BRFSS 2003 - Eastern 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 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Excess Sun Exposure

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
North Carolina	1,739	819	45.4	41.7-49.2	442	23.1	20.4-26.2	210	14.2	11.6-17.4	268	17.2	14.4-20.3
-Eastern NC	531	254	47.8	40.8-55.0	125	20.0	15.4-25.5	57	12.4	8.5-17.8	95	19.8	14.4-26.6
GENDER
Male	224	88	44.5	34.5-55.0	50	16.8	11.4-23.9	22	11.0	6.2-18.8	64	27.7	19.2-38.3
Female	307	166	52.2	42.9-61.3	75	24.2	17.1-33.1	35	14.3	8.8-22.5	31	9.3	5.6-15.2
RACE
White	456	217	50.4	42.8-57.9	110	20.7	15.7-26.7	49	11.7	7.8-17.3	80	17.2	12.2-23.7
African American	44	22	35.4	18.7-56.5	9	23.2	8.4-49.7	6	20.2	6.8-46.7	7	21.2	7.0-49.0
Other Minorities	28	14	29.9	10.7-60.3	6	8.7	2.6-25.1	2	15.7	2.3-59.3	6	45.8	15.2-80.0
AGE
18-24	63	26	46.3	28.9-64.7	12	15.4	7.1-30.4	8	18.0	8.1-35.1	17	20.3	9.2-39.2
25-34	134	62	46.5	34.1-59.4	35	23.2	14.4-35.2	13	13.2	6.4-25.4	24	17.0	9.9-27.5
35-44	151	69	51.7	40.2-63.1	42	22.7	14.9-33.0	18	10.7	5.8-19.1	22	14.8	8.3-25.2
45-54	96	46	44.8	28.3-62.6	20	16.0	7.7-30.2	13	11.5	5.1-23.9	17	27.7	12.6-50.4
55-64	54	36	68.3	50.1-82.3	8	14.3	5.7-31.5	4	2.6	0.9- 7.4	6	14.7	5.8-32.7
65-74	23	9	27.5	9.4-58.1	6	24.9	7.7-56.9	1	3.5	0.5-22.6	7	44.0	16.6-75.6
75+	8	6	67.7	25.2-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	32.3	7.1-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	26	49.6	32.3-67.1	11	16.1	8.2-29.2	2	9.2	1.6-39.6	17	25.0	13.4-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	157	80	49.7	36.9-62.5	38	21.9	14.0-32.6	19	10.2	4.3-22.0	20	18.2	8.7-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	157	76	47.4	34.2-61.0	37	21.4	13.1-33.0	19	15.9	8.8-27.1	25	15.3	8.9-25.1
College Graduate	161	72	46.1	34.1-58.5	39	17.6	10.7-27.7	17	11.6	6.1-21.0	33	24.7	14.6-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	21	31.9	14.1-57.2	8	15.1	4.4-40.9	6	6.1	1.9-18.2	10	46.9	20.2-75.5
$15,000- 24,999	80	41	48.1	31.4-65.2	14	23.9	11.4-43.4	7	13.1	3.8-36.8	18	15.0	7.8-26.8
$25,000- 34,999	72	32	56.4	38.6-72.7	18	18.7	10.2-31.8	11	17.2	6.6-37.6	11	7.7	3.9-14.8
$35,000- 49,999	89	36	38.8	25.2-54.5	25	24.1	13.8-38.7	14	16.9	8.1-31.8	14	20.2	10.3-35.8
