Prostate Cancer Screening Module

Male Respondents Age 40 and Older Who Report Not Having a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Within the Past Two Years, 2002

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# With No PSA

Percent of respondents with no PSA

% Confidence Interval

789

400

50.3

46.5-54.1

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

-

-

-

-

25 – 34

-

-

-

-

35 – 44

157

125

80.8

74.0-87.7

45 – 54

277

157

57.5

51.1-63.9

55 – 64

163

65

41.1

32.9-49.2

65+

192

53

26.2

19.5-33.0

White

735

372

50.2

46.3-54.2

Amer. Indian

16

8

48.6

18.7-78.6

Other

27

15

54.1

31.9-76.4

Less than H.S.

91

42

43.9

32.2-55.5

H.S. Grad

248

129

52.2

45.5-58.9

Some College

203

105

51.3

43.7-58.8

College Grad

244

121

49.6

42.9-56.3

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

55

30

54.5

39.8-69.1

$15,000 – 24,999

118

58

47.4

37.2-57.6

$25,000 – 49,999

291

143

48.3

42.0-54.6

$50,000 – 74,999

150

80

54.1

45.5-62.8

$75,000+

121

58

49.0

39.4-58.6

Marital Status

Married

543

265

49.1

44.6-53.5

Divorced

105

53

47.9

37.3-58.6

Widowed

40

14

35.5

19.1-52.0

Separated

14

8

50.6

16.8-84.4

Never Married

85

58

69.2

58.3-80.2

Member of Unmarried Couple

2

2

100

-

Employed

558

325

58.7

54.2-63.1

Not Employed

15

8

43.5

11.9-75.1

Student/Homeworker

2

1

43.1

0-100

Retired/Unable to Work

214

66

29.8

23.1-36.5

Health Coverage

731

358

48.8

44.9-52.7

Don’t Have Coverage

58

42

69.2

55.5-82.9

Yes, only one

477

206

42.3

37.6-47.1

More than one

111

50

44.4

34.0-54.8

No

198

142

73.8

67.2-80.4

Yes

606

288

47.4

43.1-51.7

No

171

104

59.1

51.0-67.2

Disability

Yes

135

51

36.8

27.8-45.7

No

627

337

52.8

48.6-57.1

Male Respondents Age 40 and Older Who Report Not Having a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Within the Past Two Years, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# With No PSA

Percent of respondents with no PSA

% Confidence Interval

1388

727

50.3

47.5-53.2

Race

White

1329

695

50.3

47.4-53.2

Amer. Indian

24

12

44.6

20.7-68.5

Other

28

17

57.6

35.8-79.4

Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

 R1: At Risk for No PSA: Male Respondents Age 40 and Older Who Report Not Having a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Within the Past Two Years

Denominator:

Males age 40 and older

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval