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

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
-Piedmont NC	8,343	1,534	20.2	19.1-21.4	6,809	79.8	78.6-80.9
GENDER
Male	3,110	713	23.9	22.1-25.9	2,397	76.1	74.1-77.9
Female	5,233	821	16.7	15.5-18.1	4,412	83.3	81.9-84.5
RACE
White	6,455	1,403	24.8	23.4-26.2	5,052	75.2	73.8-76.6
African American	1,349	54	4.2	3.0- 5.9	1,295	95.8	94.1-97.0
Other Minorities	72	5	4.5	1.7-11.4	67	95.5	88.6-98.3
AGE
18-24	417	141	36.0	30.1-42.3	276	64.0	57.7-69.9
25-34	1,361	426	30.1	27.2-33.2	935	69.9	66.8-72.8
35-44	1,639	449	27.1	24.4-29.9	1,190	72.9	70.1-75.6
45-54	1,569	299	20.7	18.2-23.4	1,270	79.3	76.6-81.8
55-64	1,401	143	10.9	8.8-13.4	1,258	89.1	86.6-91.2
65-74	1,067	55	5.1	3.7- 6.9	1,012	94.9	93.1-96.3
75+	839	16	2.4	1.3- 4.2	823	97.6	95.8-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,322	130	12.2	9.9-14.8	1,192	87.8	85.2-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,318	369	18.3	16.2-20.6	1,949	81.7	79.4-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,014	381	20.8	18.6-23.3	1,633	79.2	76.7-81.4
College Graduate	2,675	654	25.0	23.0-27.2	2,021	75.0	72.8-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	855	82	14.1	10.3-19.0	773	85.9	81.0-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,296	165	14.8	12.4-17.7	1,131	85.2	82.3-87.6
$25,000- 34,999	913	169	19.2	16.1-22.6	744	80.8	77.4-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,084	241	22.5	19.6-25.7	843	77.5	74.3-80.4
$50,000-74,999	1,074	261	23.2	20.3-26.4	813	76.8	73.6-79.7
$75,000+	1,316	390	30.3	27.3-33.5	926	69.7	66.5-72.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,469	342	15.8	13.9-17.9	2,127	84.2	82.1-86.1
No	5,636	1,169	22.4	21.0-23.9	4,467	77.6	76.1-79.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	994	161	17.0	14.3-20.1	833	83.0	79.9-85.7
Non-Veteran	7,309	1,366	20.8	19.6-22.1	5,943	79.2	77.9-80.4
Currently Serving	28	5	16.4	6.3-36.2	23	83.6	63.8-93.7

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

-Piedmont NC

8,343

1,534

20.2

19.1-21.4

6,809

79.8

78.6-80.9

GENDER

Male

3,110

713

23.9

22.1-25.9

2,397

76.1

74.1-77.9

Female

5,233

821

16.7

15.5-18.1

4,412

83.3

81.9-84.5

RACE

White

6,455

1,403

24.8

23.4-26.2

5,052

75.2

73.8-76.6

African American

1,349

4.2

3.0- 5.9

1,295

95.8

94.1-97.0

Other Minorities

4.5

1.7-11.4

95.5

88.6-98.3

AGE

18-24

417

141

36.0

30.1-42.3

276

64.0

57.7-69.9

25-34

1,361

426

30.1

27.2-33.2

935

69.9

66.8-72.8

35-44

1,639

449

27.1

24.4-29.9

1,190

72.9

70.1-75.6

45-54

1,569

299

20.7

18.2-23.4

1,270

79.3

76.6-81.8

55-64

1,401

143

10.9

8.8-13.4

1,258

89.1

86.6-91.2

65-74

1,067

5.1

3.7- 6.9

1,012

94.9

93.1-96.3

75+

839

2.4

1.3- 4.2

823

97.6

95.8-98.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,322

130

12.2

9.9-14.8

1,192

87.8

85.2-90.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,318

369

18.3

16.2-20.6

1,949

81.7

79.4-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,014

381

20.8

18.6-23.3

1,633

79.2

76.7-81.4

College Graduate

2,675

654

25.0

23.0-27.2

2,021

75.0

72.8-77.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

855

14.1

10.3-19.0

773

85.9

81.0-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,296

165

14.8

12.4-17.7

1,131

85.2

82.3-87.6

$25,000- 34,999

913

169

19.2

16.1-22.6

744

80.8

77.4-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,084

241

22.5

19.6-25.7

843

77.5

74.3-80.4

$50,000-74,999

1,074

261

23.2

20.3-26.4

813

76.8

73.6-79.7

$75,000+

1,316

390

30.3

27.3-33.5

926

69.7

66.5-72.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,469

342

15.8

13.9-17.9

2,127

84.2

82.1-86.1

5,636

1,169

22.4

21.0-23.9

4,467

77.6

76.1-79.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

994

161

17.0

14.3-20.1

833

83.0

79.9-85.7

Non-Veteran

7,309

1,366

20.8

19.6-22.1

5,943

79.2

77.9-80.4

Currently Serving

16.4

6.3-36.2

83.6

63.8-93.7

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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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