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-MALES

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	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
RACE
White	676	289	44.8	39.2-50.6	166	20.8	17.1-25.2	75	12.5	8.9-17.4	146	21.9	17.4-27.0
African American	23	10	28.7	11.2-56.2	4	23.6	6.2-59.0	4	25.5	7.8-58.2	5	22.1	5.6-57.8
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	14	1	3.7	0.3-29.9	7	82.8	43.2-96.8	2	5.2	0.7-29.5	4	8.3	1.3-37.8
Other Minorities	22	10	29.5	9.9-61.5	4	4.8	1.4-15.2	4	35.3	12.0-68.6	4	30.5	9.2-65.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	13	28.1	10.8-55.8	3	3.5	1.0-12.0	5	29.6	10.3-60.5	10	38.8	16.7-66.7
-English Speaking	14	7	20.5	5.5-53.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.6	0.2-12.6	6	77.9	44.9-93.9
-Spanish Speaking	17	6	32.2	9.6-68.0	3	5.4	1.4-18.8	4	44.8	16.4-77.1	4	17.6	4.7-48.2
Non-Hispanic	713	299	43.4	37.9-49.1	182	22.9	18.8-27.6	80	12.6	9.1-17.3	152	21.0	16.8-26.0
AGE
18-24	79	35	44.5	29.4-60.6	23	17.9	9.4-31.3	6	12.7	4.3-32.3	15	24.9	13.3-41.8
25-34	182	78	45.7	35.7-56.1	45	19.0	12.4-27.9	18	11.0	5.8-19.8	41	24.3	17.0-33.6
35-44	212	74	36.5	27.9-46.0	54	21.7	15.6-29.3	31	17.1	10.9-25.8	53	24.8	17.5-33.9
45-54	137	54	40.1	28.3-53.1	35	25.7	16.7-37.4	21	18.4	9.7-32.1	27	15.9	7.8-29.6
55-64	71	44	59.5	41.6-75.1	11	23.1	10.5-43.6	6	9.0	2.9-24.3	10	8.4	3.9-17.3
65-74	42	16	31.1	15.8-52.0	14	39.6	21.4-61.3	3	4.5	1.3-13.9	9	24.8	9.6-50.7
75+	18	8	42.2	17.3-71.9	3	21.7	4.2-63.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	36.1	14.2-65.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	84	34	43.2	27.0-61.0	15	11.7	4.9-25.2	10	27.2	12.6-49.2	25	17.9	8.8-33.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	194	88	45.2	34.7-56.1	53	21.9	15.2-30.5	17	12.2	5.3-25.7	36	20.7	12.8-31.6
Some Post-H.S.	194	82	44.4	33.7-55.6	53	24.8	16.9-34.8	20	9.4	5.2-16.7	39	21.4	13.4-32.4
College Graduate	272	107	38.1	30.1-46.9	64	21.9	15.9-29.5	39	14.7	9.9-21.3	62	25.2	18.4-33.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	14	20.7	8.5-42.3	10	17.9	7.5-37.0	7	22.4	5.6-58.2	13	39.0	16.3-67.7
$15,000- 24,999	112	53	52.9	38.5-66.9	22	12.9	6.5-24.0	10	12.3	4.7-28.2	27	22.0	11.9-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	88	42	53.7	37.9-68.8	26	27.2	15.2-43.8	5	11.2	4.2-26.7	15	7.9	3.7-16.4
$35,000- 49,999	133	55	35.9	25.6-47.7	33	26.6	16.9-39.2	20	12.6	6.8-22.2	25	24.9	15.3-37.9
$50,000-74,999	122	55	46.7	34.1-59.6	30	21.6	13.5-32.6	14	10.5	5.2-20.0	23	21.3	13.3-32.3
$75,000+	142	52	38.2	27.5-50.1	34	19.6	12.7-29.0	16	11.7	6.3-20.9	40	30.5	20.4-43.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	42	24	49.5	31.9-67.3	10	25.5	12.4-45.3	4	10.3	3.8-25.4	4	14.6	4.5-38.2
Guilford	29	12	40.4	21.9-62.2	8	19.2	8.9-36.8	2	7.0	1.7-24.7	7	33.4	15.3-58.2
Mecklenburg	37	14	46.1	25.6-68.0	11	18.3	8.9-34.1	6	15.3	5.6-35.5	6	20.3	6.6-47.6
Orange	41	17	39.7	24.4-57.2	13	32.3	18.2-50.5	5	9.7	3.9-22.3	6	18.3	7.2-39.2
Wake	44	23	52.9	35.0-70.1	6	11.9	5.2-25.1	9	23.6	10.5-44.9	6	11.5	4.8-25.0
Chatham/Lee	22	12	57.1	33.4-78.0	5	22.7	8.6-47.6	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	4	17.5	5.0-46.4
Nash/Wilson	24	15	56.9	31.0-79.5	2	6.6	1.5-24.4	6	33.3	12.4-63.7	1	3.2	0.4-20.2
Craven/Pamlico	27	11	43.4	22.8-66.6	8	26.6	11.6-50.2	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	7	26.6	11.4-50.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	41	13	36.2	20.6-55.4	13	26.3	14.8-42.3	6	14.8	6.3-30.9	9	22.6	11.7-39.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	54	26	44.8	30.2-60.3	10	28.6	15.1-47.5	6	10.2	4.4-22.0	12	16.4	8.9-28.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	25	10	38.2	20.2-60.1	7	33.2	16.2-56.0	3	13.0	4.1-34.4	5	15.6	6.2-33.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	42	17	32.5	18.6-50.5	11	30.8	15.7-51.5	7	26.5	11.1-50.9	7	10.2	4.5-21.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	23	8	39.8	19.9-63.7	10	37.2	18.8-60.2	2	5.5	1.2-21.4	3	17.5	4.8-47.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	24	10	37.4	18.5-61.1	5	24.5	9.6-49.7	1	4.6	0.6-26.7	8	33.6	14.1-60.8
Northeast NC I	25	5	24.6	9.7-49.8	6	24.5	10.3-47.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	13	49.2	28.4-70.3
Northeast NC II	44	17	47.6	30.0-65.7	7	9.3	4.1-19.6	6	18.9	7.5-40.4	14	24.2	13.7-39.2
Northeastern Partnership	69	22	42.0	27.8-57.7	13	13.0	7.0-22.6	7	14.7	5.9-32.3	27	30.3	19.9-43.2
Mountain AHEC	119	58	44.2	32.9-56.1	30	25.6	16.6-37.2	12	8.2	4.1-15.6	19	22.1	12.5-36.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	224	88	44.5	34.5-55.0	50	16.8	11.4-23.9	22	11.0	6.2-18.8	64	27.7	19.2-38.3
Piedmont	317	124	39.2	31.9-47.1	89	24.1	18.4-31.0	43	16.6	11.0-24.4	61	20.0	14.5-27.1
Western NC	204	100	50.1	40.4-59.8	46	21.5	15.0-29.7	21	8.9	5.0-15.6	37	19.5	12.6-28.8

