BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the past 12 months, have you tried to get a tan from the sun?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,292	2,624	21.6	20.6-22.8	12,668	78.4	77.2-79.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	368	72	28.2	21.2-36.4	296	71.8	63.6-78.8
Buncombe	342	54	21.8	16.1-28.7	288	78.2	71.3-83.9
Cabarrus	357	68	29.5	22.4-37.9	289	70.5	62.1-77.6
Catawba	437	87	24.0	18.8-30.2	350	76.0	69.8-81.2
Cumberland	460	57	13.1	9.7-17.5	403	86.9	82.5-90.3
Davidson	390	70	25.5	19.3-33.0	320	74.5	67.0-80.7
Durham	381	53	15.2	10.9-20.9	328	84.8	79.1-89.1
Forsyth	397	85	22.3	17.1-28.6	312	77.7	71.4-82.9
Gaston	396	60	16.9	12.3-22.6	336	83.1	77.4-87.7
Guilford	414	73	23.5	17.1-31.5	341	76.5	68.5-82.9
Iredell	416	89	28.4	22.7-34.8	327	71.6	65.2-77.3
Johnston	455	92	24.4	18.7-31.1	363	75.6	68.9-81.3
Mecklenburg	651	117	20.9	17.1-25.3	534	79.1	74.7-82.9
New Hanover	364	99	35.3	28.2-43.2	265	64.7	56.8-71.8
Onslow	397	75	22.6	17.4-28.8	322	77.4	71.2-82.6
Orange	366	57	16.2	11.8-21.8	309	83.8	78.2-88.2
Pitt	382	59	19.3	13.8-26.3	323	80.7	73.7-86.2
Randolph	393	67	25.9	19.5-33.6	326	74.1	66.4-80.5
Robeson	374	29	8.4	5.4-12.8	345	91.6	87.2-94.6
Rowan	428	68	17.3	12.7-23.2	360	82.7	76.8-87.3
Union	402	91	30.2	24.0-37.1	311	69.8	62.9-76.0
Wake	569	121	23.6	19.2-28.6	448	76.4	71.4-80.8
Wayne	436	55	22.5	15.0-32.4	381	77.5	67.6-85.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,107	833	20.9	19.1-22.9	4,274	79.1	77.1-80.9
Piedmont	7,353	1,352	22.2	20.7-23.8	6,001	77.8	76.2-79.3
Western NC	2,832	439	20.6	18.3-23.1	2,393	79.4	76.9-81.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,863	276	19.1	16.6-21.9	1,587	80.9	78.1-83.4
Northwest	3,199	588	22.8	20.5-25.4	2,611	77.2	74.6-79.5
Charlotte	2,033	381	22.5	19.9-25.2	1,652	77.5	74.8-80.1
Greensboro	1,748	305	22.9	19.4-26.8	1,443	77.1	73.2-80.6
Southern Regional	1,485	185	16.2	13.2-19.7	1,300	83.8	80.3-86.8
Coastal	749	182	29.6	24.8-34.9	567	70.4	65.1-75.2
Wake	1,662	313	21.8	18.9-25.1	1,349	78.2	74.9-81.1
Area L	449	69	21.5	16.4-27.6	380	78.5	72.4-83.6
Eastern	2,104	325	20.8	17.8-24.3	1,779	79.2	75.7-82.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,292

2,624

21.6

20.6-22.8

12,668

78.4

77.2-79.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

368

28.2

21.2-36.4

296

71.8

63.6-78.8

Buncombe

342

21.8

16.1-28.7

288

78.2

71.3-83.9

Cabarrus

357

29.5

22.4-37.9

289

70.5

62.1-77.6

Catawba

437

24.0

18.8-30.2

350

76.0

69.8-81.2

Cumberland

460

13.1

9.7-17.5

403

86.9

82.5-90.3

Davidson

390

25.5

19.3-33.0

320

74.5

67.0-80.7

Durham

381

15.2

10.9-20.9

328

84.8

79.1-89.1

Forsyth

397

22.3

17.1-28.6

312

77.7

71.4-82.9

Gaston

396

16.9

12.3-22.6

336

83.1

77.4-87.7

Guilford

414

23.5

17.1-31.5

341

76.5

68.5-82.9

Iredell

416

28.4

22.7-34.8

327

71.6

65.2-77.3

Johnston

455

24.4

18.7-31.1

363

75.6

68.9-81.3

Mecklenburg

651

117

20.9

17.1-25.3

534

79.1

74.7-82.9

New Hanover

364

35.3

28.2-43.2

265

64.7

56.8-71.8

Onslow

397

22.6

17.4-28.8

322

77.4

71.2-82.6

Orange

366

16.2

11.8-21.8

309

83.8

78.2-88.2

Pitt

382

19.3

13.8-26.3

323

80.7

73.7-86.2

Randolph

393

25.9

19.5-33.6

326

74.1

66.4-80.5

Robeson

374

8.4

5.4-12.8

345

91.6

87.2-94.6

Rowan

428

17.3

12.7-23.2

360

82.7

76.8-87.3

Union

402

30.2

24.0-37.1

311

69.8

62.9-76.0

Wake

569

121

23.6

19.2-28.6

448

76.4

71.4-80.8

Wayne

436

22.5

15.0-32.4

381

77.5

67.6-85.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,107

833

20.9

19.1-22.9

4,274

79.1

77.1-80.9

Piedmont

7,353

1,352

22.2

20.7-23.8

6,001

77.8

76.2-79.3

Western NC

2,832

439

20.6

18.3-23.1

2,393

79.4

76.9-81.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,863

276

19.1

16.6-21.9

1,587

80.9

78.1-83.4

Northwest

3,199

588

22.8

20.5-25.4

2,611

77.2

74.6-79.5

Charlotte

2,033

381

22.5

19.9-25.2

1,652

77.5

74.8-80.1

Greensboro

1,748

305

22.9

19.4-26.8

1,443

77.1

73.2-80.6

Southern Regional

1,485

185

16.2

13.2-19.7

1,300

83.8

80.3-86.8

Coastal

749

182

29.6

24.8-34.9

567

70.4

65.1-75.2

Wake

1,662

313

21.8

18.9-25.1

1,349

78.2

74.9-81.1

Area L

449

21.5

16.4-27.6

380

78.5

72.4-83.6

Eastern

2,104

325

20.8

17.8-24.3

1,779

79.2

75.7-82.2

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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