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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,541	1,245	23.2	21.8-24.6	4,296	76.8	75.4-78.2
RACE
White	4,186	1,130	28.6	27.0-30.4	3,056	71.4	69.6-73.0
African American	893	33	3.2	2.1- 4.7	860	96.8	95.3-97.9
Asian	41	2	3.0	0.7-12.2	39	97.0	87.8-99.3
Native American	91	19	20.9	12.1-33.6	72	79.1	66.4-87.9
Other Minorities	301	56	18.9	13.9-25.2	245	81.1	74.8-86.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	302	55	18.4	13.5-24.6	247	81.6	75.4-86.5
-English Speaking	101	19	17.0	10.3-26.8	82	83.0	73.2-89.7
-Spanish Speaking	201	36	18.9	12.9-26.8	165	81.1	73.2-87.1
Non-Hispanic	5,231	1,188	23.6	22.2-25.0	4,043	76.4	75.0-77.8
AGE
18-24	338	123	34.8	28.8-41.4	215	65.2	58.6-71.2
25-34	897	328	34.7	31.1-38.6	569	65.3	61.4-68.9
35-44	1,095	336	30.0	26.8-33.4	759	70.0	66.6-73.2
45-54	1,046	244	24.1	21.0-27.4	802	75.9	72.6-79.0
55-64	1,006	139	14.2	11.7-17.2	867	85.8	82.8-88.3
65-74	695	57	8.0	6.0-10.7	638	92.0	89.3-94.0
75+	445	16	3.4	2.0- 5.9	429	96.6	94.1-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	968	130	13.4	11.0-16.3	838	86.6	83.7-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,585	318	20.8	18.4-23.5	1,267	79.2	76.5-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,299	324	26.4	23.5-29.4	975	73.6	70.6-76.5
College Graduate	1,676	473	29.2	26.6-32.0	1,203	70.8	68.0-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	508	69	15.0	10.8-20.5	439	85.0	79.5-89.2
$15,000- 24,999	835	155	18.1	15.1-21.5	680	81.9	78.5-84.9
$25,000- 34,999	668	140	22.5	18.9-26.5	528	77.5	73.5-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	824	190	23.1	19.8-26.6	634	76.9	73.4-80.2
$50,000-74,999	790	217	27.0	23.5-30.8	573	73.0	69.2-76.5
$75,000+	894	306	34.8	31.1-38.6	588	65.2	61.4-68.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,651	294	18.5	16.3-21.0	1,357	81.5	79.0-83.7
No	3,681	915	25.5	23.8-27.3	2,766	74.5	72.7-76.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,768	267	16.0	14.1-18.3	1,501	84.0	81.7-85.9
Non-Veteran	3,620	929	25.8	24.1-27.6	2,691	74.2	72.4-75.9
Currently Serving	134	45	34.7	26.2-44.3	89	65.3	55.7-73.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,541

1,245

23.2

21.8-24.6

4,296

76.8

75.4-78.2

RACE

White

4,186

1,130

28.6

27.0-30.4

3,056

71.4

69.6-73.0

African American

893

3.2

2.1- 4.7

860

96.8

95.3-97.9

Asian

3.0

0.7-12.2

97.0

87.8-99.3

Native American

20.9

12.1-33.6

79.1

66.4-87.9

Other Minorities

301

18.9

13.9-25.2

245

81.1

74.8-86.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

302

18.4

13.5-24.6

247

81.6

75.4-86.5

-English Speaking

101

17.0

10.3-26.8

83.0

73.2-89.7

-Spanish Speaking

201

18.9

12.9-26.8

165

81.1

73.2-87.1

Non-Hispanic

5,231

1,188

23.6

22.2-25.0

4,043

76.4

75.0-77.8

AGE

18-24

338

123

34.8

28.8-41.4

215

65.2

58.6-71.2

25-34

897

328

34.7

31.1-38.6

569

65.3

61.4-68.9

35-44

1,095

336

30.0

26.8-33.4

759

70.0

66.6-73.2

45-54

1,046

244

24.1

21.0-27.4

802

75.9

72.6-79.0

55-64

1,006

139

14.2

11.7-17.2

867

85.8

82.8-88.3

65-74

695

8.0

6.0-10.7

638

92.0

89.3-94.0

75+

445

3.4

2.0- 5.9

429

96.6

94.1-98.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

968

130

13.4

11.0-16.3

838

86.6

83.7-89.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,585

318

20.8

18.4-23.5

1,267

79.2

76.5-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,299

324

26.4

23.5-29.4

975

73.6

70.6-76.5

College Graduate

1,676

473

29.2

26.6-32.0

1,203

70.8

68.0-73.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

508

15.0

10.8-20.5

439

85.0

79.5-89.2

$15,000- 24,999

835

155

18.1

15.1-21.5

680

81.9

78.5-84.9

$25,000- 34,999

668

140

22.5

18.9-26.5

528

77.5

73.5-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

824

190

23.1

19.8-26.6

634

76.9

73.4-80.2

$50,000-74,999

790

217

27.0

23.5-30.8

573

73.0

69.2-76.5

$75,000+

894

306

34.8

31.1-38.6

588

65.2

61.4-68.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,651

294

18.5

16.3-21.0

1,357

81.5

79.0-83.7

3,681

915

25.5

23.8-27.3

2,766

74.5

72.7-76.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,768

267

16.0

14.1-18.3

1,501

84.0

81.7-85.9

Non-Veteran

3,620

929

25.8

24.1-27.6

2,691

74.2

72.4-75.9

Currently Serving

134

34.7

26.2-44.3

65.3

55.7-73.8

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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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