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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,087 | 442 | 36.4 | 33.2-39.7 | 91 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 | 55 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.4 | 72 | 5.4 | 4.1- 6.9 | 427 | 46.0 | 42.5-49.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 829 | 358 | 38.8 | 35.1-42.6 | 76 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.8 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.3 | 55 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 | 299 | 42.8 | 38.8-46.9 |
| African American | 189 | 68 | 32.1 | 25.2-39.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 89 | 52.5 | 44.5-60.4 |
| Other minorities | 61 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 56 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,025 | 425 | 37.1 | 33.9-40.6 | 87 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.7 | 51 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 69 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.0 | 393 | 45.2 | 41.7-48.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-54 | 382 | 81 | 21.1 | 17.0-25.9 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.1 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0- 5.8 | 250 | 66.8 | 61.5-71.7 |
| 55-64 | 314 | 137 | 46.4 | 40.3-52.6 | 29 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.9 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.6 | 20 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.2 | 112 | 33.8 | 28.3-39.9 |
| 65-74 | 246 | 149 | 60.9 | 53.9-67.5 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.5-14.2 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.6 | *** | *** | *** | 43 | 17.5 | 12.8-23.5 |
| 75+ | 145 | 75 | 48.8 | 39.4-58.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 15.1 | 9.9-22.3 | 22 | 17.0 | 10.7-26.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 138 | 42 | 28.0 | 20.6-36.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 75 | 56.5 | 47.0-65.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 257 | 90 | 32.6 | 26.6-39.3 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.1 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.2 | 124 | 52.9 | 46.0-59.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 248 | 113 | 40.1 | 33.6-47.0 | 21 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.8 | 16 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.9 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 | 83 | 40.8 | 33.9-48.0 |
| College Graduate | 441 | 197 | 40.7 | 35.7-45.9 | 47 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 34 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.5 | 143 | 39.4 | 34.2-44.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 83 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 150 | 38 | 22.2 | 15.7-30.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 10.6 | 6.3-17.1 | 78 | 54.0 | 44.7-63.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 90 | 34 | 30.4 | 21.4-41.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 127 | 51 | 33.8 | 25.3-43.5 | 17 | 9.4 | 5.5-15.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 479 | 226 | 43.4 | 38.3-48.5 | 49 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.6 | 30 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 155 | 40.1 | 34.9-45.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 301 | 121 | 37.0 | 31.0-43.4 | 19 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.7 | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 7.8 | 5.0-11.8 | 121 | 46.0 | 39.5-52.6 |
| No | 781 | 321 | 36.4 | 32.7-40.3 | 71 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.6 | 42 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.2 | 45 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.3 | 302 | 45.9 | 41.8-50.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 325 | 166 | 48.4 | 42.0-54.9 | 28 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.0 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.4 | 28 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.6 | 88 | 31.0 | 25.1-37.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 762 | 276 | 32.0 | 28.4-35.8 | 63 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.7 | 40 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.1 | 44 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.9 | 339 | 51.5 | 47.4-55.6 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 367 | 151 | 38.2 | 32.7-44.1 | 29 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.5 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 | 20 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.2 | 149 | 45.3 | 39.3-51.4 |
| No | 720 | 291 | 35.5 | 31.7-39.5 | 62 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.2 | 37 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.1 | 52 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.5 | 278 | 46.3 | 42.1-50.6 |
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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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