2024 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%)
TOTAL 1,025 528 48.1 44.5-51.7 497 51.9 48.3-55.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 721 414 53.4 49.2-57.7 307 46.6 42.3-50.8
Non-Hispanic Black 150 73 47.1 38.2-56.2 77 52.9 43.8-61.8
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 108 27 25.2 17.2-35.3 81 74.8 64.7-82.8
AGE
40-44 109 *** *** *** 102 94.1 87.6-97.3
45-54 224 71 32.6 26.0-39.9 153 67.4 60.1-74.0
55-64 243 130 52.8 45.4-60.1 113 47.2 39.9-54.6
65-74 236 177 72.2 64.8-78.6 59 27.8 21.4-35.2
75+ 193 137 66.6 57.0-74.9 56 33.4 25.1-43.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 30 26.3 18.0-36.8 86 73.7 63.2-82.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 210 87 42.0 34.6-49.8 123 58.0 50.2-65.4
Some Post-H.S. 266 150 53.5 46.7-60.2 116 46.5 39.8-53.3
College Graduate 431 260 57.7 52.3-62.9 171 42.3 37.1-47.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 356 204 54.9 48.5-61.2 152 45.1 38.8-51.5
No 660 321 44.8 40.5-49.2 339 55.2 50.8-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 159 58.9 51.4-65.9 95 41.1 34.1-48.6
Non-Veteran 770 369 44.9 40.8-49.0 401 55.1 51.0-59.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 534 211 38.4 33.8-43.2 323 61.6 56.8-66.2
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 373 271 67.9 61.6-73.7 102 32.1 26.3-38.4
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 73 50.3 40.0-60.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 112 66 58.9 48.1-68.9 46 41.1 31.1-51.9
$100,000-150,000 124 68 51.5 41.3-61.5 56 48.5 38.5-58.7
$150,000+ 160 90 51.9 43.2-60.4 70 48.1 39.6-56.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 226 113 42.9 35.5-50.6 113 57.1 49.4-64.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 590 328 54.1 49.4-58.7 262 45.9 41.3-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 226 113 42.9 35.5-50.6 113 57.1 49.4-64.5
HOUSING
Own 784 441 51.1 47.0-55.1 343 48.9 44.9-53.0
Rent 194 71 31.8 24.9-39.5 123 68.2 60.5-75.1
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 315 153 47.6 41.4-53.9 162 52.4 46.1-58.6
Regional City or Suburban County 301 149 46.1 39.4-52.8 152 53.9 47.2-60.6
Rural 409 226 50.1 44.4-55.9 183 49.9 44.1-55.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 107 48.4 40.7-56.2 101 51.6 43.8-59.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 186 49.8 43.6-56.0 166 50.2 44.0-56.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 465 235 46.6 41.4-52.0 230 53.4 48.0-58.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 365 208 52.9 46.6-59.1 157 47.1 40.9-53.4
2nd Quartile 320 145 41.4 35.4-47.7 175 58.6 52.3-64.6
3rd Quartile 245 123 47.5 40.3-54.8 122 52.5 45.2-59.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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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