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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,346	909	23.1	21.2-25.1	3,437	76.9	74.9-78.8
AGE
18-24	229	105	44.0	34.6-53.9	124	56.0	46.1-65.4
25-34	590	250	39.1	33.7-44.8	340	60.9	55.2-66.3
35-44	764	263	36.1	31.4-41.0	501	63.9	59.0-68.6
45-54	837	182	19.8	16.3-23.9	655	80.2	76.1-83.7
55-64	727	72	7.3	5.2-10.3	655	92.7	89.7-94.8
65-74	637	26	4.4	2.6- 7.4	611	95.6	92.6-97.4
75+	531	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	526	99.5	98.6-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	582	57	6.5	4.4- 9.5	525	93.5	90.5-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,286	234	20.1	16.7-23.9	1,052	79.9	76.1-83.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,158	250	25.3	21.4-29.6	908	74.7	70.4-78.6
College Graduate	1,311	366	31.3	27.7-35.2	945	68.7	64.8-72.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	461	63	13.7	9.5-19.2	398	86.3	80.8-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	736	130	20.7	16.2-26.1	606	79.3	73.9-83.8
$25,000- 34,999	476	108	22.4	17.1-28.9	368	77.6	71.1-82.9
$35,000- 49,999	573	127	25.4	20.2-31.4	446	74.6	68.6-79.8
$50,000-74,999	486	150	30.0	24.6-36.0	336	70.0	64.0-75.4
$75,000+	580	193	32.6	27.7-38.0	387	67.4	62.0-72.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	245	50	23.2	17.2-30.5	195	76.8	69.5-82.8
Guilford	198	37	20.5	14.8-27.7	161	79.5	72.3-85.2
Mecklenburg	182	38	23.3	17.0-31.1	144	76.7	68.9-83.0
Orange	236	60	36.6	26.0-48.6	176	63.4	51.4-74.0
Wake	196	50	26.8	20.1-34.7	146	73.2	65.3-79.9
Chatham/Lee	175	31	23.2	16.0-32.5	144	76.8	67.5-84.0
Nash/Wilson	151	20	13.2	8.3-20.3	131	86.8	79.7-91.7
Craven/Pamlico	221	57	30.1	23.5-37.6	164	69.9	62.4-76.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	258	63	27.5	21.2-34.9	195	72.5	65.1-78.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	58	23.9	17.6-31.6	216	76.1	68.4-82.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	41	24.6	17.3-33.8	144	75.4	66.2-82.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	52	25.5	19.4-32.8	177	74.5	67.2-80.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	119	24	19.8	13.2-28.4	95	80.2	71.6-86.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	176	33	18.6	12.8-26.4	143	81.4	73.6-87.2
Northeast NC I	138	27	23.1	16.0-32.2	111	76.9	67.8-84.0
Northeast NC II	219	45	23.0	17.2-30.1	174	77.0	69.9-82.8
Northeastern Partnership	357	72	23.0	18.2-28.7	285	77.0	71.3-81.8
Mountain AHEC	735	147	20.3	16.6-24.6	588	79.7	75.4-83.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,323	269	23.0	19.4-27.1	1,054	77.0	72.9-80.6
Piedmont	1,829	384	23.3	20.6-26.2	1,445	76.7	73.8-79.4
Western NC	1,194	256	22.5	19.1-26.3	938	77.5	73.7-80.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,346

909

23.1

21.2-25.1

3,437

76.9

74.9-78.8

AGE

18-24

229

105

44.0

34.6-53.9

124

56.0

46.1-65.4

25-34

590

250

39.1

33.7-44.8

340

60.9

55.2-66.3

35-44

764

263

36.1

31.4-41.0

501

63.9

59.0-68.6

45-54

837

182

19.8

16.3-23.9

655

80.2

76.1-83.7

55-64

727

7.3

5.2-10.3

655

92.7

89.7-94.8

65-74

637

4.4

2.6- 7.4

611

95.6

92.6-97.4

75+

531

0.5

0.2- 1.4

526

99.5

98.6-99.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

582

6.5

4.4- 9.5

525

93.5

90.5-95.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,286

234

20.1

16.7-23.9

1,052

79.9

76.1-83.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,158

250

25.3

21.4-29.6

908

74.7

70.4-78.6

College Graduate

1,311

366

31.3

27.7-35.2

945

68.7

64.8-72.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

461

13.7

9.5-19.2

398

86.3

80.8-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

736

130

20.7

16.2-26.1

606

79.3

73.9-83.8

$25,000- 34,999

476

108

22.4

17.1-28.9

368

77.6

71.1-82.9

$35,000- 49,999

573

127

25.4

20.2-31.4

446

74.6

68.6-79.8

$50,000-74,999

486

150

30.0

24.6-36.0

336

70.0

64.0-75.4

$75,000+

580

193

32.6

27.7-38.0

387

67.4

62.0-72.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

245

23.2

17.2-30.5

195

76.8

69.5-82.8

Guilford

198

20.5

14.8-27.7

161

79.5

72.3-85.2

Mecklenburg

182

23.3

17.0-31.1

144

76.7

68.9-83.0

Orange

236

36.6

26.0-48.6

176

63.4

51.4-74.0

Wake

196

26.8

20.1-34.7

146

73.2

65.3-79.9

Chatham/Lee

175

23.2

16.0-32.5

144

76.8

67.5-84.0

Nash/Wilson

151

13.2

8.3-20.3

131

86.8

79.7-91.7

Craven/Pamlico

221

30.1

23.5-37.6

164

69.9

62.4-76.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

258

27.5

21.2-34.9

195

72.5

65.1-78.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

23.9

17.6-31.6

216

76.1

68.4-82.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

24.6

17.3-33.8

144

75.4

66.2-82.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

25.5

19.4-32.8

177

74.5

67.2-80.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

119

19.8

13.2-28.4

80.2

71.6-86.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

176

18.6

12.8-26.4

143

81.4

73.6-87.2

Northeast NC I

138

23.1

16.0-32.2

111

76.9

67.8-84.0

Northeast NC II

219

23.0

17.2-30.1

174

77.0

69.9-82.8

Northeastern Partnership

357

23.0

18.2-28.7

285

77.0

71.3-81.8

Mountain AHEC

735

147

20.3

16.6-24.6

588

79.7

75.4-83.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,323

269

23.0

19.4-27.1

1,054

77.0

72.9-80.6

Piedmont

1,829

384

23.3

20.6-26.2

1,445

76.7

73.8-79.4

Western NC

1,194

256

22.5

19.1-26.3

938

77.5

73.7-80.9

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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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