2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Prostate Cancer Screening (Males, Age 40+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,173 2,053 58.9 56.7-61.1 1,120 41.1 38.9-43.3
-Western NC 436 278 58.0 52.1-63.7 158 42.0 36.3-47.9
RACE
White 377 245 59.3 53.0-65.3 132 40.7 34.7-47.0
Other minorities 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 427 276 59.0 53.1-64.8 151 41.0 35.2-46.9
AGE
40-54 113 41 34.1 25.1-44.4 72 65.9 55.6-74.9
55-64 129 81 63.8 53.9-72.7 48 36.2 27.3-46.1
65-74 122 100 79.8 69.5-87.2 22 20.2 12.8-30.5
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 81 49.9 40.0-59.9 59 50.1 40.1-60.0
Some Post-H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 143 108 73.7 64.5-81.2 35 26.3 18.8-35.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 146 104 67.1 57.1-75.7 42 32.9 24.3-42.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 146 99 63.8 53.7-72.8 47 36.2 27.2-46.3
No 288 178 55.5 48.2-62.6 110 44.5 37.4-51.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 118 77.3 68.3-84.3 31 22.7 15.7-31.7
Non-Veteran 287 160 50.7 43.6-57.8 127 49.3 42.2-56.4

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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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