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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	917	160	18.0	15.1-21.3	757	82.0	78.7-84.9
GENDER
Male	329	46	14.6	10.6-19.8	283	85.4	80.2-89.4
Female	588	114	20.9	17.1-25.3	474	79.1	74.7-82.9
RACE
White	784	152	19.8	16.6-23.4	632	80.2	76.6-83.4
African American	50	2	4.2	1.0-16.6	48	95.8	83.4-99.0
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	19	36.6	22.6-53.3	29	63.4	46.7-77.4
25-34	123	40	32.8	23.3-44.1	83	67.2	55.9-76.7
35-44	150	43	28.9	20.8-38.5	107	71.1	61.5-79.2
45-54	175	35	17.8	12.2-25.3	140	82.2	74.7-87.8
55-64	156	14	9.2	5.0-16.3	142	90.8	83.7-95.0
65-74	139	7	4.3	1.7-10.3	132	95.7	89.7-98.3
75+	121	2	2.5	0.5-11.6	119	97.5	88.4-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	132	12	9.7	5.1-17.8	120	90.3	82.2-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	257	32	12.7	8.4-18.9	225	87.3	81.1-91.6
Some Post-H.S.	249	53	24.6	18.5-31.9	196	75.4	68.1-81.5
College Graduate	275	62	21.4	16.2-27.7	213	78.6	72.3-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	11	4.9	2.4- 9.6	105	95.1	90.4-97.6
$15,000- 24,999	161	24	15.1	9.5-23.0	137	84.9	77.0-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	122	26	23.2	15.1-34.0	96	76.8	66.0-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	126	27	22.0	14.6-31.7	99	78.0	68.3-85.4
$50,000-74,999	112	24	26.2	17.3-37.6	88	73.8	62.4-82.7
$75,000+	92	26	25.6	16.6-37.2	66	74.4	62.8-83.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	318	30	8.5	5.5-13.0	288	91.5	87.0-94.5
No	593	129	22.5	18.6-26.9	464	77.5	73.1-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	18	11.9	6.9-19.7	120	88.1	80.3-93.1
Non-Veteran	775	141	19.3	16.1-23.0	634	80.7	77.0-83.9
Currently Serving	4	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	3	88.4	40.2-98.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

917

160

18.0

15.1-21.3

757

82.0

78.7-84.9

GENDER

Male

329

14.6

10.6-19.8

283

85.4

80.2-89.4

Female

588

114

20.9

17.1-25.3

474

79.1

74.7-82.9

RACE

White

784

152

19.8

16.6-23.4

632

80.2

76.6-83.4

African American

4.2

1.0-16.6

95.8

83.4-99.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

36.6

22.6-53.3

63.4

46.7-77.4

25-34

123

32.8

23.3-44.1

67.2

55.9-76.7

35-44

150

28.9

20.8-38.5

107

71.1

61.5-79.2

45-54

175

17.8

12.2-25.3

140

82.2

74.7-87.8

55-64

156

9.2

5.0-16.3

142

90.8

83.7-95.0

65-74

139

4.3

1.7-10.3

132

95.7

89.7-98.3

75+

121

2.5

0.5-11.6

119

97.5

88.4-99.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

132

9.7

5.1-17.8

120

90.3

82.2-94.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

257

12.7

8.4-18.9

225

87.3

81.1-91.6

Some Post-H.S.

249

24.6

18.5-31.9

196

75.4

68.1-81.5

College Graduate

275

21.4

16.2-27.7

213

78.6

72.3-83.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

4.9

2.4- 9.6

105

95.1

90.4-97.6

$15,000- 24,999

161

15.1

9.5-23.0

137

84.9

77.0-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

122

23.2

15.1-34.0

76.8

66.0-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

126

22.0

14.6-31.7

78.0

68.3-85.4

$50,000-74,999

112

26.2

17.3-37.6

73.8

62.4-82.7

$75,000+

25.6

16.6-37.2

74.4

62.8-83.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

318

8.5

5.5-13.0

288

91.5

87.0-94.5

593

129

22.5

18.6-26.9

464

77.5

73.1-81.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

11.9

6.9-19.7

120

88.1

80.3-93.1

Non-Veteran

775

141

19.3

16.1-23.0

634

80.7

77.0-83.9

Currently Serving

11.6

1.1-59.8

88.4

40.2-98.9

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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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