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-FEMALES

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	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	898	446	49.0	44.0-54.0	236	26.0	22.0-30.6	115	13.7	10.6-17.6	101	11.2	8.5-14.6
African American	53	35	62.6	40.2-80.7	12	16.2	7.6-31.1	4	16.6	3.9-49.2	2	4.6	0.8-23.5
Asian	4	2	34.4	4.5-85.3	2	65.6	14.7-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	19	16	63.2	20.6-91.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	32.3	5.7-79.0	1	4.6	0.6-29.0
Other Minorities	18	7	36.4	11.4-71.7	7	17.3	5.1-45.0	3	34.2	9.2-72.8	1	12.1	1.6-53.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	12	43.6	18.1-73.1	6	16.6	5.4-41.0	4	30.0	8.3-67.2	1	9.7	1.3-46.1
-English Speaking	13	7	46.4	11.9-84.7	4	11.3	2.7-36.8	2	42.3	8.2-85.8	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	10	5	41.0	10.5-80.3	2	21.7	4.7-61.1	2	18.1	3.6-56.5	1	19.2	2.7-67.4
Non-Hispanic	969	494	49.6	44.8-54.4	251	25.4	21.6-29.8	120	14.2	11.0-18.1	104	10.8	8.2-14.0
AGE
18-24	120	44	36.6	24.5-50.8	33	27.7	17.8-40.4	20	22.4	12.7-36.5	23	13.3	7.2-23.1
25-34	277	129	46.5	38.2-55.1	85	29.2	22.3-37.2	42	17.7	12.2-25.0	21	6.5	3.5-12.0
35-44	271	142	55.7	47.5-63.6	69	23.5	17.5-30.8	29	9.0	5.5-14.3	31	11.8	7.4-18.3
45-54	202	109	52.0	42.1-61.7	48	20.9	14.0-30.1	23	12.2	6.8-21.1	22	14.9	8.7-24.4
55-64	78	49	67.5	50.6-80.8	15	13.8	6.8-25.8	8	8.1	2.2-25.2	6	10.7	3.6-27.7
65-74	31	24	86.8	69.1-95.1	5	10.8	3.5-29.0	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
75+	7	7	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	75	39	52.9	33.8-71.2	18	23.7	12.5-40.4	11	17.5	5.0-46.4	7	5.9	2.5-13.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	253	129	53.8	44.0-63.3	56	19.2	12.7-28.0	34	12.7	7.6-20.4	34	14.3	8.5-23.2
Some Post-H.S.	281	143	40.9	32.4-50.0	72	27.8	20.6-36.4	39	20.0	13.2-29.1	27	11.3	7.0-17.7
College Graduate	383	195	52.7	45.5-59.8	111	26.9	21.1-33.6	39	10.7	7.0-16.0	38	9.7	6.4-14.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	85	41	40.7	26.7-56.5	20	23.4	12.0-40.7	12	16.4	7.2-32.9	12	19.5	10.1-34.4
$15,000- 24,999	149	77	40.9	29.3-53.6	39	33.5	22.3-46.9	20	18.8	9.1-34.9	13	6.8	2.9-15.0
$25,000- 34,999	121	52	48.3	34.7-62.1	32	20.4	12.5-31.7	22	15.1	7.4-28.6	15	16.1	7.3-32.0
$35,000- 49,999	130	71	60.4	47.7-71.7	37	24.9	16.1-36.4	15	12.6	6.2-23.8	7	2.1	0.9- 5.0
$50,000-74,999	156	71	37.4	27.7-48.3	49	25.6	17.8-35.4	22	20.7	12.0-33.4	14	16.3	9.1-27.4
$75,000+	199	98	46.8	37.6-56.1	52	26.6	18.9-36.0	22	14.4	8.8-22.8	27	12.2	7.4-19.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	52	22	41.1	26.6-57.3	16	27.5	16.0-43.0	8	11.3	5.1-23.2	6	20.2	7.7-43.3
Guilford	40	18	48.2	32.3-64.5	12	25.6	13.8-42.4	5	14.0	5.7-30.7	5	12.2	4.9-27.5
Mecklenburg	45	25	52.2	36.0-68.0	12	25.7	14.3-41.8	3	6.9	2.2-19.4	5	15.2	5.8-34.2
Orange	62	29	46.7	27.4-67.0	17	26.2	13.9-43.9	7	8.6	3.4-20.1	9	18.5	7.2-39.9
Wake	55	28	47.2	31.9-63.0	12	23.9	12.7-40.4	9	20.5	9.3-39.4	6	8.5	3.6-18.8
Chatham/Lee	34	20	59.6	39.3-77.1	7	23.7	10.1-46.2	2	3.8	0.8-15.3	5	12.9	5.1-29.3
Nash/Wilson	24	9	29.6	14.6-50.8	10	43.7	24.4-65.2	4	22.9	8.5-48.6	1	3.8	0.5-22.7
Craven/Pamlico	63	36	51.6	37.9-65.0	14	22.8	13.6-35.7	3	4.0	1.3-11.7	10	21.7	11.4-37.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	64	29	46.3	32.1-61.2	20	32.8	20.0-48.7	7	8.5	3.7-18.2	8	12.5	6.1-23.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	58	31	45.2	30.6-60.7	14	23.8	13.2-39.1	7	18.9	7.5-40.1	6	12.1	4.6-28.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	46	25	51.5	33.9-68.8	13	26.2	14.0-43.8	5	15.1	5.2-36.4	3	7.1	2.2-20.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	57	31	56.2	41.6-69.8	11	17.5	9.2-30.9	12	20.6	11.2-34.9	3	5.7	1.8-16.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	34	20	58.2	39.5-74.8	10	29.1	15.4-47.9	3	7.3	2.2-21.6	1	5.5	0.8-29.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	36	16	43.7	26.7-62.2	10	22.1	11.3-38.6	4	9.7	3.1-26.8	6	24.5	10.1-48.3
Northeast NC I	40	26	68.9	52.6-81.5	6	14.6	6.5-29.5	5	9.6	3.7-22.8	3	6.9	2.0-21.0
Northeast NC II	48	27	54.2	38.5-69.1	11	23.9	13.1-39.4	5	14.3	5.4-32.7	5	7.7	2.8-19.3
Northeastern Partnership	88	53	59.5	47.5-70.5	17	20.5	12.7-31.5	10	12.6	6.0-24.6	8	7.4	3.4-15.4
Mountain AHEC	154	75	43.2	33.1-54.0	41	33.9	23.9-45.7	24	10.5	6.2-17.4	14	12.3	6.2-22.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	423	215	50.9	44.2-57.5	110	23.3	18.3-29.1	49	13.8	9.6-19.4	49	12.0	8.3-17.1
Western NC	264	126	38.8	30.8-47.3	72	32.2	24.3-41.3	40	18.3	10.6-29.9	26	10.7	6.5-17.2

