BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	295	124	41.2	34.7-48.0	88	30.4	24.2-37.3	49	16.9	12.4-22.7	34	11.5	7.9-16.5
GENDER
Male	132	57	41.0	31.8-50.8	36	29.8	21.4-39.8	18	14.1	8.5-22.3	21	15.1	9.5-23.3
Female	163	67	41.5	32.7-50.9	52	31.1	22.6-41.0	31	20.4	13.7-29.2	13	7.0	3.8-12.6
RACE
White	280	118	41.3	34.7-48.2	85	30.6	24.4-37.7	45	16.6	12.1-22.4	32	11.5	7.8-16.5
African American	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	38	14	36.0	20.4-55.3	9	25.3	11.7-46.3	6	13.7	5.4-30.6	9	24.9	12.4-43.9
25-34	75	28	35.4	23.6-49.3	23	29.4	18.3-43.5	17	25.3	15.0-39.3	7	9.9	4.0-22.5
35-44	96	34	36.2	25.8-48.0	35	36.5	25.4-49.2	16	16.8	9.8-27.4	11	10.6	5.5-19.4
45-54	56	30	49.0	34.3-64.0	14	30.5	18.1-46.6	8	14.4	6.3-29.6	4	6.0	2.1-16.0
55-64	22	12	53.1	29.0-75.8	6	30.2	11.4-59.4	1	4.8	0.7-27.9	3	11.8	3.3-34.8
65-74	5	3	87.9	51.2-98.1	1	3.1	0.3-23.2	1	9.0	1.0-48.7	0	0.0	. - .
75+	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	29	18	63.8	43.1-80.4	5	20.4	8.4-41.6	4	9.6	3.1-26.4	2	6.2	1.3-24.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	72	28	33.7	22.5-47.2	19	29.6	18.1-44.4	10	14.1	6.7-27.4	15	22.5	12.9-36.4
Some Post-H.S.	84	38	42.8	30.7-55.8	27	37.8	25.5-51.8	12	13.1	6.6-24.1	7	6.4	2.9-13.3
College Graduate	109	40	38.0	28.0-49.2	36	27.3	18.9-37.8	23	24.9	16.4-36.0	10	9.7	4.7-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	8	42.9	19.2-70.3	1	9.4	1.3-44.8	5	28.3	7.5-65.7	3	19.4	5.8-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	52	21	45.9	30.2-62.4	19	27.9	15.8-44.4	6	9.9	3.8-23.1	6	16.3	7.1-33.3
$25,000- 34,999	55	20	37.3	23.9-53.0	15	26.4	14.5-43.2	12	23.3	12.5-39.4	8	12.9	5.9-25.9
$35,000- 49,999	49	20	38.8	24.2-55.7	19	35.9	22.2-52.3	5	16.9	6.8-36.0	5	8.4	2.7-23.8
$50,000-74,999	44	23	49.2	32.1-66.4	8	30.1	14.8-51.6	10	17.0	8.5-31.3	3	3.7	0.8-15.1
$75,000+	40	13	26.0	14.2-42.7	15	40.8	24.2-59.9	6	18.2	7.8-36.9	6	15.0	6.6-30.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	70	31	41.7	28.9-55.6	19	32.6	20.6-47.3	14	17.4	9.0-31.0	6	8.3	3.1-20.3
No	220	91	41.2	33.7-49.1	68	29.8	22.8-38.0	35	17.2	12.0-24.0	26	11.8	7.7-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	21	16	75.0	45.2-91.6	3	16.0	3.4-51.2	1	6.5	0.9-34.7	1	2.5	0.3-16.2
Non-Veteran	272	107	38.5	31.8-45.5	85	31.6	25.2-38.9	48	17.8	13.0-23.9	32	12.1	8.2-17.5
Currently Serving	2	1	49.6	5.8-94.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	50.4	6.0-94.2

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

-Western NC

295

124

41.2

34.7-48.0

30.4

24.2-37.3

16.9

12.4-22.7

11.5

7.9-16.5

GENDER

Male

132

41.0

31.8-50.8

29.8

21.4-39.8

14.1

8.5-22.3

15.1

9.5-23.3

Female

163

41.5

32.7-50.9

31.1

22.6-41.0

20.4

13.7-29.2

7.0

3.8-12.6

RACE

White

280

118

41.3

34.7-48.2

30.6

24.4-37.7

16.6

12.1-22.4

11.5

7.8-16.5

African American

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

36.0

20.4-55.3

25.3

11.7-46.3

13.7

5.4-30.6

24.9

12.4-43.9

25-34

35.4

23.6-49.3

29.4

18.3-43.5

25.3

15.0-39.3

9.9

4.0-22.5

35-44

36.2

25.8-48.0

36.5

25.4-49.2

16.8

9.8-27.4

10.6

5.5-19.4

45-54

49.0

34.3-64.0

30.5

18.1-46.6

14.4

6.3-29.6

6.0

2.1-16.0

55-64

53.1

29.0-75.8

30.2

11.4-59.4

4.8

0.7-27.9

11.8

3.3-34.8

65-74

87.9

51.2-98.1

3.1

0.3-23.2

9.0

1.0-48.7

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

63.8

43.1-80.4

20.4

8.4-41.6

9.6

3.1-26.4

6.2

1.3-24.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.7

22.5-47.2

29.6

18.1-44.4

14.1

6.7-27.4

22.5

12.9-36.4

Some Post-H.S.

42.8

30.7-55.8

37.8

25.5-51.8

13.1

6.6-24.1

6.4

2.9-13.3

College Graduate

109

38.0

28.0-49.2

27.3

18.9-37.8

24.9

16.4-36.0

9.7

4.7-18.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.9

19.2-70.3

9.4

1.3-44.8

28.3

7.5-65.7

19.4

5.8-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

45.9

30.2-62.4

27.9

15.8-44.4

9.9

3.8-23.1

16.3

7.1-33.3

$25,000- 34,999

37.3

23.9-53.0

26.4

14.5-43.2

23.3

12.5-39.4

12.9

5.9-25.9

$35,000- 49,999

38.8

24.2-55.7

35.9

22.2-52.3

16.9

6.8-36.0

8.4

2.7-23.8

$50,000-74,999

49.2

32.1-66.4

30.1

14.8-51.6

17.0

8.5-31.3

3.7

0.8-15.1

$75,000+

26.0

14.2-42.7

40.8

24.2-59.9

18.2

7.8-36.9

15.0

6.6-30.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

41.7

28.9-55.6

32.6

20.6-47.3

17.4

9.0-31.0

8.3

3.1-20.3

220

41.2

33.7-49.1

29.8

22.8-38.0

17.2

12.0-24.0

11.8

7.7-17.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

75.0

45.2-91.6

16.0

3.4-51.2

6.5

0.9-34.7

2.5

0.3-16.2

Non-Veteran

272

107

38.5

31.8-45.5

31.6

25.2-38.9

17.8

13.0-23.9

12.1

8.2-17.5

Currently Serving

49.6

5.8-94.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

50.4

6.0-94.2

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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