BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,<br> By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,
By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,825	645	15.8	14.5-17.3	3,180	84.2	82.7-85.5
-Western NC	359	81	21.5	17.0-26.9	278	78.5	73.1-83.0
GENDER
Male	121	28	20.5	13.8-29.3	93	79.5	70.7-86.2
Female	238	53	22.3	16.6-29.3	185	77.7	70.7-83.4
RACE
White	299	77	24.4	19.3-30.4	222	75.6	69.6-80.7
African American	22	1	3.7	0.5-22.7	21	96.3	77.3-99.5
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	33	3	7.7	2.4-22.3	30	92.3	77.7-97.6
25-34	138	25	16.4	10.5-24.7	113	83.6	75.3-89.5
35-44	143	44	29.8	21.8-39.1	99	70.2	60.9-78.2
45-54	32	8	31.9	15.1-55.1	24	68.1	44.9-84.9
55-64	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
65-74	4	1	14.9	1.7-64.2	3	85.1	35.8-98.3
75+	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	55	10	13.4	6.4-26.0	45	86.6	74.0-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	118	27	23.2	15.4-33.3	91	76.8	66.7-84.6
Some Post-H.S.	100	22	22.2	14.1-33.2	78	77.8	66.8-85.9
College Graduate	85	22	24.5	15.4-36.6	63	75.5	63.4-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	8	23.4	9.4-47.5	23	76.6	52.5-90.6
$15,000- 24,999	76	17	25.6	15.2-39.9	59	74.4	60.1-84.8
$25,000- 34,999	60	11	16.8	8.5-30.5	49	83.2	69.5-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	60	13	20.1	11.3-33.3	47	79.9	66.7-88.7
$50,000-74,999	49	16	28.4	16.6-44.2	33	71.6	55.8-83.4
$75,000+	35	7	21.2	9.6-40.6	28	78.8	59.4-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	79	20	19.2	11.4-30.6	59	80.8	69.4-88.6
No	280	61	22.0	16.9-28.3	219	78.0	71.7-83.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	6	31.0	13.8-55.7	18	69.0	44.3-86.2
Non-Veteran	333	75	20.8	16.2-26.3	258	79.2	73.7-83.8
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,825

645

15.8

14.5-17.3

3,180

84.2

82.7-85.5

-Western NC

359

21.5

17.0-26.9

278

78.5

73.1-83.0

GENDER

Male

121

20.5

13.8-29.3

79.5

70.7-86.2

Female

238

22.3

16.6-29.3

185

77.7

70.7-83.4

RACE

White

299

24.4

19.3-30.4

222

75.6

69.6-80.7

African American

3.7

0.5-22.7

96.3

77.3-99.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

7.7

2.4-22.3

92.3

77.7-97.6

25-34

138

16.4

10.5-24.7

113

83.6

75.3-89.5

35-44

143

29.8

21.8-39.1

70.2

60.9-78.2

45-54

31.9

15.1-55.1

68.1

44.9-84.9

55-64

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

65-74

14.9

1.7-64.2

85.1

35.8-98.3

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.4

6.4-26.0

86.6

74.0-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

118

23.2

15.4-33.3

76.8

66.7-84.6

Some Post-H.S.

100

22.2

14.1-33.2

77.8

66.8-85.9

College Graduate

24.5

15.4-36.6

75.5

63.4-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.4

9.4-47.5

76.6

52.5-90.6

$15,000- 24,999

25.6

15.2-39.9

74.4

60.1-84.8

$25,000- 34,999

16.8

8.5-30.5

83.2

69.5-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

20.1

11.3-33.3

79.9

66.7-88.7

$50,000-74,999

28.4

16.6-44.2

71.6

55.8-83.4

$75,000+

21.2

9.6-40.6

78.8

59.4-90.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.2

11.4-30.6

80.8

69.4-88.6

280

22.0

16.9-28.3

219

78.0

71.7-83.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

31.0

13.8-55.7

69.0

44.3-86.2

Non-Veteran

333

20.8

16.2-26.3

258

79.2

73.7-83.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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.

This page was generated on 12APR05.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?, By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.

Has the youngest child in your household had a sunburn within the past 12 months?,
By sunburn, I mean reddening of the skin that lasted at least 12 hours.