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

898

446

49.0

44.0-54.0

236

26.0

22.0-30.6

115

13.7

10.6-17.6

101

11.2

8.5-14.6

African American

62.6

40.2-80.7

16.2

7.6-31.1

16.6

3.9-49.2

4.6

0.8-23.5

Asian

34.4

4.5-85.3

65.6

14.7-95.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

63.2

20.6-91.9

0.0

. - .

32.3

5.7-79.0

4.6

0.6-29.0

Other Minorities

36.4

11.4-71.7

17.3

5.1-45.0

34.2

9.2-72.8

12.1

1.6-53.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.6

18.1-73.1

16.6

5.4-41.0

30.0

8.3-67.2

9.7

1.3-46.1

-English Speaking

46.4

11.9-84.7

11.3

2.7-36.8

42.3

8.2-85.8

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

41.0

10.5-80.3

21.7

4.7-61.1

18.1

3.6-56.5

19.2

2.7-67.4

Non-Hispanic

969

494

49.6

44.8-54.4

251

25.4

21.6-29.8

120

14.2

11.0-18.1

104

10.8

8.2-14.0

AGE

18-24

120

36.6

24.5-50.8

27.7

17.8-40.4

22.4

12.7-36.5

13.3

7.2-23.1

25-34

277

129

46.5

38.2-55.1

29.2

22.3-37.2

17.7

12.2-25.0

6.5

3.5-12.0

35-44

271

142

55.7

47.5-63.6

23.5

17.5-30.8

9.0

5.5-14.3

11.8

7.4-18.3

45-54

202

109

52.0

42.1-61.7

20.9

14.0-30.1

12.2

6.8-21.1

14.9

8.7-24.4

55-64

67.5

50.6-80.8

13.8

6.8-25.8

8.1

2.2-25.2

10.7

3.6-27.7

65-74

86.8

69.1-95.1

10.8

3.5-29.0

1.5

0.2-10.2

0.9

0.1- 6.3

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.9

33.8-71.2

23.7

12.5-40.4

17.5

5.0-46.4

5.9

2.5-13.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

253

129

53.8

44.0-63.3

19.2

12.7-28.0

12.7

7.6-20.4

14.3

8.5-23.2

Some Post-H.S.

