2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 544 268 48.2 43.4-53.0 276 51.8 47.0-56.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 352 196 53.4 47.5-59.3 156 46.6 40.7-52.5
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
40-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 43 35.3 26.8-44.9 96 64.7 55.1-73.2
55-64 132 71 53.1 43.3-62.6 61 46.9 37.4-56.7
65-74 111 85 77.7 67.9-85.1 26 22.3 14.9-32.1
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 72 49.2 40.3-58.2 72 50.8 41.8-59.7
College Graduate 240 135 55.7 48.7-62.5 105 44.3 37.5-51.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 86 55.2 45.8-64.2 70 44.8 35.8-54.2
No 382 179 45.4 39.9-51.1 203 54.6 48.9-60.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 431 194 45.2 39.9-50.6 237 54.8 49.4-60.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 329 135 41.0 35.1-47.1 194 59.0 52.9-64.9
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 162 118 71.3 62.2-79.0 44 28.7 21.0-37.8
Unable to Work 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 238 131 53.9 46.7-60.9 107 46.1 39.1-53.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 178 54.6 48.5-60.7 149 45.4 39.3-51.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 401 217 50.8 45.3-56.2 184 49.2 43.8-54.7
Rent 118 41 32.8 23.9-43.0 77 67.2 57.0-76.1
Other arrangement 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 295 140 47.0 40.6-53.5 155 53.0 46.5-59.4
Regional City or Suburban County 156 76 46.9 37.9-56.0 80 53.1 44.0-62.1
Rural 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 101 49.3 41.6-57.2 104 50.7 42.8-58.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 151 46.2 40.0-52.6 162 53.8 47.4-60.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 184 96 51.9 43.6-60.1 88 48.1 39.9-56.4
2nd Quartile 223 101 42.2 35.0-49.7 122 57.8 50.3-65.0
3rd Quartile 124 62 49.5 39.6-59.5 62 50.5 40.5-60.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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