BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,636	303	20.0	17.6-22.5	1,333	80.0	77.5-82.4
GENDER
Male	615	137	22.5	18.9-26.6	478	77.5	73.4-81.1
Female	1,021	166	17.5	14.8-20.7	855	82.5	79.3-85.2
RACE
White	1,451	288	22.0	19.5-24.8	1,163	78.0	75.2-80.5
African American	73	2	1.6	0.4- 6.6	71	98.4	93.4-99.6
Other Minorities	4	1	27.2	3.5-79.1	3	72.8	20.9-96.5
AGE
18-24	90	38	39.6	28.6-51.7	52	60.4	48.3-71.4
25-34	210	76	36.4	28.5-45.0	134	63.6	55.0-71.5
35-44	295	99	33.2	27.0-39.9	196	66.8	60.1-73.0
45-54	309	59	19.1	14.4-24.8	250	80.9	75.2-85.6
55-64	280	22	7.7	4.7-12.3	258	92.3	87.7-95.3
65-74	251	6	3.0	1.1- 7.5	245	97.0	92.5-98.9
75+	195	3	2.9	0.8- 9.8	192	97.1	90.2-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	29	11.2	7.5-16.4	274	88.8	83.6-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	485	75	16.8	13.0-21.4	410	83.2	78.6-87.0
Some Post-H.S.	426	86	22.9	18.2-28.4	340	77.1	71.6-81.8
College Graduate	418	112	27.8	22.9-33.3	306	72.2	66.7-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	212	18	6.3	3.5-10.9	194	93.7	89.1-96.5
$15,000- 24,999	303	53	19.9	14.7-26.4	250	80.1	73.6-85.3
$25,000- 34,999	226	56	27.4	20.8-35.1	170	72.6	64.9-79.2
$35,000- 49,999	220	51	22.2	16.5-29.4	169	77.8	70.6-83.5
$50,000-74,999	184	47	27.5	20.3-36.2	137	72.5	63.8-79.7
$75,000+	148	40	25.5	18.3-34.4	108	74.5	65.6-81.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	581	71	13.4	10.3-17.4	510	86.6	82.6-89.7
No	1,016	227	23.6	20.5-27.0	789	76.4	73.0-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	23	9.7	6.1-15.2	202	90.3	84.8-93.9
Non-Veteran	1,403	278	21.9	19.3-24.8	1,125	78.1	75.2-80.7
Currently Serving	5	2	20.7	3.4-65.7	3	79.3	34.3-96.6

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

-Western NC

1,636

303

20.0

17.6-22.5

1,333

80.0

77.5-82.4

GENDER

Male

615

137

22.5

18.9-26.6

478

77.5

73.4-81.1

Female

1,021

166

17.5

14.8-20.7

855

82.5

79.3-85.2

RACE

White

1,451

288

22.0

19.5-24.8

1,163

78.0

75.2-80.5

African American

1.6

0.4- 6.6

98.4

93.4-99.6

Other Minorities

27.2

3.5-79.1

72.8

20.9-96.5

AGE

18-24

39.6

28.6-51.7

60.4

48.3-71.4

25-34

210

36.4

28.5-45.0

134

63.6

55.0-71.5

35-44

295

33.2

27.0-39.9

196

66.8

60.1-73.0

45-54

309

19.1

14.4-24.8

250

80.9

75.2-85.6

55-64

280

7.7

4.7-12.3

258

92.3

87.7-95.3

65-74

251

3.0

1.1- 7.5

245

97.0

92.5-98.9

75+

195

2.9

0.8- 9.8

192

97.1

90.2-99.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

11.2

7.5-16.4

274

88.8

83.6-92.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

485

16.8

13.0-21.4

410

83.2

78.6-87.0

Some Post-H.S.

426

22.9

18.2-28.4

340

77.1

71.6-81.8

College Graduate

418

112

27.8

22.9-33.3

306

72.2

66.7-77.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

212

6.3

3.5-10.9

194

93.7

89.1-96.5

$15,000- 24,999

303

19.9

14.7-26.4

250

80.1

73.6-85.3

$25,000- 34,999

226

27.4

20.8-35.1

170

72.6

64.9-79.2

$35,000- 49,999

220

22.2

16.5-29.4

169

77.8

70.6-83.5

$50,000-74,999

184

27.5

20.3-36.2

137

72.5

63.8-79.7

$75,000+

148

25.5

18.3-34.4

108

74.5

65.6-81.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

581

13.4

10.3-17.4

510

86.6

82.6-89.7

1,016

227

23.6

20.5-27.0

789

76.4

73.0-79.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

9.7

6.1-15.2

202

90.3

84.8-93.9

Non-Veteran

1,403

278

21.9

19.3-24.8

1,125

78.1

75.2-80.7

Currently Serving

20.7

3.4-65.7

79.3

34.3-96.6

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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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