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
-Non-Hispanic White 721 414 53.4 49.2-57.7 307 46.6 42.3-50.8
AGE
40-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 50 36.1 27.6-45.5 88 63.9 54.5-72.4
55-64 174 98 54.9 46.4-63.1 76 45.1 36.9-53.6
65-74 183 141 77.8 69.9-84.1 42 22.2 15.9-30.1
75+ 160 118 69.0 58.3-78.1 42 31.0 21.9-41.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 54 42.9 33.8-52.6 75 57.1 47.4-66.2
Some Post-H.S. 192 117 57.2 49.2-64.9 75 42.8 35.1-50.8
College Graduate 360 227 60.6 54.7-66.1 133 39.4 33.9-45.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 318 189 55.6 49.4-61.6 129 44.4 38.4-50.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 271 166 57.3 49.8-64.4 105 42.7 35.6-50.2
No 444 247 51.8 46.5-57.1 197 48.2 42.9-53.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 131 63.4 55.0-71.1 65 36.6 28.9-45.0
Non-Veteran 524 283 50.3 45.3-55.3 241 49.7 44.7-54.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 188 108 55.3 47.2-63.2 80 44.7 36.8-52.8
Regional City or Suburban County 225 118 48.2 40.4-56.0 107 51.8 44.0-59.6
Rural 308 188 56.4 49.7-62.8 120 43.6 37.2-50.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 345 155 42.8 37.0-48.7 190 57.2 51.3-63.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 308 231 72.3 65.5-78.2 77 27.7 21.8-34.5
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 271 56.4 51.1-61.6 190 43.6 38.4-48.9
HOUSING
Own 609 367 55.4 50.8-59.9 242 44.6 40.1-49.2
Rent 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 74 55.3 45.0-65.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 165 55.6 48.6-62.3 114 44.4 37.7-51.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 175 50.7 44.3-57.1 140 49.3 42.9-55.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 282 173 56.4 49.5-63.2 109 43.6 36.8-50.5
2nd Quartile 213 115 49.9 42.2-57.6 98 50.1 42.4-57.8
3rd Quartile 174 94 51.2 42.7-59.7 80 48.8 40.3-57.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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