SC BRFSS 2001: (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 2001 for South Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening

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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	708	576	81.7	78.4-84.6	132	18.3	15.4-21.6
RACE
White	564	468	83.7	80.1-86.7	96	16.3	13.3-19.9
African American	115	84	73.4	63.8-81.2	31	26.6	18.8-36.2
Other Minorities	21	17	82.8	60.6-93.8	4	17.2	6.2-39.4
HISPANIC
Yes	15	8	65.7	39.0-85.1	7	34.3	14.9-61.0
No	688	563	82.1	78.7-85.0	125	17.9	15.0-21.3
AGE
40-44	122	89	72.0	62.5-79.9	33	28.0	20.1-37.5
45-54	230	177	79.1	73.0-84.1	53	20.9	15.9-27.0
55-64	180	152	86.0	79.8-90.5	28	14.0	9.5-20.2
65+	176	158	88.8	82.3-93.1	18	11.2	6.9-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	73	71.1	60.9-79.6	34	28.9	20.4-39.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	178	131	75.0	67.5-81.2	47	25.0	18.8-32.5
Some Post-H.S.	171	146	86.7	80.6-91.1	25	13.3	8.9-19.4
College Graduate	251	225	88.9	83.8-92.6	26	11.1	7.4-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	42	78.8	65.8-87.8	15	21.2	12.2-34.2
$15,000- 24,999	90	67	74.7	63.7-83.3	23	25.3	16.7-36.3
$25,000- 34,999	84	57	68.0	55.9-78.1	27	32.0	21.9-44.1
$35,000- 49,999	119	99	83.1	74.4-89.3	20	16.9	10.7-25.6
$50,000+	271	240	88.4	83.6-92.0	31	11.6	8.0-16.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	54	42	70.6	54.1-83.0	12	29.4	17.0-45.9
Appalachia II	94	73	78.6	68.5-86.2	21	21.4	13.8-31.5
Appalachia III	49	43	87.0	73.5-94.1	6	13.0	5.9-26.5
Catawba	50	37	75.8	61.0-86.2	13	24.2	13.8-39.0
Edisto	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Low Country	44	39	89.1	74.9-95.7	5	10.9	4.3-25.1
Palmetto	101	84	84.2	75.3-90.3	17	15.8	9.7-24.7
Pee Dee	51	38	80.8	67.6-89.4	13	19.2	10.6-32.4
Savannah	33	30	90.6	73.3-97.2	3	9.4	2.8-26.7
Trident	75	65	88.9	79.7-94.2	10	11.1	5.8-20.3
Upper Savannah	38	27	69.0	50.9-82.8	11	31.0	17.2-49.1
Waccamaw	54	45	82.5	68.1-91.3	9	17.5	8.7-31.9
Wateree	43	33	76.8	60.5-87.7	10	23.2	12.3-39.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

708

576

81.7

78.4-84.6

132

18.3

15.4-21.6

RACE

White

564

468

83.7

80.1-86.7

16.3

13.3-19.9

African American

115

73.4

63.8-81.2

26.6

18.8-36.2

Other Minorities

82.8

60.6-93.8

17.2

6.2-39.4

HISPANIC

Yes

65.7

39.0-85.1

34.3

14.9-61.0

688

563

82.1

78.7-85.0

125

17.9

15.0-21.3

AGE

40-44

122

72.0

62.5-79.9

28.0

20.1-37.5

45-54

230

177

79.1

73.0-84.1

20.9

15.9-27.0

55-64

180

152

86.0

79.8-90.5

14.0

9.5-20.2

65+

176

158

88.8

82.3-93.1

11.2

6.9-17.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

71.1

60.9-79.6

28.9

20.4-39.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

178

131

75.0

67.5-81.2

25.0

18.8-32.5

Some Post-H.S.

171

146

86.7

80.6-91.1

13.3

8.9-19.4

College Graduate

251

225

88.9

83.8-92.6

11.1

7.4-16.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.8

65.8-87.8

21.2

12.2-34.2

$15,000- 24,999

74.7

63.7-83.3

25.3

16.7-36.3

$25,000- 34,999

68.0

55.9-78.1

32.0

21.9-44.1

$35,000- 49,999

119

83.1

74.4-89.3

16.9

10.7-25.6

$50,000+

271

240

88.4

83.6-92.0

11.6

8.0-16.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

70.6

54.1-83.0

29.4

17.0-45.9

Appalachia II

78.6

68.5-86.2

21.4

13.8-31.5

Appalachia III

87.0

73.5-94.1

13.0

5.9-26.5

Catawba

75.8

61.0-86.2

24.2

13.8-39.0

Edisto

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Low Country

89.1

74.9-95.7

10.9

4.3-25.1

Palmetto

101

84.2

75.3-90.3

15.8

9.7-24.7

Pee Dee

80.8

67.6-89.4

19.2

10.6-32.4

Savannah

90.6

73.3-97.2

9.4

2.8-26.7

Trident

88.9

79.7-94.2

11.1

5.8-20.3

Upper Savannah

69.0

50.9-82.8

31.0

17.2-49.1

Waccamaw

82.5

68.1-91.3

17.5

8.7-31.9

Wateree

76.8

60.5-87.7

23.2

12.3-39.5

* 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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