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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	1,591	283	18.6	16.4-21.1	1,308	81.4	78.9-83.6
GENDER
Male	591	89	16.4	13.2-20.4	502	83.6	79.6-86.8
Female	1,000	194	20.7	17.7-24.0	806	79.3	76.0-82.3
RACE
White	1,412	272	20.4	17.9-23.1	1,140	79.6	76.9-82.1
African American	72	3	3.7	1.0-12.4	69	96.3	87.6-99.0
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	88	37	40.4	29.3-52.5	51	59.6	47.5-70.7
25-34	205	63	30.9	23.6-39.4	142	69.1	60.6-76.4
35-44	290	91	31.7	25.5-38.5	199	68.3	61.5-74.5
45-54	299	52	14.7	10.8-19.8	247	85.3	80.2-89.2
55-64	272	28	10.6	6.9-16.0	244	89.4	84.0-93.1
65-74	245	8	2.9	1.2- 6.7	237	97.1	93.3-98.8
75+	186	4	2.5	0.7- 8.2	182	97.5	91.8-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	289	30	11.5	7.6-16.9	259	88.5	83.1-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	470	75	15.9	12.2-20.4	395	84.1	79.6-87.8
Some Post-H.S.	417	93	25.6	20.6-31.2	324	74.4	68.8-79.4
College Graduate	411	84	20.0	15.9-25.0	327	80.0	75.0-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	20	6.5	3.7-11.2	184	93.5	88.8-96.3
$15,000- 24,999	297	49	15.5	11.3-21.0	248	84.5	79.0-88.7
$25,000- 34,999	220	42	21.2	15.1-28.8	178	78.8	71.2-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	218	53	25.0	18.8-32.4	165	75.0	67.6-81.2
$50,000-74,999	181	40	25.1	18.1-33.7	141	74.9	66.3-81.9
$75,000+	144	36	23.7	16.6-32.7	108	76.3	67.3-83.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	569	61	11.4	8.5-15.3	508	88.6	84.7-91.5
No	1,015	221	22.4	19.4-25.7	794	77.6	74.3-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	26	11.1	7.1-17.1	193	88.9	82.9-92.9
Non-Veteran	1,367	256	20.1	17.6-22.9	1,111	79.9	77.1-82.4
Currently Serving	5	1	10.4	1.1-54.8	4	89.6	45.2-98.9

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

-Western NC

1,591

283

18.6

16.4-21.1

1,308

81.4

78.9-83.6

GENDER

Male

591

16.4

13.2-20.4

502

83.6

79.6-86.8

Female

1,000

194

20.7

17.7-24.0

806

79.3

76.0-82.3

RACE

White

1,412

272

20.4

17.9-23.1

1,140

79.6

76.9-82.1

African American

3.7

1.0-12.4

96.3

87.6-99.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

40.4

29.3-52.5

59.6

47.5-70.7

25-34

205

30.9

23.6-39.4

142

69.1

60.6-76.4

35-44

290

31.7

25.5-38.5

199

68.3

61.5-74.5

45-54

299

14.7

10.8-19.8

247

85.3

80.2-89.2

55-64

272

10.6

6.9-16.0

244

89.4

84.0-93.1

65-74

245

2.9

1.2- 6.7

237

97.1

93.3-98.8

75+

186

2.5

0.7- 8.2

182

97.5

91.8-99.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

289

11.5

7.6-16.9

259

88.5

83.1-92.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

470

15.9

12.2-20.4

395

84.1

79.6-87.8

Some Post-H.S.

417

25.6

20.6-31.2

324

74.4

68.8-79.4

College Graduate

411

20.0

15.9-25.0

327

80.0

75.0-84.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

6.5

3.7-11.2

184

93.5

88.8-96.3

$15,000- 24,999

297

15.5

11.3-21.0

248

84.5

79.0-88.7

$25,000- 34,999

220

21.2

15.1-28.8

178

78.8

71.2-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

218

25.0

18.8-32.4

165

75.0

67.6-81.2

$50,000-74,999

181

25.1

18.1-33.7

141

74.9

66.3-81.9

$75,000+

144

23.7

16.6-32.7

108

76.3

67.3-83.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

569

11.4

8.5-15.3

508

88.6

84.7-91.5

1,015

221

22.4

19.4-25.7

794

77.6

74.3-80.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

11.1

7.1-17.1

193

88.9

82.9-92.9

Non-Veteran

1,367

256

20.1

17.6-22.9

1,111

79.9

77.1-82.4

Currently Serving

10.4

1.1-54.8

89.6

45.2-98.9

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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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