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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	7,353	1,352	22.2	20.7-23.8	6,001	77.8	76.2-79.3
GENDER
Male	2,817	467	19.5	17.4-21.8	2,350	80.5	78.2-82.6
Female	4,536	885	24.8	22.7-27.0	3,651	75.2	73.0-77.3
RACE
White	5,875	1,278	29.2	27.3-31.1	4,597	70.8	68.9-72.7
African American	1,013	18	3.4	1.9- 6.1	995	96.6	93.9-98.1
Other Minorities	446	51	10.0	7.0-14.2	395	90.0	85.8-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	335	42	10.5	7.0-15.5	293	89.5	84.5-93.0
Non-Hispanic	7,002	1,308	23.4	21.8-25.1	5,694	76.6	74.9-78.2
AGE
18-24	209	89	40.5	32.5-49.1	120	59.5	50.9-67.5
25-34	725	222	26.6	22.9-30.7	503	73.4	69.3-77.1
35-44	1,203	348	26.5	23.5-29.6	855	73.5	70.4-76.5
45-54	1,480	349	22.1	19.6-24.9	1,131	77.9	75.1-80.4
55-64	1,546	215	13.4	11.4-15.7	1,331	86.6	84.3-88.6
65-74	1,208	95	7.5	5.9- 9.5	1,113	92.5	90.5-94.1
75+	924	30	3.4	2.2- 5.2	894	96.6	94.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	925	78	9.1	6.5-12.5	847	90.9	87.5-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,026	323	22.9	19.6-26.5	1,703	77.1	73.5-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,888	371	23.6	20.6-26.8	1,517	76.4	73.2-79.4
College Graduate	2,497	580	25.9	23.5-28.4	1,917	74.1	71.6-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	681	62	12.7	8.2-19.1	619	87.3	80.9-91.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,127	120	10.2	7.8-13.3	1,007	89.8	86.7-92.2
$25,000- 34,999	713	93	15.1	10.8-20.6	620	84.9	79.4-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	982	161	19.7	16.1-24.0	821	80.3	76.0-83.9
$50,000-74,999	1,046	244	23.9	20.6-27.5	802	76.1	72.5-79.4
$75,000+	1,831	558	35.6	32.4-39.0	1,273	64.4	61.0-67.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,530	310	16.6	14.1-19.6	2,220	83.4	80.4-85.9
No	4,787	1,041	24.6	22.7-26.5	3,746	75.4	73.5-77.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	985	129	14.3	11.4-17.8	856	85.7	82.2-88.6
Non-Veteran	6,365	1,223	23.3	21.7-25.1	5,142	76.7	74.9-78.3

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

-Piedmont NC

7,353

1,352

22.2

20.7-23.8

6,001

77.8

76.2-79.3

GENDER

Male

2,817

467

19.5

17.4-21.8

2,350

80.5

78.2-82.6

Female

4,536

885

24.8

22.7-27.0

3,651

75.2

73.0-77.3

RACE

White

5,875

1,278

29.2

27.3-31.1

4,597

70.8

68.9-72.7

African American

1,013

3.4

1.9- 6.1

995

96.6

93.9-98.1

Other Minorities

446

10.0

7.0-14.2

395

90.0

85.8-93.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

335

10.5

7.0-15.5

293

89.5

84.5-93.0

Non-Hispanic

7,002

1,308

23.4

21.8-25.1

5,694

76.6

74.9-78.2

AGE

18-24

209

40.5

32.5-49.1

120

59.5

50.9-67.5

25-34

725

222

26.6

22.9-30.7

503

73.4

69.3-77.1

35-44

1,203

348

26.5

23.5-29.6

855

73.5

70.4-76.5

45-54

1,480

349

22.1

19.6-24.9

1,131

77.9

75.1-80.4

55-64

1,546

215

13.4

11.4-15.7

1,331

86.6

84.3-88.6

65-74

1,208

7.5

5.9- 9.5

1,113

92.5

90.5-94.1

75+

924

3.4

2.2- 5.2

894

96.6

94.8-97.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

925

9.1

6.5-12.5

847

90.9

87.5-93.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,026

323

22.9

19.6-26.5

1,703

77.1

73.5-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,888

371

23.6

20.6-26.8

1,517

76.4

73.2-79.4

College Graduate

2,497

580

25.9

23.5-28.4

1,917

74.1

71.6-76.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

681

12.7

8.2-19.1

619

87.3

80.9-91.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,127

120

10.2

7.8-13.3

1,007

89.8

86.7-92.2

$25,000- 34,999

713

15.1

10.8-20.6

620

84.9

79.4-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

982

161

19.7

16.1-24.0

821

80.3

76.0-83.9

$50,000-74,999

1,046

244

23.9

20.6-27.5

802

76.1

72.5-79.4

$75,000+

1,831

558

35.6

32.4-39.0

1,273

64.4

61.0-67.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,530

310

16.6

14.1-19.6

2,220

83.4

80.4-85.9

4,787

1,041

24.6

22.7-26.5

3,746

75.4

73.5-77.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

985

129

14.3

11.4-17.8

856

85.7

82.2-88.6

Non-Veteran

6,365

1,223

23.3

21.7-25.1

5,142

76.7

74.9-78.3

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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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