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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,627	2,623	18.2	17.4-19.0	12,004	81.8	81.0-82.6
GENDER
Male	5,364	834	15.9	14.7-17.1	4,530	84.1	82.9-85.3
Female	9,263	1,789	20.4	19.4-21.5	7,474	79.6	78.5-80.6
RACE
White	10,965	2,468	23.4	22.4-24.4	8,497	76.6	75.6-77.6
African American	2,599	41	1.8	1.2- 2.6	2,558	98.2	97.4-98.8
Asian	87	6	3.5	1.4- 8.6	81	96.5	91.4-98.6
Native American	287	34	14.3	9.2-21.6	253	85.7	78.4-90.8
Other Minorities	607	64	9.4	6.7-12.9	543	90.6	87.1-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	651	81	11.2	8.4-14.9	570	88.8	85.1-91.6
-English Speaking	269	55	20.2	14.7-27.0	214	79.8	73.0-85.3
-Spanish Speaking	382	26	7.1	4.2-11.8	356	92.9	88.2-95.8
Non-Hispanic	13,959	2,541	18.7	17.9-19.6	11,418	81.3	80.4-82.1
AGE
18-24	816	306	35.3	31.2-39.6	510	64.7	60.4-68.8
25-34	2,339	657	27.1	25.0-29.4	1,682	72.9	70.6-75.0
35-44	2,743	711	23.7	21.9-25.7	2,032	76.3	74.3-78.1
45-54	2,727	512	17.8	16.1-19.6	2,215	82.2	80.4-83.9
55-64	2,504	280	10.3	8.9-11.8	2,224	89.7	88.2-91.1
65-74	1,950	108	6.1	4.9- 7.7	1,842	93.9	92.3-95.1
75+	1,477	39	2.4	1.6- 3.5	1,438	97.6	96.5-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,398	168	8.2	6.8- 9.8	2,230	91.8	90.2-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,270	673	16.0	14.6-17.5	3,597	84.0	82.5-85.4
Some Post-H.S.	3,680	732	20.4	18.8-22.1	2,948	79.6	77.9-81.2
College Graduate	4,253	1,044	24.1	22.6-25.7	3,209	75.9	74.3-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,686	120	7.1	5.4- 9.3	1,566	92.9	90.7-94.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,471	304	11.8	10.3-13.6	2,167	88.2	86.4-89.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,693	316	18.7	16.4-21.2	1,377	81.3	78.8-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,929	422	20.8	18.7-23.1	1,507	79.2	76.9-81.3
$50,000-74,999	1,764	436	24.0	21.7-26.5	1,328	76.0	73.5-78.3
$75,000+	1,990	570	27.2	24.9-29.6	1,420	72.8	70.4-75.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,730	526	12.2	11.0-13.5	4,204	87.8	86.5-89.0
No	9,784	2,085	20.9	19.9-21.9	7,699	79.1	78.1-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,880	233	11.6	10.1-13.4	1,647	88.4	86.6-89.9
Non-Veteran	12,581	2,348	19.3	18.5-20.3	10,233	80.7	79.7-81.5
Currently Serving	164	41	22.5	16.1-30.4	123	77.5	69.6-83.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,627

2,623

18.2

17.4-19.0

12,004

81.8

81.0-82.6

GENDER

Male

5,364

834

15.9

14.7-17.1

4,530

84.1

82.9-85.3

Female

9,263

1,789

20.4

19.4-21.5

7,474

79.6

78.5-80.6

RACE

White

10,965

2,468

23.4

22.4-24.4

8,497

76.6

75.6-77.6

African American

2,599

1.8

1.2- 2.6

2,558

98.2

97.4-98.8

Asian

3.5

1.4- 8.6

96.5

91.4-98.6

Native American

287

14.3

9.2-21.6

253

85.7

78.4-90.8

Other Minorities

607

9.4

6.7-12.9

543

90.6

87.1-93.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

651

11.2

8.4-14.9

570

88.8

85.1-91.6

-English Speaking

269

20.2

14.7-27.0

214

79.8

73.0-85.3

-Spanish Speaking

382

7.1

4.2-11.8

356

92.9

88.2-95.8

Non-Hispanic

13,959

2,541

18.7

17.9-19.6

11,418

81.3

80.4-82.1

AGE

18-24

816

306

35.3

31.2-39.6

510

64.7

60.4-68.8

25-34

2,339

657

27.1

25.0-29.4

1,682

72.9

70.6-75.0

35-44

2,743

711

23.7

21.9-25.7

2,032

76.3

74.3-78.1

45-54

2,727

512

17.8

16.1-19.6

2,215

82.2

80.4-83.9

55-64

2,504

280

10.3

8.9-11.8

2,224

89.7

88.2-91.1

65-74

1,950

108

6.1

4.9- 7.7

1,842

93.9

92.3-95.1

75+

1,477

2.4

1.6- 3.5

1,438

97.6

96.5-98.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,398

168

8.2

6.8- 9.8

2,230

91.8

90.2-93.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,270

673

16.0

14.6-17.5

3,597

84.0

82.5-85.4

Some Post-H.S.

3,680

732

20.4

18.8-22.1

2,948

79.6

77.9-81.2

College Graduate

4,253

1,044

24.1

22.6-25.7

3,209

75.9

74.3-77.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,686

120

7.1

5.4- 9.3

1,566

92.9

90.7-94.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,471

304

11.8

10.3-13.6

2,167

88.2

86.4-89.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,693

316

18.7

16.4-21.2

1,377

81.3

78.8-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,929

422

20.8

18.7-23.1

1,507

79.2

76.9-81.3

$50,000-74,999

1,764

436

24.0

21.7-26.5

1,328

76.0

73.5-78.3

$75,000+

1,990

570

27.2

24.9-29.6

1,420

72.8

70.4-75.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,730

526

12.2

11.0-13.5

4,204

87.8

86.5-89.0

9,784

2,085

20.9

19.9-21.9

7,699

79.1

78.1-80.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,880

233

11.6

10.1-13.4

1,647

88.4

86.6-89.9

Non-Veteran

12,581

2,348

19.3

18.5-20.3

10,233

80.7

79.7-81.5

Currently Serving

164

22.5

16.1-30.4

123

77.5

69.6-83.9

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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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