$50,000-74,999	90	46	55.7	38.6-71.6	22	12.7	6.1-24.6	8	11.7	5.0-25.1	14	19.9	10.4-34.5
$75,000+	81	39	44.0	27.7-61.8	21	22.3	12.0-37.7	5	3.8	1.2-11.6	16	29.8	13.6-53.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	94	46	45.8	33.8-58.4	26	26.4	16.8-38.9	12	10.7	5.6-19.6	10	17.0	8.1-32.4
Guilford	69	30	43.8	30.5-58.1	20	22.0	13.4-33.9	7	10.0	4.6-20.7	12	24.2	12.6-41.3
Mecklenburg	82	39	48.4	33.8-63.4	23	21.1	13.1-32.3	9	12.1	5.4-24.9	11	18.3	8.2-36.1
Orange	103	46	44.0	30.2-58.7	30	28.6	18.5-41.3	12	9.0	4.7-16.8	15	18.4	9.4-32.9
Wake	99	51	50.4	38.1-62.6	18	17.2	10.3-27.3	18	22.2	12.6-36.2	12	10.2	5.4-18.3
Chatham/Lee	56	32	58.4	42.6-72.6	12	23.2	12.4-39.2	3	3.3	1.0-10.3	9	15.1	6.8-30.4
Nash/Wilson	48	24	48.6	30.9-66.5	12	17.9	9.4-31.6	10	30.1	13.8-53.8	2	3.4	0.8-13.7
Craven/Pamlico	90	47	48.3	36.2-60.6	22	24.3	15.5-36.1	4	3.7	1.4- 9.9	17	23.6	14.2-36.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	105	42	41.7	30.8-53.5	33	29.8	20.5-41.1	13	11.4	6.2-19.9	17	17.1	10.6-26.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	112	57	45.0	34.4-56.0	24	26.3	17.0-38.5	13	14.3	7.4-26.1	18	14.3	8.4-23.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	71	35	45.8	32.6-59.6	20	29.2	18.4-43.2	8	14.2	6.5-28.2	8	10.8	5.3-20.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	99	48	43.4	31.9-55.6	22	24.7	15.1-37.7	19	23.8	13.5-38.5	10	8.1	4.2-15.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	57	28	48.2	33.3-63.3	20	33.5	21.1-48.7	5	6.3	2.5-15.3	4	12.0	4.0-30.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	60	26	39.9	25.8-55.9	15	23.5	12.7-39.4	5	6.7	2.3-17.8	14	29.9	15.9-49.0
Northeast NC I	65	31	48.2	34.9-61.6	12	19.3	10.6-32.5	6	5.9	2.4-13.5	16	26.7	16.2-40.8
Northeast NC II	92	44	50.1	37.5-62.7	18	14.9	9.0-23.7	11	17.1	8.5-31.4	19	17.8	11.0-27.5
Northeastern Partnership	157	75	49.5	39.7-59.4	30	16.2	11.0-23.2	17	13.8	7.4-24.3	35	20.4	14.3-28.3
Mountain AHEC	273	133	43.8	36.0-51.9	71	29.3	22.3-37.5	36	9.2	6.0-13.9	33	17.7	11.3-26.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	740	339	44.4	39.3-49.7	199	23.8	19.8-28.2	92	15.4	11.5-20.1	110	16.4	12.8-20.9
Western NC	468	226	44.7	38.1-51.4	118	26.6	21.3-32.7	61	13.4	8.8-20.0	63	15.3	10.9-20.9

