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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,963	1,012	18.8	17.2-20.4	4,951	81.2	79.6-82.8
RACE
White	4,346	909	23.1	21.2-25.1	3,437	76.9	74.9-78.8
African American	1,264	59	4.6	3.1- 6.9	1,205	95.4	93.1-96.9
Asian	25	4	19.8	5.8-49.6	21	80.2	50.4-94.2
Native American	147	20	22.9	11.2-41.0	127	77.1	59.0-88.8
Other Minorities	162	18	11.5	5.7-21.8	144	88.5	78.2-94.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	23	14.3	7.7-24.8	145	85.7	75.2-92.3
-English Speaking	83	13	22.7	9.5-44.9	70	77.3	55.1-90.5
-Spanish Speaking	85	10	10.5	4.5-22.3	75	89.5	77.7-95.5
Non-Hispanic	5,788	987	19.0	17.4-20.6	4,801	81.0	79.4-82.6
AGE
18-24	362	120	34.7	27.6-42.6	242	65.3	57.4-72.4
25-34	881	281	29.3	25.2-33.7	600	70.7	66.3-74.8
35-44	1,098	274	26.2	22.7-30.2	824	73.8	69.8-77.3
45-54	1,156	204	16.0	13.3-19.2	952	84.0	80.8-86.7
55-64	947	85	6.6	4.8- 9.0	862	93.4	91.0-95.2
65-74	811	32	4.0	2.5- 6.5	779	96.0	93.5-97.5
75+	659	8	0.7	0.3- 1.7	651	99.3	98.3-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	995	78	6.7	4.6- 9.8	917	93.3	90.2-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,800	264	16.4	13.8-19.5	1,536	83.6	80.5-86.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,535	284	21.8	18.5-25.4	1,251	78.2	74.6-81.5
College Graduate	1,616	384	26.1	23.0-29.4	1,232	73.9	70.6-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	805	92	10.2	7.6-13.6	713	89.8	86.4-92.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,115	151	16.5	13.0-20.8	964	83.5	79.2-87.0
$25,000- 34,999	671	123	18.6	14.4-23.8	548	81.4	76.2-85.6
$35,000- 49,999	714	132	21.8	17.4-27.1	582	78.2	72.9-82.6
$50,000-74,999	573	157	27.1	22.2-32.5	416	72.9	67.5-77.8
$75,000+	653	199	29.2	24.8-34.1	454	70.8	65.9-75.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	53	21.8	16.2-28.6	222	78.2	71.4-83.8
Guilford	278	41	15.6	11.3-21.0	237	84.4	79.0-88.7
Mecklenburg	279	45	17.5	12.9-23.3	234	82.5	76.7-87.1
Orange	281	63	32.4	23.1-43.3	218	67.6	56.7-76.9
Wake	276	56	21.1	15.8-27.6	220	78.9	72.4-84.2
Chatham/Lee	248	34	16.8	11.5-23.8	214	83.2	76.2-88.5
Nash/Wilson	240	24	9.1	5.9-13.7	216	90.9	86.3-94.1
Craven/Pamlico	286	65	25.7	20.1-32.1	221	74.3	67.9-79.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	66	26.3	20.3-33.3	210	73.7	66.7-79.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	58	23.2	17.1-30.7	229	76.8	69.3-82.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	46	16.1	11.4-22.2	255	83.9	77.8-88.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	57	24.2	18.6-30.9	207	75.8	69.1-81.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	35	12.1	8.5-17.0	264	87.9	83.0-91.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	291	40	13.6	9.7-18.9	251	86.4	81.1-90.3
Northeast NC I	316	41	15.9	11.7-21.3	275	84.1	78.7-88.3
Northeast NC II	326	49	17.4	13.0-22.8	277	82.6	77.2-87.0
Northeastern Partnership	642	90	16.8	13.6-20.6	552	83.2	79.4-86.4
Mountain AHEC	813	155	19.4	15.9-23.5	658	80.6	76.5-84.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,149	317	16.9	14.3-19.9	1,832	83.1	80.1-85.7
Piedmont	2,515	428	19.0	16.8-21.3	2,087	81.0	78.7-83.2
Western NC	1,299	267	22.2	18.9-26.0	1,032	77.8	74.0-81.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,963

1,012

18.8

17.2-20.4

4,951

81.2

79.6-82.8

RACE

White

4,346

909

23.1

21.2-25.1

3,437

76.9

74.9-78.8

African American

1,264

4.6

3.1- 6.9

1,205

95.4

93.1-96.9

Asian

19.8

5.8-49.6

80.2

50.4-94.2

Native American

147

22.9

11.2-41.0

127

77.1

59.0-88.8

Other Minorities

162

11.5

5.7-21.8

144

88.5

78.2-94.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

14.3

7.7-24.8

145

85.7

75.2-92.3

-English Speaking

22.7

9.5-44.9

77.3

55.1-90.5

-Spanish Speaking

10.5

4.5-22.3

89.5

77.7-95.5

Non-Hispanic

5,788

987

19.0

17.4-20.6

4,801

81.0

79.4-82.6

AGE

18-24

362

120

34.7

27.6-42.6

242

65.3

57.4-72.4

25-34

881

281

29.3

25.2-33.7

600

70.7

66.3-74.8

35-44

1,098

274

26.2

22.7-30.2

824

73.8

69.8-77.3

45-54

1,156

204

16.0

13.3-19.2

952

84.0

80.8-86.7

55-64

947

6.6

4.8- 9.0

862

93.4

91.0-95.2

65-74

811

4.0

2.5- 6.5

779

96.0

93.5-97.5

75+

659

0.7

0.3- 1.7

651

99.3

98.3-99.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

995

6.7

4.6- 9.8

917

93.3

90.2-95.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,800

264

16.4

13.8-19.5

1,536

83.6

80.5-86.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,535

284

21.8

18.5-25.4

1,251

78.2

74.6-81.5

College Graduate

1,616

384

26.1

23.0-29.4

1,232

73.9

70.6-77.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

805

10.2

7.6-13.6

713

89.8

86.4-92.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,115

151

16.5

13.0-20.8

964

83.5

79.2-87.0

$25,000- 34,999

671

123

18.6

14.4-23.8

548

81.4

76.2-85.6

$35,000- 49,999

714

132

21.8

17.4-27.1

582

78.2

72.9-82.6

$50,000-74,999

573

157

27.1

22.2-32.5

416

72.9

67.5-77.8

$75,000+

653

199

29.2

24.8-34.1

454

70.8

65.9-75.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

21.8

16.2-28.6

222

78.2

71.4-83.8

Guilford

278

15.6

11.3-21.0

237

84.4

79.0-88.7

Mecklenburg

279

17.5

12.9-23.3

234

82.5

76.7-87.1

Orange

281

32.4

23.1-43.3

218

67.6

56.7-76.9

Wake

276

21.1

15.8-27.6

220

78.9

72.4-84.2

Chatham/Lee

248

16.8

11.5-23.8

214

83.2

76.2-88.5

Nash/Wilson

240

9.1

5.9-13.7

216

90.9

86.3-94.1

Craven/Pamlico

286

25.7

20.1-32.1

221

74.3

67.9-79.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

26.3

20.3-33.3

210

73.7

66.7-79.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

23.2

17.1-30.7

229

76.8

69.3-82.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

16.1

11.4-22.2

255

83.9

77.8-88.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

24.2

18.6-30.9

207

75.8

69.1-81.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

12.1

8.5-17.0

264

87.9

83.0-91.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

291

13.6

9.7-18.9

251

86.4

81.1-90.3

Northeast NC I

316

15.9

11.7-21.3

275

84.1

78.7-88.3

Northeast NC II

326

17.4

13.0-22.8

277

82.6

77.2-87.0

Northeastern Partnership

642

16.8

13.6-20.6

552

83.2

79.4-86.4

Mountain AHEC

813

155

19.4

15.9-23.5

658

80.6

76.5-84.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,149

317

16.9

14.3-19.9

1,832

83.1

80.1-85.7

Piedmont

2,515

428

19.0

16.8-21.3

2,087

81.0

78.7-83.2

Western NC

1,299

267

22.2

18.9-26.0

1,032

77.8

74.0-81.1

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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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