BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC I (Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Herford, Northampton, Warren): (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?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC I (Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Herford, Northampton, Warren)

Excess Sun Exposure

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,428	1,783	21.9	20.5-23.3	7,645	78.1	76.7-79.5
-Northeast NC I	460	66	17.2	13.2-22.0	394	82.8	78.0-86.8
GENDER
Male	144	25	18.9	12.1-28.3	119	81.1	71.7-87.9
Female	316	41	15.9	11.7-21.3	275	84.1	78.7-88.3
RACE
White	211	46	27.9	21.0-36.0	165	72.1	64.0-79.0
Other	248	20	9.0	5.6-14.2	228	91.0	85.8-94.4
AGE
18-44	176	38	24.6	17.2-33.8	138	75.4	66.2-82.8
45+	284	28	10.8	7.4-15.5	256	89.2	84.5-92.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	268	33	13.9	9.4-20.0	235	86.1	80.0-90.6
Some College +	191	33	22.2	15.7-30.3	158	77.8	69.7-84.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	306	42	17.6	12.9-23.5	264	82.4	76.5-87.1
$50,000+	68	17	26.4	15.8-40.8	51	73.6	59.2-84.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	96	24.8	19.9-30.3	358	75.2	69.7-80.1
Guilford	443	71	18.3	14.2-23.4	372	81.7	76.6-85.8
Mecklenburg	448	82	22.5	17.2-28.7	366	77.5	71.3-82.8
Orange	450	105	29.8	23.3-37.2	345	70.2	62.8-76.7
Wake	452	100	24.5	19.7-30.0	352	75.5	70.0-80.3
Chatham/Lee	400	58	16.7	12.5-22.0	342	83.3	78.0-87.5
Nash/Wilson	379	48	15.1	10.7-20.9	331	84.9	79.1-89.3
Craven/Pamlico	455	92	22.5	18.0-27.6	363	77.5	72.4-82.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	107	26.2	21.4-31.7	331	73.8	68.3-78.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	113	27.4	22.2-33.3	342	72.6	66.7-77.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	72	13.9	10.3-18.3	405	86.1	81.7-89.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	101	24.2	18.1-31.7	325	75.8	68.3-81.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	61	15.7	11.8-20.6	415	84.3	79.4-88.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	66	18.7	14.0-24.5	352	81.3	75.5-86.0
Northeast NC II	511	96	23.0	18.4-28.2	415	77.0	71.8-81.6
Northeastern Partnership	971	162	20.9	17.6-24.7	809	79.1	75.3-82.4
Mountain AHEC	1,305	277	22.0	18.9-25.4	1,028	78.0	74.6-81.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,312	552	20.9	18.5-23.6	2,760	79.1	76.4-81.5
Piedmont	4,040	755	21.9	19.9-23.9	3,285	78.1	76.1-80.1
Western NC	2,076	476	24.2	21.4-27.2	1,600	75.8	72.8-78.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,428

1,783

21.9

20.5-23.3

7,645

78.1

76.7-79.5

-Northeast NC I

460

17.2

13.2-22.0

394

82.8

78.0-86.8

GENDER

Male

144

18.9

12.1-28.3

119

81.1

71.7-87.9

Female

316

15.9

11.7-21.3

275

84.1

78.7-88.3

RACE

White

211

27.9

21.0-36.0

165

72.1

64.0-79.0

Other

248

9.0

5.6-14.2

228

91.0

85.8-94.4

AGE

18-44

176

24.6

17.2-33.8

138

75.4

66.2-82.8

45+

284

10.8

7.4-15.5

256

89.2

84.5-92.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

268

13.9

9.4-20.0

235

86.1

80.0-90.6

Some College +

191

22.2

15.7-30.3

158

77.8

69.7-84.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

306

17.6

12.9-23.5

264

82.4

76.5-87.1

$50,000+

26.4

15.8-40.8

73.6

59.2-84.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

24.8

19.9-30.3

358

75.2

69.7-80.1

Guilford

443

18.3

14.2-23.4

372

81.7

76.6-85.8

Mecklenburg

448

22.5

17.2-28.7

366

77.5

71.3-82.8

Orange

450

105

29.8

23.3-37.2

345

70.2

62.8-76.7

Wake

452

100

24.5

19.7-30.0

352

75.5

70.0-80.3

Chatham/Lee

400

16.7

12.5-22.0

342

83.3

78.0-87.5

Nash/Wilson

379

15.1

10.7-20.9

331

84.9

79.1-89.3

Craven/Pamlico

455

22.5

18.0-27.6

363

77.5

72.4-82.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

107

26.2

21.4-31.7

331

73.8

68.3-78.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

113

27.4

22.2-33.3

342

72.6

66.7-77.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

13.9

10.3-18.3

405

86.1

81.7-89.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

101

24.2

18.1-31.7

325

75.8

68.3-81.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

15.7

11.8-20.6

415

84.3

79.4-88.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

18.7

14.0-24.5

352

81.3

75.5-86.0

Northeast NC II

511

23.0

18.4-28.2

415

77.0

71.8-81.6

Northeastern Partnership

971

162

20.9

17.6-24.7

809

79.1

75.3-82.4

Mountain AHEC

1,305

277

22.0

18.9-25.4

1,028

78.0

74.6-81.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,312

552

20.9

18.5-23.6

2,760

79.1

76.4-81.5

Piedmont

4,040

755

21.9

19.9-23.9

3,285

78.1

76.1-80.1

Western NC

2,076

476

24.2

21.4-27.2

1,600

75.8

72.8-78.6

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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.

** 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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