BRFSS 2004 - Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 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: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 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
-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	386	76	17.8	14.1-22.2	88	24.4	19.8-29.6	143	37.3	32.1-42.9	49	13.2	9.5-18.1	30	7.3	4.9-10.7
GENDER
Male	146	14	8.8	5.1-14.9	29	22.5	15.8-31.0	63	40.8	32.4-49.7	23	17.3	11.0-26.2	17	10.6	6.3-17.1
Female	240	62	26.5	20.8-33.0	59	26.2	20.5-32.8	80	34.0	27.8-40.9	26	9.2	6.1-13.7	13	4.1	2.2- 7.5
RACE
White	295	54	16.4	12.4-21.3	59	21.7	16.8-27.6	123	41.9	35.8-48.2	35	12.6	8.9-17.6	24	7.4	4.8-11.3
Other	89	22	22.7	14.6-33.4	28	32.5	22.2-44.7	20	23.5	14.9-35.0	13	14.5	6.3-29.9	6	6.9	2.5-17.5
AGE
18-44	136	20	13.8	8.7-21.2	30	23.1	16.0-32.3	53	37.6	29.1-47.0	21	16.9	10.1-26.9	12	8.5	4.5-15.8
45+	247	56	20.4	15.6-26.3	58	25.4	19.7-32.0	89	37.3	30.8-44.3	28	11.0	7.2-16.3	16	5.9	3.4-10.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	48	22.5	16.8-29.5	46	25.9	19.5-33.6	64	32.9	26.0-40.7	25	13.3	8.0-21.2	11	5.3	2.6-10.5
Some College +	191	28	13.0	8.8-18.7	42	22.9	16.8-30.4	78	41.7	34.1-49.7	24	13.1	8.6-19.6	19	9.3	5.7-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	219	46	19.4	14.4-25.7	46	22.9	17.1-29.9	83	37.1	30.2-44.6	30	14.3	9.1-21.7	14	6.3	3.4-11.2
$50,000+	77	8	9.5	4.6-18.3	15	17.7	10.4-28.4	33	46.2	34.4-58.5	14	18.6	10.8-30.0	7	8.1	3.6-16.9

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

-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

386

17.8

14.1-22.2

24.4

19.8-29.6

143

37.3

32.1-42.9

13.2

9.5-18.1

7.3

4.9-10.7

GENDER

Male

146

8.8

5.1-14.9

22.5

15.8-31.0

40.8

32.4-49.7

17.3

11.0-26.2

10.6

6.3-17.1

Female

240

26.5

20.8-33.0

26.2

20.5-32.8

34.0

27.8-40.9

9.2

6.1-13.7

4.1

2.2- 7.5

RACE

White

295

16.4

12.4-21.3

21.7

16.8-27.6

123

41.9

35.8-48.2

12.6

8.9-17.6

7.4

4.8-11.3

Other

22.7

14.6-33.4

32.5

22.2-44.7

23.5

14.9-35.0

14.5

6.3-29.9

6.9

2.5-17.5

AGE

18-44

136

13.8

8.7-21.2

23.1

16.0-32.3

37.6

29.1-47.0

16.9

10.1-26.9

8.5

4.5-15.8

45+

247

20.4

15.6-26.3

25.4

19.7-32.0

37.3

30.8-44.3

11.0

7.2-16.3

5.9

3.4-10.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

194

22.5

16.8-29.5

25.9

19.5-33.6

32.9

26.0-40.7

13.3

8.0-21.2

5.3

2.6-10.5

Some College +

191

13.0

8.8-18.7

22.9

16.8-30.4

41.7

34.1-49.7

13.1

8.6-19.6

9.3

5.7-14.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

219

19.4

14.4-25.7

22.9

17.1-29.9

37.1

30.2-44.6

14.3

9.1-21.7

6.3

3.4-11.2

$50,000+

9.5

4.6-18.3

17.7

10.4-28.4

46.2

34.4-58.5

18.6

10.8-30.0

8.1

3.6-16.9

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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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