BRFSS 2004 - Alamance County: (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: Alamance County

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
-Alamance County	385	70	18.1	14.0-23.0	87	21.5	16.9-26.8	153	40.2	34.7-45.9	50	14.1	10.6-18.7	25	6.1	4.0- 9.3
GENDER
Male	115	13	12.6	7.0-21.5	18	18.1	10.7-28.9	51	43.4	33.6-53.8	26	20.3	13.7-29.1	7	5.6	2.6-11.8
Female	270	57	21.9	16.7-28.1	69	23.8	18.6-29.8	102	38.0	31.8-44.6	24	9.9	6.4-15.1	18	6.5	3.9-10.6
RACE
White	298	39	11.8	8.3-16.6	65	21.4	16.5-27.3	128	44.1	37.8-50.6	44	15.5	11.4-20.8	22	7.1	4.5-11.0
Other	85	30	35.6	24.6-48.3	21	21.3	12.1-34.8	25	29.4	19.7-41.5	6	10.3	4.5-21.7	3	3.3	1.0-10.6
AGE
18-44	139	19	14.0	8.6-22.0	21	16.8	9.9-27.0	74	51.0	41.4-60.6	17	12.9	7.8-20.5	8	5.4	2.5-11.1
45+	245	51	21.2	15.7-27.9	66	25.0	19.5-31.4	78	31.9	25.8-38.8	33	15.1	10.6-21.2	17	6.7	4.0-11.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	189	43	22.2	16.1-29.8	47	24.9	18.0-33.3	63	31.8	24.7-39.7	22	14.6	9.4-22.0	14	6.6	3.7-11.5
Some College +	195	27	14.3	9.4-21.2	39	18.0	12.6-25.0	90	48.3	40.3-56.3	28	13.7	9.3-19.8	11	5.7	3.0-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	238	41	15.8	11.2-21.8	57	24.3	18.0-31.9	98	41.4	34.4-48.8	25	11.7	7.6-17.7	17	6.8	4.0-11.1
$50,000+	78	11	16.4	8.8-28.5	9	8.7	4.3-16.9	36	47.9	35.7-60.3	19	23.5	15.0-34.9	3	3.5	1.1-10.5

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

-Alamance County

385

18.1

14.0-23.0

21.5

16.9-26.8

153

40.2

34.7-45.9

14.1

10.6-18.7

6.1

4.0- 9.3

GENDER

Male

115

12.6

7.0-21.5

18.1

10.7-28.9

43.4

33.6-53.8

20.3

13.7-29.1

5.6

2.6-11.8

Female

270

21.9

16.7-28.1

23.8

18.6-29.8

102

38.0

31.8-44.6

9.9

6.4-15.1

6.5

3.9-10.6

RACE

White

298

11.8

8.3-16.6

21.4

16.5-27.3

128

44.1

37.8-50.6

15.5

11.4-20.8

7.1

4.5-11.0

Other

35.6

24.6-48.3

21.3

12.1-34.8

29.4

19.7-41.5

10.3

4.5-21.7

3.3

1.0-10.6

AGE

18-44

139

14.0

8.6-22.0

16.8

9.9-27.0

51.0

41.4-60.6

12.9

7.8-20.5

5.4

2.5-11.1

45+

245

21.2

15.7-27.9

25.0

19.5-31.4

31.9

25.8-38.8

15.1

10.6-21.2

6.7

4.0-11.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

189

22.2

16.1-29.8

24.9

18.0-33.3

31.8

24.7-39.7

14.6

9.4-22.0

6.6

3.7-11.5

Some College +

195

14.3

9.4-21.2

18.0

12.6-25.0

48.3

40.3-56.3

13.7

9.3-19.8

5.7

3.0-10.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

238

15.8

11.2-21.8

24.3

18.0-31.9

41.4

34.4-48.8

11.7

7.6-17.7

6.8

4.0-11.1

$50,000+

16.4

8.8-28.5

8.7

4.3-16.9

47.9

35.7-60.3

23.5

15.0-34.9

3.5

1.1-10.5

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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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