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-MALES

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	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
RACE
White	1,094	449	39.4	36.0-42.9	335	31.8	28.6-35.3	152	14.7	12.3-17.5	158	14.1	11.7-16.8
African American	31	16	52.9	32.9-72.0	7	20.7	9.5-39.3	4	5.9	2.0-16.0	4	20.5	7.1-46.7
Asian	2	1	66.7	11.1-97.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.3	3.0-88.9	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	19	8	57.3	31.0-80.0	7	34.3	14.9-60.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.5	2.5-24.8
Other Minorities	55	28	58.3	42.1-72.9	15	20.4	11.0-34.5	3	6.1	1.8-18.9	9	15.3	7.1-29.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	53	28	61.0	44.6-75.2	13	17.7	9.1-31.7	2	4.6	1.0-18.6	10	16.6	8.0-31.5
-English Speaking	18	11	66.2	40.2-85.1	5	22.3	8.4-47.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.5	2.3-42.0
-Spanish Speaking	35	17	59.4	39.4-76.6	8	16.3	6.8-34.0	2	6.1	1.3-23.8	8	18.3	7.9-36.7
Non-Hispanic	1,151	475	39.7	36.4-43.2	351	31.7	28.5-35.1	158	14.4	12.0-17.1	167	14.2	11.9-16.8
AGE
18-24	121	44	39.6	29.2-51.1	34	27.8	18.9-38.8	20	14.6	8.5-24.0	23	18.0	11.1-27.7
25-34	321	121	37.7	31.7-44.2	98	31.1	25.3-37.5	45	14.0	10.1-19.1	57	17.2	12.8-22.7
35-44	323	124	37.2	31.1-43.7	106	33.3	27.5-39.7	48	16.5	12.0-22.4	45	12.9	9.3-17.8
45-54	237	110	45.3	37.8-53.0	69	30.8	24.1-38.4	29	12.6	8.2-18.8	29	11.3	6.9-18.0
55-64	136	68	49.3	38.7-59.9	37	27.9	19.4-38.3	14	10.2	5.5-18.1	17	12.7	7.2-21.3
65-74	53	28	51.1	35.9-66.2	14	23.6	13.5-38.1	5	11.5	4.5-26.4	6	13.7	6.0-28.3
75+	13	7	48.5	23.2-74.7	6	51.5	25.3-76.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	62	51.6	41.1-62.0	35	27.3	19.0-37.6	10	7.0	3.3-14.1	18	14.1	8.2-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	305	130	43.7	36.7-50.8	77	25.6	19.9-32.2	43	13.9	9.5-19.8	55	16.9	12.5-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	313	121	36.9	30.8-43.4	109	36.3	30.1-43.1	36	11.9	8.1-17.1	47	14.9	10.7-20.3
College Graduate	463	190	39.3	34.1-44.8	144	31.3	26.5-36.6	72	17.0	13.3-21.6	57	12.3	9.0-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	28	49.0	30.7-67.5	15	22.4	11.1-40.0	8	13.2	4.7-32.0	11	15.4	6.6-32.1
$15,000- 24,999	153	65	44.0	34.6-53.8	44	28.2	20.2-37.9	16	9.8	5.7-16.4	28	18.0	11.6-26.7
$25,000- 34,999	135	55	40.7	31.5-50.5	41	31.8	23.4-41.5	18	12.6	7.4-20.8	21	14.9	9.3-23.1
$35,000- 49,999	184	84	44.1	36.0-52.5	58	33.9	26.1-42.7	18	9.4	5.6-15.5	24	12.6	7.8-19.6
$50,000-74,999	208	97	46.8	38.9-54.8	61	29.1	22.3-37.1	28	13.7	9.2-19.8	22	10.4	6.4-16.3
$75,000+	300	107	35.5	29.2-42.3	99	33.0	27.1-39.5	46	17.0	12.2-23.2	48	14.5	10.6-19.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	285	117	41.9	34.9-49.2	78	26.7	20.9-33.4	40	12.4	8.7-17.4	50	19.0	13.8-25.6
No	889	376	41.2	37.3-45.2	277	31.8	28.2-35.7	117	14.4	11.7-17.6	119	12.6	10.2-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	253	120	42.8	35.8-50.0	69	29.5	23.1-36.8	28	13.0	8.7-19.0	36	14.8	9.9-21.5
Non-Veteran	905	364	40.8	36.9-44.8	285	31.4	27.8-35.2	126	13.9	11.4-17.0	130	13.9	11.4-16.9
Currently Serving	44	18	40.1	25.7-56.6	8	20.7	9.9-38.1	7	17.7	8.1-34.4	11	21.5	11.3-37.2

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

1,094

449

39.4

36.0-42.9

335

31.8

28.6-35.3

152

14.7

12.3-17.5

158

14.1

11.7-16.8

African American

52.9

32.9-72.0

20.7

9.5-39.3

5.9

2.0-16.0

20.5

7.1-46.7

Asian

66.7

11.1-97.0

0.0

. - .

