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	1,750	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9	1,740	99.5	99.1-99.8
AGE
18-24	113	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	112	99.8	98.3- 100
25-34	318	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	315	99.1	97.1-99.7
35-44	341	0	0.0	. - .	341	100	. - .
45-54	332	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	330	99.3	97.1-99.8
55-64	256	0	0.0	. - .	256	100	. - .
65-74	219	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	215	98.8	96.5-99.6
75+	160	0	0.0	. - .	160	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	375	5	1.1	0.4- 2.8	370	98.9	97.2-99.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	567	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	564	99.6	98.6-99.9
Some Post-H.S.	456	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	455	99.8	98.3- 100
College Graduate	349	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	348	99.6	97.3-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	381	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	377	99.2	97.7-99.7
$15,000- 24,999	428	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	426	99.5	97.9-99.9
$25,000- 34,999	226	0	0.0	. - .	226	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	174	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	173	99.4	96.1-99.9
$50,000-74,999	92	0	0.0	. - .	92	100	. - .
$75,000+	79	0	0.0	. - .	79	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	634	6	0.9	0.4- 2.0	628	99.1	98.0-99.6
No	1,095	4	0.3	0.1- 0.8	1,091	99.7	99.2-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	0	0.0	. - .	49	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,691	10	0.5	0.2- 1.0	1,681	99.5	99.0-99.8
Currently Serving	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,750	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9	1,740	99.5	99.1-99.8
AGE
18-24	113	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	112	99.8	98.3- 100
25-34	318	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	315	99.1	97.1-99.7
35-44	341	0	0.0	. - .	341	100	. - .
45-54	332	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	330	99.3	97.1-99.8
55-64	256	0	0.0	. - .	256	100	. - .
65-74	219	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	215	98.8	96.5-99.6
75+	160	0	0.0	. - .	160	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	375	5	1.1	0.4- 2.8	370	98.9	97.2-99.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	567	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	564	99.6	98.6-99.9
Some Post-H.S.	456	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	455	99.8	98.3- 100
College Graduate	349	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	348	99.6	97.3-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	381	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	377	99.2	97.7-99.7
$15,000- 24,999	428	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	426	99.5	97.9-99.9
$25,000- 34,999	226	0	0.0	. - .	226	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	174	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	173	99.4	96.1-99.9
$50,000-74,999	92	0	0.0	. - .	92	100	. - .
$75,000+	79	0	0.0	. - .	79	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	634	6	0.9	0.4- 2.0	628	99.1	98.0-99.6
No	1,095	4	0.3	0.1- 0.8	1,091	99.7	99.2-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	0	0.0	. - .	49	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,691	10	0.5	0.2- 1.0	1,681	99.5	99.0-99.8
Currently Serving	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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?