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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,914	1,604	26.9	25.2-28.6	5,310	73.1	71.4-74.8
GENDER
Male	2,568	695	30.9	28.1-33.8	1,873	69.1	66.2-71.9
Female	4,346	909	23.1	21.2-25.1	3,437	76.9	74.9-78.8
AGE
18-24	364	175	45.3	37.4-53.5	189	54.7	46.5-62.6
25-34	949	419	40.9	36.3-45.6	530	59.1	54.4-63.7
35-44	1,268	465	39.0	35.2-42.9	803	61.0	57.1-64.8
45-54	1,322	299	22.9	19.5-26.7	1,023	77.1	73.3-80.5
55-64	1,177	144	11.2	8.7-14.2	1,033	88.8	85.8-91.3
65-74	1,026	68	8.4	6.1-11.5	958	91.6	88.5-93.9
75+	765	25	3.2	1.9- 5.5	740	96.8	94.5-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	920	122	11.8	8.9-15.4	798	88.2	84.6-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,007	413	25.3	22.1-28.8	1,594	74.7	71.2-77.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,792	438	28.0	24.6-31.6	1,354	72.0	68.4-75.4
College Graduate	2,179	629	33.4	30.4-36.5	1,550	66.6	63.5-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	96	15.0	11.2-19.6	551	85.0	80.4-88.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,098	237	25.5	21.3-30.3	861	74.5	69.7-78.7
$25,000- 34,999	746	186	27.7	22.8-33.2	560	72.3	66.8-77.2
$35,000- 49,999	991	254	28.8	24.7-33.3	737	71.2	66.7-75.3
$50,000-74,999	845	266	35.2	30.4-40.3	579	64.8	59.7-69.6
$75,000+	1,024	332	33.2	29.1-37.6	692	66.8	62.4-70.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	91	27.4	22.0-33.5	311	72.6	66.5-78.0
Guilford	310	66	25.9	20.1-32.6	244	74.1	67.4-79.9
Mecklenburg	292	70	29.7	22.5-38.0	222	70.3	62.0-77.5
Orange	370	100	36.3	28.7-44.6	270	63.7	55.4-71.3
Wake	324	90	30.2	24.6-36.5	234	69.8	63.5-75.4
Chatham/Lee	292	51	21.7	16.1-28.6	241	78.3	71.4-83.9
Nash/Wilson	235	39	22.0	15.2-30.5	196	78.0	69.5-84.8
Craven/Pamlico	351	83	26.8	21.4-33.0	268	73.2	67.0-78.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	102	27.4	22.3-33.1	305	72.6	66.9-77.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	434	113	28.4	23.1-34.5	321	71.6	65.5-76.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	64	21.9	16.5-28.6	225	78.1	71.4-83.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	87	28.3	22.6-34.9	280	71.7	65.1-77.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	45	27.4	20.2-36.0	157	72.6	64.0-79.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	54	24.1	18.1-31.3	207	75.9	68.7-81.9
Northeast NC I	211	46	27.9	21.0-36.0	165	72.1	64.0-79.0
Northeast NC II	346	85	29.1	23.4-35.6	261	70.9	64.4-76.6
Northeastern Partnership	557	131	28.8	24.1-34.0	426	71.2	66.0-75.9
Mountain AHEC	1,164	256	23.1	19.8-26.8	908	76.9	73.2-80.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,065	467	27.6	24.3-31.1	1,598	72.4	68.9-75.7
Piedmont	2,960	686	27.0	24.6-29.5	2,274	73.0	70.5-75.4
Western NC	1,889	451	25.4	22.5-28.6	1,438	74.6	71.4-77.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,914

1,604

26.9

25.2-28.6

5,310

73.1

71.4-74.8

GENDER

Male

2,568

695

30.9

28.1-33.8

1,873

69.1

66.2-71.9

Female

4,346

909

23.1

21.2-25.1

3,437

76.9

74.9-78.8

AGE

18-24

364

175

45.3

37.4-53.5

189

54.7

46.5-62.6

25-34

949

419

40.9

36.3-45.6

530

59.1

54.4-63.7

35-44

1,268

465

39.0

35.2-42.9

803

61.0

57.1-64.8

45-54

1,322

299

22.9

19.5-26.7

1,023

77.1

73.3-80.5

55-64

1,177

144

11.2

8.7-14.2

1,033

88.8

85.8-91.3

65-74

1,026

8.4

6.1-11.5

958

91.6

88.5-93.9

75+

765

3.2

1.9- 5.5

740

96.8

94.5-98.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

920

122

11.8

8.9-15.4

798

88.2

84.6-91.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,007

413

25.3

22.1-28.8

1,594

74.7

71.2-77.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,792

438

28.0

24.6-31.6

1,354

72.0

68.4-75.4

College Graduate

2,179

629

33.4

30.4-36.5

1,550

66.6

63.5-69.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

15.0

11.2-19.6

551

85.0

80.4-88.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,098

237

25.5

21.3-30.3

861

74.5

69.7-78.7

$25,000- 34,999

746

186

27.7

22.8-33.2

560

72.3

66.8-77.2

$35,000- 49,999

991

254

28.8

24.7-33.3

737

71.2

66.7-75.3

$50,000-74,999

845

266

35.2

30.4-40.3

579

64.8

59.7-69.6

$75,000+

1,024

332

33.2

29.1-37.6

692

66.8

62.4-70.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

27.4

22.0-33.5

311

72.6

66.5-78.0

Guilford

310

25.9

20.1-32.6

244

74.1

67.4-79.9

Mecklenburg

292

29.7

22.5-38.0

222

70.3

62.0-77.5

Orange

370

100

36.3

28.7-44.6

270

63.7

55.4-71.3

Wake

324

30.2

24.6-36.5

234

69.8

63.5-75.4

Chatham/Lee

292

21.7

16.1-28.6

241

78.3

71.4-83.9

Nash/Wilson

235

22.0

15.2-30.5

196

78.0

69.5-84.8

Craven/Pamlico

351

26.8

21.4-33.0

268

73.2

67.0-78.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

102

27.4

22.3-33.1

305

72.6

66.9-77.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

434

113

28.4

23.1-34.5

321

71.6

65.5-76.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

21.9

16.5-28.6

225

78.1

71.4-83.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

28.3

22.6-34.9

280

71.7

65.1-77.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

27.4

20.2-36.0

157

72.6

64.0-79.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

24.1

18.1-31.3

207

75.9

68.7-81.9

Northeast NC I

211

27.9

21.0-36.0

165

72.1

64.0-79.0

Northeast NC II

346

29.1

23.4-35.6

261

70.9

64.4-76.6

Northeastern Partnership

557

131

28.8

24.1-34.0

426

71.2

66.0-75.9

Mountain AHEC

1,164

256

23.1

19.8-26.8

908

76.9

73.2-80.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,065

467

27.6

24.3-31.1

1,598

72.4

68.9-75.7

Piedmont

2,960

686

27.0

24.6-29.5

2,274

73.0

70.5-75.4

Western NC

1,889

451

25.4

22.5-28.6

1,438

74.6

71.4-77.5

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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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