BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	1,505	683	43.9	40.7-47.1	460	30.8	27.9-33.9	192	13.2	11.1-15.6	170	12.1	10.1-14.5
GENDER
Male	694	284	40.4	35.9-45.1	226	32.0	27.9-36.4	92	13.5	10.6-17.2	92	14.1	11.0-17.8
Female	811	399	48.5	44.2-52.8	234	29.3	25.5-33.5	100	12.7	10.2-15.8	78	9.5	7.3-12.1
RACE
White	1,380	616	42.2	39.0-45.5	429	31.7	28.7-34.9	179	13.8	11.6-16.4	156	12.2	10.1-14.7
African American	50	34	70.4	51.6-84.1	8	17.2	7.3-35.3	4	4.1	1.4-11.7	4	8.3	1.9-29.3
Other Minorities	5	3	69.8	26.4-93.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	30.2	6.3-73.6	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	138	52	39.8	29.4-51.2	42	34.0	24.2-45.4	23	14.4	8.4-23.5	21	11.8	6.9-19.6
25-34	422	180	41.1	35.4-46.9	133	31.7	26.5-37.4	57	12.8	9.5-17.1	52	14.4	10.5-19.5
35-44	439	190	42.2	36.5-48.2	141	31.4	26.2-37.1	57	15.0	10.9-20.3	51	11.3	8.1-15.5
45-54	294	139	47.0	39.9-54.2	94	31.7	25.4-38.7	34	11.7	7.8-17.2	27	9.7	5.6-16.1
55-64	139	79	53.3	42.1-64.1	32	21.5	14.5-30.6	16	12.6	7.0-21.7	12	12.6	6.5-23.3
65-74	54	31	52.2	36.4-67.6	13	26.2	14.6-42.2	3	4.6	1.1-16.5	7	17.1	7.6-34.1
75+	14	10	58.0	28.8-82.4	4	42.0	17.6-71.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	127	57	43.3	33.1-54.0	37	32.2	22.9-43.1	14	9.4	5.3-16.2	19	15.1	8.6-25.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	364	172	50.2	43.4-57.0	98	25.8	20.5-31.9	47	12.6	8.6-18.1	47	11.4	8.2-15.7
Some Post-H.S.	370	162	41.6	35.4-48.0	119	32.9	26.9-39.5	46	11.6	8.0-16.6	43	13.9	9.7-19.6
College Graduate	644	292	41.8	37.1-46.6	206	32.2	27.9-36.9	85	15.2	12.0-19.2	61	10.8	7.9-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	76	40	48.5	30.9-66.5	19	23.6	12.3-40.4	9	15.4	6.2-33.5	8	12.4	4.5-29.7
$15,000- 24,999	162	78	47.4	37.8-57.2	40	23.9	16.4-33.4	22	14.5	9.2-22.2	22	14.2	8.6-22.7
$25,000- 34,999	167	60	37.6	28.8-47.4	59	39.4	30.4-49.1	27	11.4	7.3-17.2	21	11.6	7.0-18.6
$35,000- 49,999	236	119	48.8	41.2-56.6	71	30.5	23.8-38.3	21	9.7	5.8-15.6	25	11.0	6.8-17.2
$50,000-74,999	257	134	49.8	42.3-57.3	75	30.0	23.4-37.4	25	8.6	5.4-13.5	23	11.6	7.3-18.0
$75,000+	384	154	40.2	34.2-46.4	130	32.3	26.9-38.2	55	15.6	11.4-21.1	45	11.9	8.5-16.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	335	157	46.7	39.8-53.8	88	25.3	19.6-32.0	41	9.7	6.8-13.5	49	18.4	13.2-25.0
No	1,149	521	43.5	39.9-47.1	364	32.2	28.9-35.7	147	14.0	11.6-16.9	117	10.3	8.2-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	156	72	40.3	31.6-49.6	46	30.8	22.8-40.0	18	12.1	6.9-20.2	20	16.9	9.8-27.5
Non-Veteran	1,342	608	44.3	40.9-47.8	411	30.8	27.7-34.1	173	13.3	11.1-15.9	150	11.5	9.5-13.9
Currently Serving	5	3	60.4	18.5-91.1	1	19.7	2.5-69.8	1	19.9	2.6-70.2	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

