BRFSS 2004 - 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: North Carolina

Excess Sun Exposure

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,014	2,730	19.8	19.0-20.7	12,284	80.2	79.3-81.0
GENDER
Male	5,541	1,245	23.2	21.8-24.6	4,296	76.8	75.4-78.2
Female	9,473	1,485	16.7	15.8-17.7	7,988	83.3	82.3-84.2
RACE
White	11,225	2,444	24.3	23.2-25.3	8,781	75.7	74.7-76.8
African American	2,693	117	4.3	3.4- 5.3	2,576	95.7	94.7-96.6
Asian	90	7	5.4	2.4-11.7	83	94.6	88.3-97.6
Native American	291	46	15.9	11.1-22.2	245	84.1	77.8-88.9
Other Minorities	624	105	17.6	14.0-21.9	519	82.4	78.1-86.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	670	107	17.1	13.6-21.3	563	82.9	78.7-86.4
-English Speaking	279	47	16.9	12.2-23.0	232	83.1	77.0-87.8
-Spanish Speaking	391	60	17.2	12.7-22.8	331	82.8	77.2-87.3
Non-Hispanic	14,323	2,620	20.0	19.2-20.9	11,703	80.0	79.1-80.8
AGE
18-24	842	284	33.4	29.5-37.7	558	66.6	62.3-70.5
25-34	2,391	735	30.3	28.1-32.7	1,656	69.7	67.3-71.9
35-44	2,821	772	27.2	25.3-29.3	2,049	72.8	70.7-74.7
45-54	2,803	533	20.4	18.5-22.4	2,270	79.6	77.6-81.5
55-64	2,555	261	10.8	9.3-12.6	2,294	89.2	87.4-90.7
65-74	1,999	105	5.4	4.3- 6.8	1,894	94.6	93.2-95.7
75+	1,527	30	2.4	1.5- 3.7	1,497	97.6	96.3-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,489	242	11.6	10.0-13.4	2,247	88.4	86.6-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,429	669	17.0	15.5-18.5	3,760	83.0	81.5-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	3,758	756	22.1	20.4-23.9	3,002	77.9	76.1-79.6
College Graduate	4,311	1,061	25.5	23.9-27.2	3,250	74.5	72.8-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,736	179	11.8	9.6-14.5	1,557	88.2	85.5-90.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,545	340	14.9	13.1-16.9	2,205	85.1	83.1-86.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,732	332	21.0	18.6-23.5	1,400	79.0	76.5-81.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,970	433	22.1	20.0-24.4	1,537	77.9	75.6-80.0
$50,000-74,999	1,796	448	25.1	22.7-27.6	1,348	74.9	72.4-77.3
$75,000+	2,011	595	30.0	27.6-32.5	1,416	70.0	67.5-72.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,796	653	15.3	14.0-16.7	4,143	84.7	83.3-86.0
No	9,771	2,023	22.2	21.2-23.3	7,748	77.8	76.7-78.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,933	298	16.1	14.1-18.2	1,635	83.9	81.8-85.9
Non-Veteran	12,887	2,368	20.3	19.4-21.2	10,519	79.7	78.8-80.6
Currently Serving	169	60	35.9	28.0-44.7	109	64.1	55.3-72.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,014

2,730

19.8

19.0-20.7

12,284

80.2

79.3-81.0

GENDER

Male

5,541

1,245

23.2

21.8-24.6

4,296

76.8

75.4-78.2

Female

9,473

1,485

16.7

15.8-17.7

7,988

83.3

82.3-84.2

RACE

White

11,225

2,444

24.3

23.2-25.3

8,781

75.7

74.7-76.8

African American

2,693

117

4.3

3.4- 5.3

2,576

95.7

94.7-96.6

Asian

5.4

2.4-11.7

94.6

88.3-97.6

Native American

291

15.9

11.1-22.2

245

84.1

77.8-88.9

Other Minorities

624

105

17.6

14.0-21.9

519

82.4

78.1-86.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

670

107

17.1

13.6-21.3

563

82.9

78.7-86.4

-English Speaking

279

16.9

12.2-23.0

232

83.1

77.0-87.8

-Spanish Speaking

391

17.2

12.7-22.8

331

82.8

77.2-87.3

Non-Hispanic

14,323

2,620

20.0

19.2-20.9

11,703

80.0

79.1-80.8

AGE

18-24

842

284

33.4

29.5-37.7

558

66.6

62.3-70.5

25-34

2,391

735

30.3

28.1-32.7

1,656

69.7

67.3-71.9

35-44

2,821

772

27.2

25.3-29.3

2,049

72.8

70.7-74.7

45-54

2,803

533

20.4

18.5-22.4

2,270

79.6

77.6-81.5

55-64

2,555

261

10.8

9.3-12.6

2,294

89.2

87.4-90.7

65-74

1,999

105

5.4

4.3- 6.8

1,894

94.6

93.2-95.7

75+

1,527

2.4

1.5- 3.7

1,497

97.6

96.3-98.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,489

242

11.6

10.0-13.4

2,247

88.4

86.6-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,429

669

17.0

15.5-18.5

3,760

83.0

81.5-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

3,758

756

22.1

20.4-23.9

3,002

77.9

76.1-79.6

College Graduate

4,311

1,061

25.5

23.9-27.2

3,250

74.5

72.8-76.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,736

179

11.8

9.6-14.5

1,557

88.2

85.5-90.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,545

340

14.9

13.1-16.9

2,205

85.1

83.1-86.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,732

332

21.0

18.6-23.5

1,400

79.0

76.5-81.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,970

433

22.1

20.0-24.4

1,537

77.9

75.6-80.0

$50,000-74,999

1,796

448

25.1

22.7-27.6

1,348

74.9

72.4-77.3

$75,000+

2,011

595

30.0

27.6-32.5

1,416

70.0

67.5-72.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,796

653

15.3

14.0-16.7

4,143

84.7

83.3-86.0

9,771

2,023

22.2

21.2-23.3

7,748

77.8

76.7-78.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,933

298

16.1

14.1-18.2

1,635

83.9

81.8-85.9

Non-Veteran

12,887

2,368

20.3

19.4-21.2

10,519

79.7

78.8-80.6

Currently Serving

169

35.9

28.0-44.7

109

64.1

55.3-72.0

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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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