33.3

3.0-88.9

0.0

. - .

Native American

57.3

31.0-80.0

34.3

14.9-60.8

0.0

. - .

8.5

2.5-24.8

Other Minorities

58.3

42.1-72.9

20.4

11.0-34.5

6.1

1.8-18.9

15.3

7.1-29.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.0

44.6-75.2

17.7

9.1-31.7

4.6

1.0-18.6

16.6

8.0-31.5

-English Speaking

66.2

40.2-85.1

22.3

8.4-47.1

0.0

. - .

11.5

2.3-42.0

-Spanish Speaking

59.4

39.4-76.6

16.3

6.8-34.0

6.1

1.3-23.8

18.3

7.9-36.7

Non-Hispanic

1,151

475

39.7

36.4-43.2

351

31.7

28.5-35.1

158

14.4

12.0-17.1

167

14.2

11.9-16.8

AGE

18-24

121

39.6

29.2-51.1

27.8

18.9-38.8

14.6

8.5-24.0

18.0

11.1-27.7

25-34

321

121

37.7

31.7-44.2

31.1

25.3-37.5

14.0

10.1-19.1

17.2

12.8-22.7

35-44

323

124

37.2

31.1-43.7

106

33.3

27.5-39.7

16.5

12.0-22.4

12.9

9.3-17.8

45-54

237

110

45.3

37.8-53.0

30.8

24.1-38.4

12.6

8.2-18.8

11.3

6.9-18.0

55-64

136

49.3

38.7-59.9

27.9

19.4-38.3

10.2

5.5-18.1

12.7

7.2-21.3

65-74

51.1

35.9-66.2

23.6

13.5-38.1

11.5

4.5-26.4

13.7

6.0-28.3

75+

48.5

23.2-74.7

51.5

25.3-76.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

51.6

41.1-62.0

27.3

19.0-37.6

7.0

3.3-14.1

14.1

8.2-23.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

305

130

43.7

36.7-50.8

25.6

19.9-32.2

13.9

9.5-19.8

16.9

12.5-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

313

121

36.9

30.8-43.4

109

36.3

30.1-43.1

11.9

8.1-17.1

14.9

10.7-20.3

College Graduate

463

190

39.3

34.1-44.8

144

31.3

26.5-36.6

17.0

13.3-21.6

12.3

9.0-16.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.0

30.7-67.5

22.4

11.1-40.0

13.2

4.7-32.0

15.4

6.6-32.1

$15,000- 24,999

153

44.0

34.6-53.8

28.2

20.2-37.9

9.8

5.7-16.4

18.0

11.6-26.7

$25,000- 34,999

135

40.7

31.5-50.5

31.8

23.4-41.5

12.6

7.4-20.8

14.9

9.3-23.1

$35,000- 49,999

184

44.1

36.0-52.5

33.9

26.1-42.7

9.4

5.6-15.5

12.6

7.8-19.6

$50,000-74,999

208

46.8

38.9-54.8

29.1

22.3-37.1

13.7

9.2-19.8

10.4

6.4-16.3

$75,000+

300

107

35.5

29.2-42.3

33.0

27.1-39.5

17.0

12.2-23.2

14.5

10.6-19.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

285

117

41.9

34.9-49.2

26.7

20.9-33.4

12.4

8.7-17.4

19.0

13.8-25.6

889

376

41.2

37.3-45.2

277

31.8

28.2-35.7

117

14.4

11.7-17.6

119

12.6

10.2-15.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

253

120

42.8

35.8-50.0

29.5

23.1-36.8

13.0

8.7-19.0

14.8

9.9-21.5

Non-Veteran

905

364

40.8

36.9-44.8

285

31.4

27.8-35.2

126

13.9

11.4-17.0

130

13.9

11.4-16.9

Currently Serving

40.1

25.7-56.6

20.7

9.9-38.1

17.7

8.1-34.4

21.5

11.3-37.2

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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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