BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe 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: Buncombe 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
-Buncombe County	356	127	33.7	28.4-39.4	69	20.3	16.0-25.5	71	22.0	17.4-27.5	35	10.1	7.2-14.0	54	13.9	10.5-18.2
GENDER
Male	136	43	30.8	23.1-39.8	27	20.1	13.7-28.4	31	25.7	18.2-34.8	13	8.7	4.9-14.8	22	14.7	9.6-22.0
Female	220	84	36.4	29.7-43.7	42	20.6	15.1-27.5	40	18.5	13.4-25.0	22	11.4	7.5-17.1	32	13.0	9.1-18.4
RACE
White	316	114	34.1	28.6-40.2	66	22.2	17.4-27.9	61	20.5	15.9-26.1	31	10.2	7.1-14.5	44	12.8	9.4-17.3
Other	38	11	27.2	14.7-44.8	3	7.4	2.3-21.4	10	33.8	18.4-53.6	4	9.5	3.3-24.1	10	22.1	11.2-38.9
AGE
18-44	130	30	23.1	15.9-32.2	28	21.0	14.4-29.6	36	30.6	22.3-40.3	19	13.9	8.8-21.2	17	11.5	6.9-18.5
45+	226	97	40.8	33.8-48.1	41	19.9	14.4-26.7	35	16.3	11.5-22.7	16	7.6	4.5-12.4	37	15.5	11.0-21.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	126	40	29.5	21.5-39.0	17	13.1	7.9-20.9	25	24.5	16.6-34.7	10	8.6	4.5-15.9	34	24.3	17.2-33.2
Some College +	230	87	36.0	29.4-43.2	52	24.4	18.6-31.4	46	20.6	15.3-27.1	25	11.0	7.4-16.0	20	8.0	5.0-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	202	71	33.6	26.7-41.2	24	10.8	6.8-16.8	44	25.0	18.6-32.7	25	13.7	9.2-19.9	38	16.9	12.0-23.3
$50,000+	88	28	29.2	20.1-40.2	28	36.1	25.8-47.8	18	20.0	12.4-30.6	8	6.8	3.3-13.5	6	8.0	3.6-16.9

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

-Buncombe County

356

127

33.7

28.4-39.4

20.3

16.0-25.5

22.0

17.4-27.5

10.1

7.2-14.0

13.9

10.5-18.2

GENDER

Male

136

30.8

23.1-39.8

20.1

13.7-28.4

25.7

18.2-34.8

8.7

4.9-14.8

14.7

9.6-22.0

Female

220

36.4

29.7-43.7

20.6

15.1-27.5

18.5

13.4-25.0

11.4

7.5-17.1

13.0

9.1-18.4

RACE

White

316

114

34.1

28.6-40.2

22.2

17.4-27.9

20.5

15.9-26.1

10.2

7.1-14.5

12.8

9.4-17.3

Other

27.2

14.7-44.8

7.4

2.3-21.4

33.8

18.4-53.6

9.5

3.3-24.1

22.1

11.2-38.9

AGE

18-44

130

23.1

15.9-32.2

21.0

14.4-29.6

30.6

22.3-40.3

13.9

8.8-21.2

11.5

6.9-18.5

45+

226

40.8

33.8-48.1

19.9

14.4-26.7

16.3

11.5-22.7

7.6

4.5-12.4

15.5

11.0-21.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

126

29.5

21.5-39.0

13.1

7.9-20.9

24.5

16.6-34.7

8.6

4.5-15.9

24.3

17.2-33.2

Some College +

230

36.0

29.4-43.2

24.4

18.6-31.4

20.6

15.3-27.1

11.0

7.4-16.0

8.0

5.0-12.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

202

33.6

26.7-41.2

10.8

6.8-16.8

25.0

18.6-32.7

13.7

9.2-19.9

16.9

12.0-23.3

$50,000+

29.2

20.1-40.2

36.1

25.8-47.8

20.0

12.4-30.6

6.8

3.3-13.5

8.0

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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe 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: