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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,474	697	45.3	41.4-49.3	372	23.4	20.4-26.7	180	14.2	11.4-17.5	225	17.1	14.1-20.6
No	263	121	43.7	34.6-53.3	70	22.7	15.8-31.5	30	15.1	8.6-25.0	42	18.5	12.4-26.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	33	23	55.9	29.7-79.2	2	8.5	1.4-37.5	2	2.4	0.5-10.5	6	33.2	12.0-64.6
Recommended Range	674	331	51.0	45.0-56.9	174	22.1	17.8-27.0	76	12.6	9.0-17.4	93	14.4	10.9-18.7
Overweight	588	260	41.9	35.8-48.2	155	24.6	19.8-30.1	69	14.0	9.6-19.9	104	19.5	14.7-25.4
Obese	354	169	41.5	34.0-49.4	79	23.3	17.6-30.1	53	18.9	12.8-27.0	53	16.4	10.5-24.8
Current Smoker
No	1,302	623	45.2	40.9-49.5	338	23.6	20.5-27.2	145	13.9	10.9-17.5	196	17.3	14.2-20.9
Yes	431	195	46.5	39.1-54.0	100	21.3	16.0-27.8	65	15.4	10.5-22.1	71	16.8	11.5-23.8
Binge Drinker
No	1,511	727	46.5	42.5-50.5	384	23.3	20.3-26.7	182	14.2	11.4-17.6	218	16.0	13.2-19.2
Yes	212	84	39.2	29.3-50.1	54	22.0	15.3-30.6	25	13.4	7.2-23.6	49	25.4	16.8-36.5
Heavy Drinker
No	1,661	783	45.0	41.3-48.8	421	23.5	20.6-26.6	198	13.8	11.2-16.9	259	17.7	14.9-21.0
Yes	65	31	54.0	33.4-73.3	18	17.2	9.1-30.2	9	22.4	8.2-48.2	7	6.4	2.5-15.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	769	361	48.6	43.0-54.3	186	19.4	15.8-23.6	84	13.2	9.2-18.5	138	18.8	14.8-23.7
Some Physical Activity	722	328	42.8	37.3-48.5	200	26.1	21.6-31.1	93	14.5	11.0-18.8	101	16.6	12.5-21.8
Physically Inactive	205	109	46.5	35.4-57.9	48	26.5	17.8-37.5	28	16.9	9.1-29.5	20	10.1	5.2-18.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	195	96	39.4	29.2-50.7	37	17.2	11.1-25.7	29	21.5	12.2-35.1	33	21.8	12.0-36.4
No	1,541	722	46.0	42.1-50.0	405	23.8	20.8-27.0	180	13.5	10.8-16.7	234	16.7	13.9-19.9
Disability Status
Yes	418	211	45.3	37.5-53.4	91	21.0	15.6-27.6	50	16.4	10.0-25.9	66	17.3	11.6-24.9
No	1,303	604	45.5	41.3-49.8	344	23.4	20.2-26.9	154	13.7	10.9-17.0	201	17.4	14.3-21.0
Current Asthma
Yes	125	64	47.9	34.7-61.3	32	26.7	15.4-42.3	16	14.1	7.6-24.7	13	11.3	5.4-22.2
No	1,613	754	45.2	41.4-49.1	410	22.9	20.1-26.0	194	14.3	11.5-17.6	255	17.6	14.8-21.0
Diabetes
Yes	97	52	45.0	30.8-60.1	22	30.4	17.6-47.3	11	10.5	4.5-22.6	12	14.0	6.7-27.1
Yes, During Pregnancy	21	9	39.4	16.9-67.6	6	21.5	8.0-46.5	4	20.7	6.0-51.7	2	18.3	2.9-62.5
No	1,620	758	45.5	41.7-49.4	414	22.8	20.0-26.0	195	14.4	11.6-17.6	253	17.3	14.5-20.6
Arthritis
Yes	431	216	44.3	37.3-51.6	97	28.5	21.9-36.2	50	12.9	8.0-20.1	68	14.3	10.3-19.5
No	1,301	600	45.7	41.5-50.0	344	21.9	18.9-25.2	159	14.6	11.6-18.2	198	17.8	14.6-21.6
High Blood Pressure
Yes	337	172	47.2	38.1-56.5	67	21.3	15.2-29.0	42	11.0	7.3-16.4	56	20.5	13.3-30.0
Yes, During Pregnancy	33	18	47.9	27.0-69.5	9	29.3	13.5-52.5	5	17.3	5.7-42.3	1	5.5	0.8-30.3
No	1,368	629	45.0	41.0-49.2	366	23.4	20.3-26.8	162	14.8	11.7-18.4	211	16.8	13.8-20.2
High Cholesterol
Yes	393	182	48.3	40.9-55.8	100	24.3	18.8-30.7	53	16.3	11.4-22.9	58	11.1	7.7-15.9
No	928	448	47.1	42.2-52.2	239	24.1	20.2-28.4	103	12.0	9.1-15.7	138	16.8	13.5-20.6
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	107	59	42.2	29.6-56.0	23	38.3	25.1-53.4	12	11.0	4.8-23.0	13	8.5	3.9-17.6
No	1,620	755	45.5	41.7-49.4	415	22.3	19.5-25.4	195	14.4	11.6-17.7	255	17.8	14.9-21.1

