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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 | 1,987 | 810 | 36.0 | 33.6-38.4 | 177 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.9 | 87 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 150 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 763 | 45.6 | 43.0-48.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 590 | 234 | 33.7 | 29.6-38.2 | 55 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.2 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.5 | 47 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.2 | 228 | 45.9 | 41.0-50.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 406 | 177 | 36.3 | 31.2-41.7 | 34 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.7 | 39 | 8.2 | 5.5-11.9 | 137 | 43.8 | 38.0-49.6 |
| African American | 131 | 46 | 31.5 | 23.2-41.2 | 18 | 16.6 | 9.5-27.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other minorities | 46 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 27 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 562 | 231 | 34.8 | 30.5-39.5 | 54 | 9.9 | 7.1-13.6 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.5 | 43 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.1 | 209 | 44.7 | 39.7-49.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-54 | 182 | 34 | 17.1 | 12.0-23.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 122 | 65.9 | 57.4-73.5 |
| 55-64 | 185 | 74 | 40.3 | 32.3-48.9 | 21 | 10.3 | 6.5-16.1 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.7 | 66 | 38.0 | 29.8-47.0 |
| 65-74 | 150 | 86 | 50.0 | 40.6-59.3 | 15 | 10.9 | 6.3-18.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 32 | 29.6 | 20.8-40.2 |
| 75+ | 73 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 87 | 22 | 18.6 | 11.6-28.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 175 | 57 | 31.2 | 24.0-39.4 | 16 | 8.9 | 5.3-14.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 88 | 52.6 | 44.3-60.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 168 | 66 | 35.7 | 27.9-44.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 20 | 12.0 | 7.2-19.3 | 56 | 35.8 | 27.9-44.5 |
| College Graduate | 159 | 88 | 51.3 | 42.7-59.9 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.6 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 7.9 | 4.7-12.8 | 32 | 27.3 | 19.6-36.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 62 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 93 | 25 | 21.4 | 13.7-31.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 57 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 72 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 211 | 98 | 40.0 | 32.8-47.6 | 20 | 8.2 | 5.0-13.2 | *** | *** | *** | 17 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.3 | 63 | 37.8 | 30.3-46.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 188 | 74 | 32.1 | 24.9-40.2 | 20 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.5 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 | 73 | 47.0 | 38.2-56.1 |
| No | 395 | 159 | 34.7 | 29.6-40.2 | 35 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.7 | 21 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.2 | 31 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.7 | 149 | 44.8 | 39.1-50.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 234 | 115 | 44.2 | 37.2-51.5 | 27 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.2 | 16 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.7 | 23 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.2 | 53 | 26.5 | 20.4-33.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 355 | 118 | 28.0 | 23.0-33.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 4.8-13.0 | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 | 175 | 56.4 | 50.2-62.5 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 489 | 193 | 32.9 | 28.4-37.8 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.4 | 23 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 38 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 | 191 | 47.1 | 41.8-52.5 |
| No | 101 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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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 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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