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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Prostate Cancer Screening

Risk Factor for Males aged 40+ who had not had a PSA Test in the past two years*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Not at Risk At Risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,838 1,056 54.6 51.9-57.2 782 45.4 42.8-48.1
GENDER
Male 1,838 1,056 54.6 51.9-57.2 782 45.4 42.8-48.1
RACE
White 1,530 878 54.8 52.1-57.6 652 45.2 42.4-47.9
African American 258 152 54.8 47.6-61.8 106 45.2 38.2-52.4
Other 34 15 40.1 23.9-58.8 19 59.9 41.2-76.1
HISPANIC
Yes 19 9 50.8 27.2-74.1 10 49.2 25.9-72.8
No 1,798 1,035 54.7 52.0-57.3 763 45.3 42.7-48.0
AGE
35-44 229 48 23.9 17.9-31.1 181 76.1 68.9-82.1
45-54 534 233 47.4 42.5-52.3 301 52.6 47.7-57.5
55-64 524 353 66.7 61.8-71.3 171 33.3 28.7-38.2
65+ 551 422 74.9 70.2-79.0 129 25.1 21.0-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 94 41.3 33.7-49.3 115 58.7 50.7-66.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 508 269 51.5 46.3-56.5 239 48.5 43.5-53.7
Some Post-H.S. 422 224 48.7 43.2-54.1 198 51.3 45.9-56.8
College Graduate 697 468 65.7 61.5-69.7 229 34.3 30.3-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 69 42.2 33.3-51.7 90 57.8 48.3-66.7
$15,000- $24,999 263 150 55.1 47.6-62.3 113 44.9 37.7-52.4
$25,000- $34,999 199 108 50.2 42.3-58.1 91 49.8 41.9-57.7
$35,000- $49,999 302 174 55.5 48.9-61.8 128 44.5 38.2-51.1
$50,000+ 734 458 58.5 54.4-62.6 276 41.5 37.4-45.6
Health District**
Appalachia I 111 60 50.4 40.2-60.5 51 49.6 39.5-59.8
Appalachia II 218 123 53.4 46.0-60.7 95 46.6 39.3-54.0
Appalachia III 138 66 47.8 38.7-57.0 72 52.2 43.0-61.3
Catawba 122 56 41.0 31.6-51.0 66 59.0 49.0-68.4
Edisto Savannah 164 98 54.6 45.6-63.3 66 45.4 36.7-54.4
Low Country 103 70 61.9 49.2-73.2 33 38.1 26.8-50.8
Palmetto 275 165 55.5 48.6-62.2 110 44.5 37.8-51.4
Pee Dee 109 68 61.8 51.0-71.6 41 38.2 28.4-49.0
Trident 226 140 60.1 52.2-67.5 86 39.9 32.5-47.8
Upper Savannah 94 53 53.9 42.1-65.4 41 46.1 34.6-57.9
Waccamaw 171 95 53.4 44.5-62.2 76 46.6 37.8-55.5
Wateree 91 54 65.2 53.6-75.3 37 34.8 24.7-46.4
Region***
Region I 205 113 52.0 44.2-59.7 92 48.0 40.3-55.8
Region II 356 189 51.2 45.4-56.9 167 48.8 43.1-54.6
Region III 397 221 50.6 45.0-56.3 176 49.4 43.7-55.0
Region IV 200 122 63.4 55.5-70.6 78 36.6 29.4-44.5
Region V 164 98 54.6 45.6-63.3 66 45.4 36.7-54.4
Region VI 171 95 53.4 44.5-62.2 76 46.6 37.8-55.5
Region VII 226 140 60.1 52.2-67.5 86 39.9 32.5-47.8
Region VIII 103 70 61.9 49.2-73.2 33 38.1 26.8-50.8

*Data in this table was derived from the Prostate Cancer Screening questions.

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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