BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan from the sun?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,627	2,623	18.2	17.4-19.0	12,004	81.8	81.0-82.6
-Eastern NC	4,893	805	16.5	15.3-17.8	4,088	83.5	82.2-84.7
GENDER
Male	1,754	262	14.5	12.7-16.5	1,492	85.5	83.5-87.3
Female	3,139	543	18.3	16.7-20.0	2,596	81.7	80.0-83.3
RACE
White	3,234	751	23.9	22.2-25.7	2,483	76.1	74.3-77.8
African American	1,226	15	1.3	0.7- 2.3	1,211	98.7	97.7-99.3
Other Minorities	14	1	2.9	0.4-18.9	13	97.1	81.1-99.6
AGE
18-24	320	112	29.4	23.7-35.8	208	70.6	64.2-76.3
25-34	799	206	24.8	21.5-28.4	593	75.2	71.6-78.5
35-44	861	201	21.2	18.3-24.4	660	78.8	75.6-81.7
45-54	900	143	15.8	13.1-18.8	757	84.2	81.2-86.9
55-64	851	94	10.1	8.0-12.7	757	89.9	87.3-92.0
65-74	664	35	6.5	4.5- 9.4	629	93.5	90.6-95.5
75+	479	14	3.2	1.8- 5.7	465	96.8	94.3-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	835	34	4.9	3.2- 7.3	801	95.1	92.7-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,562	222	14.4	12.5-16.6	1,340	85.6	83.4-87.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,285	237	18.3	15.9-20.9	1,048	81.7	79.1-84.1
College Graduate	1,202	310	26.5	23.7-29.5	892	73.5	70.5-76.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	651	41	5.9	4.1- 8.3	610	94.1	91.7-95.9
$15,000- 24,999	916	107	11.0	8.8-13.8	809	89.0	86.2-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	580	102	17.4	14.1-21.3	478	82.6	78.7-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	647	128	18.1	14.9-21.7	519	81.9	78.3-85.1
$50,000-74,999	527	129	25.7	21.6-30.3	398	74.3	69.7-78.4
$75,000+	543	166	28.9	24.8-33.4	377	71.1	66.6-75.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,722	178	10.9	9.3-12.8	1,544	89.1	87.2-90.7
No	3,123	621	19.4	17.8-21.1	2,502	80.6	78.9-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	696	86	12.9	10.3-16.1	610	87.1	83.9-89.7
Non-Veteran	4,064	683	16.9	15.6-18.4	3,381	83.1	81.6-84.4
Currently Serving	133	36	24.3	17.0-33.5	97	75.7	66.5-83.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,627

2,623

18.2

17.4-19.0

12,004

81.8

81.0-82.6

-Eastern NC

4,893

805

16.5

15.3-17.8

4,088

83.5

82.2-84.7

GENDER

Male

1,754

262

14.5

12.7-16.5

1,492

85.5

83.5-87.3

Female

3,139

543

18.3

16.7-20.0

2,596

81.7

80.0-83.3

RACE

White

3,234

751

23.9

22.2-25.7

2,483

76.1

74.3-77.8

African American

1,226

1.3

0.7- 2.3

1,211

98.7

97.7-99.3

Other Minorities

2.9

0.4-18.9

97.1

81.1-99.6

AGE

18-24

320

112

29.4

23.7-35.8

208

70.6

64.2-76.3

25-34

799

206

24.8

21.5-28.4

593

75.2

71.6-78.5

35-44

861

201

21.2

18.3-24.4

660

78.8

75.6-81.7

45-54

900

143

15.8

13.1-18.8

757

84.2

81.2-86.9

55-64

851

10.1

8.0-12.7

757

89.9

87.3-92.0

65-74

664

6.5

4.5- 9.4

629

93.5

90.6-95.5

75+

479

3.2

1.8- 5.7

465

96.8

94.3-98.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

835

4.9

3.2- 7.3

801

95.1

92.7-96.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,562

222

14.4

12.5-16.6

1,340

85.6

83.4-87.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,285

237

18.3

15.9-20.9

1,048

81.7

79.1-84.1

College Graduate

1,202

310

26.5

23.7-29.5

892

73.5

70.5-76.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

651

5.9

4.1- 8.3

610

94.1

91.7-95.9

$15,000- 24,999

916

107

11.0

8.8-13.8

809

89.0

86.2-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

580

102

17.4

14.1-21.3

478

82.6

78.7-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

647

128

18.1

14.9-21.7

519

81.9

78.3-85.1

$50,000-74,999

527

129

25.7

21.6-30.3

398

74.3

69.7-78.4

$75,000+

543

166

28.9

24.8-33.4

377

71.1

66.6-75.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,722

178

10.9

9.3-12.8

1,544

89.1

87.2-90.7

3,123

621

19.4

17.8-21.1

2,502

80.6

78.9-82.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

696

12.9

10.3-16.1

610

87.1

83.9-89.7

Non-Veteran

4,064

683

16.9

15.6-18.4

3,381

83.1

81.6-84.4

Currently Serving

133

24.3

17.0-33.5

75.7

66.5-83.0

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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

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