BRFSS 2004 - Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance Counties: (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: Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance Counties

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
-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	386	116	28.1	23.5-33.2	73	20.1	15.9-25.1	77	19.4	15.5-24.1	39	10.2	7.2-14.4	81	22.1	17.7-27.2
GENDER
Male	131	36	25.1	18.2-33.6	18	15.6	9.8-24.0	26	18.7	12.8-26.6	11	9.7	5.2-17.2	40	30.8	23.0-39.9
Female	255	80	30.4	24.6-37.0	55	23.7	18.2-30.3	51	20.0	15.1-25.9	28	10.7	7.1-15.9	41	15.2	10.8-20.9
RACE
White	243	71	26.4	20.9-32.8	52	21.7	16.6-28.0	54	22.5	17.3-28.8	25	10.6	6.7-16.2	41	18.7	13.7-25.1
Other	142	44	30.0	22.4-38.9	21	17.8	11.3-27.0	23	14.8	9.6-22.0	14	9.9	5.7-16.7	40	27.5	20.0-36.5
AGE
18-44	151	29	19.7	13.6-27.6	27	18.9	13.0-26.8	37	21.8	15.8-29.4	21	15.4	9.8-23.4	37	24.1	17.4-32.4
45+	232	85	34.8	28.4-41.8	45	20.8	15.3-27.6	40	17.7	12.8-23.8	18	6.1	3.7-10.0	44	20.7	15.2-27.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	213	63	28.0	21.9-35.1	33	17.0	11.9-23.6	45	19.5	14.4-25.7	21	9.4	5.9-14.9	51	26.1	19.9-33.4
Some College +	173	53	28.2	21.6-35.9	40	24.3	17.7-32.4	32	19.3	13.6-26.8	18	11.3	6.7-18.5	30	16.8	11.4-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	220	67	29.3	23.1-36.3	32	15.4	10.7-21.5	45	18.7	13.8-25.0	26	11.9	7.8-17.8	50	24.7	18.7-31.9
$50,000+	83	18	18.4	11.6-28.1	27	32.9	22.9-44.7	16	20.2	12.5-31.0	8	8.9	4.0-18.7	14	19.6	11.7-31.0

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

-Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

386

116

28.1

23.5-33.2

20.1

15.9-25.1

19.4

15.5-24.1

10.2

7.2-14.4

22.1

17.7-27.2

GENDER

Male

131

25.1

18.2-33.6

15.6

9.8-24.0

18.7

12.8-26.6

9.7

5.2-17.2

30.8

23.0-39.9

Female

255

30.4

24.6-37.0

23.7

18.2-30.3

20.0

15.1-25.9

10.7

7.1-15.9

15.2

10.8-20.9

RACE

White

243

26.4

20.9-32.8

21.7

16.6-28.0

22.5

17.3-28.8

10.6

6.7-16.2

18.7

13.7-25.1

Other

142

30.0

22.4-38.9

17.8

11.3-27.0

14.8

9.6-22.0

9.9

5.7-16.7

27.5

20.0-36.5

AGE

18-44

151

19.7

13.6-27.6

18.9

13.0-26.8

21.8

15.8-29.4

15.4

9.8-23.4

24.1

17.4-32.4

45+

232

34.8

28.4-41.8

20.8

15.3-27.6

17.7

12.8-23.8

6.1

3.7-10.0

20.7

15.2-27.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

213

28.0

21.9-35.1

17.0

11.9-23.6

19.5

14.4-25.7

9.4

5.9-14.9

26.1

19.9-33.4

Some College +

173

28.2

21.6-35.9

24.3

17.7-32.4

19.3

13.6-26.8

11.3

6.7-18.5

16.8

11.4-24.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

220

29.3

23.1-36.3

15.4

10.7-21.5

18.7

13.8-25.0

11.9

7.8-17.8

24.7

18.7-31.9

$50,000+

18.4

11.6-28.1

32.9

22.9-44.7

20.2

12.5-31.0

8.9

4.0-18.7

19.6

11.7-31.0

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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: Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance Counties

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: