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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,225	2,444	24.3	23.2-25.3	8,781	75.7	74.7-76.8
GENDER
Male	4,186	1,130	28.6	27.0-30.4	3,056	71.4	69.6-73.0
Female	7,039	1,314	20.2	19.0-21.4	5,725	79.8	78.6-81.0
AGE
18-24	519	238	47.8	42.5-53.2	281	52.2	46.8-57.5
25-34	1,580	658	42.5	39.6-45.6	922	57.5	54.4-60.4
35-44	2,042	715	35.2	32.7-37.8	1,327	64.8	62.2-67.3
45-54	2,129	480	24.2	22.0-26.5	1,649	75.8	73.5-78.0
55-64	2,027	235	12.4	10.6-14.4	1,792	87.6	85.6-89.4
65-74	1,612	83	5.7	4.4- 7.3	1,529	94.3	92.7-95.6
75+	1,272	27	2.7	1.7- 4.3	1,245	97.3	95.7-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,448	153	12.8	10.7-15.2	1,295	87.2	84.8-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,240	596	21.0	19.3-22.9	2,644	79.0	77.1-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,900	694	26.9	24.9-29.1	2,206	73.1	70.9-75.1
College Graduate	3,623	1,000	29.1	27.2-31.0	2,623	70.9	69.0-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,047	129	13.8	11.0-17.1	918	86.2	82.9-89.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,591	265	20.0	17.4-22.8	1,326	80.0	77.2-82.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,282	295	25.7	22.8-28.9	987	74.3	71.1-77.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,571	395	25.8	23.2-28.5	1,176	74.2	71.5-76.8
$50,000-74,999	1,536	439	29.3	26.6-32.2	1,097	70.7	67.8-73.4
$75,000+	1,803	573	32.5	29.9-35.2	1,230	67.5	64.8-70.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,550	554	17.7	16.1-19.3	2,996	82.3	80.7-83.9
No	7,382	1,841	27.4	26.1-28.8	5,541	72.6	71.2-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,558	276	18.7	16.4-21.2	1,282	81.3	78.8-83.6
Non-Veteran	9,544	2,119	25.1	24.0-26.3	7,425	74.9	73.7-76.0
Currently Serving	107	45	43.1	32.6-54.1	62	56.9	45.9-67.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,225

2,444

24.3

23.2-25.3

8,781

75.7

74.7-76.8

GENDER

Male

4,186

1,130

28.6

27.0-30.4

3,056

71.4

69.6-73.0

Female

7,039

1,314

20.2

19.0-21.4

5,725

79.8

78.6-81.0

AGE

18-24

519

238

47.8

42.5-53.2

281

52.2

46.8-57.5

25-34

1,580

658

42.5

39.6-45.6

922

57.5

54.4-60.4

35-44

2,042

715

35.2

32.7-37.8

1,327

64.8

62.2-67.3

45-54

2,129

480

24.2

22.0-26.5

1,649

75.8

73.5-78.0

55-64

2,027

235

12.4

10.6-14.4

1,792

87.6

85.6-89.4

65-74

1,612

5.7

4.4- 7.3

1,529

94.3

92.7-95.6

75+

1,272

2.7

1.7- 4.3

1,245

97.3

95.7-98.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,448

153

12.8

10.7-15.2

1,295

87.2

84.8-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,240

596

21.0

19.3-22.9

2,644

79.0

77.1-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,900

694

26.9

24.9-29.1

2,206

73.1

70.9-75.1

College Graduate

3,623

1,000

29.1

27.2-31.0

2,623

70.9

69.0-72.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,047

129

13.8

11.0-17.1

918

86.2

82.9-89.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,591

265

20.0

17.4-22.8

1,326

80.0

77.2-82.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,282

295

25.7

22.8-28.9

987

74.3

71.1-77.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,571

395

25.8

23.2-28.5

1,176

74.2

71.5-76.8

$50,000-74,999

1,536

439

29.3

26.6-32.2

1,097

70.7

67.8-73.4

$75,000+

1,803

573

32.5

29.9-35.2

1,230

67.5

64.8-70.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,550

554

17.7

16.1-19.3

2,996

82.3

80.7-83.9

7,382

1,841

27.4

26.1-28.8

5,541

72.6

71.2-73.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,558

276

18.7

16.4-21.2

1,282

81.3

78.8-83.6

Non-Veteran

9,544

2,119

25.1

24.0-26.3

7,425

74.9

73.7-76.0

Currently Serving

107

43.1

32.6-54.1

56.9

45.9-67.4

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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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