63 | 44.5 | 35.2-54.3 |
| New Hanover | 120 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Union | 112 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Wake | 160 | 60 | 32.9 | 25.0-41.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 65 | 45.2 | 36.1-54.6 |
| NC REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Piedmont | 1,668 | 712 | 37.3 | 34.4-40.2 | 165 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.7 | 63 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.1 | 107 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.2 | 621 | 43.6 | 40.5-46.7 |
| Western NC | 424 | 184 | 37.3 | 32.0-42.9 | 48 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.4 | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 | 155 | 42.3 | 36.6-48.3 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 290 | 124 | 37.3 | 30.7-44.3 | 34 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.4 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.2 | 106 | 41.5 | 34.3-49.0 |
| Northwest | 547 | 247 | 39.4 | 34.8-44.2 | 54 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.4 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.8 | 198 | 41.7 | 36.8-46.7 |
| Charlotte | 511 | 199 | 34.5 | 29.2-40.3 | 60 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.5 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.4 | 35 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.7 | 199 | 45.8 | 39.8-51.9 |
| Greensboro | 335 | 151 | 38.5 | 32.3-45.0 | 33 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.6 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.9 | 118 | 41.8 | 35.2-48.7 |
| Southern Regional | 430 | 210 | 47.6 | 41.5-53.7 | 39 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.4 | *** | *** | *** | 28 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.3 | 139 | 36.8 | 31.0-43.1 |
| Southeast | 208 | 110 | 44.1 | 35.6-52.9 | 19 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 67 | 40.3 | 31.6-49.6 |
| Wake | 393 | 166 | 36.2 | 30.5-42.3 | 36 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.4 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 | 146 | 44.4 | 38.1-50.9 |
| Area L | 102 | 41 | 36.8 | 27.0-47.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Eastern | 288 | 136 | 45.5 | 38.9-52.3 | 24 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.8 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.7- 8.9 | 19 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.5 | 94 | 35.1 | 28.7-42.0 |
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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.
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