BRFSS Survey Results 2007 for South Carolina
Prostate Cancer Screening
Has a nurse, doctor or other health care professional ever talked with you about
any kind of screening test or exam to check for prostate cancer?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 3,019 | 2,120 | 67.0 | 64.8-69.2 | 899 | 33.0 | 30.8-35.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,019 | 2,120 | 67.0 | 64.8-69.2 | 899 | 33.0 | 30.8-35.2 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,379 | 1,702 | 68.4 | 65.9-70.7 | 677 | 31.6 | 29.3-34.1 |
| African American | 446 | 308 | 69.5 | 64.0-74.5 | 138 | 30.5 | 25.5-36.0 |
| Other | 135 | 74 | 47.2 | 34.9-59.8 | 61 | 52.8 | 40.2-65.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 30 | 14 | 47.5 | 25.3-70.8 | 16 | 52.5 | 29.2-74.7 |
| No | 2,945 | 2,082 | 67.4 | 65.1-69.6 | 863 | 32.6 | 30.4-34.9 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 35-44 | 302 | 142 | 50.6 | 43.5-57.7 | 160 | 49.4 | 42.3-56.5 |
| 45-54 | 776 | 463 | 60.2 | 55.9-64.3 | 313 | 39.8 | 35.7-44.1 |
| 55-64 | 833 | 654 | 76.8 | 73.0-80.3 | 179 | 23.2 | 19.7-27.0 |
| 65+ | 1,108 | 861 | 77.5 | 74.3-80.5 | 247 | 22.5 | 19.5-25.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 377 | 232 | 62.2 | 55.7-68.3 | 145 | 37.8 | 31.7-44.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 832 | 533 | 61.0 | 56.7-65.2 | 299 | 39.0 | 34.8-43.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 653 | 464 | 68.6 | 63.7-73.2 | 189 | 31.4 | 26.8-36.3 |
| College Graduate | 1,150 | 886 | 72.3 | 68.4-75.9 | 264 | 27.7 | 24.1-31.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 209 | 127 | 57.4 | 48.3-66.0 | 82 | 42.6 | 34.0-51.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 367 | 242 | 61.6 | 54.5-68.3 | 125 | 38.4 | 31.7-45.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 317 | 206 | 63.2 | 55.3-70.4 | 111 | 36.8 | 29.6-44.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 470 | 311 | 62.9 | 57.0-68.4 | 159 | 37.1 | 31.6-43.0 |
| $50,000+ | 1,363 | 1,033 | 72.1 | 68.8-75.1 | 330 | 27.9 | 24.9-31.2 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 214 | 147 | 66.3 | 58.2-73.5 | 67 | 33.7 | 26.5-41.8 |
| Appalachia II | 217 | 137 | 55.6 | 47.9-63.1 | 80 | 44.4 | 36.9-52.1 |
| Appalachia III | 141 | 96 | 67.8 | 58.8-75.7 | 45 | 32.2 | 24.3-41.2 |
| Catawba | 139 | 92 | 69.8 | 61.1-77.3 | 47 | 30.2 | 22.7-38.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 360 | 264 | 70.5 | 64.2-76.0 | 96 | 29.5 | 24.0-35.8 |
| Low Country | 411 | 291 | 64.5 | 58.1-70.4 | 120 | 35.5 | 29.6-41.9 |
| Palmetto | 259 | 186 | 71.3 | 63.8-77.8 | 73 | 28.7 | 22.2-36.2 |
| Pee Dee | 196 | 127 | 64.3 | 56.7-71.3 | 69 | 35.7 | 28.7-43.3 |
| Trident | 350 | 274 | 75.6 | 69.4-81.0 | 76 | 24.4 | 19.0-30.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 206 | 124 | 54.2 | 46.1-62.1 | 82 | 45.8 | 37.9-53.9 |
| Waccamaw | 370 | 272 | 69.1 | 63.1-74.5 | 98 | 30.9 | 25.5-36.9 |
| Wateree | 133 | 96 | 65.9 | 55.6-75.0 | 37 | 34.1 | 25.0-44.4 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 420 | 271 | 60.4 | 54.6-65.9 | 149 | 39.6 | 34.1-45.4 |
| Region II | 358 | 233 | 60.3 | 54.2-66.0 | 125 | 39.7 | 34.0-45.8 |
| Region III | 398 | 278 | 70.8 | 65.1-75.9 | 120 | 29.2 | 24.1-34.9 |
| Region IV | 329 | 223 | 65.0 | 58.9-70.7 | 106 | 35.0 | 29.3-41.1 |
| Region V | 360 | 264 | 70.5 | 64.2-76.0 | 96 | 29.5 | 24.0-35.8 |
| Region VI | 370 | 272 | 69.1 | 63.1-74.5 | 98 | 30.9 | 25.5-36.9 |
| Region VII | 350 | 274 | 75.6 | 69.4-81.0 | 76 | 24.4 | 19.0-30.6 |
| Region VIII | 411 | 291 | 64.5 | 58.1-70.4 | 120 | 35.5 | 29.6-41.9 |
*This question was asked of men over 40.
#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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