BRFSS 2004 - Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes Counties: (When you are outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you stay in the shade?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes Counties

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you are outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you stay in the shade?

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
North Carolina	14,297	2,482	15.8	15.1-16.5	3,766	25.4	24.5-26.3	5,450	39.9	38.8-40.9	1,534	11.3	10.7-12.0	1,065	7.6	7.1- 8.2
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	341	62	16.8	12.7-22.0	66	19.3	14.6-25.2	136	40.7	34.2-47.6	46	14.6	10.6-20.0	31	8.5	5.8-12.4
GENDER
Male	127	16	12.3	7.1-20.4	19	16.9	9.9-27.3	56	44.6	33.8-55.9	22	16.9	10.4-26.2	14	9.2	5.2-16.0
Female	214	46	21.5	15.9-28.4	47	21.8	16.4-28.4	80	36.6	30.0-43.9	24	12.3	8.1-18.3	17	7.7	4.7-12.4
RACE
White	323	60	18.3	13.9-23.7	61	18.2	14.0-23.3	130	40.1	34.2-46.3	44	14.8	10.7-20.1	28	8.7	5.8-12.8
Other	17	2	5.0	0.9-22.6	5	29.5	8.7-64.8	5	44.5	15.1-78.2	2	14.0	3.1-45.7	3	7.0	1.8-23.9
AGE
18-44	127	9	6.2	3.1-12.0	20	13.3	8.2-20.7	65	51.6	41.7-61.4	21	19.7	12.2-30.4	12	9.2	5.1-16.0
45+	214	53	23.3	17.1-30.8	46	23.0	16.3-31.3	71	34.1	25.6-43.6	25	11.6	7.5-17.3	19	8.1	4.8-13.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	184	43	21.6	15.3-29.7	33	19.7	13.0-28.6	62	33.9	24.9-44.3	27	16.0	10.5-23.6	19	8.8	5.2-14.4
Some College +	157	19	10.3	6.4-16.2	33	18.9	13.1-26.3	74	49.8	41.0-58.6	19	12.8	7.5-21.0	12	8.1	4.5-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	213	35	15.3	10.6-21.6	41	19.6	13.5-27.5	87	42.1	33.6-51.2	34	16.5	11.2-23.5	16	6.5	3.7-11.3
$50,000+	59	4	6.0	2.2-15.2	12	19.8	11.1-32.9	29	48.8	35.6-62.2	9	16.4	8.6-29.1	5	9.0	3.7-20.2

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,297

2,482

15.8

15.1-16.5

3,766

25.4

24.5-26.3

5,450

39.9

38.8-40.9

1,534

11.3

10.7-12.0

1,065

7.6

7.1- 8.2

-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

341

16.8

12.7-22.0

19.3

14.6-25.2

136

40.7

34.2-47.6

14.6

10.6-20.0

8.5

5.8-12.4

GENDER

Male

127

12.3

7.1-20.4

16.9

9.9-27.3

44.6

33.8-55.9

16.9

10.4-26.2

9.2

5.2-16.0

Female

214

21.5

15.9-28.4

21.8

16.4-28.4

36.6

30.0-43.9

12.3

8.1-18.3

7.7

4.7-12.4

RACE

White

323

18.3

13.9-23.7

18.2

14.0-23.3

130

40.1

34.2-46.3

14.8

10.7-20.1

8.7

5.8-12.8

Other

5.0

0.9-22.6

29.5

8.7-64.8

44.5

15.1-78.2

14.0

3.1-45.7

7.0

1.8-23.9

AGE

18-44

127

6.2

3.1-12.0

13.3

8.2-20.7

51.6

41.7-61.4

19.7

12.2-30.4

9.2

5.1-16.0

45+

214

23.3

17.1-30.8

23.0

16.3-31.3

34.1

25.6-43.6

11.6

7.5-17.3

8.1

4.8-13.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

184

21.6

15.3-29.7

19.7

13.0-28.6

33.9

24.9-44.3

16.0

10.5-23.6

8.8

5.2-14.4

Some College +

157

10.3

6.4-16.2

18.9

13.1-26.3

49.8

41.0-58.6

12.8

7.5-21.0

8.1

4.5-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

213

15.3

10.6-21.6

19.6

13.5-27.5

42.1

33.6-51.2

16.5

11.2-23.5

6.5

3.7-11.3

$50,000+

6.0

2.2-15.2

19.8

11.1-32.9

48.8

35.6-62.2

16.4

8.6-29.1

9.0

3.7-20.2

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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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