|
View results for a demographic group: |
Select a different topic: |
| View results for a different geographical area: |
|
| Total Respond.^ |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never had test | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 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 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,285 | 575 | 38.7 | 35.4-42.1 | 127 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.6 | 46 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.5 | 86 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.5 | 451 | 42.8 | 39.3-46.4 |
| African American | 260 | 109 | 38.1 | 31.2-45.6 | 29 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 99 | 41.4 | 34.1-49.1 |
| Other minorities | 112 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 75 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,587 | 693 | 38.0 | 35.0-41.1 | 163 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.3 | 61 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 | 101 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.8 | 569 | 42.6 | 39.4-45.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-54 | 639 | 141 | 21.0 | 17.4-25.1 | 54 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.8 | 35 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 | 391 | 62.2 | 57.5-66.7 |
| 55-64 | 432 | 227 | 50.0 | 43.8-56.1 | 42 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.7 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.0 | 24 | 6.2 | 3.4-10.9 | 120 | 30.7 | 25.1-36.8 |
| 65-74 | 364 | 223 | 62.3 | 55.7-68.5 | 42 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.5 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.4 | 71 | 18.1 | 13.7-23.6 |
| 75+ | 233 | 121 | 50.5 | 42.3-58.6 | 27 | 12.9 | 8.4-19.2 | *** | *** | *** | 32 | 12.1 | 8.0-18.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 13.3-27.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 207 | 52 | 20.8 | 15.2-27.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 9.3 | 5.2-16.2 | 118 | 62.8 | 54.3-70.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 437 | 157 | 33.9 | 28.8-39.5 | 42 | 8.7 | 6.1-12.3 | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.5 | 195 | 48.8 | 43.1-54.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 415 | 191 | 42.6 | 36.8-48.6 | 45 | 11.5 | 8.1-16.1 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 | 144 | 38.3 | 32.6-44.4 |
| College Graduate | 603 | 309 | 45.5 | 40.4-50.7 | 64 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.6 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.0 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 161 | 31.6 | 26.9-36.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 143 | 40 | 22.7 | 15.9-31.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 78 | 61.3 | 51.5-70.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 241 | 71 | 28.7 | 22.2-36.3 | 21 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 127 | 54.9 | 47.2-62.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 173 | 67 | 34.9 | 27.1-43.7 | 15 | 8.9 | 5.1-15.2 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.2 | 67 | 45.2 | 36.5-54.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 248 | 109 | 36.3 | 29.1-44.1 | 30 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 80 | 39.0 | 30.6-48.2 |
| $50,000+ | 676 | 340 | 45.2 | 40.4-50.1 | 75 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.2 | *** | *** | *** | 37 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.9 | 202 | 35.3 | 30.7-40.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 463 | 218 | 44.1 | 38.3-50.1 | 45 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.5 | 22 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.3 | 35 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 143 | 35.5 | 29.9-41.4 |
| No | 1,198 | 492 | 35.0 | 31.7-38.4 | 120 | 10.4 | 8.3-12.8 | 40 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 72 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.1 | 474 | 46.1 | 42.5-49.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 579 | 310 | 49.5 | 44.6-54.5 | 67 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.7 | 41 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.3 | 135 | 25.9 | 21.7-30.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,089 | 402 | 32.2 | 28.8-35.8 | 98 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 | 37 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 | 66 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 | 486 | 50.9 | 47.0-54.8 |
Back to Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+).
*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.
BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes
This page was generated on 05AUG13.
FOLLOW US