2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic White 991 316 28.4 25.1-32.0 675 71.6 68.0-74.9
AGE
40-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 213 45 19.4 14.0-26.4 168 80.6 73.6-86.0
55-64 241 81 37.2 29.9-45.1 160 62.8 54.9-70.1
65-74 285 117 38.5 31.7-45.7 168 61.5 54.3-68.3
75+ 165 60 31.1 22.8-40.8 105 68.9 59.2-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 62 23.3 17.5-30.5 173 76.7 69.5-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 270 75 24.7 19.1-31.3 195 75.3 68.7-80.9
College Graduate 409 162 38.3 32.9-44.0 247 61.7 56.0-67.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 25 22.3 14.0-33.7 76 77.7 66.3-86.0
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 31 19.6 12.7-28.9 83 80.4 71.1-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 172 53 23.7 16.7-32.5 119 76.3 67.5-83.3
$75,000+ 341 124 33.0 27.3-39.3 217 67.0 60.7-72.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 112 31.4 25.3-38.3 220 68.6 61.7-74.7
No 656 204 27.2 23.4-31.5 452 72.8 68.5-76.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 129 35.6 29.5-42.2 208 64.4 57.8-70.5
Non-Veteran 654 187 25.7 21.8-30.0 467 74.3 70.0-78.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 208 74 33.4 26.5-41.1 134 66.6 58.9-73.5
Regional City or Suburban County 239 64 21.5 16.1-28.1 175 78.5 71.9-83.9
Rural 544 178 30.2 25.4-35.5 366 69.8 64.5-74.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 478 115 22.3 18.2-27.0 363 77.7 73.0-81.8
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 407 176 41.5 35.4-47.8 231 58.5 52.2-64.6
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 644 210 28.0 24.0-32.4 434 72.0 67.6-76.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 69 33.2 24.5-43.2 119 66.8 56.8-75.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 419 127 26.7 21.9-32.2 292 73.3 67.8-78.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 384 120 28.8 23.8-34.5 264 71.2 65.5-76.2

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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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