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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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 837 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 833 99.3 97.8-99.8
GENDER
Female 837 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 833 99.3 97.8-99.8
RACE
African American 837 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 833 99.3 97.8-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .
-English Speaking 4 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 831 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2 827 99.3 97.8-99.8
AGE
18-24 30 0 0.0 . - . 30 100 . - .
25-34 120 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 119 99.0 93.4-99.9
35-44 159 2 2.0 0.4- 8.5 157 98.0 91.5-99.6
45-54 152 0 0.0 . - . 152 100 . - .
55-64 171 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 170 99.5 96.7-99.9
65-74 123 0 0.0 . - . 123 100 . - .
75+ 73 0 0.0 . - . 73 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 0 0.0 . - . 171 100 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 281 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 280 99.8 98.6- 100
Some Post-H.S. 214 2 1.6 0.3- 7.1 212 98.4 92.9-99.7
College Graduate 170 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 169 99.1 94.0-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 0 0.0 . - . 178 100 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 201 0 0.0 . - . 201 100 . - .
$25,000- 34,999 116 0 0.0 . - . 116 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 101 2 2.4 0.6- 9.3 99 97.6 90.7-99.4
$50,000-74,999 69 1 3.5 0.5-20.8 68 96.5 79.2-99.5
$75,000+ 55 0 0.0 . - . 55 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 311 0 0.0 . - . 311 100 . - .
No 517 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 514 99.0 96.8-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 0 0.0 . - . 29 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 807 4 0.7 0.2- 2.3 803 99.3 97.7-99.8

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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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