BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,599	13	0.4	0.2- 0.7	2,586	99.6	99.3-99.8
GENDER
Male	849	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	846	99.7	99.0-99.9
Female	1,750	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9	1,740	99.5	99.1-99.8
AGE
18-24	169	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	168	99.9	99.1- 100
25-34	451	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	448	99.5	98.3-99.8
35-44	509	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	507	99.5	97.9-99.9
45-54	503	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	500	99.5	98.3-99.8
55-64	413	0	0.0	. - .	413	100	. - .
65-74	321	4	0.7	0.3- 2.1	317	99.3	97.9-99.7
75+	217	0	0.0	. - .	217	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	584	99.5	98.6-99.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	878	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1	873	99.6	98.9-99.8
Some Post-H.S.	641	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	639	99.6	98.4-99.9
College Graduate	485	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	484	99.8	98.3- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	524	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	520	99.5	98.5-99.8
$15,000- 24,999	590	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	587	99.5	98.3-99.8
$25,000- 34,999	333	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	332	99.5	96.7-99.9
$35,000- 49,999	292	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	290	99.5	98.1-99.9
$50,000-74,999	186	0	0.0	. - .	186	100	. - .
$75,000+	143	0	0.0	. - .	143	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	937	6	0.5	0.2- 1.2	931	99.5	98.8-99.8
No	1,638	7	0.4	0.2- 0.8	1,631	99.6	99.2-99.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	301	0	0.0	. - .	301	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	2,261	13	0.5	0.3- 0.9	2,248	99.5	99.1-99.7
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

Skin Cancer Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,599	13	0.4	0.2- 0.7	2,586	99.6	99.3-99.8
GENDER
Male	849	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	846	99.7	99.0-99.9
Female	1,750	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9	1,740	99.5	99.1-99.8
AGE
18-24	169	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	168	99.9	99.1- 100
25-34	451	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	448	99.5	98.3-99.8
35-44	509	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	507	99.5	97.9-99.9
45-54	503	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	500	99.5	98.3-99.8
55-64	413	0	0.0	. - .	413	100	. - .
65-74	321	4	0.7	0.3- 2.1	317	99.3	97.9-99.7
75+	217	0	0.0	. - .	217	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	584	99.5	98.6-99.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	878	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1	873	99.6	98.9-99.8
Some Post-H.S.	641	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	639	99.6	98.4-99.9
College Graduate	485	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	484	99.8	98.3- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	524	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	520	99.5	98.5-99.8
$15,000- 24,999	590	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	587	99.5	98.3-99.8
$25,000- 34,999	333	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	332	99.5	96.7-99.9
$35,000- 49,999	292	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	290	99.5	98.1-99.9
$50,000-74,999	186	0	0.0	. - .	186	100	. - .
$75,000+	143	0	0.0	. - .	143	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	937	6	0.5	0.2- 1.2	931	99.5	98.8-99.8
No	1,638	7	0.4	0.2- 0.8	1,631	99.6	99.2-99.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	301	0	0.0	. - .	301	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	2,261	13	0.5	0.3- 0.9	2,248	99.5	99.1-99.7
Currently Serving	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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?