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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,465	771	25.2	22.9-27.6	2,694	74.8	72.4-77.1
RACE
White	2,568	695	30.9	28.1-33.8	1,873	69.1	66.2-71.9
African American	607	25	4.4	2.4- 7.7	582	95.6	92.3-97.6
Asian	26	3	16.8	4.1-48.5	23	83.2	51.5-95.9
Native American	83	17	19.9	6.4-47.5	66	80.1	52.5-93.6
Other Minorities	163	23	17.6	9.8-29.5	140	82.4	70.5-90.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	33	20.7	12.6-32.1	137	79.3	67.9-87.4
-English Speaking	54	14	31.5	13.8-57.0	40	68.5	43.0-86.2
-Spanish Speaking	116	19	17.6	9.5-30.4	97	82.4	69.6-90.5
Non-Hispanic	3,292	737	25.6	23.2-28.1	2,555	74.4	71.9-76.8
AGE
18-24	219	80	35.3	26.7-45.0	139	64.7	55.0-73.3
25-34	533	185	31.1	25.8-36.9	348	68.9	63.1-74.2
35-44	685	218	31.3	26.6-36.4	467	68.7	63.6-73.4
45-54	685	137	23.5	18.7-29.2	548	76.5	70.8-81.3
55-64	581	79	13.5	9.9-18.1	502	86.5	81.9-90.1
65-74	464	47	12.5	8.5-18.0	417	87.5	82.0-91.5
75+	277	20	6.9	3.8-12.0	257	93.1	88.0-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	93	16.1	11.7-21.7	514	83.9	78.3-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,026	201	24.1	20.0-28.8	825	75.9	71.2-80.0
Some Post-H.S.	808	199	26.0	21.4-31.2	609	74.0	68.8-78.6
College Graduate	1,013	277	31.6	27.4-36.0	736	68.4	64.0-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	47	20.1	12.5-30.6	253	79.9	69.4-87.5
$15,000- 24,999	614	122	19.5	15.0-24.9	492	80.5	75.1-85.0
$25,000- 34,999	364	89	29.6	22.5-37.8	275	70.4	62.2-77.5
$35,000- 49,999	524	133	25.9	20.8-31.7	391	74.1	68.3-79.2
$50,000-74,999	436	123	34.6	28.0-42.0	313	65.4	58.0-72.0
$75,000+	501	144	30.0	24.4-36.2	357	70.0	63.8-75.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	43	27.6	20.2-36.6	136	72.4	63.4-79.8
Guilford	165	30	21.3	14.4-30.3	135	78.7	69.7-85.6
Mecklenburg	169	37	27.3	18.6-38.1	132	72.7	61.9-81.4
Orange	169	42	26.6	18.8-36.1	127	73.4	63.9-81.2
Wake	176	44	28.2	20.5-37.4	132	71.8	62.6-79.5
Chatham/Lee	152	24	16.6	10.6-25.0	128	83.4	75.0-89.4
Nash/Wilson	139	24	21.3	13.6-31.8	115	78.7	68.2-86.4
Craven/Pamlico	169	27	18.8	12.3-27.8	142	81.2	72.2-87.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	41	26.2	18.9-35.1	121	73.8	64.9-81.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	168	55	32.7	24.3-42.3	113	67.3	57.7-75.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	176	26	11.8	7.3-18.5	150	88.2	81.5-92.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	44	24.2	14.8-37.1	118	75.8	62.9-85.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	26	19.8	13.1-28.7	151	80.2	71.3-86.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	26	25.1	16.3-36.5	101	74.9	63.5-83.7
Northeast NC I	144	25	18.9	12.1-28.3	119	81.1	71.7-87.9
Northeast NC II	185	47	28.7	21.1-37.8	138	71.3	62.2-78.9
Northeastern Partnership	329	72	25.6	19.7-32.5	257	74.4	67.5-80.3
Mountain AHEC	492	122	24.5	19.5-30.4	370	75.5	69.6-80.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,163	235	25.3	21.2-29.9	928	74.7	70.1-78.8
Piedmont	1,525	327	24.9	21.8-28.4	1,198	75.1	71.6-78.2
Western NC	777	209	26.3	21.8-31.2	568	73.7	68.8-78.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,465

