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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,599	41	1.8	1.2- 2.6	2,558	98.2	97.4-98.8
GENDER
Male	849	6	0.4	0.2- 0.9	843	99.6	99.1-99.8
Female	1,750	35	2.8	1.8- 4.3	1,715	97.2	95.7-98.2
AGE
18-24	169	7	4.6	1.7-11.8	162	95.4	88.2-98.3
25-34	452	9	1.9	0.9- 4.2	443	98.1	95.8-99.1
35-44	508	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	501	98.6	96.7-99.4
45-54	503	10	2.1	0.8- 5.4	493	97.9	94.6-99.2
55-64	413	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	409	98.8	96.6-99.6
65-74	322	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	319	99.1	97.2-99.7
75+	216	0	0.0	. - .	216	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2	586	99.7	98.8-99.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	878	10	1.7	0.7- 3.8	868	98.3	96.2-99.3
Some Post-H.S.	642	12	1.5	0.8- 2.9	630	98.5	97.1-99.2
College Graduate	484	16	3.9	2.1- 7.1	468	96.1	92.9-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	523	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	522	99.9	99.2- 100
$15,000- 24,999	591	11	1.3	0.6- 2.5	580	98.7	97.5-99.4
$25,000- 34,999	333	9	4.6	2.0-10.4	324	95.4	89.6-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	292	5	1.3	0.4- 3.8	287	98.7	96.2-99.6
$50,000-74,999	186	3	1.4	0.5- 4.4	183	98.6	95.6-99.5
$75,000+	143	4	3.0	1.0- 8.2	139	97.0	91.8-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	938	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4	930	99.0	97.6-99.6
No	1,638	33	2.2	1.4- 3.4	1,605	97.8	96.6-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	301	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	298	99.2	97.4-99.7
Non-Veteran	2,261	38	2.0	1.3- 3.0	2,223	98.0	97.0-98.7
Currently Serving	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,599	41	1.8	1.2- 2.6	2,558	98.2	97.4-98.8
GENDER
Male	849	6	0.4	0.2- 0.9	843	99.6	99.1-99.8
Female	1,750	35	2.8	1.8- 4.3	1,715	97.2	95.7-98.2
AGE
18-24	169	7	4.6	1.7-11.8	162	95.4	88.2-98.3
25-34	452	9	1.9	0.9- 4.2	443	98.1	95.8-99.1
35-44	508	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	501	98.6	96.7-99.4
45-54	503	10	2.1	0.8- 5.4	493	97.9	94.6-99.2
55-64	413	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4	409	98.8	96.6-99.6
65-74	322	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	319	99.1	97.2-99.7
75+	216	0	0.0	. - .	216	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2	586	99.7	98.8-99.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	878	10	1.7	0.7- 3.8	868	98.3	96.2-99.3
Some Post-H.S.	642	12	1.5	0.8- 2.9	630	98.5	97.1-99.2
College Graduate	484	16	3.9	2.1- 7.1	468	96.1	92.9-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	523	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	522	99.9	99.2- 100
$15,000- 24,999	591	11	1.3	0.6- 2.5	580	98.7	97.5-99.4
$25,000- 34,999	333	9	4.6	2.0-10.4	324	95.4	89.6-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	292	5	1.3	0.4- 3.8	287	98.7	96.2-99.6
$50,000-74,999	186	3	1.4	0.5- 4.4	183	98.6	95.6-99.5
$75,000+	143	4	3.0	1.0- 8.2	139	97.0	91.8-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	938	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4	930	99.0	97.6-99.6
No	1,638	33	2.2	1.4- 3.4	1,605	97.8	96.6-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	301	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	298	99.2	97.4-99.7
Non-Veteran	2,261	38	2.0	1.3- 3.0	2,223	98.0	97.0-98.7
Currently Serving	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .