BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Excess Sun Exposure

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
North Carolina	2,662	1,209	44.0	41.7-46.4	769	29.4	27.2-31.6	355	14.0	12.4-15.8	329	12.6	11.1-14.3
-Northeastern Partnership	126	56	43.3	33.6-53.5	32	22.8	15.9-31.7	18	20.6	13.0-31.1	20	13.2	8.2-20.5
GENDER
Male	59	23	39.3	26.6-53.5	15	23.2	14.0-35.9	13	25.8	15.4-40.1	8	11.7	5.8-22.2
Female	67	33	50.3	36.7-63.9	17	22.2	13.3-34.6	5	11.6	4.1-28.9	12	15.9	8.7-27.1
RACE
White	104	44	41.1	30.9-52.0	26	23.7	16.0-33.7	15	19.9	12.0-31.2	19	15.3	9.4-23.7
African American	17	9	40.0	17.4-67.9	5	27.0	9.4-56.7	2	28.1	6.6-68.1	1	5.0	0.7-29.2
AGE
18-24	4	2	51.6	11.9-89.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	48.4	10.6-88.1
25-34	37	15	48.9	31.0-67.0	13	26.1	14.2-43.0	3	9.5	2.9-26.9	6	15.6	6.7-32.2
35-44	25	8	27.0	12.5-48.8	7	25.8	11.5-48.1	6	36.3	17.7-60.3	4	11.0	3.7-28.1
45-54	31	14	43.5	25.7-63.0	6	16.0	6.6-33.8	6	32.1	15.3-55.3	5	8.5	3.2-20.7
55-64	19	9	45.8	22.3-71.3	5	30.2	11.9-58.0	2	6.7	1.5-25.2	3	17.3	5.5-43.2
65-74	8	6	62.1	23.8-89.6	1	18.9	2.7-66.4	1	18.9	2.7-66.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	16	11	77.2	47.3-92.8	4	20.7	6.1-51.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-14.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	14	32.1	17.9-50.6	7	18.7	8.1-37.6	7	32.5	15.7-55.5	5	16.6	6.7-35.6
Some Post-H.S.	39	13	36.4	21.2-55.0	13	27.1	15.1-43.8	5	21.0	9.1-41.4	8	15.5	7.1-30.5
College Graduate	38	18	46.0	29.5-63.4	8	22.1	10.8-39.9	6	19.4	8.6-37.9	6	12.5	5.3-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	12	6	39.5	16.3-68.7	5	55.1	26.8-80.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.4	0.7-30.9
$15,000- 24,999	14	8	64.9	34.8-86.5	3	17.1	4.7-46.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	18.0	4.8-49.1
$25,000- 34,999	12	5	41.8	15.9-73.3	4	37.5	14.0-68.9	1	11.4	1.6-50.6	2	9.2	2.0-33.3
$35,000- 49,999	25	11	45.7	25.5-67.5	5	9.9	3.6-24.4	6	35.1	16.2-60.2	3	9.3	2.8-26.5
$50,000-74,999	16	6	38.5	17.9-64.3	3	22.4	7.1-52.2	2	15.5	3.8-45.6	5	23.6	9.2-48.3
$75,000+	27	10	35.3	18.1-57.3	10	35.0	18.8-55.7	4	17.7	6.6-39.8	3	11.9	3.7-32.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	34	14	34.6	18.7-54.9	5	15.3	5.9-34.3	8	32.6	16.5-54.1	7	17.5	7.7-35.0
No	90	41	47.0	35.5-58.8	26	24.9	16.6-35.7	10	16.3	8.7-28.6	13	11.8	6.5-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	5	29.0	11.8-55.4	2	15.7	3.8-46.4	4	39.2	16.3-68.0	4	16.2	5.4-39.6
Non-Veteran	108	51	47.5	36.8-58.5	28	23.1	15.5-32.9	13	16.1	9.2-26.8	16	13.3	7.8-21.6
Currently Serving	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	45.3	7.0-90.1	1	54.7	9.9-93.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

One

Two

Three

Four or more burns

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,662

1,209

44.0

41.7-46.4

769

29.4

27.2-31.6

355

14.0

12.4-15.8

329

12.6

11.1-14.3

-Northeastern Partnership

126

43.3

33.6-53.5

22.8

15.9-31.7

20.6

13.0-31.1

13.2

8.2-20.5

GENDER

Male

39.3

26.6-53.5

23.2

14.0-35.9

25.8

15.4-40.1

11.7

5.8-22.2

Female

50.3

36.7-63.9

22.2

13.3-34.6

11.6

4.1-28.9

15.9

8.7-27.1

RACE

White

104

41.1

30.9-52.0

23.7

16.0-33.7

19.9

12.0-31.2

15.3

9.4-23.7

African American

40.0

17.4-67.9

27.0

9.4-56.7

28.1

6.6-68.1

5.0

0.7-29.2

AGE

18-24

51.6

11.9-89.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

48.4

10.6-88.1

25-34

48.9

31.0-67.0

26.1

14.2-43.0

9.5

2.9-26.9

15.6

6.7-32.2

35-44

27.0

12.5-48.8

25.8

11.5-48.1

36.3

17.7-60.3

11.0

3.7-28.1

45-54

43.5

25.7-63.0

16.0

6.6-33.8

32.1

15.3-55.3

8.5

3.2-20.7

55-64

45.8

22.3-71.3

30.2

11.9-58.0

6.7

1.5-25.2

17.3

5.5-43.2

65-74

62.1

23.8-89.6

18.9

2.7-66.4

18.9

2.7-66.4

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

77.2

47.3-92.8

20.7

6.1-51.3

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-14.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

32.1

17.9-50.6

18.7

8.1-37.6

32.5

15.7-55.5

16.6

6.7-35.6

Some Post-H.S.

36.4

21.2-55.0

27.1

15.1-43.8

21.0

9.1-41.4

15.5

7.1-30.5

College Graduate

46.0

29.5-63.4

22.1

10.8-39.9

19.4

8.6-37.9

12.5

5.3-26.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.5

16.3-68.7

55.1

26.8-80.5

0.0

. - .

5.4

0.7-30.9

$15,000- 24,999

64.9

34.8-86.5

17.1

4.7-46.3

0.0

. - .

18.0

4.8-49.1

$25,000- 34,999

41.8

15.9-73.3

37.5

14.0-68.9

11.4

1.6-50.6

9.2

2.0-33.3

$35,000- 49,999

45.7

25.5-67.5

9.9

3.6-24.4

35.1

16.2-60.2

9.3

2.8-26.5

$50,000-74,999

38.5

17.9-64.3

22.4

7.1-52.2

15.5

3.8-45.6

23.6

9.2-48.3

$75,000+

35.3

18.1-57.3

35.0

18.8-55.7

17.7

6.6-39.8

11.9

3.7-32.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

34.6

18.7-54.9

15.3

5.9-34.3

32.6

16.5-54.1

17.5

7.7-35.0

47.0

35.5-58.8

24.9

16.6-35.7

16.3

8.7-28.6

11.8

6.5-20.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.0

11.8-55.4

15.7

3.8-46.4

39.2

16.3-68.0

16.2

5.4-39.6

Non-Veteran

108

47.5

36.8-58.5

23.1

15.5-32.9

16.1

9.2-26.8

13.3

7.8-21.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

45.3

7.0-90.1

54.7

9.9-93.0

0.0

. - .

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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