BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,<br> By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Skin Cancer Prevention

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,
By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,825	645	15.8	14.5-17.3	3,180	84.2	82.7-85.5
-Mountain AHEC	204	46	21.2	15.4-28.4	158	78.8	71.6-84.6
GENDER
Male	63	15	20.3	11.8-32.7	48	79.7	67.3-88.2
Female	141	31	21.8	14.6-31.2	110	78.2	68.8-85.4
RACE
White	162	42	23.9	17.3-32.1	120	76.1	67.9-82.7
African American	14	1	5.3	0.7-30.8	13	94.7	69.2-99.3
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	19	2	10.8	2.6-35.4	17	89.2	64.6-97.4
25-34	80	17	16.9	9.7-27.9	63	83.1	72.1-90.3
35-44	74	21	27.4	17.3-40.5	53	72.6	59.5-82.7
45-54	22	6	36.4	15.4-64.3	16	63.6	35.7-84.6
55-64	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
65-74	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
75+	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	23	4	18.5	5.9-44.9	19	81.5	55.1-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	65	13	19.9	10.8-33.7	52	80.1	66.3-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	60	14	19.2	10.5-32.6	46	80.8	67.4-89.5
College Graduate	55	15	26.9	15.4-42.7	40	73.1	57.3-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	5	17.6	4.7-47.9	16	82.4	52.1-95.3
$15,000- 24,999	42	10	28.9	14.8-48.7	32	71.1	51.3-85.2
$25,000- 34,999	31	4	12.4	4.0-32.7	27	87.6	67.3-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	34	6	14.7	6.3-30.4	28	85.3	69.6-93.7
$50,000-74,999	32	10	29.9	15.4-50.1	22	70.1	49.9-84.6
$75,000+	21	4	18.5	6.2-44.0	17	81.5	56.0-93.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	44	14	30.7	16.9-49.3	30	69.3	50.7-83.1
No	160	32	19.4	13.3-27.4	128	80.6	72.6-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	4	31.6	11.1-63.1	10	68.4	36.9-88.9
Non-Veteran	188	42	20.4	14.5-27.8	146	79.6	72.2-85.5
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,825

645

15.8

14.5-17.3

3,180

84.2

82.7-85.5

-Mountain AHEC

204

21.2

15.4-28.4

158

78.8

71.6-84.6

GENDER

Male

20.3

11.8-32.7

79.7

67.3-88.2

Female

141

21.8

14.6-31.2

110

78.2

68.8-85.4

RACE

White

162

23.9

17.3-32.1

120

76.1

67.9-82.7

African American

5.3

0.7-30.8

94.7

69.2-99.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

10.8

2.6-35.4

89.2

64.6-97.4

25-34

16.9

9.7-27.9

83.1

72.1-90.3

35-44

27.4

17.3-40.5

72.6

59.5-82.7

45-54

36.4

15.4-64.3

63.6

35.7-84.6

55-64

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

65-74

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.5

5.9-44.9

81.5

55.1-94.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.9

10.8-33.7

80.1

66.3-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

19.2

10.5-32.6

80.8

67.4-89.5

College Graduate

26.9

15.4-42.7

73.1

57.3-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.6

4.7-47.9

82.4

52.1-95.3

$15,000- 24,999

28.9

14.8-48.7

71.1

51.3-85.2

$25,000- 34,999

12.4

4.0-32.7

87.6

67.3-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

14.7

6.3-30.4

85.3

69.6-93.7

$50,000-74,999

29.9

15.4-50.1

70.1

49.9-84.6

$75,000+

18.5

6.2-44.0

81.5

56.0-93.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

30.7

16.9-49.3

69.3

50.7-83.1

160

19.4

13.3-27.4

128

80.6

72.6-86.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

31.6

11.1-63.1

68.4

36.9-88.9

Non-Veteran

188

20.4

14.5-27.8

146

79.6

72.2-85.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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.

This page was generated on 06APR05.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Skin Cancer Prevention

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?, By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,
By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.