BRFSS 2004 - Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes Counties: (When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,<br> how often do you protect your skin from the sun,<br>such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? <br>Would you say:)

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

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say:

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
North Carolina	14,466	4,658	30.5	29.6-31.5	2,945	20.3	19.5-21.1	3,014	21.6	20.7-22.5	1,150	8.8	8.1- 9.4	2,699	18.9	18.0-19.7
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	347	106	29.2	23.7-35.5	74	19.0	14.8-24.0	80	22.7	18.1-28.1	28	11.2	6.3-19.0	59	17.9	13.6-23.2
GENDER
Male	130	32	27.2	18.7-37.8	26	16.3	10.7-24.2	32	21.6	14.9-30.4	10	12.9	5.1-28.7	30	22.0	14.9-31.4
Female	217	74	31.4	25.1-38.4	48	21.8	16.3-28.4	48	23.8	18.2-30.6	18	9.4	5.9-14.8	29	13.6	9.4-19.3
RACE
White	330	105	30.8	25.4-36.7	70	19.6	15.4-24.6	73	22.3	17.7-27.6	26	8.2	5.3-12.6	56	19.1	14.5-24.7
Other	16	1	16.2	2.3-61.3	4	14.4	3.7-42.5	6	24.5	8.6-52.9	2	37.5	9.8-76.8	3	7.4	1.8-25.2
AGE
18-44	127	21	15.4	9.8-23.4	33	23.2	16.3-32.0	36	27.8	20.1-37.2	14	13.8	7.5-24.0	23	19.8	12.6-29.6
45+	220	85	37.4	29.5-46.0	41	16.5	11.7-22.8	44	19.7	14.3-26.4	14	9.6	3.8-22.4	36	16.8	11.7-23.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	186	60	32.5	24.3-41.8	31	15.2	10.2-22.1	41	21.4	15.3-29.0	15	12.4	5.5-25.7	39	18.5	13.0-25.6
Some College +	161	46	24.9	18.5-32.5	43	24.1	17.8-31.8	39	24.4	17.9-32.4	13	9.6	5.0-17.4	20	17.0	10.7-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	215	67	30.9	23.6-39.2	44	17.6	12.7-24.0	49	23.2	17.3-30.4	20	13.1	6.5-24.7	35	15.2	10.5-21.4
$50,000+	61	16	25.0	15.3-38.3	17	27.3	17.1-40.6	16	25.6	15.9-38.5	4	7.1	2.6-17.8	8	15.0	7.4-27.9

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,466

4,658

30.5

29.6-31.5

2,945

20.3

19.5-21.1

3,014

21.6

20.7-22.5

1,150

8.8

8.1- 9.4

2,699

18.9

18.0-19.7

-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

347

106

29.2

23.7-35.5

19.0

14.8-24.0

22.7

18.1-28.1

11.2

6.3-19.0

17.9

13.6-23.2

GENDER

Male

130

27.2

18.7-37.8

16.3

10.7-24.2

21.6

14.9-30.4

12.9

5.1-28.7

22.0

14.9-31.4

Female

217

31.4

25.1-38.4

21.8

16.3-28.4

23.8

18.2-30.6

9.4

5.9-14.8

13.6

9.4-19.3

RACE

White

330

105

30.8

25.4-36.7

19.6

15.4-24.6

22.3

17.7-27.6

8.2

5.3-12.6

19.1

14.5-24.7

Other

16.2

2.3-61.3

14.4

3.7-42.5

24.5

8.6-52.9

37.5

9.8-76.8

7.4

1.8-25.2

AGE

18-44

127

15.4

9.8-23.4

23.2

16.3-32.0

27.8

20.1-37.2

13.8

7.5-24.0

19.8

12.6-29.6

45+

220

37.4

29.5-46.0

16.5

11.7-22.8

19.7

14.3-26.4

9.6

3.8-22.4

16.8

11.7-23.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

186

32.5

24.3-41.8

15.2

10.2-22.1

21.4

15.3-29.0

12.4

5.5-25.7

18.5

13.0-25.6

Some College +

161

24.9

18.5-32.5

24.1

17.8-31.8

24.4

17.9-32.4

9.6

5.0-17.4

17.0

10.7-26.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

215

30.9

23.6-39.2

17.6

12.7-24.0

23.2

17.3-30.4

13.1

6.5-24.7

15.2

10.5-21.4

$50,000+

25.0

15.3-38.3

27.3

17.1-40.6

25.6

15.9-38.5

7.1

2.6-17.8

15.0

7.4-27.9

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

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you protect your skin from the sun,such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? Would you say:

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say: