Community Assessment and Health Promotion
1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Male Health Screenings
Q43. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam? (All Males)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	58%	16%	44%	75%	92%	58%		64%	62%	38%	87%	36%	46%	62%
NO	42%	84%	56%	25%	8%	42%		36%	38%	62%	13%	64%	54%	38%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	61%	49%	39%	54%	59%	58%	40%	49%	55%	65%	56%		71%
NO	39%	51%	61%	46%	41%	42%	60%	51%	45%	35%	44%		29%
Q43A. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam? (Males 50-59)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
YES	82%			82%		82%		84%	73%	74%		100%	76%	75%
NO	18%			18%		18%		16%	27%	26%			24%	25%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
YES	84%	71%	84%	49%	90%	82%	40%	66%	77%	91%	82%		80%
NO	16%	29%	16%	51%	10%	18%	60%	34%	23%	9%	18%		20%
Q44. When did you have your last digital rectal exam? (asked of those who acknowledged having had a digital rectal exam - n=589 respondents)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
<1 YR	50%	31%	39%	53%	65%	50%		54%	45%	32%	68%	44%	41%	58%
1-<2YRS	22%	13%	20%	24%	23%	22%		22%	19%	29%	19%	21%	19%	23%
2-<5YRS	19%	41%	22%	21%	6%	19%		18%	25%	22%	6%	22%	29%	14%
5+ YRS	9%	15%	19%	2%	6%	9%		7%	11%	17%	7%	13%	11%	4%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
<1 YR	49%	53%	54%	49%	50%	50%	28%	46%	51%	52%	48%		62%
1-<2YRS	22%	22%	32%	23%	23%	22%	30%	27%	21%	20%	22%		25%
2-<5YRS	19%	19%	4%	8%	23%	18%	10%	13%	18%	22%	21%		5%
5+ YRS	10%	7%	10%	20%	5%	10%	32%	14%	10%	6%	10%		7%
Q44A. When did you have your last digital rectal exam? (Males 50-59)
		Age				Sex		Marital Status				Children < 18
Response	Total	18-25	25-44	45-64	65+	M	F	Marrd	DV/SP	Singl	Widow	<5yrs	5-12	13-17
<1 YR	57%			57%		57%		59%	57%	20%		77%	39%	62%
1-<2YRS	19%			19%		19%		19%	12%	62%		23%	36%	24%
2-<5YRS	21%			21%		21%		21%	23%	18%				9%
5+ YRS	3%			3%		3%		1%	8%				25%	4%
	Race			Education			Income				Health Status
Response	W	B	O	<HS	HS	>HS	<10K	10-24	25-49	50K+	Ex, Vgood, Good		Fair & Poor
<1 YR	55%	57%	88%	29%	46%	65%		14%	50%	61%	54%		70%
1-<2YRS	21%	12%	12%	54%	25%	14%	100%	43%	23%	14%	20%		14%
2-<5YRS	20%	30%		17%	26%	19%		37%	19%	25%	23%		8%
5+ YRS	3%				4%	2%		6%	8%		2%		7%

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