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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,263	1,789	20.4	19.4-21.5	7,474	79.6	78.5-80.6
RACE
White	6,901	1,683	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,218	73.8	72.5-75.1
African American	1,750	35	2.8	1.8- 4.3	1,715	97.2	95.7-98.2
Asian	48	4	3.3	1.1- 9.9	44	96.7	90.1-98.9
Native American	197	24	13.0	7.7-21.0	173	87.0	79.0-92.3
Other Minorities	313	38	10.8	7.5-15.3	275	89.2	84.7-92.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	355	53	13.5	9.8-18.3	302	86.5	81.7-90.2
-English Speaking	171	41	24.0	17.0-32.9	130	76.0	67.1-83.0
-Spanish Speaking	184	12	6.2	3.3-11.6	172	93.8	88.4-96.7
Non-Hispanic	8,897	1,735	20.8	19.7-21.8	7,162	79.2	78.2-80.3
AGE
18-24	491	207	40.5	35.3-46.0	284	59.5	54.0-64.7
25-34	1,466	455	31.3	28.5-34.2	1,011	68.7	65.8-71.5
35-44	1,686	506	28.8	26.2-31.5	1,180	71.2	68.5-73.8
45-54	1,705	357	20.5	18.3-23.0	1,348	79.5	77.0-81.7
55-64	1,531	176	11.0	9.3-12.9	1,355	89.0	87.1-90.7
65-74	1,274	54	3.8	2.8- 5.2	1,220	96.2	94.8-97.2
75+	1,057	26	2.1	1.3- 3.3	1,031	97.9	96.7-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,477	107	9.3	7.4-11.5	1,370	90.7	88.5-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,754	457	17.0	15.4-18.8	2,297	83.0	81.2-84.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,419	516	22.2	20.1-24.4	1,903	77.8	75.6-79.9
College Graduate	2,600	705	27.7	25.6-29.9	1,895	72.3	70.1-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,199	86	7.1	5.5- 9.2	1,113	92.9	90.8-94.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,671	223	13.9	11.9-16.2	1,448	86.1	83.8-88.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,042	225	22.5	19.4-26.0	817	77.5	74.0-80.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,124	281	23.8	21.0-26.8	843	76.2	73.2-79.0
$50,000-74,999	995	280	28.1	24.8-31.6	715	71.9	68.4-75.2
$75,000+	1,107	380	33.5	30.3-36.9	727	66.5	63.1-69.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,099	336	12.1	10.7-13.7	2,763	87.9	86.3-89.3
No	6,093	1,444	24.3	22.9-25.6	4,649	75.7	74.4-77.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	164	30	17.7	11.9-25.7	134	82.3	74.3-88.1
Non-Veteran	9,065	1,748	20.4	19.4-21.5	7,317	79.6	78.5-80.6
Currently Serving	34	11	26.8	13.2-47.0	23	73.2	53.0-86.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,263

1,789

20.4

19.4-21.5

7,474

79.6

78.5-80.6

RACE

White

6,901

1,683

26.2

24.9-27.5

5,218

73.8

72.5-75.1

African American

1,750

2.8

1.8- 4.3

1,715

97.2

95.7-98.2

Asian

3.3

1.1- 9.9

96.7

90.1-98.9

Native American

197

13.0

7.7-21.0

173

87.0

79.0-92.3

Other Minorities

313

10.8

7.5-15.3

275

89.2

84.7-92.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

355

13.5

9.8-18.3

302

86.5

81.7-90.2

-English Speaking

171

24.0

17.0-32.9

130

76.0

67.1-83.0

-Spanish Speaking

184

6.2

3.3-11.6

172

93.8

88.4-96.7

Non-Hispanic

8,897

1,735

20.8

19.7-21.8

7,162

79.2

78.2-80.3

AGE

18-24

491

207

40.5

35.3-46.0

284

59.5

54.0-64.7

25-34

1,466

455

31.3

28.5-34.2

1,011

68.7

65.8-71.5

35-44

1,686

506

28.8

26.2-31.5

1,180

71.2

68.5-73.8

45-54

1,705

357

20.5

18.3-23.0

1,348

79.5

77.0-81.7

55-64

1,531

176

11.0

9.3-12.9

1,355

89.0

87.1-90.7

65-74

1,274

3.8

2.8- 5.2

1,220

96.2

94.8-97.2

75+

1,057

2.1

1.3- 3.3

1,031

97.9

96.7-98.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,477

107

9.3

7.4-11.5

1,370

90.7

88.5-92.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,754

457

17.0

15.4-18.8

2,297

83.0

81.2-84.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,419

516

22.2

20.1-24.4

1,903

77.8

75.6-79.9

College Graduate

2,600

705

27.7

25.6-29.9

1,895

72.3

70.1-74.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,199

7.1

5.5- 9.2

1,113

92.9

90.8-94.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,671

223

13.9

11.9-16.2

1,448

86.1

83.8-88.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,042

225

22.5

19.4-26.0

817

77.5

74.0-80.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,124

281

23.8

21.0-26.8

843

76.2

73.2-79.0

$50,000-74,999

995

280

28.1

24.8-31.6

715

71.9

68.4-75.2

$75,000+

1,107

380

33.5

30.3-36.9

727

66.5

63.1-69.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,099

336

12.1

10.7-13.7

2,763

87.9

86.3-89.3

6,093

1,444

24.3

22.9-25.6

4,649

75.7

74.4-77.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

164

17.7

11.9-25.7

134

82.3

74.3-88.1

Non-Veteran

9,065

1,748

20.4

19.4-21.5

7,317

79.6

78.5-80.6

Currently Serving

26.8

13.2-47.0

73.2

53.0-86.8

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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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