-Piedmont NC

1,505

683

43.9

40.7-47.1

460

30.8

27.9-33.9

192

13.2

11.1-15.6

170

12.1

10.1-14.5

GENDER

Male

694

284

40.4

35.9-45.1

226

32.0

27.9-36.4

13.5

10.6-17.2

14.1

11.0-17.8

Female

811

399

48.5

44.2-52.8

234

29.3

25.5-33.5

100

12.7

10.2-15.8

9.5

7.3-12.1

RACE

White

1,380

616

42.2

39.0-45.5

429

31.7

28.7-34.9

179

13.8

11.6-16.4

156

12.2

10.1-14.7

African American

70.4

51.6-84.1

17.2

7.3-35.3

4.1

1.4-11.7

8.3

1.9-29.3

Other Minorities

69.8

26.4-93.7

0.0

. - .

30.2

6.3-73.6

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

138

39.8

29.4-51.2

34.0

24.2-45.4

14.4

8.4-23.5

11.8

6.9-19.6

25-34

422

180

41.1

35.4-46.9

133

31.7

26.5-37.4

12.8

9.5-17.1

14.4

10.5-19.5

35-44

439

190

42.2

36.5-48.2

141

31.4

26.2-37.1

15.0

10.9-20.3

11.3

8.1-15.5

45-54

294

139

47.0

39.9-54.2

31.7

25.4-38.7

11.7

7.8-17.2

9.7

5.6-16.1

55-64

139

53.3

42.1-64.1

21.5

14.5-30.6

12.6

7.0-21.7

12.6

6.5-23.3

65-74

52.2

36.4-67.6

26.2

14.6-42.2

4.6

1.1-16.5

17.1

7.6-34.1

75+

58.0

28.8-82.4

42.0

17.6-71.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

127

43.3

33.1-54.0

32.2

22.9-43.1

9.4

5.3-16.2

15.1

8.6-25.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

364

172

50.2

43.4-57.0

25.8

20.5-31.9

12.6

8.6-18.1

11.4

8.2-15.7

Some Post-H.S.

370

162

41.6

35.4-48.0

119

32.9

26.9-39.5

11.6

8.0-16.6

13.9

9.7-19.6

College Graduate

644

292

41.8

37.1-46.6

206

32.2

27.9-36.9

15.2

12.0-19.2

10.8

7.9-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

48.5

30.9-66.5

23.6

12.3-40.4

15.4

6.2-33.5

12.4

4.5-29.7

$15,000- 24,999

162

47.4

37.8-57.2

23.9

16.4-33.4

14.5

9.2-22.2

14.2

8.6-22.7

$25,000- 34,999

167

37.6

28.8-47.4

39.4

30.4-49.1

11.4

7.3-17.2

11.6

7.0-18.6

$35,000- 49,999

236

119

48.8

41.2-56.6

30.5

23.8-38.3

9.7

5.8-15.6

11.0

6.8-17.2

$50,000-74,999

257

134

49.8

42.3-57.3

30.0

23.4-37.4

8.6

5.4-13.5

11.6

7.3-18.0

$75,000+

384

154

40.2

34.2-46.4

130

32.3

26.9-38.2

15.6

11.4-21.1

11.9

8.5-16.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

335

157

46.7

39.8-53.8

25.3

19.6-32.0

9.7

6.8-13.5

18.4

13.2-25.0

1,149

521

43.5

39.9-47.1

364

32.2

28.9-35.7

147

14.0

11.6-16.9

117

10.3

8.2-12.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

156

40.3

31.6-49.6

30.8

22.8-40.0

12.1

6.9-20.2

16.9

9.8-27.5

Non-Veteran

1,342

608

44.3

40.9-47.8

411

30.8

27.7-34.1

173

13.3

11.1-15.9

150

11.5

9.5-13.9

Currently Serving

60.4

18.5-91.1

19.7

2.5-69.8

19.9

2.6-70.2

0.0

. - .

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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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