BRFSS 2004 - Cabarrus 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: Cabarrus 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
-Cabarrus County	408	137	31.0	26.3-36.2	89	21.9	17.8-26.6	73	18.4	14.5-23.0	27	7.3	4.8-10.8	82	21.5	17.1-26.6
GENDER
Male	151	47	30.0	22.7-38.4	30	20.7	14.6-28.5	30	18.1	12.5-25.6	10	7.9	4.2-14.3	34	23.3	16.5-31.9
Female	257	90	31.9	26.1-38.4	59	23.0	17.8-29.1	43	18.6	13.6-24.8	17	6.7	3.9-11.2	48	19.8	14.8-26.0
RACE
White	343	118	31.6	26.5-37.2	81	24.3	19.6-29.6	61	18.7	14.4-23.8	20	5.4	3.4- 8.6	63	20.0	15.4-25.5
Other	62	18	27.3	16.5-41.6	8	12.7	6.0-24.8	12	17.9	9.5-31.1	7	15.4	7.3-29.5	17	26.8	16.1-41.1
AGE
18-44	171	46	24.8	18.5-32.3	35	21.3	15.4-28.8	38	20.6	14.8-28.0	10	6.4	3.3-12.0	42	26.9	19.9-35.3
45+	236	90	36.2	29.5-43.4	54	22.4	17.1-28.8	35	16.5	11.6-22.9	17	8.0	4.7-13.4	40	16.9	12.1-23.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	57	27.7	21.3-35.2	30	14.9	10.1-21.4	33	17.7	12.3-24.9	13	7.8	4.2-14.0	57	31.9	24.8-40.0
Some College +	217	80	34.1	27.4-41.5	59	28.4	22.2-35.4	40	19.0	13.9-25.6	14	6.8	3.9-11.6	24	11.7	7.3-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	197	73	33.4	26.3-41.3	34	16.4	11.4-23.1	28	15.5	10.4-22.5	14	6.6	3.7-11.6	48	28.1	21.0-36.5
$50,000+	112	33	29.9	21.8-39.6	33	30.7	22.3-40.6	26	20.3	13.7-29.1	6	6.0	2.7-13.1	14	13.0	7.4-21.7

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

-Cabarrus County

408

137

31.0

26.3-36.2

21.9

17.8-26.6

18.4

14.5-23.0

7.3

4.8-10.8

21.5

17.1-26.6

GENDER

Male

151

30.0

22.7-38.4

20.7

14.6-28.5

18.1

12.5-25.6

7.9

4.2-14.3

23.3

16.5-31.9

Female

257

31.9

26.1-38.4

23.0

17.8-29.1

18.6

13.6-24.8

6.7

3.9-11.2

19.8

14.8-26.0

RACE

White

343

118

31.6

26.5-37.2

24.3

19.6-29.6

18.7

14.4-23.8

5.4

3.4- 8.6

20.0

15.4-25.5

Other

27.3

16.5-41.6

12.7

6.0-24.8

17.9

9.5-31.1

15.4

7.3-29.5

26.8

16.1-41.1

AGE

18-44

171

24.8

18.5-32.3

21.3

15.4-28.8

20.6

14.8-28.0

6.4

3.3-12.0

26.9

19.9-35.3

45+

236

36.2

29.5-43.4

22.4

17.1-28.8

16.5

11.6-22.9

8.0

4.7-13.4

16.9

12.1-23.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

27.7

21.3-35.2

14.9

10.1-21.4

17.7

12.3-24.9

7.8

4.2-14.0

31.9

24.8-40.0

Some College +

217

34.1

27.4-41.5

28.4

22.2-35.4

19.0

13.9-25.6

6.8

3.9-11.6

11.7

7.3-18.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

197

33.4

26.3-41.3

16.4

11.4-23.1

15.5

10.4-22.5

6.6

3.7-11.6

28.1

21.0-36.5

$50,000+

112

29.9

21.8-39.6

30.7

22.3-40.6

20.3

13.7-29.1

6.0

2.7-13.1

13.0

7.4-21.7

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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: Cabarrus 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: