BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours, how many sunburns have you had within the past 12 months?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

Including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours, how many sunburns have you had within the past 12 months?*

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	Total Respond.#	One	Two	Three	Four or more burns	5
TOTAL	620	305	47.4	41.5-53.3	177	29.4	24.1-35.2	63	12.0	8.4-16.8	75	11.3	8.3-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Male	303	125	43.1	35.2-51.4	89	29.0	21.8-37.3	37	14.6	9.4-21.9	52	13.3	9.2-18.9	0	0.0	. - .
Female	317	180	53.8	45.7-61.7	88	30.0	23.1-37.9	26	8.1	4.7-13.7	23	8.1	4.7-13.6	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	581	276	45.6	39.6-51.6	172	30.0	24.6-36.0	61	12.9	9.1-18.0	72	11.6	8.5-15.6	0	0.0	. - .
African American	18	14	63.2	25.3-89.7	3	33.9	8.6-73.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.4-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	17	13	86.8	56.7-97.1	1	9.3	1.3-45.4	2	2.3	0.4-11.3	1	1.5	0.2-11.0	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Yes	18	12	70.3	42.4-88.3	4	16.2	5.1-40.9	1	5.8	0.8-32.7	1	7.7	1.0-39.6	0	0.0	. - .
No	602	293	46.2	40.3-52.2	173	30.0	24.6-36.1	62	12.3	8.6-17.3	74	11.4	8.4-15.4	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	104	35	39.7	26.7-54.2	37	35.2	21.6-51.7	13	11.1	5.4-21.5	19	14.0	8.0-23.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	191	88	40.8	31.2-51.3	57	29.9	21.6-39.8	23	15.1	8.0-26.8	23	14.1	8.4-22.8	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	167	88	50.2	39.0-61.3	42	25.2	16.7-36.2	15	12.6	6.5-22.9	22	12.0	6.6-20.7	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	105	52	52.9	38.3-67.0	33	30.1	18.4-45.2	11	10.5	4.2-23.8	9	6.4	2.2-17.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	36	28	65.7	40.5-84.4	5	21.1	6.9-48.9	1	7.5	1.1-38.0	2	5.7	1.2-23.4	0	0.0	. - .
65+	16	13	68.6	35.7-89.6	3	31.4	10.4-64.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	42	24	47.9	28.2-68.3	9	24.6	11.3-45.5	4	21.9	7.9-47.7	5	5.6	2.1-14.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	160	89	52.1	40.1-63.8	39	26.9	16.7-40.4	15	12.9	6.6-23.8	17	8.1	4.5-13.9	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	175	83	48.3	37.5-59.1	58	28.8	20.5-38.9	22	14.0	7.4-24.9	12	8.9	4.4-17.2	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	243	109	42.0	33.4-51.1	71	33.2	24.9-42.6	22	7.1	4.2-11.6	41	17.7	11.7-25.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	34	17	52.0	27.7-75.3	11	17.0	7.4-34.6	4	23.6	7.5-54.1	2	7.4	1.7-26.4	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	89	46	38.2	24.8-53.7	22	39.4	24.5-56.5	8	11.3	4.6-25.2	13	11.1	5.2-22.1	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	86	49	51.9	36.6-66.9	23	26.5	15.8-41.0	11	18.2	7.7-37.3	3	3.4	1.0-10.9	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	126	54	42.8	30.5-56.0	42	27.7	18.5-39.1	14	17.0	8.3-31.7	16	12.6	6.6-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000+	217	97	45.0	35.2-55.3	65	33.8	24.1-45.1	20	7.1	3.9-12.4	35	14.1	8.8-22.0	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	51	26	41.4	26.3-58.2	13	29.3	16.4-46.8	7	20.8	8.4-42.8	5	8.5	3.3-20.4	0	0.0	. - .
Cumberland	30	14	41.5	24.7-60.5	12	48.9	30.6-67.4	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	3	7.4	2.2-22.5	0	0.0	. - .
Durham	35	18	52.0	34.4-69.1	16	45.4	28.6-63.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.6	0.4-16.3	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	42	20	42.0	27.4-58.1	14	34.8	20.9-51.8	3	9.2	2.9-25.4	5	14.0	5.9-29.7	0	0.0	. - .
Gaston	46	23	50.1	34.6-65.6	15	32.1	18.9-49.0	4	9.7	3.5-24.2	4	8.1	2.6-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	26	16	61.1	39.8-78.9	4	19.4	7.3-42.5	4	12.9	4.7-30.8	2	6.6	1.6-23.9	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	47	19	39.7	25.8-55.5	14	30.6	18.1-46.7	5	11.3	4.6-25.4	9	18.4	9.4-33.0	0	0.0	. - .
New Hanover	57	34	62.3	42.1-79.0	9	16.5	7.4-32.7	8	13.4	5.6-29.1	6	7.8	2.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .
Onslow	54	24	39.4	26.4-54.2	14	28.9	17.5-43.9	7	11.3	5.1-23.1	9	20.4	10.7-35.2	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	49	24	54.3	39.2-68.6	13	24.4	14.0-39.0	4	6.3	2.2-16.6	8	15.0	7.1-29.0	0	0.0	. - .
Western NC	57	25	44.7	30.6-59.8	20	36.0	23.4-50.8	7	11.4	5.3-22.9	5	7.8	3.2-18.1	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	70	33	44.5	31.7-58.1	19	29.4	17.8-44.3	7	12.7	5.9-24.9	11	13.5	7.0-24.5	0	0.0	. - .
Eastern NC	56	29	50.7	35.5-65.9	14	26.4	14.9-42.4	6	15.8	6.6-33.3	7	7.0	3.0-15.8	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.#

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

620

305

47.4

41.5-53.3

177

29.4

24.1-35.2

12.0

8.4-16.8

11.3

8.3-15.1

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Male

303

125

43.1

35.2-51.4

29.0

21.8-37.3

14.6

9.4-21.9

13.3

9.2-18.9

0.0

. - .

