BRFSS 2003 - Hoke/Robeson/Scotland Counties: (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 Hoke/Robeson/Scotland Counties

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
-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
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
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***
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
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

-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

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

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***

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

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 Hoke/Robeson/Scotland Counties. 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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