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 MALES

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	1,094	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
AGE
18-24	100	37	36.7	26.3-48.4	28	30.0	20.0-42.5	17	15.9	8.8-26.9	18	17.4	10.2-28.2
25-34	287	103	34.7	28.6-41.4	90	32.8	26.6-39.7	43	14.4	10.3-19.8	51	18.0	13.3-24.1
35-44	300	111	35.3	29.4-41.8	102	34.8	28.8-41.4	47	18.0	13.0-24.3	40	11.9	8.4-16.5
45-54	218	101	44.1	36.4-52.1	63	31.0	24.0-39.0	27	13.5	8.7-20.2	27	11.4	6.8-18.5
55-64	127	64	49.9	38.9-60.9	33	27.4	18.6-38.4	14	11.1	6.0-19.6	16	11.7	6.6-19.9
65-74	48	26	51.6	35.5-67.3	12	22.1	12.0-37.3	4	11.6	4.3-27.7	6	14.7	6.4-30.2
75+	12	6	44.4	19.5-72.5	6	55.6	27.5-80.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	41	52.4	39.9-64.7	22	29.4	19.0-42.5	7	6.6	3.1-13.7	11	11.6	6.1-20.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	275	114	39.7	33.0-46.7	72	27.7	21.6-34.8	41	15.6	10.7-22.2	48	17.0	12.3-22.9
Some Post-H.S.	293	114	37.1	30.8-43.8	102	36.6	30.2-43.6	33	11.8	7.9-17.3	44	14.5	10.3-20.0
College Graduate	445	180	38.5	33.2-44.1	139	31.6	26.6-37.0	71	17.4	13.6-22.1	55	12.5	9.0-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	21	33.8	19.3-52.2	9	25.7	10.8-49.7	4	16.3	4.5-44.5	10	24.2	10.5-46.7
$15,000- 24,999	122	48	38.1	28.3-49.0	38	31.8	22.6-42.8	15	12.8	7.3-21.3	21	17.3	10.6-27.0
$25,000- 34,999	119	48	41.6	31.8-52.1	36	31.4	22.5-41.8	17	13.0	7.4-21.8	18	14.0	8.3-22.7
$35,000- 49,999	170	77	44.2	35.7-53.0	55	35.3	27.1-44.6	17	9.4	5.4-15.6	21	11.1	6.8-17.8
$50,000-74,999	205	96	46.6	38.6-54.7	59	28.8	21.9-36.9	28	14.0	9.4-20.2	22	10.6	6.6-16.6
$75,000+	286	99	34.0	27.7-41.0	97	34.4	28.2-41.1	46	18.0	13.0-24.5	44	13.6	9.8-18.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	253	103	39.9	33.1-47.2	67	26.6	20.7-33.6	38	14.3	10.0-20.0	45	19.1	13.8-25.9
No	811	337	39.5	35.5-43.6	259	33.3	29.4-37.3	110	15.0	12.1-18.4	105	12.3	9.8-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	238	110	41.6	34.5-49.0	65	29.9	23.3-37.5	28	13.9	9.3-20.2	35	14.6	9.7-21.5
Non-Veteran	818	324	38.8	34.8-42.9	260	32.5	28.7-36.6	117	14.7	11.9-18.0	117	14.0	11.4-17.1
Currently Serving	34	14	40.6	24.2-59.4	7	23.6	10.8-44.1	7	22.5	10.4-42.1	6	13.3	5.3-29.5

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

100

36.7

26.3-48.4

30.0

20.0-42.5

15.9

8.8-26.9

17.4

10.2-28.2

25-34

287

103

34.7

28.6-41.4

32.8

26.6-39.7

14.4

10.3-19.8

18.0

13.3-24.1

35-44

300

111

35.3

29.4-41.8

102

34.8

28.8-41.4

18.0

13.0-24.3

11.9

8.4-16.5

45-54

218

101

44.1

36.4-52.1

31.0

24.0-39.0

13.5

8.7-20.2

11.4

6.8-18.5

55-64

127

49.9

38.9-60.9

27.4

18.6-38.4

11.1

6.0-19.6

11.7

6.6-19.9

65-74

51.6

35.5-67.3

22.1

12.0-37.3

11.6

4.3-27.7

14.7

6.4-30.2

75+

44.4

19.5-72.5

55.6

27.5-80.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.4

39.9-64.7

29.4

19.0-42.5

6.6

3.1-13.7

11.6

6.1-20.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

275

114

39.7

33.0-46.7

27.7

21.6-34.8

15.6

10.7-22.2

17.0

12.3-22.9

Some Post-H.S.

293

114

37.1

30.8-43.8

102

36.6

30.2-43.6

11.8

7.9-17.3

14.5

10.3-20.0

College Graduate

445

180

38.5

33.2-44.1

139

31.6

26.6-37.0

17.4

13.6-22.1

12.5

9.0-17.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.8

19.3-52.2

25.7

10.8-49.7

16.3

4.5-44.5

24.2

10.5-46.7

$15,000- 24,999

122

38.1

28.3-49.0

31.8

22.6-42.8

12.8

7.3-21.3

17.3

10.6-27.0

$25,000- 34,999

119

41.6

31.8-52.1

31.4

22.5-41.8

13.0

7.4-21.8

14.0

8.3-22.7

$35,000- 49,999

170

44.2

35.7-53.0

35.3

27.1-44.6

9.4

5.4-15.6

11.1

6.8-17.8

$50,000-74,999

205

46.6

38.6-54.7

28.8

21.9-36.9

14.0

9.4-20.2

10.6

6.6-16.6

$75,000+

286

34.0

27.7-41.0

34.4

28.2-41.1

18.0

13.0-24.5

13.6

9.8-18.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

253

103

39.9

33.1-47.2

26.6

20.7-33.6

14.3

10.0-20.0

19.1

13.8-25.9

811

337

39.5

35.5-43.6

259

33.3

29.4-37.3

110

15.0

12.1-18.4

105

12.3

9.8-15.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

238

110

41.6

34.5-49.0

29.9

23.3-37.5

13.9

9.3-20.2

14.6

9.7-21.5

Non-Veteran

818

324

38.8

34.8-42.9

260

32.5

28.7-36.6

117

14.7

11.9-18.0

117

14.0

11.4-17.1

Currently Serving

40.6

24.2-59.4

23.6

10.8-44.1

22.5

10.4-42.1

13.3

5.3-29.5

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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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