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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	801	106	15.8	12.4-20.0	695	84.2	80.0-87.6
GENDER
Male	296	25	10.1	6.0-16.3	271	89.9	83.7-94.0
Female	505	81	21.1	16.2-27.1	424	78.9	72.9-83.8
RACE
White	725	101	17.0	13.2-21.5	624	83.0	78.5-86.8
African American	23	1	8.2	1.2-40.5	22	91.8	59.5-98.8
Other Minorities	48	4	6.4	1.6-22.3	44	93.6	77.7-98.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	4	10.0	3.2-27.0	27	90.0	73.0-96.8
Non-Hispanic	767	102	16.3	12.7-20.7	665	83.7	79.3-87.3
AGE
18-24	27	9	26.6	12.4-48.2	18	73.4	51.8-87.6
25-34	73	7	9.6	3.1-25.9	66	90.4	74.1-96.9
35-44	125	33	29.9	21.0-40.6	92	70.1	59.4-79.0
45-54	146	29	18.3	12.0-27.1	117	81.7	72.9-88.0
55-64	172	16	9.6	5.4-16.5	156	90.4	83.5-94.6
65-74	143	6	4.2	1.8- 9.6	137	95.8	90.4-98.2
75+	111	5	3.1	1.2- 7.9	106	96.9	92.1-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	9	13.5	5.7-28.7	120	86.5	71.3-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	35	15.6	9.9-23.8	210	84.4	76.2-90.1
Some Post-H.S.	197	32	20.1	13.7-28.4	165	79.9	71.6-86.3
College Graduate	227	29	13.4	8.5-20.3	198	86.6	79.7-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	101	11	19.4	8.2-39.4	90	80.6	60.6-91.8
$15,000- 24,999	144	14	4.9	2.7- 8.7	130	95.1	91.3-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	126	17	18.8	10.7-30.8	109	81.2	69.2-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	129	15	14.2	7.0-26.7	114	85.8	73.3-93.0
$50,000-74,999	93	18	25.4	15.8-38.1	75	74.6	61.9-84.2
$75,000+	88	15	16.2	9.2-26.8	73	83.8	73.2-90.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	311	43	22.0	15.3-30.6	268	78.0	69.4-84.7
No	482	63	13.2	9.6-17.9	419	86.8	82.1-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	8	6.2	2.8-13.2	109	93.8	86.8-97.2
Non-Veteran	684	98	17.2	13.4-21.9	586	82.8	78.1-86.6

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

-Western NC

801

106

15.8

12.4-20.0

695

84.2

80.0-87.6

GENDER

Male

296

10.1

6.0-16.3

271

89.9

83.7-94.0

Female

505

21.1

16.2-27.1

424

78.9

72.9-83.8

RACE

White

725

101

17.0

13.2-21.5

624

83.0

78.5-86.8

African American

8.2

1.2-40.5

91.8

59.5-98.8

Other Minorities

6.4

1.6-22.3

93.6

77.7-98.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.0

3.2-27.0

90.0

73.0-96.8

Non-Hispanic

767

102

16.3

12.7-20.7

665

83.7

79.3-87.3

AGE

18-24

26.6

12.4-48.2

73.4

51.8-87.6

25-34

9.6

3.1-25.9

90.4

74.1-96.9

35-44

125

29.9

21.0-40.6

70.1

59.4-79.0

45-54

146

18.3

12.0-27.1

117

81.7

72.9-88.0

55-64

172

9.6

5.4-16.5

156

90.4

83.5-94.6

65-74

143

4.2

1.8- 9.6

137

95.8

90.4-98.2

75+

111

3.1

1.2- 7.9

106

96.9

92.1-98.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

13.5

5.7-28.7

120

86.5

71.3-94.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

245

15.6

9.9-23.8

210

84.4

76.2-90.1

Some Post-H.S.

197

20.1

13.7-28.4

165

79.9

71.6-86.3

College Graduate

227

13.4

8.5-20.3

198

86.6

79.7-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

101

19.4

8.2-39.4

80.6

60.6-91.8

$15,000- 24,999

144

4.9

2.7- 8.7

130

95.1

91.3-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

126

18.8

10.7-30.8

109

81.2

69.2-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

129

14.2

7.0-26.7

114

85.8

73.3-93.0

$50,000-74,999

25.4

15.8-38.1

74.6

61.9-84.2

$75,000+

16.2

9.2-26.8

83.8

73.2-90.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

311

22.0

15.3-30.6

268

78.0

69.4-84.7

482

13.2

9.6-17.9

419

86.8

82.1-90.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

117

6.2

2.8-13.2

109

93.8

86.8-97.2

Non-Veteran

684

17.2

13.4-21.9

586

82.8

78.1-86.6

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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