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,474

697

45.3

41.4-49.3

372

23.4

20.4-26.7

180

14.2

11.4-17.5

225

17.1

14.1-20.6

263

121

43.7

34.6-53.3

22.7

15.8-31.5

15.1

8.6-25.0

18.5

12.4-26.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

55.9

29.7-79.2

8.5

1.4-37.5

2.4

0.5-10.5

33.2

12.0-64.6

Recommended Range

674

331

51.0

45.0-56.9

174

22.1

17.8-27.0

12.6

9.0-17.4

14.4

10.9-18.7

Overweight

588

260

41.9

35.8-48.2

155

24.6

19.8-30.1

14.0

9.6-19.9

104

19.5

14.7-25.4

Obese

354

169

41.5

34.0-49.4

23.3

17.6-30.1

18.9

12.8-27.0

16.4

10.5-24.8

Current Smoker

1,302

623

45.2

40.9-49.5

338

23.6

20.5-27.2

145

13.9

10.9-17.5

196

17.3

14.2-20.9

Yes

431

195

46.5

39.1-54.0

100

21.3

16.0-27.8

15.4

10.5-22.1

16.8

11.5-23.8

Binge Drinker

1,511

727

46.5

42.5-50.5

384

23.3

20.3-26.7

182

14.2

11.4-17.6

218

16.0

13.2-19.2

Yes

212

39.2

29.3-50.1

22.0

15.3-30.6

13.4

7.2-23.6

25.4

16.8-36.5

Heavy Drinker

1,661

783

45.0

41.3-48.8

421

23.5

20.6-26.6

198

13.8

11.2-16.9

259

17.7

14.9-21.0

Yes

54.0

33.4-73.3

17.2

9.1-30.2

22.4

8.2-48.2

6.4

2.5-15.5

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

769

361

48.6

43.0-54.3

186

19.4

15.8-23.6

13.2

9.2-18.5

138

18.8

14.8-23.7

Some Physical Activity

722

328

42.8

37.3-48.5

200

26.1

21.6-31.1

14.5

11.0-18.8

101

16.6

12.5-21.8

Physically Inactive

205

109

46.5

35.4-57.9

26.5

17.8-37.5

16.9

9.1-29.5

10.1

5.2-18.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

195

39.4

29.2-50.7

17.2

11.1-25.7

21.5

12.2-35.1

21.8

12.0-36.4

1,541

722

46.0

42.1-50.0

405

23.8

20.8-27.0

180

13.5

10.8-16.7

234

16.7

13.9-19.9

Disability Status

Yes

418

211

45.3

37.5-53.4

21.0

15.6-27.6

16.4

10.0-25.9

17.3

11.6-24.9

1,303

604

45.5

41.3-49.8

344

23.4

20.2-26.9

154

13.7

10.9-17.0

201

17.4

14.3-21.0

Current Asthma

Yes

125

47.9

34.7-61.3

26.7

15.4-42.3

14.1

7.6-24.7

11.3

5.4-22.2

1,613

754

45.2

41.4-49.1

410

22.9

20.1-26.0

194

14.3

11.5-17.6

255

17.6

14.8-21.0

Diabetes

Yes

45.0

30.8-60.1

30.4

17.6-47.3

10.5

4.5-22.6

14.0

6.7-27.1

Yes, During Pregnancy

39.4

16.9-67.6

21.5

8.0-46.5

20.7

6.0-51.7

18.3

2.9-62.5

1,620

758

45.5

41.7-49.4

414

22.8

20.0-26.0

195

14.4

11.6-17.6

253

17.3

14.5-20.6

Arthritis

Yes

431

216

44.3

37.3-51.6

28.5

21.9-36.2

12.9

8.0-20.1

14.3

10.3-19.5

1,301

600

45.7

41.5-50.0

344

21.9

18.9-25.2

159

14.6

11.6-18.2

198

17.8

14.6-21.6

High Blood Pressure

Yes

337

172

47.2

38.1-56.5

21.3

15.2-29.0

11.0

7.3-16.4

20.5

13.3-30.0

Yes, During Pregnancy

47.9

27.0-69.5

29.3

13.5-52.5

17.3

5.7-42.3

5.5

0.8-30.3

1,368

629

45.0

41.0-49.2

366

23.4

20.3-26.8

162

14.8

11.7-18.4

211

16.8

13.8-20.2

High Cholesterol

Yes

393

182

48.3

40.9-55.8

100

24.3

18.8-30.7

16.3

11.4-22.9

11.1

7.7-15.9

928

448

47.1

42.2-52.2

239

24.1

20.2-28.4

103

12.0

9.1-15.7

138

16.8

13.5-20.6

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

107

42.2

29.6-56.0

38.3

25.1-53.4

11.0

4.8-23.0

8.5

3.9-17.6

1,620

755

45.5

41.7-49.4

415

22.3

19.5-25.4

195

14.4

11.6-17.7

255

17.8

14.9-21.1

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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.