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-WHITE FEMALES

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	898	446	49.0	44.0-54.0	236	26.0	22.0-30.6	115	13.7	10.6-17.6	101	11.2	8.5-14.6
AGE
18-24	105	38	38.6	24.9-54.5	29	30.3	18.8-44.9	17	17.6	8.8-32.1	21	13.5	6.9-24.7
25-34	248	110	44.4	35.7-53.5	78	30.7	23.3-39.4	40	19.0	13.0-26.9	20	5.9	3.1-10.9
35-44	260	134	55.5	47.2-63.6	68	24.0	17.9-31.5	27	8.3	5.0-13.4	31	12.2	7.7-18.8
45-54	181	96	50.1	39.7-60.5	43	21.4	14.0-31.3	21	12.9	7.0-22.5	21	15.6	9.0-25.8
55-64	67	40	64.6	46.5-79.3	13	14.3	6.8-27.7	8	9.1	2.5-27.9	6	12.0	4.0-30.7
65-74	26	21	88.7	68.9-96.5	4	9.6	2.6-30.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	27	52.9	34.3-70.8	14	29.4	15.3-49.0	10	10.0	4.6-20.7	5	7.6	3.0-18.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	227	110	53.0	42.7-63.0	53	21.1	13.9-30.8	31	11.3	6.9-18.0	33	14.6	8.4-23.9
Some Post-H.S.	248	123	40.7	31.6-50.4	66	29.7	21.9-39.0	34	18.9	12.0-28.5	25	10.7	6.4-17.3
College Graduate	365	185	52.8	45.4-60.1	103	26.1	20.2-32.9	39	11.1	7.3-16.5	38	10.1	6.6-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	25	33.2	18.0-53.0	15	27.2	12.9-48.6	10	18.7	7.5-39.4	10	20.8	10.1-38.2
$15,000- 24,999	128	64	42.8	30.5-56.1	36	38.6	25.9-52.9	16	10.8	4.1-25.8	12	7.8	3.2-17.8
$25,000- 34,999	106	44	49.4	34.9-64.0	27	19.4	11.5-30.7	20	11.2	6.2-19.4	15	20.0	9.2-38.1
$35,000- 49,999	125	68	58.1	45.1-70.0	35	26.1	16.8-38.1	15	13.6	6.7-25.4	7	2.3	1.0- 5.4
$50,000-74,999	150	67	37.2	27.4-48.3	48	26.5	18.3-36.6	22	21.6	12.6-34.6	13	14.7	7.9-25.6
$75,000+	193	94	46.1	36.9-55.6	51	26.9	19.2-36.4	21	14.6	8.8-23.1	27	12.4	7.5-19.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	49	20	38.2	24.1-54.7	15	28.3	16.3-44.5	8	12.0	5.4-24.6	6	21.5	8.3-45.3
Guilford	36	16	47.8	31.1-64.9	10	23.8	12.0-41.7	5	15.2	6.2-32.9	5	13.3	5.3-29.6
Mecklenburg	38	22	56.8	39.3-72.7	9	22.9	12.0-39.4	3	8.2	2.6-22.8	4	12.1	4.0-31.4
Orange	59	27	46.5	26.9-67.3	16	25.8	13.3-43.9	7	8.8	3.5-20.6	9	18.9	7.4-40.7
Wake	49	26	52.4	36.2-68.1	10	23.2	11.5-41.4	7	14.2	6.6-28.1	6	10.1	4.3-22.0
Chatham/Lee	31	18	57.0	35.7-76.0	6	23.9	9.5-48.6	2	4.3	1.0-17.3	5	14.8	5.8-32.9
Nash/Wilson	20	6	24.8	10.4-48.4	9	44.8	23.7-67.8	4	26.2	9.8-53.6	1	4.3	0.6-25.4
Craven/Pamlico	57	32	49.6	35.3-63.9	13	23.3	13.6-36.9	2	2.9	0.7-11.1	10	24.2	12.9-40.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	27	45.3	30.9-60.5	20	33.4	20.4-49.6	7	8.6	3.8-18.6	8	12.7	6.2-24.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	58	31	45.2	30.6-60.7	14	23.8	13.2-39.1	7	18.9	7.5-40.1	6	12.1	4.6-28.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	41	21	49.1	30.7-67.7	12	26.6	13.7-45.4	5	16.5	5.7-39.1	3	7.8	2.4-22.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	52	27	56.1	41.0-70.1	10	15.3	7.8-27.8	12	22.5	12.2-37.6	3	6.2	1.9-18.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	23	13	53.4	32.5-73.2	8	37.7	19.6-60.1	2	8.9	2.2-29.6	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	12	36.5	20.0-56.9	9	24.1	11.8-43.0	4	11.7	3.7-31.3	5	27.7	11.1-54.1
Northeast NC I	27	16	61.4	41.0-78.4	4	15.5	5.8-35.4	4	12.2	4.1-31.1	3	10.9	3.2-31.3
Northeast NC II	45	25	53.2	37.0-68.8	10	22.9	12.1-38.9	5	15.5	5.9-35.0	5	8.4	3.1-20.9
Northeastern Partnership	72	41	55.5	42.3-68.0	14	20.8	12.2-33.2	9	14.6	6.7-28.9	8	9.1	4.2-18.7
Mountain AHEC	146	69	42.2	32.0-53.1	39	34.2	24.0-46.3	24	10.8	6.3-17.9	14	12.7	6.4-23.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	264	137	51.4	41.4-61.2	68	26.0	18.1-35.7	31	13.4	8.1-21.2	28	9.3	5.3-15.7
Piedmont	380	190	50.9	43.9-57.8	98	23.7	18.4-30.0	45	13.3	9.2-18.8	47	12.1	8.3-17.5
Western NC	254	119	39.5	31.5-48.0	70	33.5	25.4-42.7	39	15.7	9.0-26.2	26	11.3	6.9-18.0

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

898

446

49.0

44.0-54.0

236

26.0

22.0-30.6

115

13.7

10.6-17.6

101

11.2

8.5-14.6

AGE

18-24

105

38.6

24.9-54.5

30.3

18.8-44.9

17.6

8.8-32.1

13.5

6.9-24.7

25-34

248

110

44.4

35.7-53.5

30.7

23.3-39.4

19.0

13.0-26.9

5.9

3.1-10.9

35-44

260

134

55.5

47.2-63.6

24.0

17.9-31.5

8.3

5.0-13.4

12.2

7.7-18.8

45-54

181

50.1

39.7-60.5

21.4

14.0-31.3

12.9

7.0-22.5

15.6

9.0-25.8

55-64

64.6

46.5-79.3

14.3

6.8-27.7

9.1

2.5-27.9

12.0

4.0-30.7

65-74

88.7

68.9-96.5

9.6

2.6-30.1

1.7

0.2-11.4

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.9

34.3-70.8

29.4

15.3-49.0

10.0

4.6-20.7

7.6

3.0-18.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

227

110

53.0

42.7-63.0

21.1

13.9-30.8

11.3

6.9-18.0

14.6

8.4-23.9

Some Post-H.S.

248

123

40.7

31.6-50.4

29.7

21.9-39.0

18.9

12.0-28.5

10.7

6.4-17.3

College Graduate

365

185

52.8

45.4-60.1

103

26.1

20.2-32.9

11.1

7.3-16.5

10.1

6.6-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.2

18.0-53.0

27.2

12.9-48.6

18.7

7.5-39.4

20.8

10.1-38.2

$15,000- 24,999

128

42.8

30.5-56.1

38.6

25.9-52.9

10.8

4.1-25.8

7.8

3.2-17.8

$25,000- 34,999

106

49.4

34.9-64.0

19.4

11.5-30.7

11.2

6.2-19.4

20.0

9.2-38.1

$35,000- 49,999

125

58.1

45.1-70.0

26.1

16.8-38.1

13.6

6.7-25.4

2.3

1.0- 5.4

$50,000-74,999

150

37.2

27.4-48.3

26.5

18.3-36.6

21.6

12.6-34.6

14.7

7.9-25.6

$75,000+

193

46.1

36.9-55.6

26.9

19.2-36.4

14.6

8.8-23.1

12.4

7.5-19.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

38.2

24.1-54.7

28.3

16.3-44.5

12.0

5.4-24.6

21.5

8.3-45.3

Guilford

47.8

31.1-64.9

23.8

12.0-41.7

15.2

6.2-32.9

13.3

5.3-29.6

Mecklenburg

56.8

39.3-72.7

22.9

12.0-39.4

8.2

2.6-22.8

12.1

4.0-31.4

Orange

46.5

26.9-67.3

25.8

13.3-43.9

8.8

3.5-20.6

18.9

7.4-40.7

Wake

52.4

36.2-68.1

23.2

11.5-41.4

14.2

6.6-28.1

10.1

4.3-22.0

Chatham/Lee

57.0

35.7-76.0

23.9

9.5-48.6

4.3

1.0-17.3

14.8

5.8-32.9

Nash/Wilson

24.8

10.4-48.4

44.8

23.7-67.8

26.2

9.8-53.6

4.3

0.6-25.4

Craven/Pamlico

49.6

35.3-63.9

23.3

13.6-36.9

2.9

0.7-11.1

24.2

12.9-40.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

45.3

30.9-60.5

33.4

20.4-49.6

8.6

3.8-18.6

12.7

6.2-24.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

45.2

30.6-60.7

23.8

13.2-39.1

18.9

7.5-40.1

12.1

4.6-28.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

49.1

30.7-67.7

26.6

13.7-45.4

16.5

5.7-39.1

7.8

2.4-22.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

56.1

41.0-70.1

15.3

7.8-27.8

22.5

12.2-37.6

6.2

1.9-18.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

53.4

32.5-73.2

37.7

19.6-60.1

8.9

2.2-29.6

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

36.5

20.0-56.9

24.1

11.8-43.0

11.7

3.7-31.3

27.7

11.1-54.1

Northeast NC I

61.4

41.0-78.4

15.5

5.8-35.4

12.2

4.1-31.1

10.9

3.2-31.3

Northeast NC II

53.2

37.0-68.8

22.9

12.1-38.9

15.5

5.9-35.0

8.4

3.1-20.9

Northeastern Partnership

55.5

42.3-68.0

20.8

12.2-33.2

14.6

6.7-28.9

9.1

4.2-18.7

Mountain AHEC

146

42.2

32.0-53.1

34.2

24.0-46.3

10.8

6.3-17.9

12.7

6.4-23.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

264

137

51.4

41.4-61.2

26.0

18.1-35.7

13.4

8.1-21.2

9.3

5.3-15.7

Piedmont

380

190

50.9

43.9-57.8

23.7

18.4-30.0

13.3

9.2-18.8

12.1

8.3-17.5

Western NC

254

119

39.5

31.5-48.0

33.5

25.4-42.7

15.7

9.0-26.2

11.3

6.9-18.0

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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