BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

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
North Carolina	7,506	1,732	29.1	27.5-30.7	5,774	70.9	69.3-72.5
-Northeastern Partnership	507	110	26.5	21.2-32.7	397	73.5	67.3-78.8
GENDER
Male	184	51	30.7	21.9-41.2	133	69.3	58.8-78.1
Female	323	59	22.5	16.8-29.5	264	77.5	70.5-83.2
RACE
White	332	102	39.4	31.9-47.3	230	60.6	52.7-68.1
African American	147	6	3.2	1.3- 7.6	141	96.8	92.4-98.7
Other Minorities	27	2	6.0	1.5-21.5	25	94.0	78.5-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	2	10.4	2.5-34.3	15	89.6	65.7-97.5
Non-Hispanic	488	108	27.7	22.0-34.1	380	72.3	65.9-78.0
AGE
18-24	16	6	41.1	17.5-69.7	10	58.9	30.3-82.5
25-34	42	9	21.7	11.3-37.7	33	78.3	62.3-88.7
35-44	72	22	31.8	21.2-44.6	50	68.2	55.4-78.8
45-54	111	34	31.6	22.6-42.1	77	68.4	57.9-77.4
55-64	101	23	25.9	17.3-37.0	78	74.1	63.0-82.7
65-74	98	13	11.4	6.5-19.3	85	88.6	80.7-93.5
75+	64	3	9.9	2.7-30.6	61	90.1	69.4-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	122	11	14.1	6.4-28.5	111	85.9	71.5-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	173	37	29.1	19.6-40.9	136	70.9	59.1-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	109	27	22.9	15.2-33.2	82	77.1	66.8-84.8
College Graduate	103	35	40.2	28.4-53.1	68	59.8	46.9-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	9	11.5	5.2-23.4	68	88.5	76.6-94.8
$15,000- 24,999	100	11	11.9	5.9-22.7	89	88.1	77.3-94.1
$25,000- 34,999	66	9	22.4	9.3-44.7	57	77.6	55.3-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	66	20	24.9	14.8-38.7	46	75.1	61.3-85.2
$50,000-74,999	65	24	40.6	28.3-54.2	41	59.4	45.8-71.7
$75,000+	55	25	50.6	36.7-64.5	30	49.4	35.5-63.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	218	31	20.7	12.5-32.4	187	79.3	67.6-87.5
No	283	79	30.8	24.0-38.5	204	69.2	61.5-76.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	61	16	27.9	16.4-43.4	45	72.1	56.6-83.6
Non-Veteran	446	94	26.3	20.6-33.0	352	73.7	67.0-79.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,506

1,732

29.1

27.5-30.7

5,774

70.9

69.3-72.5

-Northeastern Partnership

507

110

26.5

21.2-32.7

397

73.5

67.3-78.8

GENDER

Male

184

30.7

21.9-41.2

133

69.3

58.8-78.1

Female

323

22.5

16.8-29.5

264

77.5

70.5-83.2

RACE

White

332

102

39.4

31.9-47.3

230

60.6

52.7-68.1

African American

147

3.2

1.3- 7.6

141

96.8

92.4-98.7

Other Minorities

6.0

1.5-21.5

94.0

78.5-98.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.4

2.5-34.3

89.6

65.7-97.5

Non-Hispanic

488

108

27.7

22.0-34.1

380

72.3

65.9-78.0

AGE

18-24

41.1

17.5-69.7

58.9

30.3-82.5

25-34

21.7

11.3-37.7

78.3

62.3-88.7

35-44

31.8

21.2-44.6

68.2

55.4-78.8

45-54

111

31.6

22.6-42.1

68.4

57.9-77.4

55-64

101

25.9

17.3-37.0

74.1

63.0-82.7

65-74

11.4

6.5-19.3

88.6

80.7-93.5

75+

9.9

2.7-30.6

90.1

69.4-97.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

122

14.1

6.4-28.5

111

85.9

71.5-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

173

29.1

19.6-40.9

136

70.9

59.1-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

109

22.9

15.2-33.2

77.1

66.8-84.8

College Graduate

103

40.2

28.4-53.1

59.8

46.9-71.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.5

5.2-23.4

88.5

76.6-94.8

$15,000- 24,999

100

11.9

5.9-22.7

88.1

77.3-94.1

$25,000- 34,999

22.4

9.3-44.7

77.6

55.3-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

24.9

14.8-38.7

75.1

61.3-85.2

$50,000-74,999

40.6

28.3-54.2

59.4

45.8-71.7

$75,000+

50.6

36.7-64.5

49.4

35.5-63.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

218

20.7

12.5-32.4

187

79.3

67.6-87.5

283

30.8

24.0-38.5

204

69.2

61.5-76.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

27.9

16.4-43.4

72.1

56.6-83.6

Non-Veteran

446

26.3

20.6-33.0

352

73.7

67.0-79.4

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

This page was generated on 26NOV07.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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?