BRFSS 2003 - 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?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	745	312	42.3	37.0-47.9	185	21.6	17.8-26.1	86	13.9	10.1-18.7	162	22.2	17.8-27.2
Female	994	507	49.2	44.5-54.0	257	25.0	21.2-29.2	124	14.7	11.4-18.7	106	11.1	8.5-14.3
RACE
White	1,574	735	46.7	42.8-50.6	402	23.2	20.3-26.3	190	13.1	10.5-16.1	247	17.1	14.3-20.3
African American	76	45	48.9	32.3-65.7	16	19.2	9.1-36.1	8	20.2	8.2-41.7	7	11.7	3.7-31.1
Asian	7	2	12.1	1.6-53.3	5	87.9	46.7-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	33	17	36.3	12.5-69.5	7	37.3	8.9-78.4	4	20.1	3.7-62.4	5	6.3	1.7-20.2
Other Minorities	40	17	31.7	14.3-56.3	11	8.8	3.6-20.0	7	34.9	15.4-61.3	5	24.6	8.7-52.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	54	25	32.9	17.0-53.9	9	7.6	3.2-16.9	9	29.7	13.3-53.9	11	29.8	13.8-53.1
-English Speaking	27	14	30.5	11.9-58.8	4	4.4	1.2-14.3	3	17.3	2.9-59.7	6	47.9	18.5-78.8
-Spanish Speaking	27	11	34.5	13.8-63.3	5	9.7	3.3-25.1	6	37.9	15.4-67.1	5	18.0	6.1-42.8
Non-Hispanic	1,682	793	46.2	42.5-50.0	433	24.1	21.2-27.2	200	13.3	10.8-16.3	256	16.4	13.7-19.4
AGE
18-24	199	79	40.8	30.8-51.7	56	22.4	15.5-31.4	26	17.2	10.0-28.1	38	19.5	12.2-29.7
25-34	459	207	46.1	39.5-52.9	130	23.9	18.9-29.8	60	14.3	10.2-19.6	62	15.7	11.5-21.2
35-44	483	216	45.3	39.1-51.7	123	22.5	18.1-27.7	60	13.3	9.4-18.5	84	18.8	14.2-24.5
45-54	339	163	44.9	36.5-53.6	83	23.8	17.5-31.4	44	15.9	9.9-24.5	49	15.5	9.6-24.0
55-64	149	93	62.3	49.1-73.9	26	19.8	10.7-33.9	14	8.6	3.7-19.0	16	9.2	4.9-16.7
65-74	73	40	48.7	32.8-64.9	19	30.5	17.4-47.8	4	3.5	1.2- 9.8	10	17.3	6.6-38.0
75+	25	15	52.7	27.3-76.7	3	17.7	3.4-57.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	29.6	12.1-56.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	159	73	46.4	33.3-59.9	33	15.6	9.1-25.4	21	24.0	12.6-41.1	32	14.0	7.5-24.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	447	217	48.8	41.2-56.3	109	20.8	15.8-26.8	51	12.4	7.4-20.1	70	18.0	12.6-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	475	225	42.7	35.7-50.0	125	26.2	20.7-32.7	59	14.5	10.2-20.2	66	16.5	11.6-22.9
College Graduate	655	302	45.0	39.4-50.7	175	24.3	19.9-29.3	78	12.8	9.6-17.0	100	17.9	13.8-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	129	55	29.8	18.8-43.8	30	20.4	11.7-33.0	19	19.6	8.0-40.6	25	30.2	16.0-49.5
$15,000- 24,999	261	130	47.1	37.6-56.9	61	22.8	15.9-31.6	30	15.4	8.7-25.9	40	14.7	8.7-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	209	94	51.4	40.5-62.2	58	24.4	16.2-35.0	27	12.8	7.0-22.4	30	11.4	6.4-19.5
$35,000- 49,999	263	126	46.8	38.1-55.7	70	25.8	18.9-34.3	35	12.6	8.0-19.4	32	14.8	9.1-23.0
$50,000-74,999	278	126	42.9	34.2-52.0	79	23.2	17.2-30.6	36	14.7	9.4-22.1	37	19.2	13.4-26.8
$75,000+	341	150	42.1	34.7-49.8	86	22.8	17.3-29.3	38	13.0	8.7-18.8	67	22.2	15.9-30.1
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***
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%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

