BRFSS 2004 - Catawba 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: Catawba 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
-Catawba County	358	51	12.3	9.1-16.3	104	28.2	23.1-33.9	130	38.4	32.7-44.5	41	13.3	8.9-19.5	32	7.8	5.3-11.4
GENDER
Male	142	13	7.8	4.4-13.4	39	27.8	20.2-36.9	61	41.8	32.9-51.2	19	16.5	9.3-27.5	10	6.2	3.2-11.8
Female	216	38	17.4	12.5-23.6	65	28.6	22.5-35.7	69	34.6	27.8-42.2	22	9.8	6.4-14.7	22	9.6	6.2-14.8
RACE
White	326	45	12.0	8.7-16.2	94	27.1	22.0-33.0	118	39.2	33.2-45.6	39	13.6	8.9-20.2	30	8.1	5.5-11.8
Other	30	6	15.8	6.6-33.2	10	39.3	21.1-61.1	10	26.3	12.5-47.1	2	12.3	2.9-39.9	2	6.3	1.2-27.0
AGE
18-44	142	16	9.6	5.7-15.8	31	21.5	14.5-30.5	58	40.5	31.5-50.2	23	20.1	12.0-31.7	14	8.3	4.8-14.1
45+	213	35	14.9	10.5-20.7	71	33.8	27.0-41.3	72	37.0	29.8-44.8	18	7.3	4.5-11.6	17	7.1	4.1-12.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	188	29	12.1	8.0-17.9	62	31.8	24.3-40.3	61	33.6	25.9-42.3	16	13.9	7.3-25.1	20	8.6	5.3-13.6
Some College +	169	22	12.7	8.3-18.9	42	24.2	17.7-32.1	69	44.6	36.6-53.0	25	12.7	8.5-18.5	11	5.8	2.9-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	36	14.5	10.1-20.3	67	32.1	24.9-40.2	72	35.6	28.1-43.9	21	12.6	6.6-22.8	12	5.3	2.8- 9.8
$50,000+	75	3	3.9	1.2-11.5	13	15.6	8.6-26.5	40	55.9	43.6-67.5	13	16.8	9.4-28.4	6	7.9	3.4-17.0

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

-Catawba County

358

12.3

9.1-16.3

104

28.2

23.1-33.9

130

38.4

32.7-44.5

13.3

8.9-19.5

7.8

5.3-11.4

GENDER

Male

142

7.8

4.4-13.4

27.8

20.2-36.9

41.8

32.9-51.2

16.5

9.3-27.5

6.2

3.2-11.8

Female

216

17.4

12.5-23.6

28.6

22.5-35.7

34.6

27.8-42.2

9.8

6.4-14.7

9.6

6.2-14.8

RACE

White

326

12.0

8.7-16.2

27.1

22.0-33.0

118

39.2

33.2-45.6

13.6

8.9-20.2

8.1

5.5-11.8

Other

15.8

6.6-33.2

39.3

21.1-61.1

26.3

12.5-47.1

12.3

2.9-39.9

6.3

1.2-27.0

AGE

18-44

142

9.6

5.7-15.8

21.5

14.5-30.5

40.5

31.5-50.2

20.1

12.0-31.7

8.3

4.8-14.1

45+

213

14.9

10.5-20.7

33.8

27.0-41.3

37.0

29.8-44.8

7.3

4.5-11.6

7.1

4.1-12.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

188

12.1

8.0-17.9

31.8

24.3-40.3

33.6

25.9-42.3

13.9

7.3-25.1

8.6

5.3-13.6

Some College +

169

12.7

8.3-18.9

24.2

17.7-32.1

44.6

36.6-53.0

12.7

8.5-18.5

5.8

2.9-11.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

14.5

10.1-20.3

32.1

24.9-40.2

35.6

28.1-43.9

12.6

6.6-22.8

5.3

2.8- 9.8

$50,000+

3.9

1.2-11.5

15.6

8.6-26.5

55.9

43.6-67.5

16.8

9.4-28.4

7.9

3.4-17.0

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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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