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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 |
| -Western NC | 424 | 184 | 37.3 | 32.0-42.9 | 48 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.4 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.3-11.2 | 26 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 | 155 | 42.3 | 36.6-48.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 369 | 164 | 37.7 | 32.1-43.6 | 42 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.1 | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.3 | 131 | 41.3 | 35.2-47.6 |
| Other minorities | 54 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 415 | 183 | 38.2 | 32.7-43.9 | 48 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.9 | 148 | 41.3 | 35.5-47.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-54 | 113 | 22 | 18.5 | 11.8-27.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 72 | 65.9 | 55.6-74.9 |
| 55-64 | 126 | 55 | 43.0 | 33.4-53.1 | 16 | 14.1 | 8.2-23.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 48 | 36.8 | 27.8-46.9 |
| 65-74 | 119 | 75 | 60.6 | 50.0-70.2 | 16 | 13.0 | 7.7-21.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 20.7 | 13.1-31.1 |
| 75+ | 66 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 59 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 133 | 50 | 30.1 | 22.0-39.6 | 15 | 10.4 | 5.8-18.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 58 | 51.8 | 41.5-61.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 91 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 141 | 79 | 56.1 | 46.4-65.3 | 18 | 13.1 | 7.8-21.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 34 | 25.9 | 18.4-35.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 58 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 75 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 49 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 43 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 146 | 75 | 48.1 | 38.7-57.7 | 21 | 14.2 | 8.7-22.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 42 | 32.9 | 24.3-42.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 139 | 65 | 43.8 | 34.5-53.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 46 | 37.4 | 28.1-47.7 |
| No | 283 | 119 | 34.8 | 28.5-41.6 | 35 | 12.0 | 8.3-17.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 108 | 44.4 | 37.3-51.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 145 | 76 | 50.4 | 41.0-59.9 | 23 | 17.0 | 11.0-25.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 30 | 22.7 | 15.6-31.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 279 | 108 | 32.3 | 26.4-39.0 | 25 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 125 | 49.8 | 42.5-57.0 |
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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.
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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