BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (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: Nationwide Data

Excess Sun Exposure

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
All Participants	262840	83,577	33.4	33.1-33.7	179263	66.6	66.3-66.9

Alabama	3,334	897	30.1	28.3-32.1	2,437	69.9	67.9-71.7
Alaska	2,657	758	30.3	27.8-32.9	1,899	69.7	67.1-72.2
Arizona	3,223	960	32.0	29.6-34.5	2,263	68.0	65.5-70.4
Arkansas	4,197	1,292	35.5	33.8-37.2	2,905	64.5	62.8-66.2
California	4,475	1,512	33.4	31.8-35.1	2,963	66.6	64.9-68.2
Colorado	4,055	1,713	44.6	42.9-46.4	2,342	55.4	53.6-57.1
Connecticut	5,301	1,731	34.4	32.9-35.9	3,570	65.6	64.1-67.1
Delaware	4,038	1,013	26.6	24.8-28.6	3,025	73.4	71.4-75.2
District of Columbia	2,037	512	21.8	19.6-24.2	1,525	78.2	75.8-80.4
Florida	5,024	1,332	27.6	25.8-29.6	3,692	72.4	70.4-74.2
Georgia	7,617	2,043	29.0	27.6-30.5	5,574	71.0	69.5-72.4
Hawaii	5,988	1,593	26.8	25.4-28.2	4,395	73.2	71.8-74.6
Idaho	4,975	2,202	48.8	47.1-50.5	2,773	51.2	49.5-52.9
Illinois	2,649	885	36.2	33.7-38.8	1,764	63.8	61.2-66.3
Indiana	5,467	2,104	40.4	38.9-41.9	3,363	59.6	58.1-61.1
Iowa	4,992	1,784	40.5	38.8-42.2	3,208	59.5	57.8-61.2
Kansas	4,596	1,582	38.2	36.5-39.9	3,014	61.8	60.1-63.5
Kentucky	7,597	1,634	25.8	24.2-27.5	5,963	74.2	72.5-75.8
Louisiana	5,063	1,031	21.9	20.6-23.3	4,032	78.1	76.7-79.4
Maine	2,381	884	40.0	37.7-42.3	1,497	60.0	57.7-62.3
Maryland	4,424	1,381	29.5	27.8-31.2	3,043	70.5	68.8-72.2
Massachusetts	7,555	2,475	35.7	34.3-37.2	5,080	64.3	62.8-65.7
Michigan	3,548	1,325	40.3	38.4-42.2	2,223	59.7	57.8-61.6
Minnesota	3,830	1,637	46.5	44.7-48.3	2,193	53.5	51.7-55.3
Mississippi	4,403	1,116	28.6	27.0-30.3	3,287	71.4	69.7-73.0
Missouri	4,243	1,586	39.6	37.5-41.6	2,657	60.4	58.4-62.5
Montana	4,009	1,575	44.1	41.9-46.2	2,434	55.9	53.8-58.1
Nebraska	4,959	1,860	42.1	40.5-43.7	3,099	57.9	56.3-59.5
Nevada	2,958	1,153	34.6	32.2-37.0	1,805	65.4	63.0-67.8
New Hampshire	5,019	1,868	40.9	39.3-42.5	3,151	59.1	57.5-60.7
New Jersey	11,276	3,276	29.3	28.3-30.3	8,000	70.7	69.7-71.7
New Mexico	5,483	1,681	34.1	32.5-35.7	3,802	65.9	64.3-67.5
New York	5,520	1,670	29.7	28.3-31.1	3,850	70.3	68.9-71.7
North Carolina	9,428	1,783	21.9	20.5-23.3	7,645	78.1	76.7-79.5
North Dakota	3,004	1,154	42.8	40.8-44.9	1,850	57.2	55.1-59.2
Ohio	3,805	1,285	36.9	34.9-38.8	2,520	63.1	61.2-65.1
Oklahoma	7,613	2,442	35.7	34.4-37.0	5,171	64.3	63.0-65.6
Oregon	3,998	1,471	39.2	37.5-41.0	2,527	60.8	59.0-62.5
Pennsylvania	3,665	1,272	37.1	35.3-38.9	2,393	62.9	61.1-64.7
Rhode Island	4,044	1,248	34.1	32.3-36.0	2,796	65.9	64.0-67.7
South Carolina	5,913	1,757	30.4	29.1-31.9	4,156	69.6	68.1-70.9
South Dakota	5,242	2,003	44.3	42.6-45.9	3,239	55.7	54.1-57.4
Tennessee	2,583	585	26.0	24.0-28.2	1,998	74.0	71.8-76.0
Texas	6,023	1,787	31.8	30.4-33.2	4,236	68.2	66.8-69.6
Utah	4,042	1,927	51.7	49.6-53.8	2,115	48.3	46.2-50.4
Vermont	4,234	1,696	44.2	42.5-46.0	2,538	55.8	54.0-57.5
Virginia	5,425	1,614	32.9	31.2-34.7	3,811	67.1	65.3-68.8
Washington	18,549	5,968	34.9	34.0-35.8	12,581	65.1	64.2-66.0
West Virginia	3,338	1,109	38.1	36.1-40.0	2,229	61.9	60.0-63.9
Wisconsin	4,044	1,605	46.1	44.2-48.0	2,439	53.9	52.0-55.8
Wyoming	3,985	1,754	48.2	46.4-49.9	2,231	51.8	50.1-53.6
Guam	805	282	34.5	30.8-38.3	523	65.5	61.7-69.2
Puerto Rico	4,165	414	12.9	11.5-14.5	3,751	87.1	85.5-88.5
Virgin Islands	2,042	356	18.0	15.9-20.5	1,686	82.0	79.5-84.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

