BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	160	63	39.2	30.6-48.5	46	30.2	22.0-40.0	32	20.1	13.7-28.5	19	10.5	6.2-17.0
GENDER
Male	73	29	38.3	26.7-51.4	21	30.7	19.8-44.4	13	19.3	11.0-31.6	10	11.7	5.8-22.5
Female	87	34	40.3	28.3-53.7	25	29.6	18.3-44.1	19	21.2	12.5-33.5	9	8.9	4.3-17.7
RACE
White	147	58	39.1	30.4-48.6	43	30.3	21.9-40.2	29	20.3	13.8-28.8	17	10.3	6.0-17.0
African American	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	22	10	39.2	19.1-63.8	5	28.7	10.5-58.0	2	7.7	1.6-30.0	5	24.4	9.5-49.8
25-34	45	16	34.1	19.3-52.9	11	22.1	10.4-40.8	14	36.1	20.7-55.0	4	7.7	1.9-26.1
35-44	52	18	33.8	20.8-49.7	19	39.1	24.3-56.1	9	18.1	9.1-32.8	6	9.1	3.8-20.4
45-54	27	12	43.4	24.2-65.0	7	33.3	16.0-56.8	6	17.5	6.1-40.6	2	5.8	1.4-21.2
55-64	9	3	37.6	10.3-76.0	3	35.0	7.3-78.7	1	10.2	1.3-49.4	2	17.2	3.1-57.5
65-74	3	2	95.7	67.1-99.6	1	4.3	0.4-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	14	7	53.1	25.1-79.2	4	31.2	11.2-62.0	1	3.9	0.5-24.2	2	11.8	2.5-41.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	10	30.6	15.2-52.0	7	29.8	13.1-54.5	8	28.2	12.6-51.9	4	11.3	3.1-33.7
Some Post-H.S.	44	21	43.0	26.6-61.1	14	41.7	24.5-61.2	5	7.9	2.6-21.8	4	7.4	2.7-18.7
College Graduate	72	25	37.4	25.5-51.1	20	22.6	13.5-35.4	18	28.2	17.7-41.8	9	11.8	5.5-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	10	5	55.8	22.8-84.3	1	17.4	2.5-63.2	3	9.7	2.2-34.2	1	17.1	2.5-62.9
$15,000- 24,999	26	11	43.8	23.0-67.1	10	32.1	14.5-56.8	3	12.7	3.7-35.2	2	11.5	2.8-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	27	10	39.0	20.7-61.0	8	25.7	10.8-49.6	5	23.7	9.1-48.9	4	11.7	4.0-29.7
$35,000- 49,999	28	12	35.7	18.4-57.8	9	33.2	17.0-54.7	4	26.7	10.8-52.1	3	4.4	1.1-16.0
$50,000-74,999	28	10	38.4	20.4-60.3	7	39.4	19.6-63.4	8	17.3	7.7-34.3	3	4.9	1.1-19.8
$75,000+	24	6	21.8	9.1-43.6	9	37.7	17.6-63.2	5	24.7	9.7-50.0	4	15.8	5.7-36.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	38	15	37.7	21.7-56.9	9	31.8	16.3-52.6	11	26.4	12.9-46.5	3	4.2	1.0-16.0
No	119	47	40.0	30.1-50.8	36	29.5	20.2-40.8	21	19.0	12.1-28.6	15	11.6	6.5-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	9	68.9	33.9-90.6	3	22.1	4.7-62.2	1	9.0	1.2-44.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	146	54	36.2	27.5-46.0	43	31.1	22.5-41.3	31	21.3	14.5-30.3	18	11.3	6.7-18.5
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

160

39.2

30.6-48.5

30.2

22.0-40.0

20.1

13.7-28.5

10.5

6.2-17.0

GENDER

Male

38.3

26.7-51.4

30.7

19.8-44.4

19.3

11.0-31.6

11.7

5.8-22.5

Female

40.3

28.3-53.7

29.6

18.3-44.1

21.2

12.5-33.5

8.9

4.3-17.7

RACE

White

147

39.1

30.4-48.6

30.3

21.9-40.2

20.3

13.8-28.8

10.3

6.0-17.0

African American

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

39.2

19.1-63.8

28.7

10.5-58.0

7.7

1.6-30.0

24.4

9.5-49.8

25-34

34.1

19.3-52.9

22.1

10.4-40.8

36.1

20.7-55.0

7.7

1.9-26.1

35-44

33.8

20.8-49.7

39.1

24.3-56.1

18.1

9.1-32.8

9.1

3.8-20.4

45-54

43.4

24.2-65.0

33.3

16.0-56.8

17.5

6.1-40.6

5.8

1.4-21.2

55-64

37.6

10.3-76.0

35.0

7.3-78.7

10.2

1.3-49.4

17.2

3.1-57.5

65-74

95.7

67.1-99.6

4.3

0.4-32.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

53.1

25.1-79.2

31.2

11.2-62.0

3.9

0.5-24.2

11.8

2.5-41.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

30.6

15.2-52.0

29.8

13.1-54.5

28.2

12.6-51.9

11.3

3.1-33.7

Some Post-H.S.

43.0

26.6-61.1

41.7

24.5-61.2

7.9

2.6-21.8

7.4

2.7-18.7

College Graduate

37.4

25.5-51.1

22.6

13.5-35.4

28.2

17.7-41.8

11.8

5.5-23.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

55.8

22.8-84.3

17.4

2.5-63.2

9.7

2.2-34.2

17.1

2.5-62.9

$15,000- 24,999

43.8

23.0-67.1

32.1

14.5-56.8

12.7

3.7-35.2

11.5

2.8-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

39.0

20.7-61.0

25.7

10.8-49.6

23.7

9.1-48.9

11.7

4.0-29.7

$35,000- 49,999

35.7

18.4-57.8

33.2

17.0-54.7

26.7

10.8-52.1

4.4

1.1-16.0

$50,000-74,999

38.4

20.4-60.3

39.4

19.6-63.4

17.3

7.7-34.3

4.9

1.1-19.8

$75,000+

21.8

9.1-43.6

37.7

17.6-63.2

24.7

9.7-50.0

15.8

5.7-36.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

37.7

21.7-56.9

31.8

16.3-52.6

26.4

12.9-46.5

4.2

1.0-16.0

119

40.0

30.1-50.8

29.5

20.2-40.8

19.0

12.1-28.6

11.6

6.5-19.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

68.9

33.9-90.6

22.1

4.7-62.2

9.0

1.2-44.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

146

36.2

27.5-46.0

31.1

22.5-41.3

21.3

14.5-30.3

11.3

6.7-18.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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*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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