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,739

819

45.4

41.7-49.2

442

23.1

20.4-26.2

210

14.2

11.6-17.4

268

17.2

14.4-20.3

-Eastern NC

531

254

47.8

40.8-55.0

125

20.0

15.4-25.5

12.4

8.5-17.8

19.8

14.4-26.6

GENDER

Male

224

44.5

34.5-55.0

16.8

11.4-23.9

11.0

6.2-18.8

27.7

19.2-38.3

Female

307

166

52.2

42.9-61.3

24.2

17.1-33.1

14.3

8.8-22.5

9.3

5.6-15.2

RACE

White

456

217

50.4

42.8-57.9

110

20.7

15.7-26.7

11.7

7.8-17.3

17.2

12.2-23.7

African American

35.4

18.7-56.5

23.2

8.4-49.7

20.2

6.8-46.7

21.2

7.0-49.0

Other Minorities

29.9

10.7-60.3

8.7

2.6-25.1

15.7

2.3-59.3

45.8

15.2-80.0

AGE

18-24

46.3

28.9-64.7

15.4

7.1-30.4

18.0

8.1-35.1

20.3

9.2-39.2

25-34

134

46.5

34.1-59.4

23.2

14.4-35.2

13.2

6.4-25.4

17.0

9.9-27.5

35-44

151

51.7

40.2-63.1

22.7

14.9-33.0

10.7

5.8-19.1

14.8

8.3-25.2

45-54

44.8

28.3-62.6

16.0

7.7-30.2

11.5

5.1-23.9

27.7

12.6-50.4

55-64

68.3

50.1-82.3

14.3

5.7-31.5

2.6

0.9- 7.4

14.7

5.8-32.7

65-74

27.5

9.4-58.1

24.9

7.7-56.9

3.5

0.5-22.6

44.0

16.6-75.6

75+

67.7

25.2-92.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.3

7.1-74.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

49.6

32.3-67.1

16.1

8.2-29.2

9.2

1.6-39.6

25.0

13.4-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

157

49.7

36.9-62.5

21.9

14.0-32.6

10.2

4.3-22.0

18.2

8.7-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

157

47.4

34.2-61.0

21.4

13.1-33.0

15.9

8.8-27.1

15.3

8.9-25.1

College Graduate

161

46.1

34.1-58.5

17.6

10.7-27.7

11.6

6.1-21.0

24.7

14.6-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.9

14.1-57.2

15.1

4.4-40.9

6.1

1.9-18.2

46.9

20.2-75.5

$15,000- 24,999

48.1

31.4-65.2

23.9

11.4-43.4

13.1

3.8-36.8

15.0

7.8-26.8

$25,000- 34,999

56.4

38.6-72.7

18.7

10.2-31.8

17.2

6.6-37.6

7.7

3.9-14.8

$35,000- 49,999

38.8

25.2-54.5

24.1

13.8-38.7

16.9

8.1-31.8

20.2

10.3-35.8

$50,000-74,999

55.7

38.6-71.6

12.7

6.1-24.6

11.7

5.0-25.1

19.9

10.4-34.5

$75,000+

44.0

27.7-61.8

22.3

12.0-37.7

3.8

1.2-11.6

29.8

13.6-53.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

45.8

33.8-58.4

26.4

16.8-38.9

10.7

5.6-19.6

17.0

8.1-32.4

Guilford

43.8

30.5-58.1

22.0

13.4-33.9

10.0

4.6-20.7

24.2

12.6-41.3

Mecklenburg

48.4

33.8-63.4

21.1

13.1-32.3

12.1

5.4-24.9

18.3

8.2-36.1

Orange

103

44.0

30.2-58.7

28.6

18.5-41.3

9.0

4.7-16.8

18.4

9.4-32.9

Wake

50.4

38.1-62.6

17.2

10.3-27.3

22.2

12.6-36.2

10.2

5.4-18.3

Chatham/Lee

58.4

42.6-72.6

23.2

12.4-39.2

3.3

1.0-10.3

15.1

6.8-30.4

Nash/Wilson

48.6

30.9-66.5

17.9

9.4-31.6

30.1

13.8-53.8

3.4

0.8-13.7

Craven/Pamlico

48.3

36.2-60.6

24.3

15.5-36.1

3.7

1.4- 9.9

23.6

14.2-36.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

105

41.7

30.8-53.5

29.8

20.5-41.1

11.4

6.2-19.9

17.1

10.6-26.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

112

45.0

34.4-56.0

26.3

17.0-38.5

14.3

7.4-26.1

14.3

8.4-23.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.8

32.6-59.6

29.2

18.4-43.2

14.2

6.5-28.2

10.8

5.3-20.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

43.4

31.9-55.6

24.7

15.1-37.7

23.8

13.5-38.5

8.1

4.2-15.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

48.2

33.3-63.3

33.5

21.1-48.7

6.3

2.5-15.3

12.0

4.0-30.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

39.9

25.8-55.9

23.5

12.7-39.4

6.7

2.3-17.8

29.9

15.9-49.0

Northeast NC I

48.2

34.9-61.6

19.3

10.6-32.5

5.9

2.4-13.5

26.7

16.2-40.8

Northeast NC II

50.1

37.5-62.7

14.9

9.0-23.7

17.1

8.5-31.4

17.8

11.0-27.5

Northeastern Partnership

157

49.5

39.7-59.4

16.2

11.0-23.2

13.8

7.4-24.3

20.4

14.3-28.3

Mountain AHEC

273

133

43.8

36.0-51.9

29.3

22.3-37.5

9.2

6.0-13.9

17.7

11.3-26.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

740

339

44.4

39.3-49.7

199

23.8

19.8-28.2

15.4

11.5-20.1

110

16.4

12.8-20.9

Western NC

468

226

44.7

38.1-51.4

118

26.6

21.3-32.7

13.4

8.8-20.0

15.3

10.9-20.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*Asked only of respondents who reported ever having a sunburn

^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.

** 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: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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