BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan from the sun?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,066	754	23.0	20.9-25.2	2,312	77.0	74.8-79.1
GENDER
Male	1,181	262	19.3	16.5-22.6	919	80.7	77.4-83.5
Female	1,885	492	26.3	23.4-29.3	1,393	73.7	70.7-76.6
RACE
White	2,308	701	28.6	26.0-31.3	1,607	71.4	68.7-74.0
African American	564	11	2.2	0.9- 5.3	553	97.8	94.7-99.1
Other Minorities	149	32	20.6	12.7-31.8	117	79.4	68.2-87.3
HISPANIC
Yes	88	22	27.1	16.1-41.9	66	72.9	58.1-83.9
No	2,972	732	22.9	20.8-25.1	2,240	77.1	74.9-79.2
AGE
18-24	280	120	36.5	28.6-45.1	160	63.5	54.9-71.4
25-34	566	199	30.8	25.4-36.9	367	69.2	63.1-74.6
35-44	648	214	32.4	27.5-37.7	434	67.6	62.3-72.5
45-54	578	126	20.8	16.4-26.0	452	79.2	74.0-83.6
55-64	382	50	9.8	6.7-14.1	332	90.2	85.9-93.3
65+	585	43	6.3	4.1- 9.6	542	93.7	90.4-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	399	38	8.8	5.8-13.3	361	91.2	86.7-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	882	209	22.0	18.5-26.0	673	78.0	74.0-81.5
Some Post-H.S.	801	206	25.0	20.8-29.7	595	75.0	70.3-79.2
College Graduate	974	298	30.3	26.2-34.7	676	69.7	65.3-73.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	38	14.3	9.2-21.7	240	85.7	78.3-90.8
$15,000- 24,999	491	85	14.2	10.6-18.9	406	85.8	81.1-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	468	110	20.8	16.3-26.3	358	79.2	73.7-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	485	152	30.3	24.7-36.6	333	69.7	63.4-75.3
$50,000+	799	252	31.7	27.1-36.7	547	68.3	63.3-72.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	211	52	26.1	19.4-34.0	159	73.9	66.0-80.6
Cumberland	208	39	21.1	14.4-29.8	169	78.9	70.2-85.6
Durham	208	33	17.3	11.8-24.7	175	82.7	75.3-88.2
Forsyth	230	44	19.1	14.0-25.5	186	80.9	74.5-86.0
Gaston	232	56	23.1	17.5-29.7	176	76.9	70.3-82.5
Guilford	194	45	20.1	14.7-26.8	149	79.9	73.2-85.3
Mecklenburg	211	62	28.5	22.2-35.7	149	71.5	64.3-77.8
New Hanover	195	72	35.9	27.4-45.3	123	64.1	54.7-72.6
Onslow	214	59	29.3	20.4-40.2	155	70.7	59.8-79.6
Wake	208	65	30.5	23.7-38.3	143	69.5	61.7-76.3
Western NC	309	68	23.5	18.5-29.4	241	76.5	70.6-81.5
Piedmont NC	322	82	19.4	15.2-24.3	240	80.6	75.7-84.8
Eastern NC	324	77	22.7	17.7-28.6	247	77.3	71.4-82.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,066

754

23.0

20.9-25.2

2,312

77.0

74.8-79.1

GENDER

Male

1,181

262

19.3

16.5-22.6

919

80.7

77.4-83.5

Female

1,885

492

26.3

23.4-29.3

1,393

73.7

70.7-76.6

RACE

White

2,308

701

28.6

26.0-31.3

1,607

71.4

68.7-74.0

African American

564

2.2

0.9- 5.3

553

97.8

94.7-99.1

Other Minorities

149

20.6

12.7-31.8

117

79.4

68.2-87.3

HISPANIC

Yes

27.1

16.1-41.9

72.9

58.1-83.9

2,972

732

22.9

20.8-25.1

2,240

77.1

74.9-79.2

AGE

18-24

280

120

36.5

28.6-45.1

160

63.5

54.9-71.4

25-34

566

199

30.8

25.4-36.9

367

69.2

63.1-74.6

35-44

648

214

32.4

27.5-37.7

434

67.6

62.3-72.5

45-54

578

126

20.8

16.4-26.0

452

79.2

74.0-83.6

55-64

382

9.8

6.7-14.1

332

90.2

85.9-93.3

65+

585

6.3

4.1- 9.6

542

93.7

90.4-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

399

8.8

5.8-13.3

361

91.2

86.7-94.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

882

209

22.0

18.5-26.0

673

78.0

74.0-81.5

Some Post-H.S.

801

206

25.0

20.8-29.7

595

75.0

70.3-79.2

College Graduate

974

298

30.3

26.2-34.7

676

69.7

65.3-73.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

14.3

9.2-21.7

240

85.7

78.3-90.8

$15,000- 24,999

491

14.2

10.6-18.9

406

85.8

81.1-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

468

110

20.8

16.3-26.3

358

79.2

73.7-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

485

152

30.3

24.7-36.6

333

69.7

63.4-75.3

$50,000+

799

252

31.7

27.1-36.7

547

68.3

63.3-72.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

211

26.1

19.4-34.0

159

73.9

66.0-80.6

Cumberland

208

21.1

14.4-29.8

169

78.9

70.2-85.6

Durham

208

17.3

11.8-24.7

175

82.7

75.3-88.2

Forsyth

230

19.1

14.0-25.5

186

80.9

74.5-86.0

Gaston

232

23.1

17.5-29.7

176

76.9

70.3-82.5

Guilford

194

20.1

14.7-26.8

149

79.9

73.2-85.3

Mecklenburg

211

28.5

22.2-35.7

149

71.5

64.3-77.8

New Hanover

195

35.9

27.4-45.3

123

64.1

54.7-72.6

Onslow

214

29.3

20.4-40.2

155

70.7

59.8-79.6

Wake

208

30.5

23.7-38.3

143

69.5

61.7-76.3

Western NC

309

23.5

18.5-29.4

241

76.5

70.6-81.5

Piedmont NC

322

19.4

15.2-24.3

240

80.6

75.7-84.8

Eastern NC

324

22.7

17.7-28.6

247

77.3

71.4-82.3

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#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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