BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	1,206	503	41.1	37.8-44.6	365	30.7	27.6-34.0	161	13.8	11.6-16.4	177	14.3	12.1-16.9
Female	1,456	706	47.7	44.6-50.9	404	27.7	24.9-30.7	194	14.2	12.1-16.6	152	10.4	8.7-12.4
RACE
White	2,392	1,069	42.6	40.1-45.0	707	30.4	28.1-32.8	321	14.4	12.6-16.2	295	12.7	11.1-14.4
African American	108	66	63.2	51.2-73.8	20	17.8	10.5-28.4	11	8.1	3.8-16.1	11	10.9	5.1-21.8
Asian	6	4	75.1	34.4-94.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.9	5.5-65.6	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	43	16	45.8	27.3-65.5	12	28.5	15.3-46.9	7	13.1	4.9-30.5	8	12.7	5.8-25.6
Other Minorities	102	50	54.8	42.5-66.5	27	21.7	13.9-32.3	12	11.0	5.7-20.0	13	12.5	6.5-22.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	104	51	55.2	43.0-66.8	25	19.2	12.0-29.3	11	11.2	5.7-20.8	17	14.4	8.0-24.5
-English Speaking	45	25	56.6	39.2-72.5	9	16.3	7.7-31.2	5	15.5	5.8-35.3	6	11.6	4.5-27.0
-Spanish Speaking	59	26	54.6	38.8-69.5	16	20.5	11.3-34.2	6	9.3	3.7-21.4	11	15.6	7.6-29.5
Non-Hispanic	2,555	1,157	43.4	41.0-45.8	743	30.0	27.8-32.3	343	14.1	12.5-15.9	312	12.5	11.0-14.2
AGE
18-24	280	115	40.9	33.7-48.5	81	30.5	23.8-38.0	44	13.8	9.6-19.5	40	14.8	10.3-20.8
25-34	727	308	41.0	36.7-45.4	215	29.5	25.5-33.7	106	15.1	12.1-18.6	98	14.5	11.5-18.0
35-44	754	316	40.9	36.6-45.3	235	31.3	27.3-35.7	105	15.9	12.7-19.6	98	11.9	9.5-14.9
45-54	518	247	47.1	41.8-52.4	149	29.3	24.6-34.4	64	12.6	9.5-16.7	58	11.0	7.9-15.1
55-64	255	142	53.6	45.5-61.5	63	25.9	19.5-33.6	25	9.8	6.1-15.3	25	10.7	6.6-16.8
65-74	93	56	56.9	44.5-68.5	19	20.4	12.5-31.4	8	10.2	4.6-21.1	10	12.5	6.3-23.2
75+	25	19	70.7	46.7-86.9	6	29.3	13.1-53.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	230	110	50.2	42.4-58.1	61	26.8	20.4-34.3	27	9.6	6.1-14.8	32	13.4	8.9-19.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	648	308	46.8	42.0-51.8	167	25.8	21.7-30.3	87	13.6	10.5-17.5	86	13.8	10.8-17.5
Some Post-H.S.	739	324	42.7	38.3-47.2	233	33.0	28.7-37.5	86	11.4	8.8-14.6	96	13.0	10.2-16.3
College Graduate	1,043	466	41.6	38.0-45.3	307	29.8	26.5-33.4	155	17.2	14.5-20.4	115	11.4	9.1-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	83	51.8	40.1-63.3	37	21.7	14.1-32.0	25	14.8	8.1-25.3	19	11.7	6.1-21.0
$15,000- 24,999	332	149	46.8	40.1-53.7	91	25.0	19.6-31.3	41	11.5	8.1-16.2	51	16.6	12.0-22.5
$25,000- 34,999	325	129	39.7	33.3-46.4	96	30.8	24.9-37.4	52	15.2	11.0-20.5	48	14.4	10.5-19.4
$35,000- 49,999	422	209	47.9	42.2-53.6	118	28.9	23.8-34.5	44	12.0	8.5-16.5	51	11.3	8.1-15.4
$50,000-74,999	438	221	48.5	42.8-54.3	125	30.5	25.2-36.3	51	11.2	8.2-15.1	41	9.8	6.9-13.9
$75,000+	588	233	38.2	33.5-43.2	193	32.7	28.2-37.4	86	16.2	12.7-20.4	76	13.0	10.1-16.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	628	278	43.6	38.7-48.6	159	26.3	22.1-31.0	93	13.6	10.8-17.1	98	16.5	13.0-20.6
No	1,984	911	44.3	41.6-47.1	596	30.3	27.8-32.9	255	14.1	12.2-16.2	222	11.3	9.7-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	283	135	43.1	36.4-50.0	73	28.8	22.7-35.8	32	13.0	8.8-18.7	43	15.1	10.4-21.5
Non-Veteran	2,316	1,048	44.3	41.7-46.8	681	29.7	27.3-32.1	315	14.1	12.4-16.0	272	12.0	10.5-13.8
Currently Serving	59	25	40.3	27.3-54.8	12	19.6	10.2-34.5	8	17.8	8.7-32.8	14	22.4	12.7-36.4

