2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,391 446 29.1 26.3-32.1 945 70.9 67.9-73.7
-Eastern NC 505 168 32.3 27.5-37.6 337 67.7 62.4-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 326 108 32.2 26.3-38.8 218 67.8 61.2-73.7
Non-Hispanic Black 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 15 18.6 10.7-30.3 51 81.4 69.7-89.3
AGE
40-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 35 29.6 20.4-40.7 87 70.4 59.3-79.6
65-74 127 *** *** *** 76 59.6 49.0-69.3
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 145 48 32.6 23.6-43.1 97 67.4 56.9-76.4
Some Post-H.S. 139 44 28.4 20.6-37.8 95 71.6 62.2-79.4
College Graduate 158 57 36.4 28.1-45.5 101 63.6 54.5-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 75 37.5 29.3-46.5 126 62.5 53.5-70.7
No 303 93 29.2 23.4-35.8 210 70.8 64.2-76.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 77 37.0 29.3-45.4 122 63.0 54.6-70.7
Non-Veteran 305 91 29.7 23.7-36.6 214 70.3 63.4-76.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 99 33 30.5 21.5-41.4 66 69.5 58.6-78.5
Rural 370 124 33.1 27.2-39.6 246 66.9 60.4-72.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 54 23.3 17.2-30.7 171 76.7 69.3-82.8
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 84 43.6 35.1-52.5 110 56.4 47.5-64.9
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 89 31.3 25.1-38.4 176 68.7 61.6-74.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 55 33.8 24.4-44.7 108 66.2 55.3-75.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 83 34.9 28.0-42.4 154 65.1 57.6-72.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 105 30 25.7 17.3-36.5 75 74.3 63.5-82.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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.

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