SC BRFSS 2001: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for South Carolina

Prostate Cancer Screening

TO PRINT WIDE TABLES USE LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?*

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	712	21	2.7	1.7- 4.4	691	97.3	95.6-98.3
RACE
White	565	17	2.6	1.6- 4.2	548	97.4	95.8-98.4
African American	118	3	3.1	0.8-10.6	115	96.9	89.4-99.2
Other Minorities	21	1	5.0	0.7-28.5	20	95.0	71.5-99.3
HISPANIC
Yes	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
No	691	21	2.8	1.8- 4.5	670	97.2	95.5-98.2
AGE
40-44	123	0	0.0	. - .	123	100	. - .
45-54	232	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	231	99.8	98.4- 100
55-64	181	4	2.1	0.8- 5.8	177	97.9	94.2-99.2
65+	176	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	160	91.3	85.5-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	108	5	5.4	2.0-13.9	103	94.6	86.1-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	181	5	2.6	1.1- 6.3	176	97.4	93.7-98.9
Some Post-H.S.	172	4	1.3	0.5- 3.3	168	98.7	96.7-99.5
College Graduate	250	7	2.6	1.2- 5.5	243	97.4	94.5-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	2	3.4	0.8-13.4	57	96.6	86.6-99.2
$15,000- 24,999	91	4	6.1	2.1-16.5	87	93.9	83.5-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	84	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	82	98.8	95.1-99.7
$35,000- 49,999	118	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	115	98.7	95.9-99.6
$50,000+	270	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8	266	98.6	96.2-99.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	55	3	9.0	2.6-26.8	52	91.0	73.2-97.4
Appalachia II	94	3	2.7	0.8- 8.4	91	97.3	91.6-99.2
Appalachia III	50	1	2.4	0.3-15.2	49	97.6	84.8-99.7
Catawba	50	0	0.0	. - .	50	100	. - .
Edisto	16	1	3.1	0.4-20.1	15	96.9	79.9-99.6
Low Country	45	2	2.7	0.7-10.3	43	97.3	89.7-99.3
Palmetto	100	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5	98	98.9	95.5-99.7
Pee Dee	51	0	0.0	. - .	51	100	. - .
Savannah	34	1	3.3	0.5-19.9	33	96.7	80.1-99.5
Trident	75	2	2.4	0.5-10.0	73	97.6	90.0-99.5
Upper Savannah	38	3	4.7	1.4-14.5	35	95.3	85.5-98.6
Waccamaw	54	2	4.0	1.0-14.9	52	96.0	85.1-99.0
Wateree	43	1	2.6	0.4-16.2	42	97.4	83.8-99.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

712

2.7

1.7- 4.4

691

97.3

95.6-98.3

RACE

White

565

2.6

1.6- 4.2

548

97.4

95.8-98.4

African American

118

3.1

0.8-10.6

115

96.9

89.4-99.2

Other Minorities

5.0

0.7-28.5

95.0

71.5-99.3

HISPANIC

Yes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

691

2.8

1.8- 4.5

670

97.2

95.5-98.2

AGE

40-44

123

0.0

. - .

123

100

. - .

45-54

232

0.2

0.0- 1.6

231

99.8

98.4- 100

55-64

181

2.1

0.8- 5.8

177

97.9

94.2-99.2

65+

176

8.7

5.1-14.5

160

91.3

85.5-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

108

5.4

2.0-13.9

103

94.6

86.1-98.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

181

2.6

1.1- 6.3

176

97.4

93.7-98.9

Some Post-H.S.

172

1.3

0.5- 3.3

168

98.7

96.7-99.5

College Graduate

250

2.6

1.2- 5.5

243

97.4

94.5-98.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

3.4

0.8-13.4

96.6

86.6-99.2

$15,000- 24,999

6.1

2.1-16.5

93.9

83.5-97.9

$25,000- 34,999

1.2

0.3- 4.9

98.8

95.1-99.7

$35,000- 49,999

118

1.3

0.4- 4.1

115

98.7

95.9-99.6

$50,000+

270

1.4

0.5- 3.8

266

98.6

96.2-99.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

9.0

2.6-26.8

91.0

73.2-97.4

Appalachia II

2.7

0.8- 8.4

97.3

91.6-99.2

Appalachia III

2.4

0.3-15.2

97.6

84.8-99.7

Catawba

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Edisto

3.1

0.4-20.1

96.9

79.9-99.6

Low Country

2.7

0.7-10.3

97.3

89.7-99.3

Palmetto

100

1.1

0.3- 4.5

98.9

95.5-99.7

Pee Dee

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Savannah

3.3

0.5-19.9

96.7

80.1-99.5

Trident

2.4

0.5-10.0

97.6

90.0-99.5

Upper Savannah

4.7

1.4-14.5

95.3

85.5-98.6

Waccamaw

4.0

1.0-14.9

96.0

85.1-99.0

Wateree

2.6

0.4-16.2

97.4

83.8-99.6

* 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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