BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours, how many sunburns have you had within the past 12 months?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Excess Sun Exposure

Including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours, how many sunburns have you had within the past 12 months?*

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	Total Respond.^	One	Two	Three	Four or more burns
North Carolina	2,662	1,209	44.0	41.7-46.4	769	29.4	27.2-31.6	355	14.0	12.4-15.8	329	12.6	11.1-14.3
-Eastern NC	862	402	45.8	41.9-49.8	221	26.0	22.6-29.7	114	14.1	11.5-17.1	125	14.2	11.7-17.1
GENDER
Male	380	162	42.7	37.0-48.5	103	28.7	23.6-34.3	51	14.3	10.7-18.9	64	14.4	11.0-18.5
Female	482	240	49.6	44.4-54.8	118	22.7	18.8-27.2	63	13.7	10.5-17.9	61	13.9	10.5-18.3
RACE
White	732	335	44.1	39.9-48.4	193	27.4	23.6-31.5	97	14.1	11.4-17.3	107	14.4	11.7-17.6
African American	56	30	53.8	38.5-68.3	12	19.0	10.2-32.8	7	12.9	5.2-28.6	7	14.3	6.3-29.5
AGE
18-24	104	49	45.8	34.9-57.2	30	27.3	18.4-38.6	15	12.9	7.4-21.5	10	13.9	6.8-26.4
25-34	230	100	43.7	36.4-51.2	59	24.6	18.7-31.6	32	14.8	9.9-21.5	39	17.0	12.3-23.0
35-44	219	92	40.9	33.7-48.5	59	27.6	21.2-35.0	32	17.2	12.0-23.9	36	14.3	10.0-20.1
45-54	168	78	46.3	37.4-55.4	41	24.2	17.2-32.9	22	13.7	8.5-21.2	27	15.9	10.5-23.3
55-64	94	51	54.2	41.2-66.7	25	31.2	20.0-45.1	8	7.2	3.1-15.9	10	7.4	3.7-14.3
65-74	34	22	55.7	35.8-73.9	5	16.7	6.7-35.7	4	18.5	6.7-41.6	3	9.2	2.7-27.0
75+	8	6	64.0	24.7-90.6	2	36.0	9.4-75.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	35	55.1	41.3-68.0	19	20.6	12.5-32.1	9	9.9	3.8-23.3	11	14.4	7.7-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	212	108	47.4	39.5-55.4	50	23.8	17.4-31.6	30	15.2	10.2-21.9	24	13.7	8.6-21.1
Some Post-H.S.	285	124	44.2	37.6-51.0	87	30.7	24.8-37.4	28	10.3	6.8-15.2	46	14.8	10.9-19.9
College Graduate	290	134	43.1	36.7-49.8	65	24.6	18.9-31.4	47	18.4	13.7-24.3	44	13.8	10.1-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	35	59.5	45.0-72.5	17	22.2	12.7-35.8	11	10.0	5.2-18.5	8	8.4	3.9-17.1
$15,000- 24,999	118	50	46.6	35.9-57.7	32	24.8	17.0-34.7	13	7.6	4.2-13.4	23	21.0	13.2-31.8
$25,000- 34,999	103	49	44.6	33.9-55.8	22	21.1	13.6-31.4	13	14.5	8.1-24.5	19	19.8	12.3-30.2
$35,000- 49,999	137	70	50.6	41.0-60.3	28	22.4	14.7-32.7	18	13.8	8.3-22.0	21	13.2	8.3-20.2
$50,000-74,999	137	64	45.8	36.2-55.7	42	31.6	23.3-41.4	16	13.0	7.6-21.3	15	9.6	5.5-16.3
$75,000+	164	66	36.5	28.7-45.2	48	31.1	23.6-39.7	25	17.0	11.4-24.6	25	15.4	10.2-22.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	223	90	39.5	32.1-47.4	52	25.0	18.9-32.4	38	18.1	12.9-25.0	43	17.3	12.5-23.5
No	615	299	47.9	43.3-52.7	164	26.5	22.5-31.0	73	12.4	9.6-15.9	79	13.2	10.3-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	47	38.9	28.9-50.0	24	29.2	19.4-41.4	13	16.1	9.2-26.6	22	15.8	10.1-24.0
Non-Veteran	702	333	47.8	43.4-52.2	185	25.8	22.1-29.8	94	13.4	10.7-16.7	90	13.1	10.4-16.3
Currently Serving	52	21	38.1	24.7-53.6	11	20.0	9.9-36.2	7	17.9	8.3-34.3	13	24.0	13.4-39.3

