BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan using a tanning lamp or tanning machine, whether it was at a tanning salon, at your home, or elsewhere?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,068	298	8.9	7.6-10.5	2,770	91.1	89.5-92.4
GENDER
Male	1,181	63	4.8	3.4- 6.9	1,118	95.2	93.1-96.6
Female	1,887	235	12.6	10.6-15.0	1,652	87.4	85.0-89.4
RACE
White	2,310	279	11.4	9.6-13.4	2,031	88.6	86.6-90.4
African American	564	6	0.6	0.2- 1.4	558	99.4	98.6-99.8
Other Minorities	149	11	6.1	3.0-12.0	138	93.9	88.0-97.0
HISPANIC
Yes	88	6	6.6	2.7-15.5	82	93.4	84.5-97.3
No	2,974	292	9.0	7.7-10.6	2,682	91.0	89.4-92.3
AGE
18-24	281	47	13.3	8.8-19.7	234	86.7	80.3-91.2
25-34	566	98	15.0	11.5-19.3	468	85.0	80.7-88.5
35-44	648	81	11.7	8.7-15.6	567	88.3	84.4-91.3
45-54	579	53	8.4	5.5-12.6	526	91.6	87.4-94.5
55-64	382	11	2.0	1.0- 3.9	371	98.0	96.1-99.0
65+	585	8	1.9	0.8- 4.4	577	98.1	95.6-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	399	23	6.8	3.7-11.9	376	93.2	88.1-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	883	89	8.2	6.1-10.8	794	91.8	89.2-93.9
Some Post-H.S.	802	93	10.4	7.9-13.6	709	89.6	86.4-92.1
College Graduate	974	93	9.7	7.3-12.9	881	90.3	87.1-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	15	7.5	3.7-14.7	263	92.5	85.3-96.3
$15,000- 24,999	491	35	5.7	3.6- 9.0	456	94.3	91.0-96.4
$25,000- 34,999	468	49	9.0	6.2-12.7	419	91.0	87.3-93.8
$35,000- 49,999	486	59	11.0	7.9-15.2	427	89.0	84.8-92.1
$50,000+	799	98	11.8	8.9-15.4	701	88.2	84.6-91.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	211	27	13.7	9.0-20.2	184	86.3	79.8-91.0
Cumberland	208	16	6.5	3.7-11.3	192	93.5	88.7-96.3
Durham	208	9	3.4	1.6- 7.0	199	96.6	93.0-98.4
Forsyth	230	10	4.2	2.2- 8.1	220	95.8	91.9-97.8
Gaston	232	36	14.3	10.0-20.1	196	85.7	79.9-90.0
Guilford	194	22	9.2	5.9-14.2	172	90.8	85.8-94.1
Mecklenburg	211	17	7.3	4.4-12.0	194	92.7	88.0-95.6
New Hanover	195	22	9.3	5.7-14.9	173	90.7	85.1-94.3
Onslow	214	19	7.6	4.6-12.3	195	92.4	87.7-95.4
Wake	208	11	4.3	2.2- 8.1	197	95.7	91.9-97.8
Western NC	309	35	11.8	8.3-16.6	274	88.2	83.4-91.7
Piedmont NC	323	43	11.4	8.1-15.9	280	88.6	84.1-91.9
Eastern NC	325	31	7.4	4.9-11.0	294	92.6	89.0-95.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,068

298

8.9

7.6-10.5

2,770

91.1

89.5-92.4

GENDER

Male

1,181

4.8

3.4- 6.9

1,118

95.2

93.1-96.6

Female

1,887

235

12.6

10.6-15.0

1,652

87.4

85.0-89.4

RACE

White

2,310

279

11.4

9.6-13.4

2,031

88.6

86.6-90.4

African American

564

0.6

0.2- 1.4

558

99.4

98.6-99.8

Other Minorities

149

6.1

3.0-12.0

138

93.9

88.0-97.0

HISPANIC

Yes

6.6

2.7-15.5

93.4

84.5-97.3

2,974

292

9.0

7.7-10.6

2,682

91.0

89.4-92.3

AGE

18-24

281

13.3

8.8-19.7

234

86.7

80.3-91.2

25-34

566

15.0

11.5-19.3

468

85.0

80.7-88.5

35-44

648

11.7

8.7-15.6

567

88.3

84.4-91.3

45-54

579

8.4

5.5-12.6

526

91.6

87.4-94.5

55-64

382

2.0

1.0- 3.9

371

98.0

96.1-99.0

65+

585

1.9

0.8- 4.4

577

98.1

95.6-99.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

399

6.8

3.7-11.9

376

93.2

88.1-96.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

883

8.2

6.1-10.8

794

91.8

89.2-93.9

Some Post-H.S.

802

10.4

7.9-13.6

709

89.6

86.4-92.1

College Graduate

974

9.7

7.3-12.9

881

90.3

87.1-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

7.5

3.7-14.7

263

92.5

85.3-96.3

$15,000- 24,999

491

5.7

3.6- 9.0

456

94.3

91.0-96.4

$25,000- 34,999

468

9.0

6.2-12.7

419

91.0

87.3-93.8

$35,000- 49,999

486

11.0

7.9-15.2

427

89.0

84.8-92.1

$50,000+

799

11.8

8.9-15.4

701

88.2

84.6-91.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

211

13.7

9.0-20.2

184

86.3

79.8-91.0

Cumberland

208

6.5

3.7-11.3

192

93.5

88.7-96.3

Durham

208

3.4

1.6- 7.0

199

96.6

93.0-98.4

Forsyth

230

4.2

2.2- 8.1

220

95.8

91.9-97.8

Gaston

232

14.3

10.0-20.1

196

85.7

79.9-90.0

Guilford

194

9.2

5.9-14.2

172

90.8

85.8-94.1

Mecklenburg

211

7.3

4.4-12.0

194

92.7

88.0-95.6

New Hanover

195

9.3

5.7-14.9

173

90.7

85.1-94.3

Onslow

214

7.6

4.6-12.3

195

92.4

87.7-95.4

Wake

208

4.3

2.2- 8.1

197

95.7

91.9-97.8

Western NC

309

11.8

8.3-16.6

274

88.2

83.4-91.7

Piedmont NC

323

11.4

8.1-15.9

280

88.6

84.1-91.9

Eastern NC

325

7.4

4.9-11.0

294

92.6

89.0-95.1

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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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