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%)
North Carolina 1,025 528 48.1 44.5-51.7 497 51.9 48.3-55.5
-MALES 1,017 525 48.3 44.7-51.9 492 51.7 48.1-55.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 716 411 53.6 49.3-57.9 305 46.4 42.1-50.7
Non-Hispanic Black 149 73 47.3 38.4-56.4 76 52.7 43.6-61.6
Other 141 38 26.8 19.1-36.3 103 73.2 63.7-80.9
AGE
40-44 108 *** *** *** 101 94.0 87.6-97.2
45-54 221 70 33.0 26.3-40.4 151 67.0 59.6-73.7
55-64 242 130 53.1 45.6-60.4 112 46.9 39.6-54.4
65-74 235 177 72.5 65.0-78.9 58 27.5 21.1-35.0
75+ 191 135 66.2 56.7-74.6 56 33.8 25.4-43.3
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. 208 86 42.0 34.6-49.8 122 58.0 50.2-65.4
Some Post-H.S. 263 150 54.3 47.4-61.0 113 45.7 39.0-52.6
College Graduate 428 258 57.7 52.3-63.0 170 42.3 37.0-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 130 *** *** *** 58 48.3 38.0-58.7
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 395 223 53.6 47.9-59.2 172 46.4 40.8-52.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 354 203 55.4 49.0-61.6 151 44.6 38.4-51.0
No 654 319 44.9 40.6-49.3 335 55.1 50.7-59.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 158 59.7 52.3-66.7 93 40.3 33.3-47.7
Non-Veteran 765 367 44.9 40.8-49.1 398 55.1 50.9-59.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 313 153 48.2 42.0-54.5 160 51.8 45.5-58.0
Regional City or Suburban County 297 147 46.2 39.5-53.0 150 53.8 47.0-60.5
Rural 407 225 50.1 44.3-55.9 182 49.9 44.1-55.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 528 209 38.6 34.0-43.5 319 61.4 56.5-66.0
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 270 68.1 61.7-73.8 101 31.9 26.2-38.3
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 587 326 54.1 49.4-58.8 261 45.9 41.2-50.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 107 48.8 41.0-56.7 99 51.2 43.3-59.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 349 184 50.0 43.8-56.2 165 50.0 43.8-56.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 462 234 46.8 41.5-52.2 228 53.2 47.8-58.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 364 208 53.1 46.8-59.3 156 46.9 40.7-53.2
2nd Quartile 315 142 41.5 35.5-47.8 173 58.5 52.2-64.5
3rd Quartile 244 123 47.6 40.4-54.9 121 52.4 45.1-59.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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