BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	412	128	29.0	24.3-34.3	86	19.3	15.4-23.9	92	23.8	19.2-29.0	35	9.8	6.8-13.8	71	18.1	14.2-22.9
GENDER
Male	168	52	30.7	23.5-39.1	33	18.0	12.5-25.3	32	19.2	13.3-26.9	20	13.0	8.2-20.0	31	19.0	13.1-26.8
Female	244	76	27.3	21.6-33.7	53	20.6	15.6-26.7	60	28.6	22.1-36.0	15	6.4	3.7-10.9	40	17.2	12.4-23.2
RACE
White	358	106	27.1	22.2-32.6	81	21.2	16.8-26.3	78	23.6	18.7-29.3	31	9.9	6.7-14.3	62	18.3	14.0-23.5
Other	54	22	43.2	28.8-58.9	5	5.6	2.2-13.6	14	25.1	13.8-41.1	4	9.1	3.3-23.1	9	17.0	8.4-31.4
AGE
18-44	173	40	21.8	15.6-29.5	28	14.0	9.3-20.4	51	30.4	22.9-39.2	21	13.5	8.7-20.5	33	20.3	14.2-28.2
45+	239	88	35.3	28.7-42.5	58	23.9	18.2-30.6	41	18.1	13.1-24.3	14	6.6	3.6-11.8	38	16.2	11.5-22.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	214	71	30.5	24.0-37.9	38	16.6	11.7-23.2	42	21.6	15.8-28.8	19	10.1	6.3-15.8	44	21.2	15.5-28.3
Some College +	197	57	27.6	21.1-35.2	47	21.7	16.1-28.6	50	26.2	19.5-34.3	16	9.5	5.5-16.0	27	14.9	9.9-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	232	76	30.3	24.0-37.3	48	20.6	15.3-27.2	48	21.3	15.7-28.3	20	9.7	6.1-15.1	40	18.1	12.8-24.8
$50,000+	96	24	22.9	14.8-33.7	20	18.8	11.8-28.6	28	28.9	19.8-40.2	8	10.3	4.8-21.0	16	19.0	11.5-29.7

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

-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

412

128

29.0

24.3-34.3

19.3

15.4-23.9

23.8

19.2-29.0

9.8

6.8-13.8

18.1

14.2-22.9

GENDER

Male

168

30.7

23.5-39.1

18.0

12.5-25.3

19.2

13.3-26.9

13.0

8.2-20.0

19.0

13.1-26.8

Female

244

27.3

21.6-33.7

20.6

15.6-26.7

28.6

22.1-36.0

6.4

3.7-10.9

17.2

12.4-23.2

RACE

White

358

106

27.1

22.2-32.6

21.2

16.8-26.3

23.6

18.7-29.3

9.9

6.7-14.3

18.3

14.0-23.5

Other

43.2

28.8-58.9

5.6

2.2-13.6

25.1

13.8-41.1

9.1

3.3-23.1

17.0

8.4-31.4

AGE

18-44

173

21.8

15.6-29.5

14.0

9.3-20.4

30.4

22.9-39.2

13.5

8.7-20.5

20.3

14.2-28.2

45+

239

35.3

28.7-42.5

23.9

18.2-30.6

18.1

13.1-24.3

6.6

3.6-11.8

16.2

11.5-22.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

214

30.5

24.0-37.9

16.6

11.7-23.2

21.6

15.8-28.8

10.1

6.3-15.8

21.2

15.5-28.3

Some College +

197

27.6

21.1-35.2

21.7

16.1-28.6

26.2

19.5-34.3

9.5

5.5-16.0

14.9

9.9-21.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

232

30.3

24.0-37.3

20.6

15.3-27.2

21.3

15.7-28.3

9.7

6.1-15.1

18.1

12.8-24.8

$50,000+

22.9

14.8-33.7

18.8

11.8-28.6

28.9

19.8-40.2

10.3

4.8-21.0

19.0

11.5-29.7

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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.

This page was generated on 07APR05.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln 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: