BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months? <br>- include anytime that even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention Module (Asked July--December Only)

Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months?
- include anytime that even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,506	1,732	29.1	27.5-30.7	5,774	70.9	69.3-72.5
GENDER
Male	2,764	802	33.1	30.6-35.8	1,962	66.9	64.2-69.4
Female	4,742	930	25.2	23.3-27.2	3,812	74.8	72.8-76.7
RACE
White	5,704	1,571	36.6	34.6-38.6	4,133	63.4	61.4-65.4
African American	1,202	56	4.2	3.1- 5.7	1,146	95.8	94.3-96.9
Asian	50	10	28.6	13.8-49.9	40	71.4	50.1-86.2
Native American	148	22	15.5	9.8-23.8	126	84.5	76.2-90.2
Other Minorities	380	66	16.2	11.9-21.6	314	83.8	78.4-88.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	396	67	17.7	13.3-23.2	329	82.3	76.8-86.7
-English Speaking	145	30	25.6	17.0-36.5	115	74.4	63.5-83.0
-Spanish Speaking	250	37	15.1	10.2-21.6	213	84.9	78.4-89.8
Non-Hispanic	7,091	1,664	30.4	28.7-32.1	5,427	69.6	67.9-71.3
AGE
18-24	254	105	48.4	40.7-56.1	149	51.6	43.9-59.3
25-34	840	299	36.1	32.1-40.4	541	63.9	59.6-67.9
35-44	1,310	467	35.8	32.6-39.1	843	64.2	60.9-67.4
45-54	1,475	415	28.6	25.8-31.5	1,060	71.4	68.5-74.2
55-64	1,508	276	19.3	16.9-22.0	1,232	80.7	78.0-83.1
65-74	1,196	127	10.8	8.8-13.1	1,069	89.2	86.9-91.2
75+	873	38	6.2	4.1- 9.1	835	93.8	90.9-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,123	126	16.5	13.1-20.6	997	83.5	79.4-86.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,220	447	27.9	24.9-31.2	1,773	72.1	68.8-75.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,878	498	33.8	30.4-37.5	1,380	66.2	62.5-69.6
College Graduate	2,269	660	32.5	30.0-35.1	1,609	67.5	64.9-70.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	823	95	15.9	11.7-21.1	728	84.1	78.9-88.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,210	167	19.1	15.6-23.1	1,043	80.9	76.9-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	922	176	22.0	18.3-26.2	746	78.0	73.8-81.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,035	290	33.5	29.3-38.0	745	66.5	62.0-70.7
$50,000-74,999	1,003	325	37.2	33.2-41.4	678	62.8	58.6-66.8
$75,000+	1,430	496	38.5	35.3-41.8	934	61.5	58.2-64.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,728	510	25.9	23.4-28.6	2,218	74.1	71.4-76.6
No	4,703	1,209	30.6	28.6-32.7	3,494	69.4	67.3-71.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,081	256	27.0	23.4-30.8	825	73.0	69.2-76.6
Non-Veteran	6,423	1,476	29.4	27.7-31.3	4,947	70.6	68.7-72.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,506

1,732

29.1

27.5-30.7

5,774

70.9

69.3-72.5

GENDER

Male

2,764

802

33.1

30.6-35.8

1,962

66.9

64.2-69.4

Female

4,742

930

25.2

23.3-27.2

3,812

74.8

72.8-76.7

RACE

White

5,704

1,571

36.6

34.6-38.6

4,133

63.4

61.4-65.4

African American

1,202

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1,146

95.8

94.3-96.9

Asian

28.6

13.8-49.9

71.4

50.1-86.2

Native American

148

15.5

9.8-23.8

126

84.5

76.2-90.2

Other Minorities

380

16.2

11.9-21.6

314

83.8

78.4-88.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

396

17.7

13.3-23.2

329

82.3

76.8-86.7

-English Speaking

145

25.6

17.0-36.5

115

74.4

63.5-83.0

-Spanish Speaking

250

15.1

10.2-21.6

213

84.9

78.4-89.8

Non-Hispanic

7,091

1,664

30.4

28.7-32.1

5,427

69.6

67.9-71.3

AGE

18-24

254

105

48.4

40.7-56.1

149

51.6

43.9-59.3

25-34

840

299

36.1

32.1-40.4

541

63.9

59.6-67.9

35-44

1,310

467

35.8

32.6-39.1

843

64.2

60.9-67.4

45-54

1,475

415

28.6

25.8-31.5

1,060

71.4

68.5-74.2

55-64

1,508

276

19.3

16.9-22.0

1,232

80.7

78.0-83.1

65-74

1,196

127

10.8

8.8-13.1

1,069

89.2

86.9-91.2

75+

873

6.2

4.1- 9.1

835

93.8

90.9-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,123

126

16.5

13.1-20.6

997

83.5

79.4-86.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,220

447

27.9

24.9-31.2

1,773

72.1

68.8-75.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,878

498

33.8

30.4-37.5

1,380

66.2

62.5-69.6

College Graduate

2,269

660

32.5

30.0-35.1

1,609

67.5

64.9-70.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

823

15.9

11.7-21.1

728

84.1

78.9-88.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,210

167

19.1

15.6-23.1

1,043

80.9

76.9-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

922

176

22.0

18.3-26.2

746

78.0

73.8-81.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,035

290

33.5

29.3-38.0

745

66.5

62.0-70.7

$50,000-74,999

1,003

325

37.2

33.2-41.4

678

62.8

58.6-66.8

$75,000+

1,430

496

38.5

35.3-41.8

934

61.5

58.2-64.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,728

510

25.9

23.4-28.6

2,218

74.1

71.4-76.6

4,703

1,209

30.6

28.6-32.7

3,494

69.4

67.3-71.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,081

256

27.0

23.4-30.8

825

73.0

69.2-76.6

Non-Veteran

6,423

1,476

29.4

27.7-31.3

4,947

70.6

68.7-72.3

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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.

This page was generated on 29MAY07.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention Module (Asked July--December Only)

Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months? - include anytime 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?
- include anytime that even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours?