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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention Module (Asked July--December Only)-AFRICAN AMERICANS

In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan using a tanning lamp or tanning machine,
whether it was at a tanning salon, at your home, or elsewhere?n 12 hours?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,208 6 0.8 0.3- 1.9 1,202 99.2 98.1-99.7
GENDER
Male 371 2 0.8 0.2- 3.6 369 99.2 96.4-99.8
Female 837 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 833 99.3 97.8-99.8
AGE
18-24 47 0 0.0 . - . 47 100 . - .
25-34 164 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 163 99.4 95.8-99.9
35-44 226 4 2.9 1.0- 8.2 222 97.1 91.8-99.0
45-54 231 0 0.0 . - . 231 100 . - .
55-64 241 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 240 99.7 98.0- 100
65-74 185 0 0.0 . - . 185 100 . - .
75+ 103 0 0.0 . - . 103 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 0 0.0 . - . 246 100 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 2 0.4 0.1- 2.0 419 99.6 98.0-99.9
Some Post-H.S. 294 3 2.0 0.6- 6.5 291 98.0 93.5-99.4
College Graduate 245 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5 244 99.5 96.5-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 0 0.0 . - . 223 100 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 266 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 265 99.5 96.3-99.9
$25,000- 34,999 174 0 0.0 . - . 174 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 160 3 3.1 0.8-10.4 157 96.9 89.6-99.2
$50,000-74,999 117 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 116 98.4 89.3-99.8
$75,000+ 98 0 0.0 . - . 98 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 453 0 0.0 . - . 453 100 . - .
No 738 5 1.1 0.4- 2.8 733 98.9 97.2-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 0 0.0 . - . 143 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 1,064 6 0.9 0.4- 2.2 1,058 99.1 97.8-99.6

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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.

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