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

Excess Sun Exposure

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,014	2,730	19.8	19.0-20.7	12,284	80.2	79.3-81.0
-Northeastern Partnership	999	132	15.2	12.7-18.2	867	84.8	81.8-87.3
GENDER
Male	345	61	20.2	15.7-25.7	284	79.8	74.3-84.3
Female	654	71	10.8	8.3-13.8	583	89.2	86.2-91.7
RACE
White	577	109	23.0	19.1-27.5	468	77.0	72.5-80.9
African American	378	17	3.7	2.0- 6.6	361	96.3	93.4-98.0
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	4	8.3	2.8-22.1	33	91.7	77.9-97.2
25-34	126	37	32.3	23.4-42.7	89	67.7	57.3-76.6
35-44	158	27	17.8	11.8-26.1	131	82.2	73.9-88.2
45-54	197	33	17.9	12.4-25.1	164	82.1	74.9-87.6
55-64	199	19	9.9	5.9-16.1	180	90.1	83.9-94.1
65-74	164	10	6.3	3.2-12.0	154	93.7	88.0-96.8
75+	117	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	115	98.7	94.8-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	18	9.3	5.2-16.1	202	90.7	83.9-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	35	10.5	7.2-15.0	318	89.5	85.0-92.8
Some Post-H.S.	231	40	21.1	15.3-28.4	191	78.9	71.6-84.7
College Graduate	195	39	23.4	17.1-31.2	156	76.6	68.8-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	12	5.2	2.8- 9.4	161	94.8	90.6-97.2
$15,000- 24,999	196	16	9.7	5.4-16.9	180	90.3	83.1-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	103	13	14.8	8.2-25.3	90	85.2	74.7-91.8
$35,000- 49,999	130	27	21.2	14.2-30.5	103	78.8	69.5-85.8
$50,000-74,999	88	16	20.8	12.8-31.8	72	79.2	68.2-87.2
$75,000+	83	27	35.0	24.4-47.3	56	65.0	52.7-75.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	382	36	12.2	8.5-17.3	346	87.8	82.7-91.5
No	581	93	17.6	14.2-21.6	488	82.4	78.4-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	16	15.1	9.1-23.9	103	84.9	76.1-90.9
Non-Veteran	870	113	14.9	12.2-18.1	757	85.1	81.9-87.8
Currently Serving	8	3	47.3	15.8-81.1	5	52.7	18.9-84.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,014

2,730

19.8

19.0-20.7

12,284

80.2

79.3-81.0

-Northeastern Partnership

999

132

15.2

12.7-18.2

867

84.8

81.8-87.3

GENDER

Male

345

20.2

15.7-25.7

284

79.8

74.3-84.3

Female

654

10.8

8.3-13.8

583

89.2

86.2-91.7

RACE

White

577

109

23.0

19.1-27.5

468

77.0

72.5-80.9

African American

378

3.7

2.0- 6.6

361

96.3

93.4-98.0

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

8.3

2.8-22.1

91.7

77.9-97.2

25-34

126

32.3

23.4-42.7

67.7

57.3-76.6

35-44

158

17.8

11.8-26.1

131

82.2

73.9-88.2

45-54

197

17.9

12.4-25.1

164

82.1

74.9-87.6

55-64

199

9.9

5.9-16.1

180

90.1

83.9-94.1

65-74

164

6.3

3.2-12.0

154

93.7

88.0-96.8

75+

117

1.3

0.3- 5.2

115

98.7

94.8-99.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

9.3

5.2-16.1

202

90.7

83.9-94.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

10.5

7.2-15.0

318

89.5

85.0-92.8

Some Post-H.S.

231

21.1

15.3-28.4

191

78.9

71.6-84.7

College Graduate

195

23.4

17.1-31.2

156

76.6

68.8-82.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

5.2

2.8- 9.4

161

94.8

90.6-97.2

$15,000- 24,999

196

9.7

5.4-16.9

180

90.3

83.1-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

103

14.8

8.2-25.3

85.2

74.7-91.8

$35,000- 49,999

130

21.2

14.2-30.5

103

78.8

69.5-85.8

$50,000-74,999

20.8

12.8-31.8

79.2

68.2-87.2

$75,000+

35.0

24.4-47.3

65.0

52.7-75.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

382

12.2

8.5-17.3

346

87.8

82.7-91.5

581

17.6

14.2-21.6

488

82.4

78.4-85.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

15.1

9.1-23.9

103

84.9

76.1-90.9

Non-Veteran

870

113

14.9

12.2-18.1

757

85.1

81.9-87.8

Currently Serving

47.3

15.8-81.1

52.7

18.9-84.2

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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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