262840

83,577

33.4

33.1-33.7

179263

66.6

66.3-66.9

Alabama

3,334

897

30.1

28.3-32.1

2,437

69.9

67.9-71.7

Alaska

2,657

758

30.3

27.8-32.9

1,899

69.7

67.1-72.2

Arizona

3,223

960

32.0

29.6-34.5

2,263

68.0

65.5-70.4

Arkansas

4,197

1,292

35.5

33.8-37.2

2,905

64.5

62.8-66.2

California

4,475

1,512

33.4

31.8-35.1

2,963

66.6

64.9-68.2

Colorado

4,055

1,713

44.6

42.9-46.4

2,342

55.4

53.6-57.1

Connecticut

5,301

1,731

34.4

32.9-35.9

3,570

65.6

64.1-67.1

Delaware

4,038

1,013

26.6

24.8-28.6

3,025

73.4

71.4-75.2

District of Columbia

2,037

512

21.8

19.6-24.2

1,525

78.2

75.8-80.4

Florida

5,024

1,332

27.6

25.8-29.6

3,692

72.4

70.4-74.2

Georgia

7,617

2,043

29.0

27.6-30.5

5,574

71.0

69.5-72.4

Hawaii

5,988

1,593

26.8

25.4-28.2

4,395

73.2

71.8-74.6

Idaho

4,975

2,202

48.8

47.1-50.5

2,773

51.2

49.5-52.9

Illinois

2,649

885

36.2

33.7-38.8

1,764

63.8

61.2-66.3

Indiana

5,467

2,104

40.4

38.9-41.9

3,363

59.6

58.1-61.1

Iowa

4,992

1,784

40.5

38.8-42.2

3,208

59.5

57.8-61.2

Kansas

4,596

1,582

38.2

36.5-39.9

3,014

61.8

60.1-63.5

Kentucky

7,597

1,634

25.8

24.2-27.5

5,963

74.2

72.5-75.8

Louisiana

5,063

1,031

21.9

20.6-23.3

4,032

78.1

76.7-79.4

Maine

2,381

884

40.0

37.7-42.3

1,497

60.0

57.7-62.3

Maryland

4,424

1,381

29.5

27.8-31.2

3,043

70.5

68.8-72.2

Massachusetts

7,555

2,475

35.7

34.3-37.2

5,080

64.3

62.8-65.7

Michigan

3,548

1,325

40.3

38.4-42.2

2,223

59.7

57.8-61.6

Minnesota

3,830

1,637

46.5

44.7-48.3

2,193

53.5

51.7-55.3

Mississippi

4,403

1,116

28.6

27.0-30.3

3,287

71.4

69.7-73.0

Missouri

4,243

1,586

39.6

37.5-41.6

2,657

60.4

58.4-62.5

Montana

4,009

1,575

44.1

41.9-46.2

2,434

55.9

53.8-58.1

Nebraska

4,959

1,860

42.1

40.5-43.7

3,099

57.9

56.3-59.5

Nevada

2,958

1,153

34.6

32.2-37.0

1,805

65.4

63.0-67.8

New Hampshire

5,019

1,868

40.9

39.3-42.5

3,151

59.1

57.5-60.7

New Jersey

11,276

3,276

29.3

28.3-30.3

8,000

70.7

69.7-71.7

New Mexico

5,483

1,681

34.1

32.5-35.7

3,802

65.9

64.3-67.5

New York

5,520

1,670

29.7

28.3-31.1

3,850

70.3

68.9-71.7

North Carolina

9,428

1,783

21.9

20.5-23.3

7,645

78.1

76.7-79.5

North Dakota

3,004

1,154

42.8

40.8-44.9

1,850

57.2

55.1-59.2

Ohio

3,805

1,285

36.9

34.9-38.8

2,520

63.1

61.2-65.1

Oklahoma

7,613

2,442

35.7

34.4-37.0

5,171

64.3

63.0-65.6

Oregon

3,998

1,471

39.2

37.5-41.0

2,527

60.8

59.0-62.5

Pennsylvania

3,665

1,272

37.1

35.3-38.9

2,393

62.9

61.1-64.7

Rhode Island

4,044

1,248

34.1

32.3-36.0

2,796

65.9

64.0-67.7

South Carolina

5,913

1,757

30.4

29.1-31.9

4,156

69.6

68.1-70.9

South Dakota

5,242

2,003

44.3

42.6-45.9

3,239

55.7

54.1-57.4

Tennessee

2,583

585

26.0

24.0-28.2

1,998

74.0

71.8-76.0

Texas

6,023

1,787

31.8

30.4-33.2

4,236

68.2

66.8-69.6

Utah

4,042

1,927

51.7

49.6-53.8

2,115

48.3

46.2-50.4

Vermont

4,234

1,696

44.2

42.5-46.0

2,538

55.8

54.0-57.5

Virginia

5,425

1,614

32.9

31.2-34.7

3,811

67.1

65.3-68.8

Washington

18,549

5,968

34.9

34.0-35.8

12,581

65.1

64.2-66.0

West Virginia

3,338

1,109

38.1

36.1-40.0

2,229

61.9

60.0-63.9

Wisconsin

4,044

1,605

46.1

44.2-48.0

2,439

53.9

52.0-55.8

Wyoming

3,985

1,754

48.2

46.4-49.9

2,231

51.8

50.1-53.6

Guam

805

282

34.5

30.8-38.3

523

65.5

61.7-69.2

Puerto Rico

4,165

414

12.9

11.5-14.5

3,751

87.1

85.5-88.5

Virgin Islands

2,042

356

18.0

15.9-20.5

1,686

82.0

79.5-84.1

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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