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

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,761	2,323	20.0	19.1-20.9	10,438	80.0	79.1-80.9
No	2,231	401	18.7	16.7-21.0	1,830	81.3	79.0-83.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	243	42	20.3	14.4-27.9	201	79.7	72.1-85.6
Recommended Range	5,094	1,001	21.0	19.6-22.5	4,093	79.0	77.5-80.4
Overweight	5,178	988	20.8	19.4-22.3	4,190	79.2	77.7-80.6
Obese	3,680	609	18.0	16.4-19.6	3,071	82.0	80.4-83.6
Current Smoker
No	11,640	2,043	19.5	18.5-20.4	9,597	80.5	79.6-81.5
Yes	3,329	680	21.1	19.3-22.9	2,649	78.9	77.1-80.7
Binge Drinker
No	13,753	2,304	18.2	17.4-19.1	11,449	81.8	80.9-82.6
Yes	1,062	397	38.4	34.8-42.1	665	61.6	57.9-65.2
Heavy Drinker
No	14,414	2,572	19.5	18.6-20.3	11,842	80.5	79.7-81.4
Yes	466	136	29.9	25.1-35.2	330	70.1	64.8-74.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,202	306	11.0	9.6-12.6	2,896	89.0	87.4-90.4
No	11,760	2,418	22.0	21.1-23.0	9,342	78.0	77.0-78.9
Current Asthma
Yes	1,187	194	17.4	14.7-20.4	993	82.6	79.6-85.3
No	13,742	2,520	20.0	19.2-20.9	11,222	80.0	79.1-80.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,557	162	11.6	9.8-13.8	1,395	88.4	86.2-90.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	137	38	27.3	19.6-36.7	99	72.7	63.3-80.4
No	13,136	2,507	20.7	19.8-21.6	10,629	79.3	78.4-80.2
No, Bordeline Diabetes	178	22	13.6	8.5-21.0	156	86.4	79.0-91.5

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,761

2,323

20.0

19.1-20.9

10,438

80.0

79.1-80.9

2,231

401

18.7

16.7-21.0

1,830

81.3

79.0-83.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

243

20.3

14.4-27.9

201

79.7

72.1-85.6

Recommended Range

5,094

1,001

21.0

19.6-22.5

4,093

79.0

77.5-80.4

Overweight

5,178

988

20.8

19.4-22.3

4,190

79.2

77.7-80.6

Obese

3,680

609

18.0

16.4-19.6

3,071

82.0

80.4-83.6

Current Smoker

11,640

2,043

19.5

18.5-20.4

9,597

80.5

79.6-81.5

Yes

3,329

680

21.1

19.3-22.9

2,649

78.9

77.1-80.7

Binge Drinker

13,753

2,304

18.2

17.4-19.1

11,449

81.8

80.9-82.6

Yes

1,062

397

38.4

34.8-42.1

665

61.6

57.9-65.2

Heavy Drinker

14,414

2,572

19.5

18.6-20.3

11,842

80.5

79.7-81.4

Yes

466

136

29.9

25.1-35.2

330

70.1

64.8-74.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,202

306

11.0

9.6-12.6

2,896

89.0

87.4-90.4

11,760

2,418

22.0

21.1-23.0

9,342

78.0

77.0-78.9

Current Asthma

Yes

1,187

194

17.4

14.7-20.4

993

82.6

79.6-85.3

13,742

2,520

20.0

19.2-20.9

11,222

80.0

79.1-80.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,557

162

11.6

9.8-13.8

1,395

88.4

86.2-90.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

137

27.3

19.6-36.7

72.7

63.3-80.4

13,136

2,507

20.7

19.8-21.6

10,629

79.3

78.4-80.2

No, Bordeline Diabetes

178

13.6

8.5-21.0

156

86.4

79.0-91.5

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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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