BRFSS 2004 - Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 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: Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 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
-Carteret/Curr./Craven/Dare/Hyde/Paml.	342	137	38.1	32.4-44.1	77	21.5	17.2-26.7	52	14.6	10.9-19.4	30	9.6	6.5-13.9	46	16.2	11.7-21.9
GENDER
Male	134	49	34.1	25.8-43.5	30	21.7	15.2-30.1	18	12.0	7.3-18.9	16	11.6	6.8-19.1	21	20.6	13.2-30.7
Female	208	88	42.1	34.9-49.7	47	21.4	16.1-27.8	34	17.3	12.0-24.4	14	7.5	4.3-12.8	25	11.7	7.7-17.3
RACE
White	284	109	36.4	30.5-42.9	66	23.4	18.4-29.3	43	15.0	10.8-20.4	29	10.9	7.4-15.6	37	14.3	10.1-19.7
Other	56	27	44.8	30.0-60.6	10	12.9	6.4-24.2	9	13.4	6.5-25.6	1	4.6	0.7-26.0	9	24.3	11.7-43.9
AGE
18-44	119	33	30.0	21.3-40.5	32	24.9	17.4-34.4	21	13.7	8.7-21.0	14	10.4	6.0-17.6	19	20.9	12.8-32.3
45+	221	104	43.8	36.7-51.1	43	18.6	13.7-24.7	31	15.3	10.4-22.0	16	9.1	5.3-15.2	27	13.2	8.7-19.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	131	51	35.5	26.7-45.4	28	19.6	13.2-28.2	15	11.6	6.3-20.3	12	10.5	5.6-18.8	25	22.8	14.6-33.7
Some College +	210	86	40.1	32.9-47.6	49	22.9	17.4-29.7	36	16.5	11.8-22.5	18	9.0	5.5-14.3	21	11.6	7.3-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	80	42.6	34.5-51.2	42	20.3	14.7-27.3	21	9.6	6.0-15.0	16	9.9	5.7-16.7	25	17.6	11.1-26.8
$50,000+	92	34	33.9	24.5-44.7	22	24.5	16.4-35.0	17	17.3	10.7-26.8	6	7.1	3.2-15.3	13	17.2	9.9-28.1

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

-Carteret/Curr./Craven/Dare/Hyde/Paml.

342

137

38.1

32.4-44.1

21.5

17.2-26.7

14.6

10.9-19.4

9.6

6.5-13.9

16.2

11.7-21.9

GENDER

Male

134

34.1

25.8-43.5

21.7

15.2-30.1

12.0

7.3-18.9

11.6

6.8-19.1

20.6

13.2-30.7

Female

208

42.1

34.9-49.7

21.4

16.1-27.8

17.3

12.0-24.4

7.5

4.3-12.8

11.7

7.7-17.3

RACE

White

284

109

36.4

30.5-42.9

23.4

18.4-29.3

15.0

10.8-20.4

10.9

7.4-15.6

14.3

10.1-19.7

Other

44.8

30.0-60.6

12.9

6.4-24.2

13.4

6.5-25.6

4.6

0.7-26.0

24.3

11.7-43.9

AGE

18-44

119

30.0

21.3-40.5

24.9

17.4-34.4

13.7

8.7-21.0

10.4

6.0-17.6

20.9

12.8-32.3

45+

221

104

43.8

36.7-51.1

18.6

13.7-24.7

15.3

10.4-22.0

9.1

5.3-15.2

13.2

8.7-19.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

131

35.5

26.7-45.4

19.6

13.2-28.2

11.6

6.3-20.3

10.5

5.6-18.8

22.8

14.6-33.7

Some College +

210

40.1

32.9-47.6

22.9

17.4-29.7

16.5

11.8-22.5

9.0

5.5-14.3

11.6

7.3-17.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

184

42.6

34.5-51.2

20.3

14.7-27.3

9.6

6.0-15.0

9.9

5.7-16.7

17.6

11.1-26.8

$50,000+

33.9

24.5-44.7

24.5

16.4-35.0

17.3

10.7-26.8

7.1

3.2-15.3

17.2

9.9-28.1

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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: Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico 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: