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-WHITES

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	2,392	1,069	42.6	40.1-45.0	707	30.4	28.1-32.8	321	14.4	12.6-16.2	295	12.7	11.1-14.4
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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	235	95	37.8	30.4-45.8	68	32.0	24.5-40.4	40	15.6	10.6-22.2	32	14.7	9.8-21.4
25-34	651	267	38.6	34.2-43.2	198	30.6	26.4-35.2	97	15.5	12.3-19.3	89	15.4	12.1-19.3
35-44	699	284	39.5	35.2-44.0	227	33.0	28.8-37.4	98	16.1	12.8-20.1	90	11.4	9.0-14.3
45-54	469	228	46.8	41.4-52.4	133	29.1	24.3-34.4	54	12.5	9.2-16.8	54	11.5	8.2-16.0
55-64	230	128	53.7	45.2-62.0	57	26.3	19.5-34.5	23	10.1	6.2-16.1	22	9.9	6.0-15.9
65-74	78	46	55.3	41.8-68.0	17	20.9	12.4-33.1	7	11.1	4.9-23.5	8	12.7	6.0-24.8
75+	22	16	68.3	43.1-86.0	6	31.7	14.0-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	149	74	52.0	42.5-61.4	39	28.6	20.6-38.1	17	7.7	4.6-12.5	19	11.7	7.1-18.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	580	266	43.4	38.5-48.4	155	27.5	23.1-32.4	81	14.9	11.4-19.2	78	14.2	11.0-18.2
Some Post-H.S.	678	297	42.6	38.0-47.3	216	33.4	28.9-38.1	76	11.1	8.4-14.4	89	13.0	10.2-16.4
College Graduate	984	432	40.6	36.9-44.5	296	30.3	26.9-34.0	147	17.4	14.6-20.6	109	11.7	9.3-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	124	62	42.4	31.4-54.2	29	24.5	15.0-37.4	16	16.9	8.3-31.3	17	16.2	8.4-28.7
$15,000- 24,999	259	111	42.9	35.4-50.6	74	26.3	20.2-33.6	34	13.5	9.2-19.4	40	17.3	12.1-24.0
$25,000- 34,999	289	111	39.2	32.6-46.2	87	31.1	24.9-38.1	48	15.3	10.9-21.0	43	14.4	10.3-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	384	188	47.3	41.4-53.3	110	30.1	24.7-36.1	41	11.9	8.4-16.7	45	10.6	7.6-14.7
$50,000-74,999	429	216	48.5	42.7-54.3	122	30.0	24.7-35.8	50	11.4	8.4-15.4	41	10.1	7.1-14.3
$75,000+	566	220	37.1	32.3-42.1	190	33.8	29.2-38.7	85	16.7	13.0-21.0	71	12.4	9.6-15.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	541	237	42.1	37.2-47.2	144	27.8	23.3-32.8	76	13.6	10.5-17.4	84	16.5	12.9-20.8
No	1,805	814	42.8	40.0-45.7	550	31.2	28.5-33.9	239	14.6	12.6-16.9	202	11.4	9.7-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	261	121	41.7	34.8-48.8	69	29.8	23.3-37.1	31	13.6	9.2-19.7	40	15.0	10.2-21.5
Non-Veteran	2,083	929	42.8	40.2-45.4	624	30.6	28.1-33.1	283	14.4	12.5-16.4	247	12.3	10.6-14.2
Currently Serving	44	18	40.4	25.3-57.5	11	23.8	11.9-41.9	7	19.7	9.1-37.6	8	16.1	7.4-31.7

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,392

1,069

42.6

40.1-45.0

707

30.4

28.1-32.8

321

14.4

12.6-16.2

295

12.7

11.1-14.4

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

235

37.8

30.4-45.8

32.0

24.5-40.4

15.6

10.6-22.2

14.7

9.8-21.4

25-34

651

267

38.6

34.2-43.2

198

30.6

26.4-35.2

15.5

12.3-19.3

15.4

12.1-19.3

35-44

699

284

39.5

35.2-44.0

227

33.0

28.8-37.4

16.1

12.8-20.1

11.4

9.0-14.3

45-54

469

228

46.8

41.4-52.4

133

29.1

24.3-34.4

12.5

9.2-16.8

11.5

8.2-16.0

55-64

230

128

53.7

45.2-62.0

26.3

19.5-34.5

10.1

6.2-16.1

9.9

6.0-15.9

65-74

55.3

41.8-68.0

20.9

12.4-33.1

11.1

4.9-23.5

12.7

6.0-24.8

75+

68.3

43.1-86.0

31.7

14.0-56.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

149

52.0

42.5-61.4

28.6

20.6-38.1

7.7

4.6-12.5

11.7

7.1-18.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

580

266

43.4

38.5-48.4

155

27.5

23.1-32.4

14.9

11.4-19.2

14.2

11.0-18.2

Some Post-H.S.

678

297

42.6

38.0-47.3

216

33.4

28.9-38.1

11.1

8.4-14.4

13.0

10.2-16.4

College Graduate

984

432

40.6

36.9-44.5

296

30.3

26.9-34.0

147

17.4

14.6-20.6

109

11.7

9.3-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

124

42.4

31.4-54.2

24.5

15.0-37.4

16.9

8.3-31.3

16.2

8.4-28.7

$15,000- 24,999

259

111

42.9

35.4-50.6

26.3

20.2-33.6

13.5

9.2-19.4

17.3

12.1-24.0

$25,000- 34,999

289

111

39.2

32.6-46.2

31.1

24.9-38.1

15.3

10.9-21.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

384

188

47.3

41.4-53.3

110

30.1

24.7-36.1

11.9

8.4-16.7

10.6

7.6-14.7

$50,000-74,999

429

216

48.5

42.7-54.3

122

30.0

24.7-35.8

11.4

8.4-15.4

10.1

7.1-14.3

$75,000+

566

220

37.1

32.3-42.1

190

33.8

29.2-38.7

16.7

13.0-21.0

12.4

9.6-15.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

541

237

42.1

37.2-47.2

144

27.8

23.3-32.8

13.6

10.5-17.4

16.5

12.9-20.8

1,805

814

42.8

40.0-45.7

550

31.2

28.5-33.9

239

14.6

12.6-16.9

202

11.4

9.7-13.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

261

121

41.7

34.8-48.8

29.8

23.3-37.1

13.6

9.2-19.7

15.0

10.2-21.5

Non-Veteran

2,083

929

42.8

40.2-45.4

624

30.6

28.1-33.1

283

14.4

12.5-16.4

247

12.3

10.6-14.2

Currently Serving

40.4

25.3-57.5

23.8

11.9-41.9

19.7

9.1-37.6

16.1

7.4-31.7

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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