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

676

289

44.8

39.2-50.6

166

20.8

17.1-25.2

12.5

8.9-17.4

146

21.9

17.4-27.0

African American

28.7

11.2-56.2

23.6

6.2-59.0

25.5

7.8-58.2

22.1

5.6-57.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

3.7

0.3-29.9

82.8

43.2-96.8

5.2

0.7-29.5

8.3

1.3-37.8

Other Minorities

29.5

9.9-61.5

4.8

1.4-15.2

35.3

12.0-68.6

30.5

9.2-65.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.1

10.8-55.8

3.5

1.0-12.0

29.6

10.3-60.5

38.8

16.7-66.7

-English Speaking

20.5

5.5-53.1

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.2-12.6

77.9

44.9-93.9

-Spanish Speaking

32.2

9.6-68.0

5.4

1.4-18.8

44.8

16.4-77.1

17.6

4.7-48.2

Non-Hispanic

713

299

43.4

37.9-49.1

182

22.9

18.8-27.6

12.6

9.1-17.3

152

21.0

16.8-26.0

AGE

18-24

44.5

29.4-60.6

17.9

9.4-31.3

12.7

4.3-32.3

24.9

13.3-41.8

25-34

182

45.7

35.7-56.1

19.0

12.4-27.9

11.0

5.8-19.8

24.3

17.0-33.6

35-44

212

36.5

27.9-46.0

21.7

15.6-29.3

17.1

10.9-25.8

24.8

17.5-33.9

45-54

137

40.1

28.3-53.1

25.7

16.7-37.4

18.4

9.7-32.1

15.9

7.8-29.6

55-64

59.5

41.6-75.1

23.1

10.5-43.6

9.0

2.9-24.3

8.4

3.9-17.3

65-74

31.1

15.8-52.0

39.6

21.4-61.3

4.5

1.3-13.9

24.8

9.6-50.7

75+

42.2

17.3-71.9

21.7

4.2-63.8

0.0

. - .

36.1

14.2-65.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.2

27.0-61.0

11.7

4.9-25.2

27.2

12.6-49.2

17.9

8.8-33.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

194

45.2

34.7-56.1

21.9

15.2-30.5

12.2

5.3-25.7

20.7

12.8-31.6

Some Post-H.S.

194

44.4

33.7-55.6

24.8

16.9-34.8

9.4

5.2-16.7

21.4

13.4-32.4

College Graduate

272

107

38.1

30.1-46.9

21.9

15.9-29.5

14.7

9.9-21.3

25.2

18.4-33.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.7

8.5-42.3

17.9

7.5-37.0

22.4

5.6-58.2

39.0

16.3-67.7

$15,000- 24,999

112

52.9

38.5-66.9

12.9

6.5-24.0

12.3

4.7-28.2

22.0

11.9-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

53.7

37.9-68.8

27.2

15.2-43.8

11.2

4.2-26.7

7.9

3.7-16.4

$35,000- 49,999

133

35.9

25.6-47.7

26.6

16.9-39.2

12.6

6.8-22.2

24.9

15.3-37.9

$50,000-74,999

122

46.7

34.1-59.6

21.6

13.5-32.6

10.5

5.2-20.0

21.3

13.3-32.3

$75,000+

142

38.2

27.5-50.1

19.6

12.7-29.0

11.7

6.3-20.9

30.5

20.4-43.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

49.5

31.9-67.3

25.5

12.4-45.3

10.3

3.8-25.4

14.6

4.5-38.2

Guilford

40.4

21.9-62.2

19.2

8.9-36.8

7.0

1.7-24.7

33.4

15.3-58.2

Mecklenburg

46.1

25.6-68.0

18.3

8.9-34.1

15.3

5.6-35.5

20.3

6.6-47.6

Orange

39.7

24.4-57.2

32.3

18.2-50.5

9.7

3.9-22.3

18.3

7.2-39.2

Wake

52.9

35.0-70.1

11.9

5.2-25.1

23.6

10.5-44.9

11.5

4.8-25.0

Chatham/Lee

57.1

33.4-78.0

22.7

8.6-47.6

2.7

0.4-17.2

17.5

5.0-46.4

Nash/Wilson

56.9

31.0-79.5

6.6

1.5-24.4

33.3

12.4-63.7

3.2

0.4-20.2

Craven/Pamlico

43.4

22.8-66.6

26.6

11.6-50.2

3.4

0.5-20.9

26.6

11.4-50.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

36.2

20.6-55.4

26.3

14.8-42.3

14.8

6.3-30.9

22.6

11.7-39.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

44.8

30.2-60.3

28.6

15.1-47.5

10.2

4.4-22.0

16.4

8.9-28.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

38.2

20.2-60.1

33.2

16.2-56.0

13.0

4.1-34.4

15.6

6.2-33.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

32.5

18.6-50.5

30.8

15.7-51.5

26.5

11.1-50.9

10.2

4.5-21.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

39.8

19.9-63.7

37.2

18.8-60.2

5.5

1.2-21.4

17.5

4.8-47.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.4

18.5-61.1

24.5

9.6-49.7

4.6

0.6-26.7

33.6

14.1-60.8

Northeast NC I

24.6

9.7-49.8

24.5

10.3-47.9

1.6

0.2-10.9

49.2

28.4-70.3

Northeast NC II

47.6

30.0-65.7

9.3

4.1-19.6

18.9

7.5-40.4

24.2

13.7-39.2

Northeastern Partnership

42.0

27.8-57.7

13.0

7.0-22.6

14.7

5.9-32.3

30.3

19.9-43.2

Mountain AHEC

119

44.2

32.9-56.1

25.6

16.6-37.2

8.2

4.1-15.6

22.1

12.5-36.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

224

44.5

34.5-55.0

16.8

11.4-23.9

11.0

6.2-18.8

27.7

19.2-38.3

Piedmont

317

124

39.2

31.9-47.1

24.1

18.4-31.0

16.6

11.0-24.4

20.0

14.5-27.1

Western NC

204

100

50.1

40.4-59.8

21.5

15.0-29.7

8.9

5.0-15.6

19.5

12.6-28.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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