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

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
-Mountain AHEC	945	166	19.2	16.2-22.6	779	80.8	77.4-83.8
GENDER
Male	345	76	22.5	17.8-28.1	269	77.5	71.9-82.2
Female	600	90	16.3	12.8-20.5	510	83.7	79.5-87.2
RACE
White	808	153	21.4	18.1-25.1	655	78.6	74.9-81.9
African American	51	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	50	98.6	90.7-99.8
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	49	22	39.9	25.5-56.4	27	60.1	43.6-74.5
25-34	126	46	35.0	25.1-46.5	80	65.0	53.5-74.9
35-44	153	54	36.2	27.7-45.8	99	63.8	54.2-72.3
45-54	182	30	18.5	12.5-26.4	152	81.5	73.6-87.5
55-64	161	9	5.9	2.6-12.9	152	94.1	87.1-97.4
65-74	142	3	3.1	0.8-11.0	139	96.9	89.0-99.2
75+	127	2	3.3	0.7-13.4	125	96.7	86.6-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	14	11.4	6.3-19.9	128	88.6	80.1-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	31	13.0	8.6-19.2	235	87.0	80.8-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	254	46	19.9	14.3-27.0	208	80.1	73.0-85.7
College Graduate	279	74	29.4	23.3-36.3	205	70.6	63.7-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	11	6.1	3.1-11.7	108	93.9	88.3-96.9
$15,000- 24,999	165	27	20.0	13.0-29.6	138	80.0	70.4-87.0
$25,000- 34,999	125	27	25.3	16.9-36.1	98	74.7	63.9-83.1
$35,000- 49,999	129	30	23.0	15.6-32.7	99	77.0	67.3-84.4
$50,000-74,999	115	30	30.3	20.9-41.6	85	69.7	58.4-79.1
$75,000+	94	24	24.2	15.5-35.6	70	75.8	64.4-84.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	39	12.2	8.4-17.3	283	87.8	82.7-91.6
No	595	124	22.9	18.9-27.4	471	77.1	72.6-81.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	15	10.8	6.0-18.6	127	89.2	81.4-94.0
Non-Veteran	798	150	21.1	17.7-24.9	648	78.9	75.1-82.3
Currently Serving	4	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	3	88.4	40.2-98.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

945

166

19.2

16.2-22.6

779

80.8

77.4-83.8

GENDER

Male

345

22.5

17.8-28.1

269

77.5

71.9-82.2

Female

600

16.3

12.8-20.5

510

83.7

79.5-87.2

RACE

White

808

153

21.4

18.1-25.1

655

78.6

74.9-81.9

African American

1.4

0.2- 9.3

98.6

90.7-99.8

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

39.9

25.5-56.4

60.1

43.6-74.5

25-34

126

35.0

25.1-46.5

65.0

53.5-74.9

35-44

153

36.2

27.7-45.8

63.8

54.2-72.3

45-54

182

18.5

12.5-26.4

152

81.5

73.6-87.5

55-64

161

5.9

2.6-12.9

152

94.1

87.1-97.4

65-74

142

3.1

0.8-11.0

139

96.9

89.0-99.2

75+

127

3.3

0.7-13.4

125

96.7

86.6-99.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

11.4

6.3-19.9

128

88.6

80.1-93.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

13.0

8.6-19.2

235

87.0

80.8-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

254

19.9

14.3-27.0

208

80.1

73.0-85.7

College Graduate

279

29.4

23.3-36.3

205

70.6

63.7-76.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

6.1

3.1-11.7

108

93.9

88.3-96.9

$15,000- 24,999

165

20.0

13.0-29.6

138

80.0

70.4-87.0

$25,000- 34,999

125

25.3

16.9-36.1

74.7

63.9-83.1

$35,000- 49,999

129

23.0

15.6-32.7

77.0

67.3-84.4

$50,000-74,999

115

30.3

20.9-41.6

69.7

58.4-79.1

$75,000+

24.2

15.5-35.6

75.8

64.4-84.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

12.2

8.4-17.3

283

87.8

82.7-91.6

595

124

22.9

18.9-27.4

471

77.1

72.6-81.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

10.8

6.0-18.6

127

89.2

81.4-94.0

Non-Veteran

798

150

21.1

17.7-24.9

648

78.9

75.1-82.3

Currently Serving

11.6

1.1-59.8

88.4

40.2-98.9

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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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