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-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,186	1,130	28.6	27.0-30.4	3,056	71.4	69.6-73.0
AGE
18-24	205	102	52.7	44.5-60.8	103	47.3	39.2-55.5
25-34	614	293	48.9	44.1-53.7	321	51.1	46.3-55.9
35-44	811	311	37.9	34.0-41.9	500	62.1	58.1-66.0
45-54	807	225	29.2	25.5-33.2	582	70.8	66.8-74.5
55-64	797	130	16.7	13.6-20.3	667	83.3	79.7-86.4
65-74	572	52	9.1	6.7-12.3	520	90.9	87.7-93.3
75+	370	15	3.9	2.3- 6.8	355	96.1	93.2-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	536	83	15.6	12.3-19.6	453	84.4	80.4-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,158	288	26.1	23.1-29.3	870	73.9	70.7-76.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,030	304	32.1	28.7-35.7	726	67.9	64.3-71.3
College Graduate	1,456	455	33.0	30.1-36.0	1,001	67.0	64.0-69.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	305	48	16.5	11.4-23.3	257	83.5	76.7-88.6
$15,000- 24,999	492	124	25.9	21.4-30.9	368	74.1	69.1-78.6
$25,000- 34,999	501	124	27.9	23.4-32.9	377	72.1	67.1-76.6
$35,000- 49,999	662	176	27.2	23.4-31.5	486	72.8	68.5-76.6
$50,000-74,999	659	214	32.2	28.2-36.6	445	67.8	63.4-71.8
$75,000+	798	292	37.6	33.6-41.7	506	62.4	58.3-66.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,231	260	21.7	19.1-24.6	971	78.3	75.4-80.9
No	2,804	837	31.8	29.7-34.0	1,967	68.2	66.0-70.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,459	252	18.6	16.2-21.1	1,207	81.4	78.9-83.8
Non-Veteran	2,628	839	33.3	31.1-35.5	1,789	66.7	64.5-68.9
Currently Serving	87	35	43.1	31.8-55.2	52	56.9	44.8-68.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,186

1,130

28.6

27.0-30.4

3,056

71.4

69.6-73.0

AGE

18-24

205

102

52.7

44.5-60.8

103

47.3

39.2-55.5

25-34

614

293

48.9

44.1-53.7

321

51.1

46.3-55.9

35-44

811

311

37.9

34.0-41.9

500

62.1

58.1-66.0

45-54

807

225

29.2

25.5-33.2

582

70.8

66.8-74.5

55-64

797

130

16.7

13.6-20.3

667

83.3

79.7-86.4

65-74

572

9.1

6.7-12.3

520

90.9

87.7-93.3

75+

370

3.9

2.3- 6.8

355

96.1

93.2-97.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

536

15.6

12.3-19.6

453

84.4

80.4-87.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,158

288

26.1

23.1-29.3

870

73.9

70.7-76.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,030

304

32.1

28.7-35.7

726

67.9

64.3-71.3

College Graduate

1,456

455

33.0

30.1-36.0

1,001

67.0

64.0-69.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

305

16.5

11.4-23.3

257

83.5

76.7-88.6

$15,000- 24,999

492

124

25.9

21.4-30.9

368

74.1

69.1-78.6

$25,000- 34,999

501

124

27.9

23.4-32.9

377

72.1

67.1-76.6

$35,000- 49,999

662

176

27.2

23.4-31.5

486

72.8

68.5-76.6

$50,000-74,999

659

214

32.2

28.2-36.6

445

67.8

63.4-71.8

$75,000+

798

292

37.6

33.6-41.7

506

62.4

58.3-66.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,231

260

21.7

19.1-24.6

971

78.3

75.4-80.9

2,804

837

31.8

29.7-34.0

1,967

68.2

66.0-70.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,459

252

18.6

16.2-21.1

1,207

81.4

78.9-83.8

Non-Veteran

2,628

839

33.3

31.1-35.5

1,789

66.7

64.5-68.9

Currently Serving

43.1

31.8-55.2

56.9

44.8-68.2

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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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