BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe 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: Buncombe 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
-Buncombe County	350	48	12.8	9.4-17.3	87	25.1	20.3-30.6	145	42.7	37.0-48.7	46	13.4	10.0-17.9	24	5.9	3.8- 9.2
GENDER
Male	135	11	7.6	4.0-14.0	30	24.1	16.9-33.1	62	46.8	37.9-56.0	20	13.9	8.8-21.1	12	7.6	4.1-13.7
Female	215	37	17.9	12.6-24.7	57	26.0	20.1-33.0	83	38.7	31.8-46.1	26	13.0	8.8-18.9	12	4.3	2.4- 7.7
RACE
White	311	37	11.2	7.8-15.8	75	24.3	19.2-30.1	133	43.6	37.5-49.8	45	15.0	11.1-19.9	21	5.9	3.7- 9.5
Other	37	10	24.0	12.1-42.1	11	28.9	15.7-47.0	12	38.4	22.3-57.6	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	3	6.2	1.9-18.1
AGE
18-44	131	10	5.4	2.8-10.2	28	23.2	15.9-32.6	62	49.3	39.9-58.7	25	18.0	12.0-26.1	6	4.0	1.7- 9.6
45+	219	38	18.0	12.7-24.8	59	26.3	20.3-33.4	83	38.2	31.2-45.7	21	10.3	6.5-15.7	18	7.3	4.3-11.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	125	18	14.6	8.9-23.1	34	26.3	18.6-35.7	49	40.9	31.6-51.0	12	10.3	5.7-17.9	12	8.0	4.2-14.7
Some College +	225	30	11.8	7.9-17.4	53	24.4	18.5-31.4	96	43.8	36.7-51.1	34	15.3	10.8-21.2	12	4.8	2.6- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	31	15.8	10.7-22.8	42	19.0	13.8-25.6	88	45.8	38.1-53.6	25	12.6	8.3-18.6	14	6.9	3.8-12.0
$50,000+	87	9	8.0	4.0-15.6	20	24.1	15.4-35.7	38	44.8	33.8-56.2	17	20.2	12.6-30.8	3	3.0	0.9- 9.5

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

-Buncombe County

350

12.8

9.4-17.3

25.1

20.3-30.6

145

42.7

37.0-48.7

13.4

10.0-17.9

5.9

3.8- 9.2

GENDER

Male

135

7.6

4.0-14.0

24.1

16.9-33.1

46.8

37.9-56.0

13.9

8.8-21.1

7.6

4.1-13.7

Female

215

17.9

12.6-24.7

26.0

20.1-33.0

38.7

31.8-46.1

13.0

8.8-18.9

4.3

2.4- 7.7

RACE

White

311

11.2

7.8-15.8

24.3

19.2-30.1

133

43.6

37.5-49.8

15.0

11.1-19.9

5.9

3.7- 9.5

Other

24.0

12.1-42.1

28.9

15.7-47.0

38.4

22.3-57.6

2.4

0.3-15.4

6.2

1.9-18.1

AGE

18-44

131

5.4

2.8-10.2

23.2

15.9-32.6

49.3

39.9-58.7

18.0

12.0-26.1

4.0

1.7- 9.6

45+

219

18.0

12.7-24.8

26.3

20.3-33.4

38.2

31.2-45.7

10.3

6.5-15.7

7.3

4.3-11.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

125

14.6

8.9-23.1

26.3

18.6-35.7

40.9

31.6-51.0

10.3

5.7-17.9

8.0

4.2-14.7

Some College +

225

11.8

7.9-17.4

24.4

18.5-31.4

43.8

36.7-51.1

15.3

10.8-21.2

4.8

2.6- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

200

15.8

10.7-22.8

19.0

13.8-25.6

45.8

38.1-53.6

12.6

8.3-18.6

6.9

3.8-12.0

$50,000+

8.0

4.0-15.6

24.1

15.4-35.7

44.8

33.8-56.2

20.2

12.6-30.8

3.0

0.9- 9.5

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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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