281

143

40.9

32.4-50.0

27.8

20.6-36.4

20.0

13.2-29.1

11.3

7.0-17.7

College Graduate

383

195

52.7

45.5-59.8

111

26.9

21.1-33.6

10.7

7.0-16.0

9.7

6.4-14.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

40.7

26.7-56.5

23.4

12.0-40.7

16.4

7.2-32.9

19.5

10.1-34.4

$15,000- 24,999

149

40.9

29.3-53.6

33.5

22.3-46.9

18.8

9.1-34.9

6.8

2.9-15.0

$25,000- 34,999

121

48.3

34.7-62.1

20.4

12.5-31.7

15.1

7.4-28.6

16.1

7.3-32.0

$35,000- 49,999

130

60.4

47.7-71.7

24.9

16.1-36.4

12.6

6.2-23.8

2.1

0.9- 5.0

$50,000-74,999

156

37.4

27.7-48.3

25.6

17.8-35.4

20.7

12.0-33.4

16.3

9.1-27.4

$75,000+

199

46.8

37.6-56.1

26.6

18.9-36.0

14.4

8.8-22.8

12.2

7.4-19.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

41.1

26.6-57.3

27.5

16.0-43.0

11.3

5.1-23.2

20.2

7.7-43.3

Guilford

48.2

32.3-64.5

25.6

13.8-42.4

14.0

5.7-30.7

12.2

4.9-27.5

Mecklenburg

52.2

36.0-68.0

25.7

14.3-41.8

6.9

2.2-19.4

15.2

5.8-34.2

Orange

46.7

27.4-67.0

26.2

13.9-43.9

8.6

3.4-20.1

18.5

7.2-39.9

Wake

47.2

31.9-63.0

23.9

12.7-40.4

20.5

9.3-39.4

8.5

3.6-18.8

Chatham/Lee

59.6

39.3-77.1

23.7

10.1-46.2

3.8

0.8-15.3

12.9

5.1-29.3

Nash/Wilson

29.6

14.6-50.8

43.7

24.4-65.2

22.9

8.5-48.6

3.8

0.5-22.7

Craven/Pamlico

51.6

37.9-65.0

22.8

13.6-35.7

4.0

1.3-11.7

21.7

11.4-37.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

46.3

32.1-61.2

32.8

20.0-48.7

8.5

3.7-18.2

12.5

6.1-23.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

45.2

30.6-60.7

23.8

13.2-39.1

18.9

7.5-40.1

12.1

4.6-28.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

51.5

33.9-68.8

26.2

14.0-43.8

15.1

5.2-36.4

7.1

2.2-20.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

56.2

41.6-69.8

17.5

9.2-30.9

20.6

11.2-34.9

5.7

1.8-16.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

58.2

39.5-74.8

29.1

15.4-47.9

7.3

2.2-21.6

5.5

0.8-29.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

43.7

26.7-62.2

22.1

11.3-38.6

9.7

3.1-26.8

24.5

10.1-48.3

Northeast NC I

68.9

52.6-81.5

14.6

6.5-29.5

9.6

3.7-22.8

6.9

2.0-21.0

Northeast NC II

54.2

38.5-69.1

23.9

13.1-39.4

14.3

5.4-32.7

7.7

2.8-19.3

Northeastern Partnership

59.5

47.5-70.5

20.5

12.7-31.5

12.6

6.0-24.6

7.4

3.4-15.4

Mountain AHEC

154

43.2

33.1-54.0

33.9

23.9-45.7

10.5

6.2-17.4

12.3

6.2-22.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

423

215

50.9

44.2-57.5

110

23.3

18.3-29.1

13.8

9.6-19.4

12.0

8.3-17.1

Western NC

264

126

38.8

30.8-47.3

32.2

24.3-41.3

18.3

10.6-29.9

10.7

6.5-17.2

Back to Excess Sun Exposure.

*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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