BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	404	73	17.5	13.6-22.2	98	21.4	17.4-26.2	164	41.2	35.8-46.9	37	10.4	7.3-14.5	32	9.5	6.5-13.7
GENDER
Male	164	29	17.8	12.2-25.4	29	17.1	11.5-24.5	68	40.2	32.2-48.9	22	14.2	9.1-21.4	16	10.7	6.4-17.3
Female	240	44	17.1	12.4-23.2	69	26.0	20.5-32.5	96	42.3	35.2-49.6	15	6.4	3.7-10.7	16	8.2	4.6-14.3
RACE
White	351	53	14.4	10.7-19.1	88	22.0	17.6-27.2	144	41.7	35.9-47.8	35	11.4	8.0-16.0	31	10.5	7.1-15.2
Other	53	20	40.2	25.9-56.3	10	17.2	8.8-30.9	20	37.6	23.8-53.7	2	3.0	0.7-11.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.6
AGE
18-44	170	22	12.2	7.6-18.9	30	16.3	10.9-23.7	82	48.1	39.5-56.7	19	10.8	6.6-17.2	17	12.6	7.4-20.4
45+	234	51	22.1	16.5-29.0	68	25.9	20.2-32.4	82	35.2	28.5-42.7	18	10.0	6.0-16.1	15	6.8	4.0-11.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	213	40	19.7	14.1-26.8	54	22.8	17.1-29.7	84	37.9	30.8-45.4	16	8.4	4.7-14.5	19	11.2	7.0-17.5
Some College +	190	33	15.1	10.4-21.6	44	20.0	14.5-26.9	79	44.6	36.5-53.1	21	12.6	8.1-19.1	13	7.6	4.0-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	226	42	19.4	13.9-26.3	53	21.7	16.3-28.3	93	40.0	32.9-47.6	22	11.1	7.0-17.2	16	7.8	4.6-13.1
$50,000+	94	12	10.5	5.7-18.6	21	18.1	11.5-27.4	45	53.0	41.7-64.0	9	10.4	5.2-19.7	7	8.0	3.6-16.8

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

-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

404

17.5

13.6-22.2

21.4

17.4-26.2

164

41.2

35.8-46.9

10.4

7.3-14.5

9.5

6.5-13.7

GENDER

Male

164

17.8

12.2-25.4

17.1

11.5-24.5

40.2

32.2-48.9

14.2

9.1-21.4

10.7

6.4-17.3

Female

240

17.1

12.4-23.2

26.0

20.5-32.5

42.3

35.2-49.6

6.4

3.7-10.7

8.2

4.6-14.3

RACE

White

351

14.4

10.7-19.1

22.0

17.6-27.2

144

41.7

35.9-47.8

11.4

8.0-16.0

10.5

7.1-15.2

Other

40.2

25.9-56.3

17.2

8.8-30.9

37.6

23.8-53.7

3.0

0.7-11.3

2.1

0.3-13.6

AGE

18-44

170

12.2

7.6-18.9

16.3

10.9-23.7

48.1

39.5-56.7

10.8

6.6-17.2

12.6

7.4-20.4

45+

234

22.1

16.5-29.0

25.9

20.2-32.4

35.2

28.5-42.7

10.0

6.0-16.1

6.8

4.0-11.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

213

19.7

14.1-26.8

22.8

17.1-29.7

37.9

30.8-45.4

8.4

4.7-14.5

11.2

7.0-17.5

Some College +

190

15.1

10.4-21.6

20.0

14.5-26.9

44.6

36.5-53.1

12.6

8.1-19.1

7.6

4.0-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

226

19.4

13.9-26.3

21.7

16.3-28.3

40.0

32.9-47.6

11.1

7.0-17.2

7.8

4.6-13.1

$50,000+

10.5

5.7-18.6

18.1

11.5-27.4

53.0

41.7-64.0

10.4

5.2-19.7

8.0

3.6-16.8

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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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