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-WHITE FEMALES

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	1,298	620	46.7	43.4-50.1	372	28.5	25.5-31.7	169	13.9	11.7-16.4	137	10.9	9.0-13.1
AGE
18-24	135	58	39.1	29.3-49.9	40	34.2	24.2-46.0	23	15.2	9.6-23.1	14	11.5	6.3-20.0
25-34	364	164	43.5	37.6-49.6	108	27.7	22.6-33.4	54	16.9	12.4-22.5	38	11.9	8.4-16.7
35-44	399	173	44.1	38.2-50.2	125	30.9	25.4-37.1	51	14.2	10.3-19.2	50	10.8	7.8-14.8
45-54	251	127	50.2	42.9-57.5	70	26.7	20.7-33.6	27	11.4	7.5-16.9	27	11.7	7.7-17.4
55-64	103	64	62.4	50.9-72.6	24	23.8	15.5-34.9	9	7.9	3.9-15.4	6	5.9	2.1-15.2
65-74	30	20	67.6	47.3-82.9	5	16.9	6.7-36.3	3	9.7	2.9-28.2	2	5.9	1.4-21.3
75+	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	68	33	51.3	37.2-65.2	17	27.4	16.6-41.6	10	9.3	4.7-17.6	8	12.1	5.4-24.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	305	152	48.3	41.6-55.1	83	27.2	21.4-33.9	40	13.9	9.8-19.4	30	10.6	6.9-15.8
Some Post-H.S.	385	183	48.9	42.6-55.3	114	29.6	23.8-36.2	43	10.2	7.1-14.3	45	11.3	8.1-15.5
College Graduate	539	252	43.4	38.6-48.5	157	28.7	24.3-33.4	76	17.3	13.5-22.0	54	10.5	7.8-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	41	50.8	37.5-63.9	20	23.4	14.6-35.4	12	17.5	8.4-33.0	7	8.3	3.6-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	137	63	49.2	38.6-59.9	36	19.0	12.9-27.1	19	14.5	8.6-23.5	19	17.3	10.3-27.5
$25,000- 34,999	170	63	36.6	28.3-45.8	51	30.7	22.6-40.3	31	17.8	11.8-26.0	25	14.8	9.7-22.0
$35,000- 49,999	214	111	50.8	42.8-58.8	55	24.3	18.3-31.4	24	14.8	9.3-22.7	24	10.1	6.4-15.4
$50,000-74,999	224	120	51.0	42.9-59.1	63	31.5	24.0-40.1	22	8.0	4.8-12.8	19	9.5	5.6-15.8
$75,000+	280	121	42.0	35.4-49.0	93	33.0	26.6-40.0	39	14.5	10.3-19.9	27	10.5	6.9-15.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	288	134	44.9	37.9-52.0	77	29.3	22.7-36.9	38	12.7	8.8-18.0	39	13.1	9.1-18.4
No	994	477	47.1	43.3-50.9	291	28.5	25.1-32.1	129	14.1	11.6-17.1	97	10.3	8.2-12.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	11	43.8	23.1-66.9	4	25.9	8.8-55.9	3	7.6	2.2-22.6	5	22.8	9.0-46.9
Non-Veteran	1,265	605	46.8	43.4-50.2	364	28.6	25.5-31.8	166	14.1	11.8-16.6	130	10.6	8.7-12.8
Currently Serving	10	4	39.0	12.9-73.4	4	24.8	7.7-56.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	36.2	8.9-76.7

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,298

620

46.7

43.4-50.1

372

28.5

25.5-31.7

169

13.9

11.7-16.4

137

10.9

9.0-13.1

AGE

18-24

135

39.1

29.3-49.9

34.2

24.2-46.0

15.2

9.6-23.1

11.5

6.3-20.0

25-34

364

164

43.5

37.6-49.6

108

27.7

22.6-33.4

16.9

12.4-22.5

11.9

8.4-16.7

35-44

399

173

44.1

38.2-50.2

125

30.9

25.4-37.1

14.2

10.3-19.2

10.8

7.8-14.8

45-54

251

127

50.2

42.9-57.5

26.7

20.7-33.6

11.4

7.5-16.9

11.7

7.7-17.4

55-64

103

62.4

50.9-72.6

23.8

15.5-34.9

7.9

3.9-15.4

5.9

2.1-15.2

65-74

67.6

47.3-82.9

16.9

6.7-36.3

9.7

2.9-28.2

5.9

1.4-21.3

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.3

37.2-65.2

27.4

16.6-41.6

9.3

4.7-17.6

12.1

5.4-24.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

305

152

48.3

41.6-55.1

27.2

21.4-33.9

13.9

9.8-19.4

10.6

6.9-15.8

Some Post-H.S.

385

183

48.9

42.6-55.3

114

29.6

23.8-36.2

10.2

7.1-14.3

11.3

8.1-15.5

College Graduate

539

252

43.4

38.6-48.5

157

28.7

24.3-33.4

17.3

13.5-22.0

10.5

7.8-14.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

50.8

37.5-63.9

23.4

14.6-35.4

17.5

8.4-33.0

8.3

3.6-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

137

49.2

38.6-59.9

19.0

12.9-27.1

14.5

8.6-23.5

17.3

10.3-27.5

$25,000- 34,999

170

36.6

28.3-45.8

30.7

22.6-40.3

17.8

11.8-26.0

14.8

9.7-22.0

$35,000- 49,999

214

111

50.8

42.8-58.8

24.3

18.3-31.4

14.8

9.3-22.7

10.1

6.4-15.4

$50,000-74,999

224

120

51.0

42.9-59.1

31.5

24.0-40.1

8.0

4.8-12.8

9.5

5.6-15.8

$75,000+

280

121

42.0

35.4-49.0

33.0

26.6-40.0

14.5

10.3-19.9

10.5

6.9-15.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

288

134

44.9

37.9-52.0

29.3

22.7-36.9

12.7

8.8-18.0

13.1

9.1-18.4

994

477

47.1

43.3-50.9

291

28.5

25.1-32.1

129

14.1

11.6-17.1

10.3

8.2-12.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

43.8

23.1-66.9

25.9

8.8-55.9

7.6

2.2-22.6

22.8

9.0-46.9

Non-Veteran

1,265

605

46.8

43.4-50.2

364

28.6

25.5-31.8

166

14.1

11.8-16.6

130

10.6

8.7-12.8

Currently Serving

39.0

12.9-73.4

24.8

7.7-56.4

0.0

. - .

36.2

8.9-76.7

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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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