BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan using a tanning lamp <br>or tanning machine, whether it was at a tanning salon, at your home, or elsewhere?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,632	1,127	7.3	6.8- 7.8	13,505	92.7	92.2-93.2
-Mountain AHEC	919	83	9.3	7.2-11.9	836	90.7	88.1-92.8
GENDER
Male	329	14	4.4	2.4- 7.8	315	95.6	92.2-97.6
Female	590	69	13.5	10.2-17.5	521	86.5	82.5-89.8
RACE
White	786	76	9.9	7.6-12.8	710	90.1	87.2-92.4
African American	50	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	49	98.6	90.5-99.8
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	11	27.6	15.0-45.2	37	72.4	54.8-85.0
25-34	123	15	9.0	4.9-16.0	108	91.0	84.0-95.1
35-44	150	26	18.7	12.0-28.1	124	81.3	71.9-88.0
45-54	175	18	9.6	5.5-16.1	157	90.4	83.9-94.5
55-64	156	10	5.4	2.7-10.3	146	94.6	89.7-97.3
65-74	141	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	139	98.7	95.0-99.7
75+	121	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	120	99.5	96.5-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	132	9	7.0	3.3-14.4	123	93.0	85.6-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	20	7.8	4.6-12.9	238	92.2	87.1-95.4
Some Post-H.S.	249	29	13.3	8.7-19.7	220	86.7	80.3-91.3
College Graduate	276	25	8.2	5.1-13.0	251	91.8	87.0-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	8	6.3	2.7-14.0	108	93.7	86.0-97.3
$15,000- 24,999	161	11	5.5	2.7-11.0	150	94.5	89.0-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	123	13	11.3	6.1-20.0	110	88.7	80.0-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	126	15	10.8	6.2-18.3	111	89.2	81.7-93.8
$50,000-74,999	112	13	14.7	7.8-26.2	99	85.3	73.8-92.2
$75,000+	93	15	15.6	8.7-26.3	78	84.4	73.7-91.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	318	13	4.4	2.4- 8.1	305	95.6	91.9-97.6
No	595	69	11.5	8.7-15.1	526	88.5	84.9-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	7	3.6	1.5- 8.8	131	96.4	91.2-98.5
Non-Veteran	777	76	10.5	8.1-13.6	701	89.5	86.4-91.9
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,632

1,127

7.3

6.8- 7.8

13,505

92.7

92.2-93.2

-Mountain AHEC

919

9.3

7.2-11.9

836

90.7

88.1-92.8

GENDER

Male

329

4.4

2.4- 7.8

315

95.6

92.2-97.6

Female

590

13.5

10.2-17.5

521

86.5

82.5-89.8

RACE

White

786

9.9

7.6-12.8

710

90.1

87.2-92.4

African American

1.4

0.2- 9.5

98.6

90.5-99.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

27.6

15.0-45.2

72.4

54.8-85.0

25-34

123

9.0

4.9-16.0

108

91.0

84.0-95.1

35-44

150

18.7

12.0-28.1

124

81.3

71.9-88.0

45-54

175

9.6

5.5-16.1

157

90.4

83.9-94.5

55-64

156

5.4

2.7-10.3

146

94.6

89.7-97.3

65-74

141

1.3

0.3- 5.0

139

98.7

95.0-99.7

75+

121

0.5

0.1- 3.5

120

99.5

96.5-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

132

7.0

3.3-14.4

123

93.0

85.6-96.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

258

7.8

4.6-12.9

238

92.2

87.1-95.4

Some Post-H.S.

249

13.3

8.7-19.7

220

86.7

80.3-91.3

College Graduate

276

8.2

5.1-13.0

251

91.8

87.0-94.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

6.3

2.7-14.0

108

93.7

86.0-97.3

$15,000- 24,999

161

5.5

2.7-11.0

150

94.5

89.0-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

123

11.3

6.1-20.0

110

88.7

80.0-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

126

10.8

6.2-18.3

111

89.2

81.7-93.8

$50,000-74,999

112

14.7

7.8-26.2

85.3

73.8-92.2

$75,000+

15.6

8.7-26.3

84.4

73.7-91.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

318

4.4

2.4- 8.1

305

95.6

91.9-97.6

595

11.5

8.7-15.1

526

88.5

84.9-91.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

3.6

1.5- 8.8

131

96.4

91.2-98.5

Non-Veteran

777

10.5

8.1-13.6

701

89.5

86.4-91.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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?

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?