This statistic shows the percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education. It was found that 44 percent of men aged 50 years and older who were college graduates had had a prostate cancer test, compared to 20 percent of those with some high school or less.
Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education
* GED – General Educational Development high school equivalency.
Estimates are age adjusted
to the 2000 US standard population and are among men who have not been
diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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American Cancer Society. (April 3, 2019). Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. "Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education." Chart. April 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. (2019). Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society. "Percentage of Men Aged 50 Years and Older Who Had a Prostate Cancer Test in The U.S. as of 2015, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/
American Cancer Society, Percentage of men aged 50 years and older who had a prostate cancer test in the U.S. as of 2015, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792270/us-men-50-years-and-above-who-had-a-prostate-cancer-test-by-education/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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