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

1,206

503

41.1

37.8-44.6

365

30.7

27.6-34.0

161

13.8

11.6-16.4

177

14.3

12.1-16.9

Female

1,456

706

47.7

44.6-50.9

404

27.7

24.9-30.7

194

14.2

12.1-16.6

152

10.4

8.7-12.4

RACE

White

2,392

1,069

42.6

40.1-45.0

707

30.4

28.1-32.8

321

14.4

12.6-16.2

295

12.7

11.1-14.4

African American

108

63.2

51.2-73.8

17.8

10.5-28.4

8.1

3.8-16.1

10.9

5.1-21.8

Asian

75.1

34.4-94.5

0.0

. - .

24.9

5.5-65.6

0.0

. - .

Native American

45.8

27.3-65.5

28.5

15.3-46.9

13.1

4.9-30.5

12.7

5.8-25.6

Other Minorities

102

54.8

42.5-66.5

21.7

13.9-32.3

11.0

5.7-20.0

12.5

6.5-22.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

104

55.2

43.0-66.8

19.2

12.0-29.3

11.2

5.7-20.8

14.4

8.0-24.5

-English Speaking

56.6

39.2-72.5

16.3

7.7-31.2

15.5

5.8-35.3

11.6

4.5-27.0

-Spanish Speaking

54.6

38.8-69.5

20.5

11.3-34.2

9.3

3.7-21.4

15.6

7.6-29.5

Non-Hispanic

2,555

1,157

43.4

41.0-45.8

743

30.0

27.8-32.3

343

14.1

12.5-15.9

312

12.5

11.0-14.2

AGE

18-24

280

115

40.9

33.7-48.5

30.5

23.8-38.0

13.8

9.6-19.5

14.8

10.3-20.8

25-34

727

308

41.0

36.7-45.4

215

29.5

25.5-33.7

106

15.1

12.1-18.6

14.5

11.5-18.0

35-44

754

316

40.9

36.6-45.3

235

31.3

27.3-35.7

105

15.9

12.7-19.6

11.9

9.5-14.9

45-54

518

247

47.1

41.8-52.4

149

29.3

24.6-34.4

12.6

9.5-16.7

11.0

7.9-15.1

55-64

255

142

53.6

45.5-61.5

25.9

19.5-33.6

9.8

6.1-15.3

10.7

6.6-16.8

65-74

56.9

44.5-68.5

20.4

12.5-31.4

10.2

4.6-21.1

12.5

6.3-23.2

75+

70.7

46.7-86.9

29.3

13.1-53.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

230

110

50.2

42.4-58.1

26.8

20.4-34.3

9.6

6.1-14.8

13.4

8.9-19.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

648

308

46.8

42.0-51.8

167

25.8

21.7-30.3

13.6

10.5-17.5

13.8

10.8-17.5

Some Post-H.S.

739

324

42.7

38.3-47.2

233

33.0

28.7-37.5

11.4

8.8-14.6

13.0

10.2-16.3

College Graduate

1,043

466

41.6

38.0-45.3

307

29.8

26.5-33.4

155

17.2

14.5-20.4

115

11.4

9.1-14.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

164

51.8

40.1-63.3

21.7

14.1-32.0

14.8

8.1-25.3

11.7

6.1-21.0

$15,000- 24,999

332

149

46.8

40.1-53.7

25.0

19.6-31.3

11.5

8.1-16.2

16.6

12.0-22.5

$25,000- 34,999

325

129

39.7

33.3-46.4

30.8

24.9-37.4

15.2

11.0-20.5

14.4

10.5-19.4

$35,000- 49,999

422

209

47.9

42.2-53.6

118

28.9

23.8-34.5

12.0

8.5-16.5

11.3

8.1-15.4

$50,000-74,999

438

221

48.5

42.8-54.3

125

30.5

25.2-36.3

11.2

8.2-15.1

9.8

6.9-13.9

$75,000+

588

233

38.2

33.5-43.2

193

32.7

28.2-37.4

16.2

12.7-20.4

13.0

10.1-16.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

628

278

43.6

38.7-48.6

159

26.3

22.1-31.0

13.6

10.8-17.1

16.5

13.0-20.6

1,984

911

44.3

41.6-47.1

596

30.3

27.8-32.9

255

14.1

12.2-16.2

222

11.3

9.7-13.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

283

135

43.1

36.4-50.0

28.8

22.7-35.8

13.0

8.8-18.7

15.1

10.4-21.5

Non-Veteran

2,316

1,048

44.3

41.7-46.8

681

29.7

27.3-32.1

315

14.1

12.4-16.0

272

12.0

10.5-13.8

Currently Serving

40.3

27.3-54.8

19.6

10.2-34.5

17.8

8.7-32.8

22.4

12.7-36.4

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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