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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,473	1,485	16.7	15.8-17.7	7,988	83.3	82.3-84.2
RACE
White	7,039	1,314	20.2	19.0-21.4	5,725	79.8	78.6-81.0
African American	1,800	84	5.1	3.9- 6.7	1,716	94.9	93.3-96.1
Asian	49	5	8.2	3.1-20.2	44	91.8	79.8-96.9
Native American	200	27	12.2	7.8-18.5	173	87.8	81.5-92.2
Other Minorities	323	49	15.3	11.3-20.5	274	84.7	79.5-88.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	368	52	15.0	11.1-19.9	316	85.0	80.1-88.9
-English Speaking	178	28	16.9	11.1-24.9	150	83.1	75.1-88.9
-Spanish Speaking	190	24	13.6	8.9-20.3	166	86.4	79.7-91.1
Non-Hispanic	9,092	1,432	16.8	15.9-17.8	7,660	83.2	82.2-84.1
AGE
18-24	504	161	31.9	27.1-37.2	343	68.1	62.8-72.9
25-34	1,494	407	26.0	23.4-28.7	1,087	74.0	71.3-76.6
35-44	1,726	436	24.7	22.2-27.2	1,290	75.3	72.8-77.8
45-54	1,757	289	17.2	15.1-19.6	1,468	82.8	80.4-84.9
55-64	1,549	122	7.2	5.9- 8.9	1,427	92.8	91.1-94.1
65-74	1,304	48	3.1	2.2- 4.3	1,256	96.9	95.7-97.8
75+	1,082	14	1.6	0.7- 3.5	1,068	98.4	96.5-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,521	112	9.5	7.7-11.6	1,409	90.5	88.4-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,844	351	13.5	12.0-15.3	2,493	86.5	84.7-88.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,459	432	18.6	16.7-20.7	2,027	81.4	79.3-83.3
College Graduate	2,635	588	22.0	20.1-23.9	2,047	78.0	76.1-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,228	110	9.3	7.4-11.7	1,118	90.7	88.3-92.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,710	185	12.0	10.1-14.2	1,525	88.0	85.8-89.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,064	192	19.6	16.6-22.9	872	80.4	77.1-83.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,146	243	21.2	18.5-24.2	903	78.8	75.8-81.5
$50,000-74,999	1,006	231	22.8	19.8-26.2	775	77.2	73.8-80.2
$75,000+	1,117	289	24.4	21.5-27.5	828	75.6	72.5-78.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,145	359	12.5	11.1-14.1	2,786	87.5	85.9-88.9
No	6,090	1,108	19.0	17.8-20.3	4,982	81.0	79.7-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	31	16.2	10.9-23.5	134	83.8	76.5-89.1
Non-Veteran	9,267	1,439	16.6	15.7-17.6	7,828	83.4	82.4-84.3
Currently Serving	35	15	44.2	26.2-63.8	20	55.8	36.2-73.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,473

1,485

16.7

15.8-17.7

7,988

83.3

82.3-84.2

RACE

White

7,039

1,314

20.2

19.0-21.4

5,725

79.8

78.6-81.0

African American

1,800

5.1

3.9- 6.7

1,716

94.9

93.3-96.1

Asian

8.2

3.1-20.2

91.8

79.8-96.9

Native American

200

12.2

7.8-18.5

173

87.8

81.5-92.2

Other Minorities

323

15.3

11.3-20.5

274

84.7

79.5-88.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

368

15.0

11.1-19.9

316

85.0

80.1-88.9

-English Speaking

178

16.9

11.1-24.9

150

83.1

75.1-88.9

-Spanish Speaking

190

13.6

8.9-20.3

166

86.4

79.7-91.1

Non-Hispanic

9,092

1,432

16.8

15.9-17.8

7,660

83.2

82.2-84.1

AGE

18-24

504

161

31.9

27.1-37.2

343

68.1

62.8-72.9

25-34

1,494

407

26.0

23.4-28.7

1,087

74.0

71.3-76.6

35-44

1,726

436

24.7

22.2-27.2

1,290

75.3

72.8-77.8

45-54

1,757

289

17.2

15.1-19.6

1,468

82.8

80.4-84.9

55-64

1,549

122

7.2

5.9- 8.9

1,427

92.8

91.1-94.1

65-74

1,304

3.1

2.2- 4.3

1,256

96.9

95.7-97.8

75+

1,082

1.6

0.7- 3.5

1,068

98.4

96.5-99.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,521

112

9.5

7.7-11.6

1,409

90.5

88.4-92.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,844

351

13.5

12.0-15.3

2,493

86.5

84.7-88.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,459

432

18.6

16.7-20.7

2,027

81.4

79.3-83.3

College Graduate

2,635

588

22.0

20.1-23.9

2,047

78.0

76.1-79.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,228

110

9.3

7.4-11.7

1,118

90.7

88.3-92.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,710

185

12.0

10.1-14.2

1,525

88.0

85.8-89.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,064

192

19.6

16.6-22.9

872

80.4

77.1-83.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,146

243

21.2

18.5-24.2

903

78.8

75.8-81.5

$50,000-74,999

1,006

231

22.8

19.8-26.2

775

77.2

73.8-80.2

$75,000+

1,117

289

24.4

21.5-27.5

828

75.6

72.5-78.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,145

359

12.5

11.1-14.1

2,786

87.5

85.9-88.9

6,090

1,108

19.0

17.8-20.3

4,982

81.0

79.7-82.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

16.2

10.9-23.5

134

83.8

76.5-89.1

Non-Veteran

9,267

1,439

16.6

15.7-17.6

7,828

83.4

82.4-84.3

Currently Serving

44.2

26.2-63.8

55.8

36.2-73.8

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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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