BRFSS 2004 - Cabarrus 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: Cabarrus 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
-Cabarrus County	403	50	10.3	7.6-13.9	130	31.6	26.7-37.0	145	38.7	33.5-44.3	44	11.0	8.0-14.8	34	8.3	5.8-12.0
GENDER
Male	148	15	8.6	5.1-14.3	40	29.5	21.9-38.4	66	44.3	35.8-53.1	16	10.5	6.3-16.9	11	7.1	3.7-13.4
Female	255	35	11.9	8.3-16.8	90	33.6	27.5-40.3	79	33.7	27.4-40.6	28	11.4	7.7-16.5	23	9.4	6.1-14.3
RACE
White	339	35	8.2	5.7-11.6	109	31.6	26.4-37.5	125	39.7	34.0-45.7	39	11.9	8.6-16.3	31	8.6	5.9-12.3
Other	61	14	18.9	10.7-31.2	20	32.1	20.0-47.1	19	34.0	22.0-48.6	5	7.3	2.8-17.4	3	7.6	2.2-23.0
AGE
18-44	171	15	8.0	4.6-13.6	44	25.0	18.5-33.0	77	47.9	39.7-56.2	19	10.0	6.2-15.6	16	9.1	5.4-14.9
45+	231	34	12.1	8.4-17.2	86	37.5	30.6-45.0	68	30.8	24.4-38.0	25	11.9	7.8-17.5	18	7.7	4.5-12.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	30	12.9	8.8-18.7	62	31.1	24.2-39.0	58	34.8	27.4-43.1	18	8.9	5.4-14.4	22	12.2	7.7-18.8
Some College +	212	20	8.0	4.9-12.7	68	32.2	25.4-39.9	87	42.5	35.2-50.1	26	12.9	8.6-18.7	11	4.4	2.4- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	197	24	10.4	6.7-15.8	69	34.8	27.3-43.2	73	39.3	31.6-47.6	15	7.3	4.2-12.6	16	8.1	4.5-14.1
$50,000+	109	6	5.5	2.3-12.4	28	26.3	18.3-36.2	53	50.1	40.2-60.0	19	15.8	9.9-24.1	3	2.3	0.7- 7.2

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

-Cabarrus County

403

10.3

7.6-13.9

130

31.6

26.7-37.0

145

38.7

33.5-44.3

11.0

8.0-14.8

8.3

5.8-12.0

GENDER

Male

148

8.6

5.1-14.3

29.5

21.9-38.4

44.3

35.8-53.1

10.5

6.3-16.9

7.1

3.7-13.4

Female

255

11.9

8.3-16.8

33.6

27.5-40.3

33.7

27.4-40.6

11.4

7.7-16.5

9.4

6.1-14.3

RACE

White

339

8.2

5.7-11.6

109

31.6

26.4-37.5

125

39.7

34.0-45.7

11.9

8.6-16.3

8.6

5.9-12.3

Other

18.9

10.7-31.2

32.1

20.0-47.1

34.0

22.0-48.6

7.3

2.8-17.4

7.6

2.2-23.0

AGE

18-44

171

8.0

4.6-13.6

25.0

18.5-33.0

47.9

39.7-56.2

10.0

6.2-15.6

9.1

5.4-14.9

45+

231

12.1

8.4-17.2

37.5

30.6-45.0

30.8

24.4-38.0

11.9

7.8-17.5

7.7

4.5-12.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

12.9

8.8-18.7

31.1

24.2-39.0

34.8

27.4-43.1

8.9

5.4-14.4

12.2

7.7-18.8

Some College +

212

8.0

4.9-12.7

32.2

25.4-39.9

42.5

35.2-50.1

12.9

8.6-18.7

4.4

2.4- 8.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

197

10.4

6.7-15.8

34.8

27.3-43.2

39.3

31.6-47.6

7.3

4.2-12.6

8.1

4.5-14.1

$50,000+

109

5.5

2.3-12.4

26.3

18.3-36.2

50.1

40.2-60.0

15.8

9.9-24.1

2.3

0.7- 7.2

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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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