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 1,403 710 45.2 42.0-48.6 693 54.8 51.4-58.0
-Non-Hispanic White 1,003 531 46.7 42.8-50.7 472 53.3 49.3-57.2
AGE
40-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 216 63 27.6 21.0-35.3 153 72.4 64.7-79.0
55-64 242 129 54.3 46.4-62.0 113 45.7 38.0-53.6
65-74 291 214 72.4 65.5-78.3 77 27.6 21.7-34.5
75+ 166 115 66.8 56.4-75.8 51 33.2 24.2-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 120 48.5 40.6-56.4 120 51.5 43.6-59.4
Some Post-H.S. 273 134 41.7 34.7-49.1 139 58.3 50.9-65.3
College Graduate 410 245 53.3 47.4-59.1 165 46.7 40.9-52.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 88 41.4 32.1-51.4 84 58.6 48.6-67.9
$75,000+ 344 190 48.1 41.6-54.6 154 51.9 45.4-58.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 336 198 55.3 48.1-62.3 138 44.7 37.7-51.9
No 663 333 43.0 38.4-47.7 330 57.0 52.3-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 215 58.1 50.9-64.9 122 41.9 35.1-49.1
Non-Veteran 666 316 42.4 37.8-47.2 350 57.6 52.8-62.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 206 110 50.9 42.9-58.9 96 49.1 41.1-57.1
Regional City or Suburban County 237 118 40.9 33.6-48.6 119 59.1 51.4-66.4
Rural 560 303 48.0 42.5-53.5 257 52.0 46.5-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 481 189 34.6 29.8-39.8 292 65.4 60.2-70.2
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 300 67.5 61.3-73.2 120 32.5 26.8-38.7
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 649 355 46.2 41.3-51.1 294 53.8 48.9-58.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 106 48.8 38.8-58.8 86 51.2 41.2-61.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 422 210 43.2 37.4-49.1 212 56.8 50.9-62.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 389 215 49.8 43.6-56.0 174 50.2 44.0-56.4

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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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