745

312

42.3

37.0-47.9

185

21.6

17.8-26.1

13.9

10.1-18.7

162

22.2

17.8-27.2

Female

994

507

49.2

44.5-54.0

257

25.0

21.2-29.2

124

14.7

11.4-18.7

106

11.1

8.5-14.3

RACE

White

1,574

735

46.7

42.8-50.6

402

23.2

20.3-26.3

190

13.1

10.5-16.1

247

17.1

14.3-20.3

African American

48.9

32.3-65.7

19.2

9.1-36.1

20.2

8.2-41.7

11.7

3.7-31.1

Asian

12.1

1.6-53.3

87.9

46.7-98.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

36.3

12.5-69.5

37.3

8.9-78.4

20.1

3.7-62.4

6.3

1.7-20.2

Other Minorities

31.7

14.3-56.3

8.8

3.6-20.0

34.9

15.4-61.3

24.6

8.7-52.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.9

17.0-53.9

7.6

3.2-16.9

29.7

13.3-53.9

29.8

13.8-53.1

-English Speaking

30.5

11.9-58.8

4.4

1.2-14.3

17.3

2.9-59.7

47.9

18.5-78.8

-Spanish Speaking

34.5

13.8-63.3

9.7

3.3-25.1

37.9

15.4-67.1

18.0

6.1-42.8

Non-Hispanic

1,682

793

46.2

42.5-50.0

433

24.1

21.2-27.2

200

13.3

10.8-16.3

256

16.4

13.7-19.4

AGE

18-24

199

40.8

30.8-51.7

22.4

15.5-31.4

17.2

10.0-28.1

19.5

12.2-29.7

25-34

459

207

46.1

39.5-52.9

130

23.9

18.9-29.8

14.3

10.2-19.6

15.7

11.5-21.2

35-44

483

216

45.3

39.1-51.7

123

22.5

18.1-27.7

13.3

9.4-18.5

18.8

14.2-24.5

45-54

339

163

44.9

36.5-53.6

23.8

17.5-31.4

15.9

9.9-24.5

15.5

9.6-24.0

55-64

149

62.3

49.1-73.9

19.8

10.7-33.9

8.6

3.7-19.0

9.2

4.9-16.7

65-74

48.7

32.8-64.9

30.5

17.4-47.8

3.5

1.2- 9.8

17.3

6.6-38.0

75+

52.7

27.3-76.7

17.7

3.4-57.1

0.0

. - .

29.6

12.1-56.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

159

46.4

33.3-59.9

15.6

9.1-25.4

24.0

12.6-41.1

14.0

7.5-24.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

447

217

48.8

41.2-56.3

109

20.8

15.8-26.8

12.4

7.4-20.1

18.0

12.6-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

475

225

42.7

35.7-50.0

125

26.2

20.7-32.7

14.5

10.2-20.2

16.5

11.6-22.9

College Graduate

655

302

45.0

39.4-50.7

175

24.3

19.9-29.3

12.8

9.6-17.0

100

17.9

13.8-23.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

129

29.8

18.8-43.8

20.4

11.7-33.0

19.6

8.0-40.6

30.2

16.0-49.5

$15,000- 24,999

261

130

47.1

37.6-56.9

22.8

15.9-31.6

15.4

8.7-25.9

14.7

8.7-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

209

51.4

40.5-62.2

24.4

16.2-35.0

12.8

7.0-22.4

11.4

6.4-19.5

$35,000- 49,999

263

126

46.8

38.1-55.7

25.8

18.9-34.3

12.6

8.0-19.4

14.8

9.1-23.0

$50,000-74,999

278

126

42.9

34.2-52.0

23.2

17.2-30.6

14.7

9.4-22.1

19.2

13.4-26.8

$75,000+

341

150

42.1

34.7-49.8

22.8

17.3-29.3

13.0

8.7-18.8

22.2

15.9-30.1

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***

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

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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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