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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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

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%)
North Carolina 7,522 470 6.8 6.1- 7.7 7,052 93.2 92.3-93.9
-Northeast Partnership I 198 5 2.2 0.8- 5.6 193 97.8 94.4-99.2
GENDER
Male 77 0 0.0 . - . 77 100 . - .
Female 121 5 4.6 1.8-11.4 116 95.4 88.6-98.2
RACE
White 105 5 4.9 1.9-12.1 100 95.1 87.9-98.1
Other 92 0 0.0 . - . 92 100 . - .
AGE
18-44 49 4 4.8 1.6-13.2 45 95.2 86.8-98.4
45+ 147 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 146 99.7 97.6- 100
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 114 99.0 93.0-99.9
Some College + 83 4 4.1 1.4-11.6 79 95.9 88.4-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 122 2 0.8 0.2- 3.3 120 99.2 96.7-99.8
$50,000+ 38 3 8.1 2.6-22.6 35 91.9 77.4-97.4

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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