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,662

1,209

44.0

41.7-46.4

769

29.4

27.2-31.6

355

14.0

12.4-15.8

329

12.6

11.1-14.3

-Eastern NC

862

402

45.8

41.9-49.8

221

26.0

22.6-29.7

114

14.1

11.5-17.1

125

14.2

11.7-17.1

GENDER

Male

380

162

42.7

37.0-48.5

103

28.7

23.6-34.3

14.3

10.7-18.9

14.4

11.0-18.5

Female

482

240

49.6

44.4-54.8

118

22.7

18.8-27.2

13.7

10.5-17.9

13.9

10.5-18.3

RACE

White

732

335

44.1

39.9-48.4

193

27.4

23.6-31.5

14.1

11.4-17.3

107

14.4

11.7-17.6

African American

53.8

38.5-68.3

19.0

10.2-32.8

12.9

5.2-28.6

14.3

6.3-29.5

AGE

18-24

104

45.8

34.9-57.2

27.3

18.4-38.6

12.9

7.4-21.5

13.9

6.8-26.4

25-34

230

100

43.7

36.4-51.2

24.6

18.7-31.6

14.8

9.9-21.5

17.0

12.3-23.0

35-44

219

40.9

33.7-48.5

27.6

21.2-35.0

17.2

12.0-23.9

14.3

10.0-20.1

45-54

168

46.3

37.4-55.4

24.2

17.2-32.9

13.7

8.5-21.2

15.9

10.5-23.3

55-64

54.2

41.2-66.7

31.2

20.0-45.1

7.2

3.1-15.9

7.4

3.7-14.3

65-74

55.7

35.8-73.9

16.7

6.7-35.7

18.5

6.7-41.6

9.2

2.7-27.0

75+

64.0

24.7-90.6

36.0

9.4-75.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

55.1

41.3-68.0

20.6

12.5-32.1

9.9

3.8-23.3

14.4

7.7-25.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

212

108

47.4

39.5-55.4

23.8

17.4-31.6

15.2

10.2-21.9

13.7

8.6-21.1

Some Post-H.S.

285

124

44.2

37.6-51.0

30.7

24.8-37.4

10.3

6.8-15.2

14.8

10.9-19.9

College Graduate

290

134

43.1

36.7-49.8

24.6

18.9-31.4

18.4

13.7-24.3

13.8

10.1-18.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.5

45.0-72.5

22.2

12.7-35.8

10.0

5.2-18.5

8.4

3.9-17.1

$15,000- 24,999

118

46.6

35.9-57.7

24.8

17.0-34.7

7.6

4.2-13.4

21.0

13.2-31.8

$25,000- 34,999

103

44.6

33.9-55.8

21.1

13.6-31.4

14.5

8.1-24.5

19.8

12.3-30.2

$35,000- 49,999

137

50.6

41.0-60.3

22.4

14.7-32.7

13.8

8.3-22.0

13.2

8.3-20.2

$50,000-74,999

137

45.8

36.2-55.7

31.6

23.3-41.4

13.0

7.6-21.3

9.6

5.5-16.3

$75,000+

164

36.5

28.7-45.2

31.1

23.6-39.7

17.0

11.4-24.6

15.4

10.2-22.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

223

39.5

32.1-47.4

25.0

18.9-32.4

18.1

12.9-25.0

17.3

12.5-23.5

615

299

47.9

43.3-52.7

164

26.5

22.5-31.0

12.4

9.6-15.9

13.2

10.3-16.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

38.9

28.9-50.0

29.2

19.4-41.4

16.1

9.2-26.6

15.8

10.1-24.0

Non-Veteran

702

333

47.8

43.4-52.2

185

25.8

22.1-29.8

13.4

10.7-16.7

13.1

10.4-16.3

Currently Serving

38.1

24.7-53.6

20.0

9.9-36.2

17.9

8.3-34.3

24.0

13.4-39.3

Back to Excess Sun Exposure.

*Asked only of respondents who reported ever having a sunburn

^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 (MAHEC): 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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