BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Prostate Cancer Screening
How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 3 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 or more years ago | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,130 | 1,158 | 52.7 | 50.0-55.4 | 426 | 21.1 | 18.9-23.5 | 193 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.4 | 132 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 221 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,130 | 1,158 | 52.7 | 50.0-55.4 | 426 | 21.1 | 18.9-23.5 | 193 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.4 | 132 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 221 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,764 | 960 | 52.8 | 50.0-55.7 | 350 | 21.0 | 18.6-23.5 | 162 | 10.0 | 8.3-11.9 | 110 | 6.4 | 5.1- 7.9 | 182 | 9.9 | 8.3-11.7 |
| African American | 305 | 162 | 52.7 | 45.6-59.7 | 64 | 20.0 | 15.0-26.0 | 29 | 9.6 | 6.2-14.6 | 17 | 6.7 | 3.7-12.0 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 35-44 | 167 | 65 | 39.0 | 30.6-48.1 | 40 | 23.3 | 16.7-31.4 | 22 | 12.6 | 7.9-19.6 | 14 | 9.0 | 4.7-16.7 | 26 | 16.1 | 10.5-23.7 |
| 45-54 | 500 | 218 | 44.7 | 39.3-50.1 | 119 | 24.4 | 19.8-29.5 | 67 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.9 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 63 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.2 |
| 55-64 | 669 | 347 | 53.4 | 48.8-57.8 | 143 | 20.4 | 17.0-24.4 | 57 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.7 | 45 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 | 77 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.6 |
| 65+ | 794 | 528 | 67.4 | 63.4-71.2 | 124 | 17.1 | 14.1-20.7 | 47 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.8 | 40 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.8 | 55 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 282 | 160 | 58.0 | 50.6-65.0 | 54 | 18.6 | 13.7-24.6 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.7 | 17 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.8 | 34 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 596 | 306 | 49.3 | 44.2-54.4 | 120 | 21.5 | 17.4-26.2 | 63 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.7 | 39 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.6 | 68 | 11.4 | 8.6-15.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 495 | 262 | 50.8 | 45.4-56.2 | 95 | 20.8 | 16.5-25.9 | 45 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.4 | 30 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.8 | 63 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.4 |
| College Graduate | 753 | 428 | 55.0 | 50.5-59.5 | 157 | 22.0 | 18.4-26.1 | 67 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.8 | 46 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 55 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 154 | 77 | 55.9 | 45.1-66.2 | 34 | 20.1 | 13.1-29.6 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.3 | 12 | 8.0 | 4.0-15.5 | 18 | 10.1 | 5.7-17.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 291 | 152 | 52.7 | 45.7-59.7 | 53 | 17.1 | 12.7-22.7 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.2-15.9 | 18 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.8 | 36 | 12.5 | 8.5-18.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 255 | 139 | 53.9 | 46.1-61.4 | 48 | 18.0 | 13.1-24.2 | 16 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.8 | 19 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 | 33 | 14.1 | 9.2-20.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 317 | 176 | 52.6 | 45.8-59.4 | 52 | 17.2 | 12.4-23.3 | 27 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.3 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 46 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.8 |
| $50,000+ | 899 | 506 | 52.4 | 48.2-56.5 | 192 | 23.7 | 20.2-27.6 | 87 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 | 53 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.4 | 61 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 168 | 87 | 49.5 | 40.9-58.1 | 35 | 20.9 | 14.6-29.0 | 16 | 10.0 | 5.7-17.1 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.7-18.1 | 16 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.1 |
| Appalachia II | 173 | 96 | 55.0 | 46.5-63.2 | 32 | 19.7 | 13.8-27.5 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 15 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.1 | 19 | 10.4 | 6.4-16.4 |
| Appalachia III | 112 | 65 | 52.3 | 41.9-62.6 | 20 | 21.7 | 13.4-33.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.5-13.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 2.6-12.9 | 15 | 14.0 | 8.2-22.9 |
| Catawba | 95 | 59 | 60.9 | 49.4-71.3 | 22 | 24.2 | 15.7-35.4 | 6 | 7.7 | 3.3-16.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.4 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.2-12.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 250 | 140 | 54.8 | 47.7-61.8 | 44 | 18.2 | 13.3-24.3 | 24 | 10.4 | 6.5-16.3 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.2 | 30 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 |
| Low Country | 231 | 130 | 50.7 | 43.3-58.2 | 44 | 22.8 | 16.7-30.4 | 17 | 8.6 | 4.9-14.9 | 15 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.8 | 25 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.8 |
| Palmetto | 188 | 110 | 56.1 | 48.0-63.8 | 40 | 20.8 | 15.0-28.1 | 20 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.8 | 14 | 8.7 | 4.9-15.1 |
| Pee Dee | 152 | 73 | 48.1 | 39.3-57.0 | 37 | 25.3 | 18.4-33.8 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.8-17.9 | 9 | 6.2 | 3.2-11.7 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.1-15.8 |
| Trident | 249 | 132 | 51.8 | 43.8-59.7 | 46 | 18.7 | 13.1-25.9 | 22 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.1 | 27 | 12.6 | 7.9-19.6 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 148 | 85 | 55.2 | 45.8-64.2 | 28 | 18.1 | 12.1-26.1 | 16 | 9.4 | 5.6-15.3 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.5 | 11 | 11.6 | 6.1-20.9 |
| Waccamaw | 246 | 127 | 49.3 | 42.3-56.2 | 53 | 22.7 | 17.3-29.2 | 22 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.0 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.4- 8.8 | 32 | 15.0 | 10.3-21.3 |
| Wateree | 101 | 44 | 41.3 | 30.5-53.1 | 24 | 26.8 | 17.5-38.7 | 14 | 14.8 | 8.5-24.7 | 8 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.5 | 11 | 8.5 | 4.4-16.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 316 | 172 | 52.1 | 45.7-58.4 | 63 | 19.6 | 15.1-25.1 | 32 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.1 | 22 | 8.3 | 5.1-13.1 | 27 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.3 |
| Region II | 285 | 161 | 53.9 | 47.3-60.4 | 52 | 20.6 | 15.4-26.9 | 17 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.7 | 21 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.4 | 34 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.8 |
| Region III | 283 | 169 | 57.7 | 51.1-64.0 | 62 | 21.9 | 17.0-27.9 | 26 | 10.9 | 7.4-15.8 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.5 | 20 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.2 |
| Region IV | 253 | 117 | 45.0 | 38.0-52.2 | 61 | 26.0 | 20.1-32.9 | 28 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.1 | 17 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 | 30 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.6 |
| Region V | 250 | 140 | 54.8 | 47.7-61.8 | 44 | 18.2 | 13.3-24.3 | 24 | 10.4 | 6.5-16.3 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.2 | 30 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 |
| Region VI | 246 | 127 | 49.3 | 42.3-56.2 | 53 | 22.7 | 17.3-29.2 | 22 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.0 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.4- 8.8 | 32 | 15.0 | 10.3-21.3 |
| Region VII | 249 | 132 | 51.8 | 43.8-59.7 | 46 | 18.7 | 13.1-25.9 | 22 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.1 | 27 | 12.6 | 7.9-19.6 | 22 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 |
| Region VIII | 231 | 130 | 50.7 | 43.3-58.2 | 44 | 22.8 | 16.7-30.4 | 17 | 8.6 | 4.9-14.9 | 15 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.8 | 25 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.8 |
Some demographic sections have been suppressed: Rows contained less than 50 respondents.
*This question was asked of men over 40.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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