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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,627	2,623	18.2	17.4-19.0	12,004	81.8	81.0-82.6
-Northeastern Partnership	968	110	11.6	9.4-14.1	858	88.4	85.9-90.6
GENDER
Male	333	36	11.1	7.8-15.5	297	88.9	84.5-92.2
Female	635	74	11.9	9.4-15.1	561	88.1	84.9-90.6
RACE
White	563	106	19.6	16.0-23.7	457	80.4	76.3-84.0
African American	364	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	363	99.7	97.7- 100
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	35	7	18.3	7.5-38.1	28	81.7	61.9-92.5
25-34	120	23	15.9	10.3-24.0	97	84.1	76.0-89.7
35-44	152	26	15.6	10.2-22.9	126	84.4	77.1-89.8
45-54	193	25	12.4	7.9-19.0	168	87.6	81.0-92.1
55-64	191	18	8.8	5.4-13.9	173	91.2	86.1-94.6
65-74	164	7	6.2	2.8-13.0	157	93.8	87.0-97.2
75+	112	4	3.3	1.2- 8.9	108	96.7	91.1-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	3	2.1	0.6- 7.5	209	97.9	92.5-99.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	338	39	12.3	8.7-17.2	299	87.7	82.8-91.3
Some Post-H.S.	225	25	10.0	6.5-15.1	200	90.0	84.9-93.5
College Graduate	193	43	22.6	16.7-29.9	150	77.4	70.1-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	169	7	3.5	1.5- 7.7	162	96.5	92.3-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	190	7	4.2	1.9- 8.8	183	95.8	91.2-98.1
$25,000- 34,999	99	9	6.9	3.4-13.5	90	93.1	86.5-96.6
$35,000- 49,999	126	24	15.6	10.1-23.3	102	84.4	76.7-89.9
$50,000-74,999	87	18	18.9	11.5-29.4	69	81.1	70.6-88.5
$75,000+	80	27	31.6	21.5-43.7	53	68.4	56.3-78.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	376	25	7.0	4.5-10.8	351	93.0	89.2-95.5
No	581	84	14.1	11.2-17.6	497	85.9	82.4-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	10	9.5	4.8-18.0	104	90.5	82.0-95.2
Non-Veteran	847	97	11.4	9.2-14.0	750	88.6	86.0-90.8
Currently Serving	7	3	57.1	20.8-87.0	4	42.9	13.0-79.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,627

2,623

18.2

17.4-19.0

12,004

81.8

81.0-82.6

-Northeastern Partnership

968

110

11.6

9.4-14.1

858

88.4

85.9-90.6

GENDER

Male

333

11.1

7.8-15.5

297

88.9

84.5-92.2

Female

635

11.9

9.4-15.1

561

88.1

84.9-90.6

RACE

White

563

106

19.6

16.0-23.7

457

80.4

76.3-84.0

African American

364

0.3

0.0- 2.3

363

99.7

97.7- 100

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

18.3

7.5-38.1

81.7

61.9-92.5

25-34

120

15.9

10.3-24.0

84.1

76.0-89.7

35-44

152

15.6

10.2-22.9

126

84.4

77.1-89.8

45-54

193

12.4

7.9-19.0

168

87.6

81.0-92.1

55-64

191

8.8

5.4-13.9

173

91.2

86.1-94.6

65-74

164

6.2

2.8-13.0

157

93.8

87.0-97.2

75+

112

3.3

1.2- 8.9

108

96.7

91.1-98.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

2.1

0.6- 7.5

209

97.9

92.5-99.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

338

12.3

8.7-17.2

299

87.7

82.8-91.3

Some Post-H.S.

225

10.0

6.5-15.1

200

90.0

84.9-93.5

College Graduate

193

22.6

16.7-29.9

150

77.4

70.1-83.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

169

3.5

1.5- 7.7

162

96.5

92.3-98.5

$15,000- 24,999

190

4.2

1.9- 8.8

183

95.8

91.2-98.1

$25,000- 34,999

6.9

3.4-13.5

93.1

86.5-96.6

$35,000- 49,999

126

15.6

10.1-23.3

102

84.4

76.7-89.9

$50,000-74,999

18.9

11.5-29.4

81.1

70.6-88.5

$75,000+

31.6

21.5-43.7

68.4

56.3-78.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

376

7.0

4.5-10.8

351

93.0

89.2-95.5

581

14.1

11.2-17.6

497

85.9

82.4-88.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

9.5

4.8-18.0

104

90.5

82.0-95.2

Non-Veteran

847

11.4

9.2-14.0

750

88.6

86.0-90.8

Currently Serving

57.1

20.8-87.0

42.9

13.0-79.2

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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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