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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,568	695	30.9	28.1-33.8	1,873	69.1	66.2-71.9
AGE
18-24	135	70	46.5	34.3-59.1	65	53.5	40.9-65.7
25-34	359	169	42.6	35.3-50.2	190	57.4	49.8-64.7
35-44	504	202	41.9	36.0-48.1	302	58.1	51.9-64.0
45-54	485	117	26.0	20.4-32.5	368	74.0	67.5-79.6
55-64	450	72	15.3	11.1-20.9	378	84.7	79.1-88.9
65-74	389	42	13.2	9.0-19.0	347	86.8	81.0-91.0
75+	234	20	8.3	4.6-14.4	214	91.7	85.6-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	65	18.7	12.9-26.2	273	81.3	73.8-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	721	179	30.9	25.6-36.7	542	69.1	63.3-74.4
Some Post-H.S.	634	188	30.9	25.4-37.0	446	69.1	63.0-74.6
College Graduate	868	263	35.5	30.9-40.4	605	64.5	59.6-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	33	17.0	10.6-26.2	153	83.0	73.8-89.4
$15,000- 24,999	362	107	31.3	24.0-39.6	255	68.7	60.4-76.0
$25,000- 34,999	270	78	33.3	25.3-42.4	192	66.7	57.6-74.7
$35,000- 49,999	418	127	32.3	26.2-39.2	291	67.7	60.8-73.8
$50,000-74,999	359	116	39.8	32.4-47.8	243	60.2	52.2-67.6
$75,000+	444	139	33.6	27.5-40.4	305	66.4	59.6-72.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	41	31.6	23.2-41.4	116	68.4	58.6-76.8
Guilford	112	29	32.1	22.3-43.7	83	67.9	56.3-77.7
Mecklenburg	110	32	35.7	23.8-49.7	78	64.3	50.3-76.2
Orange	134	40	35.9	26.7-46.2	94	64.1	53.8-73.3
Wake	128	40	33.9	25.1-43.9	88	66.1	56.1-74.9
Chatham/Lee	117	20	20.2	12.5-31.0	97	79.8	69.0-87.5
Nash/Wilson	84	19	31.5	19.7-46.4	65	68.5	53.6-80.3
Craven/Pamlico	130	26	23.2	15.1-33.9	104	76.8	66.1-84.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	39	27.2	19.4-36.6	110	72.8	63.4-80.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	160	55	34.2	25.4-44.2	105	65.8	55.8-74.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	23	19.1	12.0-29.0	81	80.9	71.0-88.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	35	31.4	22.0-42.6	103	68.6	57.4-78.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	21	35.3	23.4-49.3	62	64.7	50.7-76.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	21	31.1	20.5-44.1	64	68.9	55.9-79.5
Northeast NC I	73	19	34.2	22.3-48.6	54	65.8	51.4-77.7
Northeast NC II	127	40	35.8	26.2-46.7	87	64.2	53.3-73.8
Northeastern Partnership	200	59	35.4	27.4-44.3	141	64.6	55.7-72.6
Mountain AHEC	429	109	26.3	20.8-32.6	320	73.7	67.4-79.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	742	198	32.6	27.2-38.7	544	67.4	61.3-72.8
Piedmont	1,131	302	30.8	26.9-34.9	829	69.2	65.1-73.1
Western NC	695	195	28.6	23.8-34.0	500	71.4	66.0-76.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,568

695

30.9

28.1-33.8

1,873

69.1

66.2-71.9

AGE

18-24

135

46.5

34.3-59.1

53.5

40.9-65.7

25-34

359

169

42.6

35.3-50.2

190

57.4

49.8-64.7

35-44

504

202

41.9

36.0-48.1

302

58.1

51.9-64.0

45-54

485

117

26.0

20.4-32.5

368

74.0

67.5-79.6

55-64

450

15.3

11.1-20.9

378

84.7

79.1-88.9

65-74

389

13.2

9.0-19.0

347

86.8

81.0-91.0

75+

234

8.3

4.6-14.4

214

91.7

85.6-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

18.7

12.9-26.2

273

81.3

73.8-87.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

721

179

30.9

25.6-36.7

542

69.1

63.3-74.4

Some Post-H.S.

634

188

30.9

25.4-37.0

446

69.1

63.0-74.6

College Graduate

868

263

35.5

30.9-40.4

605

64.5

59.6-69.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

17.0

10.6-26.2

153

83.0

73.8-89.4

$15,000- 24,999

362

107

31.3

24.0-39.6

255

68.7

60.4-76.0

$25,000- 34,999

270

33.3

25.3-42.4

192

66.7

57.6-74.7

$35,000- 49,999

418

127

32.3

26.2-39.2

291

67.7

60.8-73.8

$50,000-74,999

359

116

39.8

32.4-47.8

243

60.2

52.2-67.6

$75,000+

444

139

33.6

27.5-40.4

305

66.4

59.6-72.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

31.6

23.2-41.4

116

68.4

58.6-76.8

Guilford

112

32.1

22.3-43.7

67.9

56.3-77.7

Mecklenburg

110

35.7

23.8-49.7

64.3

50.3-76.2

Orange

134

35.9

26.7-46.2

64.1

53.8-73.3

Wake

128

33.9

25.1-43.9

66.1

56.1-74.9

Chatham/Lee

117

20.2

12.5-31.0

79.8

69.0-87.5

Nash/Wilson

31.5

19.7-46.4

68.5

53.6-80.3

Craven/Pamlico

130

23.2

15.1-33.9

104

76.8

66.1-84.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

27.2

19.4-36.6

110

72.8

63.4-80.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

160

34.2

25.4-44.2

105

65.8

55.8-74.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

19.1

12.0-29.0

80.9

71.0-88.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

31.4

22.0-42.6

103

68.6

57.4-78.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

35.3

23.4-49.3

64.7

50.7-76.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.1

20.5-44.1

68.9

55.9-79.5

Northeast NC I

34.2

22.3-48.6

65.8

51.4-77.7

Northeast NC II

127

35.8

26.2-46.7

64.2

53.3-73.8

Northeastern Partnership

200

35.4

27.4-44.3

141

64.6

55.7-72.6

Mountain AHEC

429

109

26.3

20.8-32.6

320

73.7

67.4-79.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

742

198

32.6

27.2-38.7

544

67.4

61.3-72.8

Piedmont

1,131

302

30.8

26.9-34.9

829

69.2

65.1-73.1

Western NC

695

195

28.6

23.8-34.0

500

71.4

66.0-76.2

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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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