BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan from the sun?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
North Carolina	7,517	1,348	20.7	19.4-22.1	6,169	79.3	77.9-80.6
-Northeastern Partnership	508	81	17.7	13.7-22.7	427	82.3	77.3-86.3
GENDER
Male	185	20	10.5	6.2-17.2	165	89.5	82.8-93.8
Female	323	61	24.6	18.5-31.8	262	75.4	68.2-81.5
RACE
White	333	78	27.0	20.9-34.2	255	73.0	65.8-79.1
African American	147	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	145	99.0	95.4-99.8
Other Minorities	27	1	2.5	0.3-16.0	26	97.5	84.0-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	2	8.6	2.0-30.0	15	91.4	70.0-98.0
Non-Hispanic	489	79	18.4	14.1-23.6	410	81.6	76.4-85.9
AGE
18-24	16	5	20.3	6.7-47.3	11	79.7	52.7-93.3
25-34	42	7	20.0	9.1-38.3	35	80.0	61.7-90.9
35-44	72	18	22.7	14.1-34.6	54	77.3	65.4-85.9
45-54	111	28	24.3	16.2-34.7	83	75.7	65.3-83.8
55-64	101	13	13.1	7.4-22.3	88	86.9	77.7-92.6
65-74	98	4	3.5	1.2- 9.6	94	96.5	90.4-98.8
75+	65	6	11.4	5.1-23.9	59	88.6	76.1-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	122	9	5.7	2.8-11.4	113	94.3	88.6-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	173	25	17.2	11.0-25.9	148	82.8	74.1-89.0
Some Post-H.S.	109	21	16.8	10.0-26.9	88	83.2	73.1-90.0
College Graduate	104	26	34.3	22.8-48.2	78	65.7	51.8-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	5	5.7	2.2-14.0	72	94.3	86.0-97.8
$15,000- 24,999	100	7	5.8	2.6-12.3	93	94.2	87.7-97.4
$25,000- 34,999	66	13	25.4	11.7-46.5	53	74.6	53.5-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	67	18	30.4	17.9-46.7	49	69.6	53.3-82.1
$50,000-74,999	65	19	31.3	20.1-45.2	46	68.7	54.8-79.9
$75,000+	55	15	27.8	17.1-41.8	40	72.2	58.2-82.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	218	25	12.6	8.1-19.2	193	87.4	80.8-91.9
No	284	56	21.4	15.6-28.6	228	78.6	71.4-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	62	11	24.4	13.0-41.0	51	75.6	59.0-87.0
Non-Veteran	446	70	16.9	12.7-22.2	376	83.1	77.8-87.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,517

1,348

20.7

19.4-22.1

6,169

79.3

77.9-80.6

-Northeastern Partnership

508

17.7

13.7-22.7

427

82.3

77.3-86.3

GENDER

Male

185

10.5

6.2-17.2

165

89.5

82.8-93.8

Female

323

24.6

18.5-31.8

262

75.4

68.2-81.5

RACE

White

333

27.0

20.9-34.2

255

73.0

65.8-79.1

African American

147

1.0

0.2- 4.6

145

99.0

95.4-99.8

Other Minorities

2.5

0.3-16.0

97.5

84.0-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.6

2.0-30.0

91.4

70.0-98.0

Non-Hispanic

489

18.4

14.1-23.6

410

81.6

76.4-85.9

AGE

18-24

20.3

6.7-47.3

79.7

52.7-93.3

25-34

20.0

9.1-38.3

80.0

61.7-90.9

35-44

22.7

14.1-34.6

77.3

65.4-85.9

45-54

111

24.3

16.2-34.7

75.7

65.3-83.8

55-64

101

13.1

7.4-22.3

86.9

77.7-92.6

65-74

3.5

1.2- 9.6

96.5

90.4-98.8

75+

11.4

5.1-23.9

88.6

76.1-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

122

5.7

2.8-11.4

113

94.3

88.6-97.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

173

17.2

11.0-25.9

148

82.8

74.1-89.0

Some Post-H.S.

109

16.8

10.0-26.9

83.2

73.1-90.0

College Graduate

104

34.3

22.8-48.2

65.7

51.8-77.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.7

2.2-14.0

94.3

86.0-97.8

$15,000- 24,999

100

5.8

2.6-12.3

94.2

87.7-97.4

$25,000- 34,999

25.4

11.7-46.5

74.6

53.5-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

30.4

17.9-46.7

69.6

53.3-82.1

$50,000-74,999

31.3

20.1-45.2

68.7

54.8-79.9

$75,000+

27.8

17.1-41.8

72.2

58.2-82.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

218

12.6

8.1-19.2

193

87.4

80.8-91.9

284

21.4

15.6-28.6

228

78.6

71.4-84.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.4

13.0-41.0

75.6

59.0-87.0

Non-Veteran

446

16.9

12.7-22.2

376

83.1

77.8-87.3

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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