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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,364	834	15.9	14.7-17.1	4,530	84.1	82.9-85.3
RACE
White	4,064	785	20.4	18.9-21.9	3,279	79.6	78.1-81.1
African American	849	6	0.4	0.2- 0.9	843	99.6	99.1-99.8
Asian	39	2	3.6	0.9-13.8	37	96.4	86.2-99.1
Native American	90	10	16.1	7.7-30.7	80	83.9	69.3-92.3
Other Minorities	294	26	8.6	5.1-14.0	268	91.4	86.0-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	296	28	9.8	6.1-15.3	268	90.2	84.7-93.9
-English Speaking	98	14	16.5	9.1-27.9	84	83.5	72.1-90.9
-Spanish Speaking	198	14	7.5	3.8-14.5	184	92.5	85.5-96.2
Non-Hispanic	5,062	806	16.5	15.3-17.8	4,256	83.5	82.2-84.7
AGE
18-24	325	99	30.5	24.5-37.2	226	69.5	62.8-75.5
25-34	873	202	22.9	19.7-26.4	671	77.1	73.6-80.3
35-44	1,057	205	18.3	15.7-21.2	852	81.7	78.8-84.3
45-54	1,022	155	14.7	12.3-17.5	867	85.3	82.5-87.7
55-64	973	104	9.6	7.6-12.1	869	90.4	87.9-92.4
65-74	676	54	8.7	6.4-11.7	622	91.3	88.3-93.6
75+	420	13	2.8	1.4- 5.3	407	97.2	94.7-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	921	61	7.3	5.4- 9.8	860	92.7	90.2-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,516	216	14.8	12.7-17.3	1,300	85.2	82.7-87.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,261	216	18.2	15.6-21.0	1,045	81.8	79.0-84.4
College Graduate	1,653	339	20.4	18.1-22.8	1,314	79.6	77.2-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	487	34	7.1	4.2-11.8	453	92.9	88.2-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	800	81	9.5	7.3-12.3	719	90.5	87.7-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	651	91	14.6	11.6-18.3	560	85.4	81.7-88.4
$35,000- 49,999	805	141	17.8	14.8-21.3	664	82.2	78.7-85.2
$50,000-74,999	769	156	20.5	17.3-24.1	613	79.5	75.9-82.7
$75,000+	883	190	21.9	18.8-25.3	693	78.1	74.7-81.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,631	190	12.3	10.4-14.5	1,441	87.7	85.5-89.6
No	3,691	641	17.4	16.0-19.0	3,050	82.6	81.0-84.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,716	203	11.3	9.6-13.1	1,513	88.7	86.9-90.4
Non-Veteran	3,516	600	17.7	16.2-19.3	2,916	82.3	80.7-83.8
Currently Serving	130	30	21.9	15.1-30.6	100	78.1	69.4-84.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,364

834

15.9

14.7-17.1

4,530

84.1

82.9-85.3

RACE

White

4,064

785

20.4

18.9-21.9

3,279

79.6

78.1-81.1

African American

849

0.4

0.2- 0.9

843

99.6

99.1-99.8

Asian

3.6

0.9-13.8

96.4

86.2-99.1

Native American

16.1

7.7-30.7

83.9

69.3-92.3

Other Minorities

294

8.6

5.1-14.0

268

91.4

86.0-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

296

9.8

6.1-15.3

268

90.2

84.7-93.9

-English Speaking

16.5

9.1-27.9

83.5

72.1-90.9

-Spanish Speaking

198

7.5

3.8-14.5

184

92.5

85.5-96.2

Non-Hispanic

5,062

806

16.5

15.3-17.8

4,256

83.5

82.2-84.7

AGE

18-24

325

30.5

24.5-37.2

226

69.5

62.8-75.5

25-34

873

202

22.9

19.7-26.4

671

77.1

73.6-80.3

35-44

1,057

205

18.3

15.7-21.2

852

81.7

78.8-84.3

45-54

1,022

155

14.7

12.3-17.5

867

85.3

82.5-87.7

55-64

973

104

9.6

7.6-12.1

869

90.4

87.9-92.4

65-74

676

8.7

6.4-11.7

622

91.3

88.3-93.6

75+

420

2.8

1.4- 5.3

407

97.2

94.7-98.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

921

7.3

5.4- 9.8

860

92.7

90.2-94.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,516

216

14.8

12.7-17.3

1,300

85.2

82.7-87.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,261

216

18.2

15.6-21.0

1,045

81.8

79.0-84.4

College Graduate

1,653

339

20.4

18.1-22.8

1,314

79.6

77.2-81.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

487

7.1

4.2-11.8

453

92.9

88.2-95.8

$15,000- 24,999

800

9.5

7.3-12.3

719

90.5

87.7-92.7

$25,000- 34,999

651

14.6

11.6-18.3

560

85.4

81.7-88.4

$35,000- 49,999

805

141

17.8

14.8-21.3

664

82.2

78.7-85.2

$50,000-74,999

769

156

20.5

17.3-24.1

613

79.5

75.9-82.7

$75,000+

883

190

21.9

18.8-25.3

693

78.1

74.7-81.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,631

190

12.3

10.4-14.5

1,441

87.7

85.5-89.6

3,691

641

17.4

16.0-19.0

3,050

82.6

81.0-84.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,716

203

11.3

9.6-13.1

1,513

88.7

86.9-90.4

Non-Veteran

3,516

600

17.7

16.2-19.3

2,916

82.3

80.7-83.8

Currently Serving

130

21.9

15.1-30.6

100

78.1

69.4-84.9

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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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