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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,428	1,783	21.9	20.5-23.3	7,645	78.1	76.7-79.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,057	1,509	22.1	20.6-23.6	6,548	77.9	76.4-79.4
No	1,363	272	20.8	17.5-24.5	1,091	79.2	75.5-82.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight	183	34	20.4	12.6-31.4	149	79.6	68.6-87.4
Recommended Range	3,269	685	24.1	21.8-26.7	2,584	75.9	73.3-78.2
Overweight	3,111	600	24.0	21.5-26.6	2,511	76.0	73.4-78.5
Obese	2,305	369	17.0	14.6-19.6	1,936	83.0	80.4-85.4
Current Smoker
No	7,231	1,332	21.5	20.0-23.2	5,899	78.5	76.8-80.0
Yes	2,155	445	23.1	20.2-26.2	1,710	76.9	73.8-79.8
Binge Drinker
No	8,704	1,549	20.4	19.1-21.9	7,155	79.6	78.1-80.9
Yes	629	216	37.6	31.5-44.2	413	62.4	55.8-68.5
Heavy Drinker
No	9,082	1,702	21.7	20.4-23.2	7,380	78.3	76.8-79.6
Yes	246	66	32.3	22.3-44.2	180	67.7	55.8-77.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	3,231	785	26.2	23.8-28.8	2,446	73.8	71.2-76.2
Some Physical Activity	3,672	738	24.3	22.1-26.7	2,934	75.7	73.3-77.9
Physically Inactive	2,194	212	10.0	8.1-12.4	1,982	90.0	87.6-91.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,062	208	11.2	9.0-13.9	1,854	88.8	86.1-91.0
No	7,340	1,572	24.4	22.8-26.1	5,768	75.6	73.9-77.2
Disability Status
Yes	3,025	435	16.0	13.8-18.5	2,590	84.0	81.5-86.2
No	6,216	1,327	24.5	22.7-26.3	4,889	75.5	73.7-77.3
Current Asthma
Yes	731	130	22.4	17.7-28.0	601	77.6	72.0-82.3
No	8,675	1,651	21.9	20.5-23.4	7,024	78.1	76.6-79.5
Diabetes
Yes	954	101	11.7	8.8-15.4	853	88.3	84.6-91.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	77	21	21.2	11.8-35.2	56	78.8	64.8-88.2
No	8,383	1,660	22.8	21.4-24.4	6,723	77.2	75.6-78.6
Arthritis
Yes	3,287	446	14.8	12.9-16.9	2,841	85.2	83.1-87.1
No	6,075	1,328	24.8	23.0-26.7	4,747	75.2	73.3-77.0
High Blood Pressure
Yes	3,175	352	12.2	10.3-14.4	2,823	87.8	85.6-89.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	33	26.6	17.2-38.7	71	73.4	61.3-82.8
No	6,140	1,397	25.8	24.0-27.6	4,743	74.2	72.4-76.0
High Cholesterol
Yes	2,743	407	16.0	13.9-18.3	2,336	84.0	81.7-86.1
No	4,851	949	23.3	21.4-25.3	3,902	76.7	74.7-78.6
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	967	112	12.9	10.0-16.6	855	87.1	83.4-90.0
No	8,275	1,654	22.9	21.4-24.4	6,621	77.1	75.6-78.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,428

1,783

21.9

20.5-23.3

7,645

78.1

76.7-79.5

Have Health Insurance

Yes

8,057

1,509

22.1

20.6-23.6

6,548

77.9

76.4-79.4

1,363

272

20.8

17.5-24.5

1,091

79.2

75.5-82.5

Body Mass Index

Underweight

183

20.4

12.6-31.4

149

79.6

68.6-87.4

Recommended Range

3,269

685

24.1

21.8-26.7

2,584

75.9

73.3-78.2

Overweight

3,111

600

24.0

21.5-26.6

2,511

76.0

73.4-78.5

Obese

2,305

369

17.0

14.6-19.6

1,936

83.0

80.4-85.4

Current Smoker

7,231

1,332

21.5

20.0-23.2

5,899

78.5

76.8-80.0

Yes

2,155

445

23.1

20.2-26.2

1,710

76.9

73.8-79.8

Binge Drinker

8,704

1,549

20.4

19.1-21.9

7,155

79.6

78.1-80.9

Yes

629

216

37.6

31.5-44.2

413

62.4

55.8-68.5

Heavy Drinker

9,082

1,702

21.7

20.4-23.2

7,380

78.3

76.8-79.6

Yes

246

32.3

22.3-44.2

180

67.7

55.8-77.7

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

3,231

785

26.2

23.8-28.8

2,446

73.8

71.2-76.2

Some Physical Activity

3,672

738

24.3

22.1-26.7

2,934

75.7

73.3-77.9

Physically Inactive

2,194

212

10.0

8.1-12.4

1,982

90.0

87.6-91.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

2,062

208

11.2

9.0-13.9

1,854

88.8

86.1-91.0

7,340

1,572

24.4

22.8-26.1

5,768

75.6

73.9-77.2

Disability Status

Yes

3,025

435

16.0

13.8-18.5

2,590

84.0

81.5-86.2

6,216

1,327

24.5

22.7-26.3

4,889

75.5

73.7-77.3

Current Asthma

Yes

731

130

22.4

17.7-28.0

601

77.6

72.0-82.3

8,675

1,651

21.9

20.5-23.4

7,024

78.1

76.6-79.5

Diabetes

Yes

954

101

11.7

8.8-15.4

853

88.3

84.6-91.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

21.2

11.8-35.2

78.8

64.8-88.2

8,383

1,660

22.8

21.4-24.4

6,723

77.2

75.6-78.6

Arthritis

Yes

3,287

446

14.8

12.9-16.9

2,841

85.2

83.1-87.1

6,075

1,328

24.8

23.0-26.7

4,747

75.2

73.3-77.0

High Blood Pressure

Yes

3,175

352

12.2

10.3-14.4

2,823

87.8

85.6-89.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

104

26.6

17.2-38.7

73.4

61.3-82.8

6,140

1,397

25.8

24.0-27.6

4,743

74.2

72.4-76.0

High Cholesterol

Yes

2,743

407

16.0

13.9-18.3

2,336

84.0

81.7-86.1

4,851

949

23.3

21.4-25.3

3,902

76.7

74.7-78.6

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

967

112

12.9

10.0-16.6

855

87.1

83.4-90.0

8,275

1,654

22.9

21.4-24.4

6,621

77.1

75.6-78.6

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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.

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