BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?* <br> Would you say:)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?*
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	Total Respond.#	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
TOTAL	831	454	54.6	49.6-59.6	150	16.7	13.4-20.6	117	14.6	11.3-18.7	39	5.0	3.2- 7.6	71	9.1	6.6-12.4
GENDER
Male	302	170	57.0	49.2-64.5	60	18.6	13.4-25.2	39	13.2	8.6-19.9	14	4.9	2.5- 9.5	19	6.2	3.4-11.0
Female	529	284	52.6	46.0-59.1	90	15.1	11.3-19.9	78	15.8	11.5-21.3	25	5.0	2.8- 8.6	52	11.5	7.8-16.6
RACE
White	562	338	60.2	54.2-66.0	113	19.2	15.0-24.2	72	12.8	9.2-17.6	17	2.9	1.5- 5.6	22	4.9	2.9- 8.1
African American	204	79	40.4	30.8-50.7	28	11.7	6.7-19.6	34	16.8	10.3-26.3	19	10.9	5.9-19.1	44	20.3	13.2-29.9
Other Minorities	55	32	52.9	34.4-70.7	9	15.0	5.8-33.8	9	21.7	9.8-41.4	2	1.7	0.3- 8.5	3	8.6	2.1-29.2
HISPANIC
Yes	36	23	62.8	40.4-80.8	2	6.0	1.2-25.7	4	19.2	6.2-46.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.8	6	10.1	3.9-23.7
No	793	430	54.2	49.0-59.3	148	17.4	14.0-21.5	112	14.1	10.8-18.2	38	5.2	3.3- 8.0	65	9.1	6.4-12.6
AGE
18-24	88	53	55.4	40.4-69.4	10	10.0	4.4-21.1	14	22.0	11.9-37.1	3	3.8	0.9-13.9	8	8.8	3.3-21.7
25-34	278	161	59.3	50.5-67.6	46	13.0	8.5-19.5	32	10.1	6.2-16.0	15	6.4	3.2-12.4	24	11.1	6.4-18.6
35-44	330	185	53.0	45.5-60.4	71	21.9	16.3-28.9	41	13.6	9.0-20.1	13	4.4	2.1- 9.0	20	7.0	4.0-12.1
45-54	107	43	46.7	32.5-61.4	20	23.3	13.1-38.1	25	18.8	10.4-31.5	7	4.8	1.7-13.3	12	6.4	3.1-12.6
55-64	14	7	61.2	28.7-86.1	1	3.6	0.5-23.0	3	9.2	2.3-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	26.0	6.5-64.0
65+	9	5	82.8	44.4-96.6	2	8.2	1.2-39.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.6	0.8-45.6	1	1.5	0.2-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	76	38	48.5	33.0-64.3	17	19.9	10.5-34.4	10	20.1	9.5-37.7	3	2.2	0.5- 8.9	8	9.3	3.1-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	234	120	50.2	40.8-59.7	31	13.7	7.9-22.6	37	11.8	7.6-17.8	15	8.8	4.6-16.0	31	15.5	9.8-23.8
Some Post-H.S.	242	138	56.8	47.7-65.5	43	15.8	10.9-22.5	30	14.1	8.4-22.7	13	6.2	2.9-12.6	18	7.1	3.6-13.5
College Graduate	279	158	59.4	50.9-67.4	59	19.0	13.6-26.0	40	15.5	10.1-23.1	8	1.4	0.6- 3.0	14	4.6	2.4- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	23	49.0	29.9-68.4	6	11.1	3.0-33.3	9	12.1	4.9-27.0	8	10.3	3.6-26.0	9	17.6	6.6-39.3
$15,000- 24,999	126	71	44.4	32.0-57.4	15	17.4	9.1-30.7	19	15.9	7.7-29.9	4	5.3	1.2-20.1	17	17.0	8.7-30.6
$25,000- 34,999	136	78	57.6	45.1-69.2	24	18.3	10.3-30.5	12	8.7	3.9-18.2	5	3.3	0.8-13.5	17	12.0	6.4-21.4
$35,000- 49,999	155	85	56.8	46.1-66.9	31	16.6	10.6-25.0	19	9.0	5.2-15.1	13	11.9	6.2-21.6	7	5.7	2.1-15.0
$50,000+	265	153	63.9	55.5-71.6	61	19.3	13.9-26.3	36	12.7	7.8-20.0	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4	8	2.3	1.1- 4.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	50	27	48.1	32.7-63.8	12	23.6	13.3-38.5	8	22.3	10.8-40.5	2	3.3	0.8-13.1	1	2.7	0.4-17.0
Cumberland	78	48	59.7	44.8-73.0	9	10.2	5.2-19.0	13	20.5	10.1-37.3	2	4.1	1.0-15.6	6	5.5	2.1-13.5
Durham	50	27	55.5	38.8-71.0	12	30.3	17.0-48.0	4	6.7	2.3-18.1	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5	5	5.0	1.8-13.6
Forsyth	47	22	46.2	31.6-61.5	5	12.5	5.2-27.2	6	12.0	5.1-25.5	5	11.4	4.4-26.5	9	17.9	8.9-32.7
Gaston	73	41	58.4	45.7-70.1	13	17.9	9.9-30.1	14	16.9	9.7-27.7	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2	3	4.7	1.4-15.1
Guilford	50	26	51.1	36.0-65.9	6	8.6	3.7-18.8	7	16.0	7.5-30.7	1	3.2	0.5-19.7	10	21.1	11.3-35.8
Mecklenburg	59	30	56.2	41.6-69.8	15	21.7	12.8-34.5	4	10.4	3.5-27.1	4	5.3	1.7-15.5	6	6.4	2.7-14.3
New Hanover	56	35	68.7	49.5-83.0	11	16.0	7.7-30.1	6	10.6	3.9-26.0	1	2.3	0.3-15.2	3	2.4	0.7- 7.8
Onslow	67	43	72.6	57.5-83.9	13	15.8	8.2-28.4	8	9.7	4.3-20.4	3	1.8	0.5- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	59	30	52.4	38.2-66.2	13	18.8	10.6-31.0	11	24.4	13.2-40.6	2	2.0	0.5- 8.3	3	2.5	0.7- 8.3
Western NC	70	34	54.8	42.1-67.0	16	18.6	11.1-29.4	12	16.3	9.0-27.7	3	3.1	1.0- 9.6	5	7.1	2.9-16.7
Piedmont NC	88	47	53.3	40.9-65.3	13	17.2	9.7-28.7	16	17.3	9.3-29.7	6	6.1	2.4-14.6	6	6.1	2.4-14.4
Eastern NC	84	44	53.4	40.9-65.4	12	14.3	7.8-25.0	8	8.5	3.9-17.6	6	6.6	2.7-15.2	14	17.2	9.7-28.8

Total
Respond.#

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

831

454

54.6

49.6-59.6

150

16.7

13.4-20.6

117

14.6

11.3-18.7

5.0

3.2- 7.6

9.1

6.6-12.4

GENDER

Male

302

170

57.0

49.2-64.5

18.6

13.4-25.2

13.2

8.6-19.9

4.9

2.5- 9.5

6.2

3.4-11.0

Female

529

284

52.6

46.0-59.1

15.1

11.3-19.9

15.8

11.5-21.3

5.0

2.8- 8.6

11.5

7.8-16.6

RACE

White

562

338

60.2

54.2-66.0

113

19.2

15.0-24.2

12.8

9.2-17.6

2.9

1.5- 5.6

4.9

2.9- 8.1

African American

204

40.4

30.8-50.7

11.7

6.7-19.6

16.8

10.3-26.3

10.9

5.9-19.1

20.3

13.2-29.9

Other Minorities

52.9

34.4-70.7

15.0

5.8-33.8

21.7

9.8-41.4

1.7

0.3- 8.5

8.6

2.1-29.2

HISPANIC

Yes

62.8

40.4-80.8

6.0

1.2-25.7

19.2

6.2-46.1

1.9

0.3-12.8

10.1

3.9-23.7

793

430

54.2

49.0-59.3

148

17.4

14.0-21.5

112

14.1

10.8-18.2

5.2

3.3- 8.0

9.1

6.4-12.6

AGE

18-24

55.4

40.4-69.4

10.0

4.4-21.1

22.0

11.9-37.1

3.8

0.9-13.9

8.8

3.3-21.7

25-34

278

161

59.3

50.5-67.6

13.0

8.5-19.5

10.1

6.2-16.0

6.4

3.2-12.4

11.1

6.4-18.6

35-44

330

185

53.0

45.5-60.4

21.9

16.3-28.9

13.6

9.0-20.1

4.4

2.1- 9.0

7.0

4.0-12.1

45-54

107

46.7

32.5-61.4

23.3

13.1-38.1

18.8

10.4-31.5

4.8

1.7-13.3

6.4

3.1-12.6

55-64

61.2

28.7-86.1

3.6

0.5-23.0

9.2

2.3-29.9

0.0

. - .

26.0

6.5-64.0

65+

82.8

44.4-96.6

8.2

1.2-39.4

0.0

. - .

7.6

0.8-45.6

1.5

0.2-12.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

48.5

33.0-64.3

19.9

10.5-34.4

20.1

9.5-37.7

2.2

0.5- 8.9

9.3

3.1-24.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

234

120

50.2

40.8-59.7

13.7

7.9-22.6

11.8

7.6-17.8

8.8

4.6-16.0

15.5

9.8-23.8

Some Post-H.S.

242

138

56.8

47.7-65.5

15.8

10.9-22.5

14.1

8.4-22.7

6.2

2.9-12.6

7.1

3.6-13.5

College Graduate

279

158

59.4

50.9-67.4

19.0

13.6-26.0

15.5

10.1-23.1

1.4

0.6- 3.0

4.6

2.4- 8.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.0

29.9-68.4

11.1

3.0-33.3

12.1

4.9-27.0

10.3

3.6-26.0

17.6

6.6-39.3

$15,000- 24,999

126

44.4

32.0-57.4

17.4

9.1-30.7

15.9

7.7-29.9

5.3

1.2-20.1

17.0

8.7-30.6

$25,000- 34,999

136

57.6

45.1-69.2

18.3

10.3-30.5

8.7

3.9-18.2

3.3

0.8-13.5

12.0

6.4-21.4

$35,000- 49,999

155

56.8

46.1-66.9

16.6

10.6-25.0

9.0

5.2-15.1

11.9

6.2-21.6

5.7

2.1-15.0

$50,000+

265

153

63.9

55.5-71.6

19.3

13.9-26.3

12.7

7.8-20.0

1.8

0.7- 4.4

2.3

1.1- 4.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.1

32.7-63.8

23.6

13.3-38.5

22.3

10.8-40.5

3.3

0.8-13.1

2.7

0.4-17.0

Cumberland

59.7

44.8-73.0

10.2

5.2-19.0

20.5

10.1-37.3

4.1

1.0-15.6

5.5

2.1-13.5

Durham

55.5

38.8-71.0

30.3

17.0-48.0

6.7

2.3-18.1

2.5

0.6- 9.5

5.0

1.8-13.6

Forsyth

46.2

31.6-61.5

12.5

5.2-27.2

12.0

5.1-25.5

11.4

4.4-26.5

17.9

8.9-32.7

Gaston

58.4

45.7-70.1

17.9

9.9-30.1

16.9

9.7-27.7

2.1

0.5- 8.2

4.7

1.4-15.1

Guilford

51.1

36.0-65.9

8.6

3.7-18.8

16.0

7.5-30.7

3.2

0.5-19.7

21.1

11.3-35.8

Mecklenburg

56.2

41.6-69.8

21.7

12.8-34.5

10.4

3.5-27.1

5.3

1.7-15.5

6.4

2.7-14.3

New Hanover

68.7

49.5-83.0

16.0

7.7-30.1

10.6

3.9-26.0

2.3

0.3-15.2

2.4

0.7- 7.8

Onslow

72.6

57.5-83.9

15.8

8.2-28.4

9.7

4.3-20.4

1.8

0.5- 6.1

0.0

. - .

Wake

52.4

38.2-66.2

18.8

10.6-31.0

24.4

13.2-40.6

2.0

0.5- 8.3

2.5

0.7- 8.3

Western NC

54.8

42.1-67.0

18.6

11.1-29.4

16.3

9.0-27.7

3.1

1.0- 9.6

7.1

2.9-16.7

Piedmont NC

53.3

40.9-65.3

17.2

9.7-28.7

17.3

9.3-29.7

6.1

2.4-14.6

6.1

2.4-14.4

Eastern NC

53.4

40.9-65.4

14.3

7.8-25.0

8.5

3.9-17.6

6.6

2.7-15.2

17.2

9.7-28.8

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

This page was generated on 13SEP02.

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Skin Cancer+

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?* Would you say:

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?*
Would you say: