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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,264	59	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,205	95.4	93.1-96.9
GENDER
Female	1,264	59	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,205	95.4	93.1-96.9
RACE
African American	1,264	59	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,205	95.4	93.1-96.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	6.2	0.8-36.0	12	93.8	64.0-99.2
-English Speaking	13	1	6.2	0.8-36.0	12	93.8	64.0-99.2
Non-Hispanic	1,251	58	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,193	95.4	93.1-96.9
AGE
18-24	93	6	8.0	2.8-20.6	87	92.0	79.4-97.2
25-34	200	14	7.5	3.3-16.3	186	92.5	83.7-96.7
35-44	262	4	1.5	0.4- 5.7	258	98.5	94.3-99.6
45-54	259	17	5.4	3.0- 9.5	242	94.6	90.5-97.0
55-64	183	9	3.9	1.4-10.5	174	96.1	89.5-98.6
65-74	148	5	1.6	0.6- 4.1	143	98.4	95.9-99.4
75+	106	3	1.9	0.4- 7.9	103	98.1	92.1-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	9	3.2	1.3- 7.5	284	96.8	92.5-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	17	5.8	2.7-11.9	411	94.2	88.1-97.3
Some Post-H.S.	303	22	5.3	3.0- 8.9	281	94.7	91.1-97.0
College Graduate	237	11	3.1	1.5- 6.3	226	96.9	93.7-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	18	4.9	2.6- 8.9	254	95.1	91.1-97.4
$15,000- 24,999	286	9	4.3	1.3-12.9	277	95.7	87.1-98.7
$25,000- 34,999	163	10	5.5	2.6-11.4	153	94.5	88.6-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	4	5.2	1.1-20.7	109	94.8	79.3-98.9
$50,000-74,999	64	3	1.6	0.5- 5.1	61	98.4	94.9-99.5
$75,000+	53	4	4.8	1.2-17.2	49	95.2	82.8-98.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	2	19.0	4.0-56.5	14	81.0	43.5-96.0
Guilford	71	4	4.3	1.6-11.4	67	95.7	88.6-98.4
Mecklenburg	82	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	79	97.8	92.5-99.4
Orange	31	2	7.2	1.8-24.9	29	92.8	75.1-98.2
Wake	55	2	3.4	0.8-13.1	53	96.6	86.9-99.2
Chatham/Lee	53	1	2.0	0.3-13.1	52	98.0	86.9-99.7
Nash/Wilson	81	3	2.4	0.7- 7.6	78	97.6	92.4-99.3
Craven/Pamlico	57	7	12.7	5.7-25.7	50	87.3	74.3-94.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	4.3	0.5-30.1	8	95.7	69.9-99.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	4	2.9	1.0- 7.6	101	97.1	92.4-99.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	94	99.0	93.0-99.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	6	6.0	2.5-13.7	95	94.0	86.3-97.5
Northeast NC I	170	10	7.8	4.1-14.4	160	92.2	85.6-95.9
Northeast NC II	100	4	5.4	1.9-14.4	96	94.6	85.6-98.1
Northeastern Partnership	270	14	6.6	3.8-11.4	256	93.4	88.6-96.2
Mountain AHEC	32	2	10.7	2.2-39.0	30	89.3	61.0-97.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	669	31	3.3	2.1- 5.1	638	96.7	94.9-97.9
Piedmont	549	24	4.6	2.6- 7.9	525	95.4	92.1-97.4
Western NC	46	4	29.9	8.0-67.7	42	70.1	32.3-92.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,264

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,205

95.4

93.1-96.9

GENDER

Female

1,264

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,205

95.4

93.1-96.9

RACE

African American

1,264

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,205

95.4

93.1-96.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.2

0.8-36.0

93.8

64.0-99.2

-English Speaking

6.2

0.8-36.0

93.8

64.0-99.2

Non-Hispanic

1,251

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,193

95.4

93.1-96.9

AGE

18-24

8.0

2.8-20.6

92.0

79.4-97.2

25-34

200

7.5

3.3-16.3

186

92.5

83.7-96.7

35-44

262

1.5

0.4- 5.7

258

98.5

94.3-99.6

45-54

259

5.4

3.0- 9.5

242

94.6

90.5-97.0

55-64

183

3.9

1.4-10.5

174

96.1

89.5-98.6

65-74

148

1.6

0.6- 4.1

143

98.4

95.9-99.4

75+

106

1.9

0.4- 7.9

103

98.1

92.1-99.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

3.2

1.3- 7.5

284

96.8

92.5-98.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

5.8

2.7-11.9

411

94.2

88.1-97.3

Some Post-H.S.

303

5.3

3.0- 8.9

281

94.7

91.1-97.0

College Graduate

237

3.1

1.5- 6.3

226

96.9

93.7-98.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

4.9

2.6- 8.9

254

95.1

91.1-97.4

$15,000- 24,999

286

4.3

1.3-12.9

277

95.7

87.1-98.7

$25,000- 34,999

163

5.5

2.6-11.4

153

94.5

88.6-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

5.2

1.1-20.7

109

94.8

79.3-98.9

$50,000-74,999

1.6

0.5- 5.1

98.4

94.9-99.5

$75,000+

4.8

1.2-17.2

95.2

82.8-98.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

19.0

4.0-56.5

81.0

43.5-96.0

Guilford

4.3

1.6-11.4

95.7

88.6-98.4

Mecklenburg

2.2

0.6- 7.5

97.8

92.5-99.4

Orange

7.2

1.8-24.9

92.8

75.1-98.2

Wake

3.4

0.8-13.1

96.6

86.9-99.2

Chatham/Lee

2.0

0.3-13.1

98.0

86.9-99.7

Nash/Wilson

2.4

0.7- 7.6

97.6

92.4-99.3

Craven/Pamlico

12.7

5.7-25.7

87.3

74.3-94.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

4.3

0.5-30.1

95.7

69.9-99.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

2.9

1.0- 7.6

101

97.1

92.4-99.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

1.0

0.1- 7.0

99.0

93.0-99.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

6.0

2.5-13.7

94.0

86.3-97.5

Northeast NC I

170

7.8

4.1-14.4

160

92.2

85.6-95.9

Northeast NC II

100

5.4

1.9-14.4

94.6

85.6-98.1

Northeastern Partnership

270

6.6

3.8-11.4

256

93.4

88.6-96.2

Mountain AHEC

10.7

2.2-39.0

89.3

61.0-97.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

669

3.3

2.1- 5.1

638

96.7

94.9-97.9

Piedmont

549

4.6

2.6- 7.9

525

95.4

92.1-97.4

Western NC

29.9

8.0-67.7

70.1

32.3-92.0

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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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