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 1,388 751 48.4 45.1-51.8 637 51.6 48.2-54.9
-Eastern NC 502 271 49.2 43.6-54.8 231 50.8 45.2-56.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 328 190 53.1 46.3-59.8 138 46.9 40.2-53.7
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 37 31.5 22.0-42.9 *** *** ***
55-64 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 98 75.2 64.4-83.6 28 24.8 16.4-35.6
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 135 70 45.2 35.5-55.3 65 54.8 44.7-64.5
College Graduate 157 101 59.6 50.3-68.4 56 40.4 31.6-49.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 125 58.6 48.9-67.7 77 41.4 32.3-51.1
No 299 146 43.2 36.5-50.2 153 56.8 49.8-63.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 125 57.6 48.8-66.0 69 42.4 34.0-51.2
Non-Veteran 307 146 44.7 37.6-51.9 161 55.3 48.1-62.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 370 201 50.0 43.1-56.8 169 50.0 43.2-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 223 81 33.9 26.6-42.0 142 66.1 58.0-73.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 151 71.5 62.7-79.0 47 28.5 21.0-37.3
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 156 51.5 43.8-59.1 109 48.5 40.9-56.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 127 51.4 43.7-59.0 105 48.6 41.0-56.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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