BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Earlier you said you had child/children under age 18. Are any of the child/children under age 13?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,065	3,859	76.7	75.2-78.2	1,206	23.3	21.8-24.8
-Western NC	477	364	74.4	68.9-79.1	113	25.6	20.9-31.1
GENDER
Male	167	124	71.7	62.6-79.4	43	28.3	20.6-37.4
Female	310	240	76.8	70.3-82.2	70	23.2	17.8-29.7
RACE
White	403	304	74.5	68.9-79.3	99	25.5	20.7-31.1
African American	26	22	85.7	65.0-95.0	4	14.3	5.0-35.0
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	39	33	86.5	70.2-94.5	6	13.5	5.5-29.8
25-34	143	140	98.6	93.6-99.7	3	1.4	0.3- 6.4
35-44	200	146	68.9	60.4-76.4	54	31.1	23.6-39.6
45-54	67	32	44.9	29.7-61.2	35	55.1	38.8-70.3
55-64	17	7	40.1	18.1-67.0	10	59.9	33.0-81.9
65-74	8	4	63.2	26.7-89.0	4	36.8	11.0-73.3
75+	2	1	18.7	1.4-78.6	1	81.3	21.4-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	56	78.7	65.5-87.8	16	21.3	12.2-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	163	119	68.5	58.4-77.2	44	31.5	22.8-41.6
Some Post-H.S.	130	102	76.2	65.3-84.6	28	23.8	15.4-34.7
College Graduate	111	86	79.3	69.2-86.8	25	20.7	13.2-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	31	65.5	40.9-83.9	14	34.5	16.1-59.1
$15,000- 24,999	97	76	73.1	59.8-83.3	21	26.9	16.7-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	74	60	78.2	64.7-87.6	14	21.8	12.4-35.3
$35,000- 49,999	79	61	78.6	66.5-87.1	18	21.4	12.9-33.5
$50,000-74,999	70	50	70.7	56.0-82.1	20	29.3	17.9-44.0
$75,000+	49	37	74.4	57.0-86.5	12	25.6	13.5-43.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	120	80	58.5	46.3-69.7	40	41.5	30.3-53.7
No	357	284	79.7	74.2-84.4	73	20.3	15.6-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	24	59.6	35.8-79.6	11	40.4	20.4-64.2
Non-Veteran	438	338	76.2	70.9-80.8	100	23.8	19.2-29.1
Currently Serving	4	2	34.5	4.9-84.3	2	65.5	15.7-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,065

3,859

76.7

75.2-78.2

1,206

23.3

21.8-24.8

-Western NC

477

364

74.4

68.9-79.1

113

25.6

20.9-31.1

GENDER

Male

167

124

71.7

62.6-79.4

28.3

20.6-37.4

Female

310

240

76.8

70.3-82.2

23.2

17.8-29.7

RACE

White

403

304

74.5

68.9-79.3

25.5

20.7-31.1

African American

85.7

65.0-95.0

14.3

5.0-35.0

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

86.5

70.2-94.5

13.5

5.5-29.8

25-34

143

140

98.6

93.6-99.7

1.4

0.3- 6.4

35-44

200

146

68.9

60.4-76.4

31.1

23.6-39.6

45-54

44.9

29.7-61.2

55.1

38.8-70.3

55-64

40.1

18.1-67.0

59.9

33.0-81.9

65-74

63.2

26.7-89.0

36.8

11.0-73.3

75+

18.7

1.4-78.6

81.3

21.4-98.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

78.7

65.5-87.8

21.3

12.2-34.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

163

119

68.5

58.4-77.2

31.5

22.8-41.6

Some Post-H.S.

130

102

76.2

65.3-84.6

23.8

15.4-34.7

College Graduate

111

79.3

69.2-86.8

20.7

13.2-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.5

40.9-83.9

34.5

16.1-59.1

$15,000- 24,999

73.1

59.8-83.3

26.9

16.7-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

78.2

64.7-87.6

21.8

12.4-35.3

$35,000- 49,999

78.6

66.5-87.1

21.4

12.9-33.5

$50,000-74,999

70.7

56.0-82.1

29.3

17.9-44.0

$75,000+

74.4

57.0-86.5

25.6

13.5-43.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

120

58.5

46.3-69.7

41.5

30.3-53.7

357

284

79.7

74.2-84.4

20.3

15.6-25.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

59.6

35.8-79.6

40.4

20.4-64.2

Non-Veteran

438

338

76.2

70.9-80.8

100

23.8

19.2-29.1

Currently Serving

34.5

4.9-84.3

65.5

15.7-95.1

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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.

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