BRFSS 2003 - 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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Excess Sun Exposure-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,871	84	4.5	3.2- 6.3	1,787	95.5	93.7-96.8
GENDER
Male	607	25	4.4	2.4- 7.7	582	95.6	92.3-97.6
Female	1,264	59	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,205	95.4	93.1-96.9
AGE
18-24	147	8	5.4	2.3-12.3	139	94.6	87.7-97.7
25-34	286	15	5.7	2.6-12.2	271	94.3	87.8-97.4
35-44	372	8	1.4	0.5- 3.5	364	98.6	96.5-99.5
45-54	415	27	6.6	3.7-11.4	388	93.4	88.6-96.3
55-64	286	15	5.0	2.3-10.5	271	95.0	89.5-97.7
65-74	207	7	4.7	1.1-17.9	200	95.3	82.1-98.9
75+	143	3	1.3	0.3- 5.5	140	98.7	94.5-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	18	4.6	2.4- 8.9	428	95.4	91.1-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	652	26	5.7	3.2-10.0	626	94.3	90.0-96.8
Some Post-H.S.	435	25	4.2	2.3- 7.5	410	95.8	92.5-97.7
College Graduate	332	14	2.4	1.3- 4.4	318	97.6	95.6-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	21	5.5	2.6-11.2	328	94.5	88.8-97.4
$15,000- 24,999	435	16	3.1	1.3- 7.2	419	96.9	92.8-98.7
$25,000- 34,999	227	12	4.1	2.0- 8.1	215	95.9	91.9-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	199	5	2.5	0.6- 9.7	194	97.5	90.3-99.4
$50,000-74,999	118	5	2.2	0.8- 5.7	113	97.8	94.3-99.2
$75,000+	94	5	2.7	0.8- 8.3	89	97.3	91.7-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	3	11.6	3.3-33.4	26	88.4	66.6-96.7
Guilford	116	4	2.1	0.8- 5.7	112	97.9	94.3-99.2
Mecklenburg	120	4	1.9	0.6- 5.3	116	98.1	94.7-99.4
Orange	48	2	3.8	0.9-14.2	46	96.2	85.8-99.1
Wake	86	2	1.9	0.4- 7.4	84	98.1	92.6-99.6
Chatham/Lee	70	2	2.5	0.6- 9.8	68	97.5	90.2-99.4
Nash/Wilson	125	6	4.0	1.6- 9.8	119	96.0	90.2-98.4
Craven/Pamlico	92	7	7.5	3.5-15.6	85	92.5	84.4-96.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	2	6.4	1.4-25.4	14	93.6	74.6-98.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	5	1.7	0.7- 4.4	160	98.3	95.6-99.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	144	99.4	96.1-99.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	8	6.2	2.8-12.9	120	93.8	87.1-97.2
Northeast NC I	237	16	8.1	4.8-13.4	221	91.9	86.6-95.2
Northeast NC II	148	9	10.9	4.9-22.7	139	89.1	77.3-95.1
Northeastern Partnership	385	25	9.5	5.7-15.6	360	90.5	84.4-94.3
Mountain AHEC	51	3	7.0	2.0-21.9	48	93.0	78.1-98.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	980	51	6.2	4.0- 9.6	929	93.8	90.4-96.0
Piedmont	817	27	2.7	1.6- 4.7	790	97.3	95.3-98.4
Western NC	74	6	15.0	4.0-42.5	68	85.0	57.5-96.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,871

4.5

3.2- 6.3

1,787

95.5

93.7-96.8

GENDER

Male

607

4.4

2.4- 7.7

582

95.6

92.3-97.6

Female

1,264

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,205

95.4

93.1-96.9

AGE

18-24

147

5.4

2.3-12.3

139

94.6

87.7-97.7

25-34

286

5.7

2.6-12.2

271

94.3

87.8-97.4

35-44

372

1.4

0.5- 3.5

364

98.6

96.5-99.5

45-54

415

6.6

3.7-11.4

388

93.4

88.6-96.3

55-64

286

5.0

2.3-10.5

271

95.0

89.5-97.7

65-74

207

4.7

1.1-17.9

200

95.3

82.1-98.9

75+

143

1.3

0.3- 5.5

140

98.7

94.5-99.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

4.6

2.4- 8.9

428

95.4

91.1-97.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

652

5.7

3.2-10.0

626

94.3

90.0-96.8

Some Post-H.S.

435

4.2

2.3- 7.5

410

95.8

92.5-97.7

College Graduate

332

2.4

1.3- 4.4

318

97.6

95.6-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

349

5.5

2.6-11.2

328

94.5

88.8-97.4

$15,000- 24,999

435

3.1

1.3- 7.2

419

96.9

92.8-98.7

$25,000- 34,999

227

4.1

2.0- 8.1

215

95.9

91.9-98.0

$35,000- 49,999

199

2.5

0.6- 9.7

194

97.5

90.3-99.4

$50,000-74,999

118

2.2

0.8- 5.7

113

97.8

94.3-99.2

$75,000+

2.7

0.8- 8.3

97.3

91.7-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

11.6

3.3-33.4

88.4

66.6-96.7

Guilford

116

2.1

0.8- 5.7

112

97.9

94.3-99.2

Mecklenburg

120

1.9

0.6- 5.3

116

98.1

94.7-99.4

Orange

3.8

0.9-14.2

96.2

85.8-99.1

Wake

1.9

0.4- 7.4

98.1

92.6-99.6

Chatham/Lee

2.5

0.6- 9.8

97.5

90.2-99.4

Nash/Wilson

125

4.0

1.6- 9.8

119

96.0

90.2-98.4

Craven/Pamlico

7.5

3.5-15.6

92.5

84.4-96.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.4

1.4-25.4

93.6

74.6-98.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

1.7

0.7- 4.4

160

98.3

95.6-99.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

0.6

0.1- 3.9

144

99.4

96.1-99.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

6.2

2.8-12.9

120

93.8

87.1-97.2

Northeast NC I

237

8.1

4.8-13.4

221

91.9

86.6-95.2

Northeast NC II

148

10.9

4.9-22.7

139

89.1

77.3-95.1

Northeastern Partnership

385

9.5

5.7-15.6

360

90.5

84.4-94.3

Mountain AHEC

7.0

2.0-21.9

93.0

78.1-98.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

980

6.2

4.0- 9.6

929

93.8

90.4-96.0

Piedmont

817

2.7

1.6- 4.7

790

97.3

95.3-98.4

Western NC

15.0

4.0-42.5

85.0

57.5-96.0

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^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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