771

25.2

22.9-27.6

2,694

74.8

72.4-77.1

RACE

White

2,568

695

30.9

28.1-33.8

1,873

69.1

66.2-71.9

African American

607

4.4

2.4- 7.7

582

95.6

92.3-97.6

Asian

16.8

4.1-48.5

83.2

51.5-95.9

Native American

19.9

6.4-47.5

80.1

52.5-93.6

Other Minorities

163

17.6

9.8-29.5

140

82.4

70.5-90.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

20.7

12.6-32.1

137

79.3

67.9-87.4

-English Speaking

31.5

13.8-57.0

68.5

43.0-86.2

-Spanish Speaking

116

17.6

9.5-30.4

82.4

69.6-90.5

Non-Hispanic

3,292

737

25.6

23.2-28.1

2,555

74.4

71.9-76.8

AGE

18-24

219

35.3

26.7-45.0

139

64.7

55.0-73.3

25-34

533

185

31.1

25.8-36.9

348

68.9

63.1-74.2

35-44

685

218

31.3

26.6-36.4

467

68.7

63.6-73.4

45-54

685

137

23.5

18.7-29.2

548

76.5

70.8-81.3

55-64

581

13.5

9.9-18.1

502

86.5

81.9-90.1

65-74

464

12.5

8.5-18.0

417

87.5

82.0-91.5

75+

277

6.9

3.8-12.0

257

93.1

88.0-96.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

16.1

11.7-21.7

514

83.9

78.3-88.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,026

201

24.1

20.0-28.8

825

75.9

71.2-80.0

Some Post-H.S.

808

199

26.0

21.4-31.2

609

74.0

68.8-78.6

College Graduate

1,013

277

31.6

27.4-36.0

736

68.4

64.0-72.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

20.1

12.5-30.6

253

79.9

69.4-87.5

$15,000- 24,999

614

122

19.5

15.0-24.9

492

80.5

75.1-85.0

$25,000- 34,999

364

29.6

22.5-37.8

275

70.4

62.2-77.5

$35,000- 49,999

524

133

25.9

20.8-31.7

391

74.1

68.3-79.2

$50,000-74,999

436

123

34.6

28.0-42.0

313

65.4

58.0-72.0

$75,000+

501

144

30.0

24.4-36.2

357

70.0

63.8-75.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

27.6

20.2-36.6

136

72.4

63.4-79.8

Guilford

165

21.3

14.4-30.3

135

78.7

69.7-85.6

Mecklenburg

169

27.3

18.6-38.1

132

72.7

61.9-81.4

Orange

169

26.6

18.8-36.1

127

73.4

63.9-81.2

Wake

176

28.2

20.5-37.4

132

71.8

62.6-79.5

Chatham/Lee

152

16.6

10.6-25.0

128

83.4

75.0-89.4

Nash/Wilson

139

21.3

13.6-31.8

115

78.7

68.2-86.4

Craven/Pamlico

169

18.8

12.3-27.8

142

81.2

72.2-87.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

26.2

18.9-35.1

121

73.8

64.9-81.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

168

32.7

24.3-42.3

113

67.3

57.7-75.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

176

11.8

7.3-18.5

150

88.2

81.5-92.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

24.2

14.8-37.1

118

75.8

62.9-85.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

19.8

13.1-28.7

151

80.2

71.3-86.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

25.1

16.3-36.5

101

74.9

63.5-83.7

Northeast NC I

144

18.9

12.1-28.3

119

81.1

71.7-87.9

Northeast NC II

185

28.7

21.1-37.8

138

71.3

62.2-78.9

Northeastern Partnership

329

25.6

19.7-32.5

257

74.4

67.5-80.3

Mountain AHEC

492

122

24.5

19.5-30.4

370

75.5

69.6-80.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,163

235

25.3

21.2-29.9

928

74.7

70.1-78.8

Piedmont

1,525

327

24.9

21.8-28.4

1,198

75.1

71.6-78.2

Western NC

777

209

26.3

21.8-31.2

568

73.7

68.8-78.2

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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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