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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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Prostate Cancer Screening

Male respondents aged 40+ that have had a PSA test in the past 2 years

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  Total #
Respondents		 Have Have not
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,814 1,855 58.8 55.9-61.6 959 41.2 38.4-44.1
GENDER
Male 2,814 1,855 58.8 55.9-61.6 959 41.2 38.4-44.1
RACE
White 2,016 1,348 58.6 55.2-61.8 668 41.4 38.2-44.8
African American 593 391 63.3 56.6-69.6 202 36.7 30.4-43.4
Other 130 71 47.8 35.6-60.4 59 52.2 39.6-64.4
HISPANIC
Yes 42 27 66.0 45.8-81.7 15 34.0 18.3-54.2
No 2,709 1,792 58.8 55.9-61.7 917 41.2 38.3-44.1
AGE
35-44 286 77 24.3 17.8-32.2 209 75.7 67.8-82.2
45-54 661 344 50.7 45.3-56.2 317 49.3 43.8-54.7
55-64 749 539 70.9 65.7-75.5 210 29.1 24.5-34.3
65+ 1,118 895 79.6 76.0-82.7 223 20.4 17.3-24.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 392 220 53.0 45.5-60.3 172 47.0 39.7-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 862 514 52.7 47.5-57.9 348 47.3 42.1-52.5
Some Post-H.S. 591 417 61.2 54.7-67.4 174 38.8 32.6-45.3
College Graduate 967 703 64.4 59.5-69.1 264 35.6 30.9-40.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 259 124 44.4 35.9-53.2 135 55.6 46.8-64.1
$15,000- $24,999 427 280 56.7 48.9-64.3 147 43.3 35.7-51.1
$25,000- $34,999 287 190 56.4 46.9-65.5 97 43.6 34.5-53.1
$35,000- $49,999 408 273 60.9 52.8-68.4 135 39.1 31.6-47.2
$50,000+ 1,154 810 61.6 57.3-65.7 344 38.4 34.3-42.7
Health District**
Appalachia I 151 99 64.4 55.1-72.7 52 35.6 27.3-44.9
Appalachia II 189 107 53.5 44.0-62.8 82 46.5 37.2-56.0
Appalachia III 153 98 56.5 44.9-67.3 55 43.5 32.7-55.1
Catawba 75 47 53.4 39.4-66.8 28 46.6 33.2-60.6
Edisto Savannah 347 240 65.9 59.3-72.0 107 34.1 28.0-40.7
Low Country 345 239 67.4 60.6-73.5 106 32.6 26.5-39.4
Palmetto 296 210 61.5 52.5-69.9 86 38.5 30.1-47.5
Pee Dee 152 95 55.8 45.6-65.6 57 44.2 34.4-54.4
Trident 320 215 59.7 51.8-67.1 105 40.3 32.9-48.2
Upper Savannah 270 180 65.3 56.7-73.0 90 34.7 27.0-43.3
Waccamaw 353 237 58.0 51.0-64.7 116 42.0 35.3-49.0
Wateree 140 77 46.8 36.2-57.7 63 53.2 42.3-63.8
Region***
Region I 421 279 64.7 58.1-70.8 142 35.3 29.2-41.9
Region II 342 205 54.7 47.3-61.8 137 45.3 38.2-52.7
Region III 371 257 58.6 50.9-65.9 114 41.4 34.1-49.1
Region IV 292 172 52.0 44.5-59.4 120 48.0 40.6-55.5
Region V 347 240 65.9 59.3-72.0 107 34.1 28.0-40.7
Region VI 353 237 58.0 51.0-64.7 116 42.0 35.3-49.0
Region VII 320 215 59.7 51.8-67.1 105 40.3 32.9-48.2
Region VIII 345 239 67.4 60.6-73.5 106 32.6 26.5-39.4

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

#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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