SC BRFSS 2002: (A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse, or other health professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape, and hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?*

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,095	929	85.3	82.4-87.8	166	14.7	12.2-17.6
RACE
White	889	773	87.5	84.5-90.0	116	12.5	10.0-15.5
African American	181	138	76.6	67.5-83.8	43	23.4	16.2-32.5
Other Minorities	18	14	84.4	61.6-94.8	4	15.6	5.2-38.4
HISPANIC
Yes	21	17	83.0	55.8-95.0	4	17.0	5.0-44.2
No	1,050	894	85.8	82.8-88.3	156	14.2	11.7-17.2
AGE
40-44	162	111	76.7	68.6-83.3	51	23.3	16.7-31.4
45-54	322	267	83.0	77.2-87.6	55	17.0	12.4-22.8
55-64	301	265	88.4	82.2-92.6	36	11.6	7.4-17.8
65+	310	286	91.1	85.7-94.6	24	8.9	5.4-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	146	77.6	68.4-84.7	43	22.4	15.3-31.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	314	260	84.8	78.7-89.4	54	15.2	10.6-21.3
Some Post-H.S.	246	209	84.6	78.4-89.2	37	15.4	10.8-21.6
College Graduate	344	312	90.3	85.4-93.6	32	9.7	6.4-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	84	73.1	58.3-84.1	23	26.9	15.9-41.7
$15,000- 24,999	181	146	78.6	69.5-85.6	35	21.4	14.4-30.5
$25,000- 34,999	135	109	84.8	75.1-91.1	26	15.2	8.9-24.9
$35,000- 49,999	190	160	85.4	78.3-90.5	30	14.6	9.5-21.7
$50,000+	374	336	91.1	87.0-94.0	38	8.9	6.0-13.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	51	41	81.4	67.2-90.4	10	18.6	9.6-32.8
Appalachia II	100	88	87.0	77.1-93.1	12	13.0	6.9-22.9
Appalachia III	61	52	85.6	72.9-92.9	9	14.4	7.1-27.1
Catawba	44	37	82.9	66.0-92.4	7	17.1	7.6-34.0
Edisto	12	11	95.4	71.9-99.4	1	4.6	0.6-28.1
Low Country	46	41	87.8	71.8-95.4	5	12.2	4.6-28.2
Palmetto	131	111	82.7	73.7-89.0	20	17.3	11.0-26.3
Pee Dee	314	249	76.8	70.0-82.4	65	23.2	17.6-30.0
Savannah	42	41	97.0	81.6-99.6	1	3.0	0.4-18.4
Trident	86	78	91.2	82.7-95.8	8	8.8	4.2-17.3
Upper Savannah	74	64	91.5	81.4-96.4	10	8.5	3.6-18.6
Waccamaw	84	76	84.8	71.4-92.5	8	15.2	7.5-28.6
Wateree	43	35	75.6	56.3-88.2	8	24.4	11.8-43.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,095

929

85.3

82.4-87.8

166

14.7

12.2-17.6

RACE

White

889

773

87.5

84.5-90.0

116

12.5

10.0-15.5

African American

181

138

76.6

67.5-83.8

23.4

16.2-32.5

Other Minorities

84.4

61.6-94.8

15.6

5.2-38.4

HISPANIC

Yes

83.0

55.8-95.0

17.0

5.0-44.2

1,050

894

85.8

82.8-88.3

156

14.2

11.7-17.2

AGE

40-44

162

111

76.7

68.6-83.3

23.3

16.7-31.4

45-54

322

267

83.0

77.2-87.6

17.0

12.4-22.8

55-64

301

265

88.4

82.2-92.6

11.6

7.4-17.8

65+

310

286

91.1

85.7-94.6

8.9

5.4-14.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

146

77.6

68.4-84.7

22.4

15.3-31.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

314

260

84.8

78.7-89.4

15.2

10.6-21.3

Some Post-H.S.

246

209

84.6

78.4-89.2

15.4

10.8-21.6

College Graduate

344

312

90.3

85.4-93.6

9.7

6.4-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

73.1

58.3-84.1

26.9

15.9-41.7

$15,000- 24,999

181

146

78.6

69.5-85.6

21.4

14.4-30.5

$25,000- 34,999

135

109

84.8

75.1-91.1

15.2

8.9-24.9

$35,000- 49,999

190

160

85.4

78.3-90.5

14.6

9.5-21.7

$50,000+

374

336

91.1

87.0-94.0

8.9

6.0-13.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

81.4

67.2-90.4

18.6

9.6-32.8

Appalachia II

100

87.0

77.1-93.1

13.0

6.9-22.9

Appalachia III

85.6

72.9-92.9

14.4

7.1-27.1

Catawba

82.9

66.0-92.4

17.1

7.6-34.0

Edisto

95.4

71.9-99.4

4.6

0.6-28.1

Low Country

87.8

71.8-95.4

12.2

4.6-28.2

Palmetto

131

111

82.7

73.7-89.0

17.3

11.0-26.3

Pee Dee

314

249

76.8

70.0-82.4

23.2

17.6-30.0

Savannah

97.0

81.6-99.6

3.0

0.4-18.4

Trident

91.2

82.7-95.8

8.8

4.2-17.3

Upper Savannah

91.5

81.4-96.4

8.5

3.6-18.6

Waccamaw

84.8

71.4-92.5

15.2

7.5-28.6

Wateree

75.6

56.3-88.2

24.4

11.8-43.7

* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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