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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,901	1,683	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,218	73.8	72.5-75.1
AGE
18-24	306	188	59.6	52.7-66.2	118	40.4	33.8-47.3
25-34	951	426	46.4	42.6-50.3	525	53.6	49.7-57.4
35-44	1,212	479	38.6	35.2-42.0	733	61.4	58.0-64.8
45-54	1,288	337	25.2	22.4-28.2	951	74.8	71.8-77.6
55-64	1,217	169	13.3	11.3-15.6	1,048	86.7	84.4-88.7
65-74	1,015	51	4.6	3.3- 6.3	964	95.4	93.7-96.7
75+	880	26	2.6	1.6- 4.0	854	97.4	96.0-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	885	95	14.4	11.4-17.9	790	85.6	82.1-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,024	427	21.8	19.7-24.1	1,597	78.2	75.9-80.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,842	489	28.4	25.8-31.1	1,353	71.6	68.9-74.2
College Graduate	2,142	668	32.3	29.9-34.7	1,474	67.7	65.3-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	720	79	11.3	8.8-14.5	641	88.7	85.5-91.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,078	199	20.8	17.8-24.2	879	79.2	75.8-82.2
$25,000- 34,999	769	206	27.3	23.5-31.4	563	72.7	68.6-76.5
$35,000- 49,999	893	266	28.7	25.4-32.3	627	71.3	67.7-74.6
$50,000-74,999	869	274	32.5	28.8-36.5	595	67.5	63.5-71.2
$75,000+	996	370	36.7	33.2-40.3	626	63.3	59.7-66.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,282	314	15.4	13.5-17.4	1,968	84.6	82.6-86.5
No	4,580	1,361	31.2	29.5-32.8	3,219	68.8	67.2-70.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	24	25.0	16.1-36.9	74	75.0	63.1-83.9
Non-Veteran	6,783	1,650	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,133	73.8	72.5-75.1
Currently Serving	20	9	37.1	16.9-63.1	11	62.9	36.9-83.1

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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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	6,901	1,683	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,218	73.8	72.5-75.1
AGE
18-24	306	188	59.6	52.7-66.2	118	40.4	33.8-47.3
25-34	951	426	46.4	42.6-50.3	525	53.6	49.7-57.4
35-44	1,212	479	38.6	35.2-42.0	733	61.4	58.0-64.8
45-54	1,288	337	25.2	22.4-28.2	951	74.8	71.8-77.6
55-64	1,217	169	13.3	11.3-15.6	1,048	86.7	84.4-88.7
65-74	1,015	51	4.6	3.3- 6.3	964	95.4	93.7-96.7
75+	880	26	2.6	1.6- 4.0	854	97.4	96.0-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	885	95	14.4	11.4-17.9	790	85.6	82.1-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,024	427	21.8	19.7-24.1	1,597	78.2	75.9-80.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,842	489	28.4	25.8-31.1	1,353	71.6	68.9-74.2
College Graduate	2,142	668	32.3	29.9-34.7	1,474	67.7	65.3-70.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	720	79	11.3	8.8-14.5	641	88.7	85.5-91.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,078	199	20.8	17.8-24.2	879	79.2	75.8-82.2
$25,000- 34,999	769	206	27.3	23.5-31.4	563	72.7	68.6-76.5
$35,000- 49,999	893	266	28.7	25.4-32.3	627	71.3	67.7-74.6
$50,000-74,999	869	274	32.5	28.8-36.5	595	67.5	63.5-71.2
$75,000+	996	370	36.7	33.2-40.3	626	63.3	59.7-66.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,282	314	15.4	13.5-17.4	1,968	84.6	82.6-86.5
No	4,580	1,361	31.2	29.5-32.8	3,219	68.8	67.2-70.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	24	25.0	16.1-36.9	74	75.0	63.1-83.9
Non-Veteran	6,783	1,650	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,133	73.8	72.5-75.1
Currently Serving	20	9	37.1	16.9-63.1	11	62.9	36.9-83.1