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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 242 40 17.9 12.7-24.6 202 82.1 75.4-87.3
GENDER
Male 89 12 13.3 6.9-24.2 77 86.7 75.8-93.1
Female 153 28 22.4 15.4-31.5 125 77.6 68.5-84.6
RACE
White 168 39 25.9 18.4-35.1 129 74.1 64.9-81.6
Other 74 1 1.3 0.2- 8.4 73 98.7 91.6-99.8
AGE
18-44 65 17 23.0 13.7-36.1 48 77.0 63.9-86.3
45+ 176 23 13.9 8.9-21.1 153 86.1 78.9-91.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 143 18 15.9 9.6-25.2 125 84.1 74.8-90.4
Some College + 99 22 21.1 13.3-31.8 77 78.9 68.2-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 145 19 15.2 8.9-24.5 126 84.8 75.5-91.1
$50,000+ 63 19 30.0 19.5-43.1 44 70.0 56.9-80.5

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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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