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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 from the sun?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,517 1,348 20.7 19.4-22.1 6,169 79.3 77.9-80.6
-Northeast Partnership I 198 17 8.4 4.7-14.6 181 91.6 85.4-95.3
GENDER
Male 77 6 7.4 2.6-19.0 71 92.6 81.0-97.4
Female 121 11 9.5 5.1-17.3 110 90.5 82.7-94.9
RACE
White 105 16 18.3 10.5-29.9 89 81.7 70.1-89.5
Other 92 1 0.4 0.0- 2.6 91 99.6 97.4- 100
AGE
18-44 49 8 12.2 5.1-26.5 41 87.8 73.5-94.9
45+ 147 9 5.7 2.8-11.4 138 94.3 88.6-97.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 8 7.0 2.8-16.5 107 93.0 83.5-97.2
Some College + 83 9 10.8 5.3-20.5 74 89.2 79.5-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 122 8 4.7 2.2- 9.7 114 95.3 90.3-97.8
$50,000+ 38 7 23.5 10.7-44.1 31 76.5 55.9-89.3

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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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