Female

317

180

53.8

45.7-61.7

30.0

23.1-37.9

8.1

4.7-13.7

8.1

4.7-13.6

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

581

276

45.6

39.6-51.6

172

30.0

24.6-36.0

12.9

9.1-18.0

11.6

8.5-15.6

0.0

. - .

African American

63.2

25.3-89.7

33.9

8.6-73.6

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.4-19.9

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

86.8

56.7-97.1

9.3

1.3-45.4

2.3

0.4-11.3

1.5

0.2-11.0

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Yes

70.3

42.4-88.3

16.2

5.1-40.9

5.8

0.8-32.7

7.7

1.0-39.6

0.0

. - .

602

293

46.2

40.3-52.2

173

30.0

24.6-36.1

12.3

8.6-17.3

11.4

8.4-15.4

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

104

39.7

26.7-54.2

35.2

21.6-51.7

11.1

5.4-21.5

14.0

8.0-23.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

191

40.8

31.2-51.3

29.9

21.6-39.8

15.1

8.0-26.8

14.1

8.4-22.8

0.0

. - .

35-44

167

50.2

39.0-61.3

25.2

16.7-36.2

12.6

6.5-22.9

12.0

6.6-20.7

0.0

. - .

45-54

105

52.9

38.3-67.0

30.1

18.4-45.2

10.5

4.2-23.8

6.4

2.2-17.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

65.7

40.5-84.4

21.1

6.9-48.9

7.5

1.1-38.0

5.7

1.2-23.4

0.0

. - .

65+

68.6

35.7-89.6

31.4

10.4-64.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

47.9

28.2-68.3

24.6

11.3-45.5

21.9

7.9-47.7

5.6

2.1-14.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

160

52.1

40.1-63.8

26.9

16.7-40.4

12.9

6.6-23.8

8.1

4.5-13.9

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

175

48.3

37.5-59.1

28.8

20.5-38.9

14.0

7.4-24.9

8.9

4.4-17.2

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

243

109

42.0

33.4-51.1

33.2

24.9-42.6

7.1

4.2-11.6

17.7

11.7-25.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

52.0

27.7-75.3

17.0

7.4-34.6

23.6

7.5-54.1

7.4

1.7-26.4

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

38.2

24.8-53.7

39.4

24.5-56.5

11.3

4.6-25.2

11.1

5.2-22.1

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

51.9

36.6-66.9

26.5

15.8-41.0

18.2

7.7-37.3

3.4

1.0-10.9

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

126

42.8

30.5-56.0

27.7

18.5-39.1

17.0

8.3-31.7

12.6

6.6-22.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000+

217

45.0

35.2-55.3

33.8

24.1-45.1

7.1

3.9-12.4

14.1

8.8-22.0

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

41.4

26.3-58.2

29.3

16.4-46.8

20.8

8.4-42.8

8.5

3.3-20.4

0.0

. - .

Cumberland

41.5

24.7-60.5

48.9

30.6-67.4

2.2

0.3-14.4

7.4

2.2-22.5

0.0

. - .

Durham

52.0

34.4-69.1

45.4

28.6-63.3

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.4-16.3

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

42.0

27.4-58.1

34.8

20.9-51.8

9.2

2.9-25.4

14.0

5.9-29.7

0.0

. - .

Gaston

50.1

34.6-65.6

32.1

18.9-49.0

9.7

3.5-24.2

8.1

2.6-22.7

0.0

. - .

Guilford

61.1

39.8-78.9

19.4

7.3-42.5

12.9

4.7-30.8

6.6

1.6-23.9

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

39.7

25.8-55.5

30.6

18.1-46.7

11.3

4.6-25.4

18.4

9.4-33.0

0.0

. - .

New Hanover

62.3

42.1-79.0

16.5

7.4-32.7

13.4

5.6-29.1

7.8

2.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

Onslow

39.4

26.4-54.2

28.9

17.5-43.9

11.3

5.1-23.1

20.4

10.7-35.2

0.0

. - .

Wake

54.3

39.2-68.6

24.4

14.0-39.0

6.3

2.2-16.6

15.0

7.1-29.0

0.0

. - .

Western NC

44.7

30.6-59.8

36.0

23.4-50.8

11.4

5.3-22.9

7.8

3.2-18.1

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

44.5

31.7-58.1

29.4

17.8-44.3

12.7

5.9-24.9

13.5

7.0-24.5

0.0

. - .

Eastern NC

50.7

35.5-65.9

26.4

14.9-42.4

15.8

6.6-33.3

7.0

3.0-15.8

0.0

. - .

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This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever having a sunburn.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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

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