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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,264	1,031	43.6	41.1-46.1	656	29.6	27.2-32.0	309	14.7	12.9-16.7	268	12.2	10.5-14.0
No	392	177	47.0	40.6-53.5	109	27.4	22.2-33.4	46	10.7	7.5-14.8	60	14.9	11.1-19.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight	40	17	45.7	28.0-64.5	11	21.8	10.7-39.4	7	19.5	8.7-38.0	5	13.0	4.9-30.1
Recommended Range	979	449	45.0	41.1-48.9	289	30.4	26.8-34.3	126	13.2	10.7-16.1	115	11.4	9.2-14.0
Overweight	958	421	41.6	37.9-45.5	289	31.0	27.5-34.8	119	12.9	10.5-15.8	129	14.4	11.7-17.5
Obese	598	280	45.1	40.2-50.1	161	27.6	23.4-32.3	92	16.7	13.1-21.1	65	10.6	7.9-14.1
Current Smoker
No	1,991	911	44.1	41.4-46.9	586	29.6	27.2-32.2	269	14.7	12.8-16.8	225	11.6	9.9-13.5
Yes	664	295	43.4	38.8-48.2	181	28.8	24.6-33.5	86	12.1	9.4-15.4	102	15.6	12.5-19.4
Binge Drinker
No	2,250	1,056	45.6	43.0-48.2	641	28.7	26.4-31.1	295	14.0	12.3-16.0	258	11.7	10.1-13.5
Yes	386	138	34.6	29.0-40.7	125	34.2	28.5-40.4	58	14.4	10.6-19.3	65	16.8	12.8-21.7
Heavy Drinker
No	2,510	1,148	44.1	41.7-46.6	726	29.5	27.3-31.8	339	14.2	12.6-16.1	297	12.2	10.6-13.9
Yes	133	52	39.8	30.2-50.2	36	27.9	19.6-38.1	15	10.4	5.9-17.6	30	21.9	15.0-30.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	284	124	41.8	34.6-49.3	67	24.5	18.8-31.3	42	16.6	11.4-23.7	51	17.1	12.4-23.2
No	2,374	1,083	44.2	41.8-46.7	701	30.0	27.7-32.4	312	13.7	12.1-15.5	278	12.1	10.5-13.8
Current Asthma
Yes	192	84	43.3	34.6-52.4	51	26.7	19.5-35.3	31	17.7	11.2-26.8	26	12.3	7.9-18.7
No	2,456	1,119	44.1	41.7-46.6	714	29.6	27.4-32.0	323	13.7	12.1-15.5	300	12.6	11.0-14.3
Diabetes
Yes	155	82	52.3	43.1-61.4	32	22.3	15.4-31.2	22	14.8	9.2-22.9	19	10.5	6.1-17.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	38	15	32.2	18.7-49.5	18	48.8	31.5-66.4	4	17.5	6.5-39.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4
No	2,447	1,101	43.6	41.2-46.1	714	29.6	27.4-32.0	327	13.9	12.3-15.8	305	12.8	11.2-14.6
No, Bordeline Diabetes	21	10	48.4	25.8-71.7	5	22.7	9.2-46.0	2	13.7	3.0-44.8	4	15.2	5.3-36.2

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,264

1,031

43.6

41.1-46.1

656

29.6

27.2-32.0

309

14.7

12.9-16.7

268

12.2

10.5-14.0

392

177

47.0

40.6-53.5

109

27.4

22.2-33.4

10.7

7.5-14.8

14.9

11.1-19.9

Body Mass Index

Underweight

45.7

28.0-64.5

21.8

10.7-39.4

19.5

8.7-38.0

13.0

4.9-30.1

Recommended Range

979

449

45.0

41.1-48.9

289

30.4

26.8-34.3

126

13.2

10.7-16.1

115

11.4

9.2-14.0

Overweight

958

421

41.6

37.9-45.5

289

31.0

27.5-34.8

119

12.9

10.5-15.8

129

14.4

11.7-17.5

Obese

598

280

45.1

40.2-50.1

161

27.6

23.4-32.3

16.7

13.1-21.1

10.6

7.9-14.1

Current Smoker

1,991

911

44.1

41.4-46.9

586

29.6

27.2-32.2

269

14.7

12.8-16.8

225

11.6

9.9-13.5

Yes

664

295

43.4

38.8-48.2

181

28.8

24.6-33.5

12.1

9.4-15.4

102

15.6

12.5-19.4

Binge Drinker

2,250

1,056

45.6

43.0-48.2

641

28.7

26.4-31.1

295

14.0

12.3-16.0

258

11.7

10.1-13.5

Yes

386

138

34.6

29.0-40.7

125

34.2

28.5-40.4

14.4

10.6-19.3

16.8

12.8-21.7

Heavy Drinker

2,510

1,148

44.1

41.7-46.6

726

29.5

27.3-31.8

339

14.2

12.6-16.1

297

12.2

10.6-13.9

Yes

133

39.8

30.2-50.2

27.9

19.6-38.1

10.4

5.9-17.6

21.9

15.0-30.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

284

124

41.8

34.6-49.3

24.5

18.8-31.3

16.6

11.4-23.7

17.1

12.4-23.2

2,374

1,083

44.2

41.8-46.7

701

30.0

27.7-32.4

312

13.7

12.1-15.5

278

12.1

10.5-13.8

Current Asthma

Yes

192

43.3

34.6-52.4

26.7

19.5-35.3

17.7

11.2-26.8

12.3

7.9-18.7

2,456

1,119

44.1

41.7-46.6

714

29.6

27.4-32.0

323

13.7

12.1-15.5

300

12.6

11.0-14.3

Diabetes

Yes

155

52.3

43.1-61.4

22.3

15.4-31.2

14.8

9.2-22.9

10.5

6.1-17.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

32.2

18.7-49.5

48.8

31.5-66.4

17.5

6.5-39.6

1.4

0.2- 9.4

2,447

1,101

43.6

41.2-46.1

714

29.6

27.4-32.0

327

13.9

12.3-15.8

305

12.8

11.2-14.6

No, Bordeline Diabetes

48.4

25.8-71.7

22.7

9.2-46.0

13.7

3.0-44.8

15.2

5.3-36.2

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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