BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (The next question is about sunburns, including any time that even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours. Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,047	642	21.7	19.6-24.1	2,405	78.3	75.9-80.4
GENDER
Male	1,172	315	27.7	24.1-31.7	857	72.3	68.3-75.9
Female	1,875	327	16.4	14.1-19.0	1,548	83.6	81.0-85.9
RACE
White	2,299	602	27.5	24.8-30.4	1,697	72.5	69.6-75.2
African American	556	19	4.3	2.1- 8.6	537	95.7	91.4-97.9
Other Minorities	148	17	10.0	5.1-18.8	131	90.0	81.2-94.9
HISPANIC
Yes	87	18	30.7	18.1-47.1	69	69.3	52.9-81.9
No	2,954	624	21.5	19.3-23.8	2,330	78.5	76.2-80.7
AGE
18-24	279	108	30.6	23.2-39.1	171	69.4	60.9-76.8
25-34	564	201	34.3	28.7-40.3	363	65.7	59.7-71.3
35-44	643	170	28.3	23.3-33.8	473	71.7	66.2-76.7
45-54	576	107	21.9	16.9-27.9	469	78.1	72.1-83.1
55-64	378	37	7.8	4.9-12.1	341	92.2	87.9-95.1
65+	580	18	4.8	2.8- 8.4	562	95.2	91.6-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	395	46	10.8	7.3-15.7	349	89.2	84.3-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	879	166	20.2	16.3-24.7	713	79.8	75.3-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	797	178	26.2	21.7-31.2	619	73.8	68.8-78.3
College Graduate	967	252	25.9	22.0-30.2	715	74.1	69.8-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	37	12.9	8.0-20.1	236	87.1	79.9-92.0
$15,000- 24,999	487	93	19.1	14.2-25.0	394	80.9	75.0-85.8
$25,000- 34,999	466	90	18.8	14.2-24.4	376	81.2	75.6-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	486	130	32.3	26.2-39.1	356	67.7	60.9-73.8
$50,000+	797	221	29.2	24.6-34.4	576	70.8	65.6-75.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	210	52	26.9	20.0-35.1	158	73.1	64.9-80.0
Cumberland	207	34	15.3	10.8-21.2	173	84.7	78.8-89.2
Durham	207	35	17.0	11.9-23.6	172	83.0	76.4-88.1
Forsyth	228	42	18.5	13.5-24.7	186	81.5	75.3-86.5
Gaston	229	46	19.2	14.2-25.4	183	80.8	74.6-85.8
Guilford	193	28	13.9	9.3-20.2	165	86.1	79.8-90.7
Mecklenburg	211	49	25.2	19.1-32.4	162	74.8	67.6-80.9
New Hanover	195	58	38.4	27.7-50.3	137	61.6	49.7-72.3
Onslow	213	56	26.6	19.8-34.7	157	73.4	65.3-80.2
Wake	204	53	28.2	21.6-35.8	151	71.8	64.2-78.4
Western NC	309	57	19.7	15.0-25.4	252	80.3	74.6-85.0
Piedmont NC	320	75	24.6	19.4-30.8	245	75.4	69.2-80.6
Eastern NC	321	57	17.7	13.2-23.2	264	82.3	76.8-86.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,047

642

21.7

19.6-24.1

2,405

78.3

75.9-80.4

GENDER

Male

1,172

315

27.7

24.1-31.7

857

72.3

68.3-75.9

Female

1,875

327

16.4

14.1-19.0

1,548

83.6

81.0-85.9

RACE

White

2,299

602

27.5

24.8-30.4

1,697

72.5

69.6-75.2

African American

556

4.3

2.1- 8.6

537

95.7

91.4-97.9

Other Minorities

148

10.0

5.1-18.8

131

90.0

81.2-94.9

HISPANIC

Yes

30.7

18.1-47.1

69.3

52.9-81.9

2,954

624

21.5

19.3-23.8

2,330

78.5

76.2-80.7

AGE

18-24

279

108

30.6

23.2-39.1

171

69.4

60.9-76.8

25-34

564

201

34.3

28.7-40.3

363

65.7

59.7-71.3

35-44

643

170

28.3

23.3-33.8

473

71.7

66.2-76.7

45-54

576

107

21.9

16.9-27.9

469

78.1

72.1-83.1

55-64

378

7.8

4.9-12.1

341

92.2

87.9-95.1

65+

580

4.8

2.8- 8.4

562

95.2

91.6-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

395

10.8

7.3-15.7

349

89.2

84.3-92.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

879

166

20.2

16.3-24.7

713

79.8

75.3-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

797

178

26.2

21.7-31.2

619

73.8

68.8-78.3

College Graduate

967

252

25.9

22.0-30.2

715

74.1

69.8-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

12.9

8.0-20.1

236

87.1

79.9-92.0

$15,000- 24,999

487

19.1

14.2-25.0

394

80.9

75.0-85.8

$25,000- 34,999

466

18.8

14.2-24.4

376

81.2

75.6-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

486

130

32.3

26.2-39.1

356

67.7

60.9-73.8

$50,000+

797

221

29.2

24.6-34.4

576

70.8

65.6-75.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

210

26.9

20.0-35.1

158

73.1

64.9-80.0

Cumberland

207

15.3

10.8-21.2

173

84.7

78.8-89.2

Durham

207

17.0

11.9-23.6

172

83.0

76.4-88.1

Forsyth

228

18.5

13.5-24.7

186

81.5

75.3-86.5

Gaston

229

19.2

14.2-25.4

183

80.8

74.6-85.8

Guilford

193

13.9

9.3-20.2

165

86.1

79.8-90.7

Mecklenburg

211

25.2

19.1-32.4

162

74.8

67.6-80.9

New Hanover

195

38.4

27.7-50.3

137

61.6

49.7-72.3

Onslow

213

26.6

19.8-34.7

157

73.4

65.3-80.2

Wake

204

28.2

21.6-35.8

151

71.8

64.2-78.4

Western NC

309

19.7

15.0-25.4

252

80.3

74.6-85.0

Piedmont NC

320

24.6

19.4-30.8

245

75.4

69.2-80.6

Eastern NC

321

17.7

13.2-23.2

264

82.3

76.8-86.8

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#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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