BRFSS 2004 - Catawba 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: Catawba 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
-Catawba County	359	114	28.9	23.9-34.5	74	22.5	17.8-28.1	70	18.4	14.3-23.2	38	11.1	7.8-15.6	63	19.1	14.1-25.3
GENDER
Male	144	36	22.0	15.6-30.2	36	26.1	18.8-34.9	29	17.8	12.2-25.3	18	13.5	8.2-21.4	25	20.6	12.9-31.2
Female	215	78	36.8	29.9-44.2	38	18.5	13.3-25.2	41	18.9	13.8-25.4	20	8.3	5.3-12.9	38	17.4	12.5-23.8
RACE
White	327	104	29.4	24.1-35.3	70	23.4	18.4-29.3	63	18.8	14.5-24.0	34	10.0	6.9-14.3	56	18.5	13.3-25.1
Other	30	10	27.6	13.9-47.4	4	17.3	6.0-40.4	5	7.5	2.8-18.3	4	21.2	7.7-46.5	7	26.4	11.8-49.1
AGE
18-44	144	32	19.7	13.4-27.8	28	21.1	14.3-29.9	32	19.3	13.3-27.2	21	14.0	8.6-21.9	31	26.0	17.3-37.1
45+	212	82	37.8	30.8-45.4	44	23.3	17.2-30.7	38	17.7	12.7-24.1	17	8.5	5.0-14.1	31	12.7	8.6-18.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	187	60	27.3	20.6-35.3	34	21.3	14.8-29.7	29	14.3	9.6-20.7	19	11.1	6.6-18.2	45	25.9	18.0-35.7
Some College +	171	54	31.1	24.1-39.1	40	24.2	17.9-31.9	41	23.4	17.1-31.1	19	11.2	6.8-17.7	17	10.1	6.0-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	73	31.8	24.8-39.7	40	22.4	16.1-30.3	34	14.4	10.0-20.3	27	13.0	8.3-19.6	34	18.5	11.6-28.2
$50,000+	76	17	21.1	12.9-32.6	19	24.1	15.5-35.4	19	24.1	15.2-35.8	9	13.7	7.0-25.2	12	17.0	9.3-29.0

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

-Catawba County

359

114

28.9

23.9-34.5

22.5

17.8-28.1

18.4

14.3-23.2

11.1

7.8-15.6

19.1

14.1-25.3

GENDER

Male

144

22.0

15.6-30.2

26.1

18.8-34.9

17.8

12.2-25.3

13.5

8.2-21.4

20.6

12.9-31.2

Female

215

36.8

29.9-44.2

18.5

13.3-25.2

18.9

13.8-25.4

8.3

5.3-12.9

17.4

12.5-23.8

RACE

White

327

104

29.4

24.1-35.3

23.4

18.4-29.3

18.8

14.5-24.0

10.0

6.9-14.3

18.5

13.3-25.1

Other

27.6

13.9-47.4

17.3

6.0-40.4

7.5

2.8-18.3

21.2

7.7-46.5

26.4

11.8-49.1

AGE

18-44

144

19.7

13.4-27.8

21.1

14.3-29.9

19.3

13.3-27.2

14.0

8.6-21.9

26.0

17.3-37.1

45+

212

37.8

30.8-45.4

23.3

17.2-30.7

17.7

12.7-24.1

8.5

5.0-14.1

12.7

8.6-18.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

187

27.3

20.6-35.3

21.3

14.8-29.7

14.3

9.6-20.7

11.1

6.6-18.2

25.9

18.0-35.7

Some College +

171

31.1

24.1-39.1

24.2

17.9-31.9

23.4

17.1-31.1

11.2

6.8-17.7

10.1

6.0-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

31.8

24.8-39.7

22.4

16.1-30.3

14.4

10.0-20.3

13.0

8.3-19.6

18.5

11.6-28.2

$50,000+

21.1

12.9-32.6

24.1

15.5-35.4

24.1

15.2-35.8

13.7

7.0-25.2

17.0

9.3-29.0

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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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Catawba 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: