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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,143	1,535	19.0	18.0-20.1	6,608	81.0	79.9-82.0
GENDER
Male	3,019	483	16.5	14.9-18.2	2,536	83.5	81.8-85.1
Female	5,124	1,052	21.4	20.1-22.9	4,072	78.6	77.1-79.9
RACE
White	6,319	1,445	24.1	22.8-25.5	4,874	75.9	74.5-77.2
African American	1,301	23	2.0	1.2- 3.5	1,278	98.0	96.5-98.8
Other Minorities	70	5	3.6	1.3- 9.5	65	96.4	90.5-98.7
AGE
18-24	408	157	38.0	32.0-44.4	251	62.0	55.6-68.0
25-34	1,335	388	27.5	24.7-30.5	947	72.5	69.5-75.3
35-44	1,592	419	23.0	20.6-25.5	1,173	77.0	74.5-79.4
45-54	1,528	317	19.8	17.4-22.4	1,211	80.2	77.6-82.6
55-64	1,381	158	10.3	8.5-12.4	1,223	89.7	87.6-91.5
65-74	1,041	65	7.0	5.1- 9.4	976	93.0	90.6-94.9
75+	812	21	1.9	1.1- 3.1	791	98.1	96.9-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,274	104	9.2	7.3-11.6	1,170	90.8	88.4-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,238	376	17.1	15.1-19.3	1,862	82.9	80.7-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,978	402	20.0	17.8-22.4	1,576	80.0	77.6-82.2
College Graduate	2,640	650	24.0	22.0-26.1	1,990	76.0	73.9-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	831	59	8.3	5.5-12.4	772	91.7	87.6-94.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,258	148	11.1	9.0-13.6	1,110	88.9	86.4-91.0
$25,000- 34,999	893	172	18.6	15.6-22.1	721	81.4	77.9-84.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,064	241	21.2	18.4-24.3	823	78.8	75.7-81.6
$50,000-74,999	1,056	267	23.0	20.1-26.2	789	77.0	73.8-79.9
$75,000+	1,303	368	27.1	24.3-30.1	935	72.9	69.9-75.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,439	287	13.3	11.5-15.3	2,152	86.7	84.7-88.5
No	5,646	1,243	21.3	20.0-22.7	4,403	78.7	77.3-80.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	965	121	11.0	8.9-13.4	844	89.0	86.6-91.1
Non-Veteran	7,150	1,409	20.3	19.1-21.6	5,741	79.7	78.4-80.9
Currently Serving	26	4	16.4	6.0-37.6	22	83.6	62.4-94.0

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

-Piedmont NC

8,143

1,535

19.0

18.0-20.1

6,608

81.0

79.9-82.0

GENDER

Male

3,019

483

16.5

14.9-18.2

2,536

83.5

81.8-85.1

Female

5,124

1,052

21.4

20.1-22.9

4,072

78.6

77.1-79.9

RACE

White

6,319

1,445

24.1

22.8-25.5

4,874

75.9

74.5-77.2

African American

1,301

2.0

1.2- 3.5

1,278

98.0

96.5-98.8

Other Minorities

3.6

1.3- 9.5

96.4

90.5-98.7

AGE

18-24

408

157

38.0

32.0-44.4

251

62.0

55.6-68.0

25-34

1,335

388

27.5

24.7-30.5

947

72.5

69.5-75.3

35-44

1,592

419

23.0

20.6-25.5

1,173

77.0

74.5-79.4

45-54

1,528

317

19.8

17.4-22.4

1,211

80.2

77.6-82.6

55-64

1,381

158

10.3

8.5-12.4

1,223

89.7

87.6-91.5

65-74

1,041

7.0

5.1- 9.4

976

93.0

90.6-94.9

75+

812

1.9

1.1- 3.1

791

98.1

96.9-98.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,274

104

9.2

7.3-11.6

1,170

90.8

88.4-92.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,238

376

17.1

15.1-19.3

1,862

82.9

80.7-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,978

402

20.0

17.8-22.4

1,576

80.0

77.6-82.2

College Graduate

2,640

650

24.0

22.0-26.1

1,990

76.0

73.9-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

831

8.3

5.5-12.4

772

91.7

87.6-94.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,258

148

11.1

9.0-13.6

1,110

88.9

86.4-91.0

$25,000- 34,999

893

172

18.6

15.6-22.1

721

81.4

77.9-84.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,064

241

21.2

18.4-24.3

823

78.8

75.7-81.6

$50,000-74,999

1,056

267

23.0

20.1-26.2

789

77.0

73.8-79.9

$75,000+

1,303

368

27.1

24.3-30.1

935

72.9

69.9-75.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,439

287

13.3

11.5-15.3

2,152

86.7

84.7-88.5

5,646

1,243

21.3

20.0-22.7

4,403

78.7

77.3-80.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

965

121

11.0

8.9-13.4

844

89.0

86.6-91.1

Non-Veteran

7,150

1,409

20.3

19.1-21.6

5,741

79.7

78.4-80.9

Currently Serving

16.4

6.0-37.6

83.6

62.4-94.0

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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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