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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,965	2,468	23.4	22.4-24.4	8,497	76.6	75.6-77.6
GENDER
Male	4,064	785	20.4	18.9-21.9	3,279	79.6	78.1-81.1
Female	6,901	1,683	26.2	24.9-27.5	5,218	73.8	72.5-75.1
AGE
18-24	505	273	52.3	46.9-57.7	232	47.7	42.3-53.1
25-34	1,550	616	40.3	37.3-43.3	934	59.7	56.7-62.7
35-44	1,997	677	31.8	29.4-34.4	1,320	68.2	65.6-70.6
45-54	2,078	483	22.2	20.1-24.4	1,595	77.8	75.6-79.9
55-64	1,993	270	12.6	10.9-14.5	1,723	87.4	85.5-89.1
65-74	1,572	103	7.0	5.6- 8.8	1,469	93.0	91.2-94.4
75+	1,229	39	2.9	1.9- 4.2	1,190	97.1	95.8-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,388	143	13.1	10.8-15.7	1,245	86.9	84.3-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,139	630	20.5	18.8-22.3	2,509	79.5	77.7-81.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,842	695	25.5	23.5-27.7	2,147	74.5	72.3-76.5
College Graduate	3,582	995	27.6	25.9-29.5	2,587	72.4	70.5-74.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,008	104	9.9	7.7-12.5	904	90.1	87.5-92.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,552	273	18.9	16.4-21.6	1,279	81.1	78.4-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,260	290	22.9	20.1-25.9	970	77.1	74.1-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,541	403	25.4	22.9-28.2	1,138	74.6	71.8-77.1
$50,000-74,999	1,512	425	28.1	25.4-31.0	1,087	71.9	69.0-74.6
$75,000+	1,783	556	30.0	27.6-32.7	1,227	70.0	67.3-72.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,499	485	15.2	13.7-16.8	3,014	84.8	83.2-86.3
No	7,392	1,972	27.0	25.8-28.3	5,420	73.0	71.7-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,515	222	14.0	12.0-16.1	1,293	86.0	83.9-88.0
Non-Veteran	9,342	2,206	25.1	24.0-26.3	7,136	74.9	73.7-76.0
Currently Serving	106	39	34.1	24.7-44.9	67	65.9	55.1-75.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,965

2,468

23.4

22.4-24.4

8,497

76.6

75.6-77.6

GENDER

Male

4,064

785

20.4

18.9-21.9

3,279

79.6

78.1-81.1

Female

6,901

1,683

26.2

24.9-27.5

5,218

73.8

72.5-75.1

AGE

18-24

505

273

52.3

46.9-57.7

232

47.7

42.3-53.1

25-34

1,550

616

40.3

37.3-43.3

934

59.7

56.7-62.7

35-44

1,997

677

31.8

29.4-34.4

1,320

68.2

65.6-70.6

45-54

2,078

483

22.2

20.1-24.4

1,595

77.8

75.6-79.9

55-64

1,993

270

12.6

10.9-14.5

1,723

87.4

85.5-89.1

65-74

1,572

103

7.0

5.6- 8.8

1,469

93.0

91.2-94.4

75+

1,229

2.9

1.9- 4.2

1,190

97.1

95.8-98.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,388

143

13.1

10.8-15.7

1,245

86.9

84.3-89.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,139

630

20.5

18.8-22.3

2,509

79.5

77.7-81.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,842

695

25.5

23.5-27.7

2,147

74.5

72.3-76.5

College Graduate

3,582

995

27.6

25.9-29.5

2,587

72.4

70.5-74.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,008

104

9.9

7.7-12.5

904

90.1

87.5-92.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,552

273

18.9

16.4-21.6

1,279

81.1

78.4-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,260

290

22.9

20.1-25.9

970

77.1

74.1-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,541

403

25.4

22.9-28.2

1,138

74.6

71.8-77.1

$50,000-74,999

1,512

425

28.1

25.4-31.0

1,087

71.9

69.0-74.6

$75,000+

1,783

556

30.0

27.6-32.7

1,227

70.0

67.3-72.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,499

485

15.2

13.7-16.8

3,014

84.8

83.2-86.3

7,392

1,972

27.0

25.8-28.3

5,420

73.0

71.7-74.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,515

222

14.0

12.0-16.1

1,293

86.0

83.9-88.0

Non-Veteran

9,342

2,206

25.1

24.0-26.3

7,136

74.9

73.7-76.0

Currently Serving

106

34.1

24.7-44.9

65.9

55.1-75.3

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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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