BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Excess Sun Exposure

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,014	2,730	19.8	19.0-20.7	12,284	80.2	79.3-81.0
-Eastern NC	5,035	893	19.0	17.7-20.4	4,142	81.0	79.6-82.3
GENDER
Male	1,816	395	22.0	19.8-24.3	1,421	78.0	75.7-80.2
Female	3,219	498	16.3	14.8-17.9	2,721	83.7	82.1-85.2
RACE
White	3,319	753	24.7	22.9-26.5	2,566	75.3	73.5-77.1
African American	1,271	61	4.5	3.4- 6.1	1,210	95.5	93.9-96.6
Other Minorities	14	1	7.2	1.0-38.0	13	92.8	62.0-99.0
AGE
18-24	335	105	27.4	22.0-33.5	230	72.6	66.5-78.0
25-34	820	233	28.4	24.9-32.1	587	71.6	67.9-75.1
35-44	887	224	24.6	21.4-28.0	663	75.4	72.0-78.6
45-54	925	175	20.5	17.4-23.9	750	79.5	76.1-82.6
55-64	874	96	12.4	9.7-15.7	778	87.6	84.3-90.3
65-74	681	44	7.4	5.2-10.3	637	92.6	89.7-94.8
75+	493	11	2.0	1.0- 3.8	482	98.0	96.2-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	864	83	11.0	8.5-14.1	781	89.0	85.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,626	225	15.0	13.0-17.3	1,401	85.0	82.7-87.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,318	289	23.8	21.2-26.7	1,029	76.2	73.3-78.8
College Graduate	1,218	295	25.7	22.8-28.7	923	74.3	71.3-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	669	79	11.6	8.8-15.2	590	88.4	84.8-91.2
$15,000- 24,999	946	122	12.6	10.2-15.4	824	87.4	84.6-89.8
$25,000- 34,999	593	107	20.1	16.5-24.3	486	79.9	75.7-83.5
$35,000- 49,999	666	141	21.4	18.0-25.3	525	78.6	74.7-82.0
$50,000-74,999	538	140	28.0	23.7-32.7	398	72.0	67.3-76.3
$75,000+	547	165	30.7	26.5-35.3	382	69.3	64.7-73.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,746	240	15.5	13.5-17.8	1,506	84.5	82.2-86.5
No	3,119	627	21.1	19.4-22.9	2,492	78.9	77.1-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	714	114	17.7	14.6-21.4	600	82.3	78.6-85.4
Non-Veteran	4,175	724	18.4	17.0-19.8	3,451	81.6	80.2-83.0
Currently Serving	136	53	41.1	31.8-51.0	83	58.9	49.0-68.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,014

2,730

19.8

19.0-20.7

12,284

80.2

79.3-81.0

-Eastern NC

5,035

893

19.0

17.7-20.4

4,142

81.0

79.6-82.3

GENDER

Male

1,816

395

22.0

19.8-24.3

1,421

78.0

75.7-80.2

Female

3,219

498

16.3

14.8-17.9

2,721

83.7

82.1-85.2

RACE

White

3,319

753

24.7

22.9-26.5

2,566

75.3

73.5-77.1

African American

1,271

4.5

3.4- 6.1

1,210

95.5

93.9-96.6

Other Minorities

7.2

1.0-38.0

92.8

62.0-99.0

AGE

18-24

335

105

27.4

22.0-33.5

230

72.6

66.5-78.0

25-34

820

233

28.4

24.9-32.1

587

71.6

67.9-75.1

35-44

887

224

24.6

21.4-28.0

663

75.4

72.0-78.6

45-54

925

175

20.5

17.4-23.9

750

79.5

76.1-82.6

55-64

874

12.4

9.7-15.7

778

87.6

84.3-90.3

65-74

681

7.4

5.2-10.3

637

92.6

89.7-94.8

75+

493

2.0

1.0- 3.8

482

98.0

96.2-99.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

864

11.0

8.5-14.1

781

89.0

85.9-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,626

225

15.0

13.0-17.3

1,401

85.0

82.7-87.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,318

289

23.8

21.2-26.7

1,029

76.2

73.3-78.8

College Graduate

1,218

295

25.7

22.8-28.7

923

74.3

71.3-77.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

669

11.6

8.8-15.2

590

88.4

84.8-91.2

$15,000- 24,999

946

122

12.6

10.2-15.4

824

87.4

84.6-89.8

$25,000- 34,999

593

107

20.1

16.5-24.3

486

79.9

75.7-83.5

$35,000- 49,999

666

141

21.4

18.0-25.3

525

78.6

74.7-82.0

$50,000-74,999

538

140

28.0

23.7-32.7

398

72.0

67.3-76.3

$75,000+

547

165

30.7

26.5-35.3

382

69.3

64.7-73.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,746

240

15.5

13.5-17.8

1,506

84.5

82.2-86.5

3,119

627

21.1

19.4-22.9

2,492

78.9

77.1-80.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

714

114

17.7

14.6-21.4

600

82.3

78.6-85.4

Non-Veteran

4,175

724

18.4

17.0-19.8

3,451

81.6

80.2-83.0

Currently Serving

136

41.1

31.8-51.0

58.9

49.0-68.2

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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 (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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