BRFSS 2004 - Alamance County: (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: Alamance County

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
-Alamance County	390	112	27.0	22.2-32.5	75	20.9	16.3-26.3	85	21.5	17.2-26.5	34	9.2	6.4-13.1	84	21.4	17.2-26.3
GENDER
Male	117	26	24.7	16.7-35.0	27	25.5	17.1-36.3	28	22.4	15.1-31.9	12	9.4	5.3-16.3	24	17.9	11.9-26.1
Female	273	86	28.7	23.1-34.9	48	17.6	13.2-23.1	57	20.8	16.0-26.7	22	9.1	5.7-14.2	60	23.8	18.5-30.1
RACE
White	305	82	25.7	20.4-31.8	60	20.3	15.5-26.0	71	23.1	18.0-29.0	25	9.2	6.0-13.8	67	21.8	17.1-27.4
Other	83	28	29.4	19.6-41.6	15	23.4	13.1-38.2	14	16.9	9.8-27.7	9	9.7	4.8-18.6	17	20.6	12.5-32.1
AGE
18-44	139	29	20.1	13.5-28.9	30	25.2	17.1-35.5	35	23.2	16.2-32.1	16	11.1	6.7-17.9	29	20.4	14.1-28.6
45+	250	83	32.1	25.8-39.1	45	17.9	13.1-23.8	49	19.9	14.9-26.2	18	8.0	4.8-13.1	55	22.2	16.9-28.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	61	30.9	23.8-39.1	20	11.4	6.4-19.5	39	19.0	13.7-25.9	15	9.0	5.2-15.2	55	29.7	22.9-37.5
Some College +	199	51	23.6	17.5-31.1	54	29.1	22.3-37.0	46	23.7	17.5-31.4	19	9.5	5.9-15.0	29	14.0	9.5-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	240	73	27.1	21.2-33.9	37	19.5	13.5-27.3	52	19.7	14.7-25.8	18	8.1	4.8-13.4	60	25.6	19.8-32.4
$50,000+	81	22	29.8	19.1-43.2	17	19.2	11.6-30.0	19	24.5	15.1-37.1	10	12.1	6.4-21.9	13	14.4	8.1-24.3

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

-Alamance County

390

112

27.0

22.2-32.5

20.9

16.3-26.3

21.5

17.2-26.5

9.2

6.4-13.1

21.4

17.2-26.3

GENDER

Male

117

24.7

16.7-35.0

25.5

17.1-36.3

22.4

15.1-31.9

9.4

5.3-16.3

17.9

11.9-26.1

Female

273

28.7

23.1-34.9

17.6

13.2-23.1

20.8

16.0-26.7

9.1

5.7-14.2

23.8

18.5-30.1

RACE

White

305

25.7

20.4-31.8

20.3

15.5-26.0

23.1

18.0-29.0

9.2

6.0-13.8

21.8

17.1-27.4

Other

29.4

19.6-41.6

23.4

13.1-38.2

16.9

9.8-27.7

9.7

4.8-18.6

20.6

12.5-32.1

AGE

18-44

139

20.1

13.5-28.9

25.2

17.1-35.5

23.2

16.2-32.1

11.1

6.7-17.9

20.4

14.1-28.6

45+

250

32.1

25.8-39.1

17.9

13.1-23.8

19.9

14.9-26.2

8.0

4.8-13.1

22.2

16.9-28.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

30.9

23.8-39.1

11.4

6.4-19.5

19.0

13.7-25.9

9.0

5.2-15.2

29.7

22.9-37.5

Some College +

199

23.6

17.5-31.1

29.1

22.3-37.0

23.7

17.5-31.4

9.5

5.9-15.0

14.0

9.5-20.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

240

27.1

21.2-33.9

19.5

13.5-27.3

19.7

14.7-25.8

8.1

4.8-13.4

25.6

19.8-32.4

$50,000+

29.8

19.1-43.2

19.2

11.6-30.0

24.5

15.1-37.1

12.1

6.4-21.9

14.4

8.1-24.3

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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: Alamance County

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: