BRFSS 2004 - Chatham/Lee/Moore Counties: (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: Chatham/Lee/Moore Counties

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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore	434	62	12.7	9.6-16.6	132	27.7	23.2-32.7	155	39.5	34.0-45.3	43	10.7	7.7-14.6	42	9.4	6.8-12.9
GENDER
Male	170	15	9.5	5.6-15.6	49	25.4	19.0-33.1	61	41.7	33.2-50.7	24	12.5	8.1-18.7	21	11.0	7.0-16.8
Female	264	47	16.2	11.8-21.7	83	30.2	24.4-36.7	94	37.1	30.7-44.1	19	8.8	5.3-14.2	21	7.7	4.8-12.1
RACE
White	347	45	11.5	8.4-15.6	105	29.1	24.2-34.6	124	37.3	31.7-43.2	38	11.9	8.5-16.5	35	10.2	7.2-14.3
Other	85	17	16.0	9.1-26.6	27	24.3	15.5-35.9	29	44.6	31.9-58.2	5	7.6	3.0-17.8	7	7.5	3.3-16.3
AGE
18-44	143	17	11.0	6.5-18.2	38	22.8	16.0-31.4	57	45.0	35.2-55.2	17	12.7	7.6-20.4	14	8.5	4.8-14.5
45+	288	43	12.8	9.2-17.3	94	31.5	25.8-37.7	97	36.1	30.0-42.6	26	9.5	6.2-14.2	28	10.2	6.8-15.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	177	32	15.4	10.3-22.5	54	26.4	19.5-34.5	52	37.8	28.8-47.6	19	11.5	6.9-18.6	20	8.9	5.5-14.2
Some College +	256	30	10.6	7.1-15.4	78	28.9	23.2-35.3	103	41.1	34.5-48.0	24	10.1	6.6-15.1	21	9.4	5.9-14.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	28	10.0	6.5-15.1	71	28.9	22.4-36.4	81	42.4	34.4-51.0	22	12.0	7.5-18.5	19	6.7	4.1-11.0
$50,000+	114	9	7.1	3.4-14.1	36	31.2	22.9-41.0	44	37.8	28.8-47.7	11	8.6	4.7-15.3	14	15.3	9.1-24.6

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

-Chatham/Lee/Moore

434

12.7

9.6-16.6

132

27.7

23.2-32.7

155

39.5

34.0-45.3

10.7

7.7-14.6

9.4

6.8-12.9

GENDER

Male

170

9.5

5.6-15.6

25.4

19.0-33.1

41.7

33.2-50.7

12.5

8.1-18.7

11.0

7.0-16.8

Female

264

16.2

11.8-21.7

30.2

24.4-36.7

37.1

30.7-44.1

8.8

5.3-14.2

7.7

4.8-12.1

RACE

White

347

11.5

8.4-15.6

105

29.1

24.2-34.6

124

37.3

31.7-43.2

11.9

8.5-16.5

10.2

7.2-14.3

Other

16.0

9.1-26.6

24.3

15.5-35.9

44.6

31.9-58.2

7.6

3.0-17.8

7.5

3.3-16.3

AGE

18-44

143

11.0

6.5-18.2

22.8

16.0-31.4

45.0

35.2-55.2

12.7

7.6-20.4

8.5

4.8-14.5

45+

288

12.8

9.2-17.3

31.5

25.8-37.7

36.1

30.0-42.6

9.5

6.2-14.2

10.2

6.8-15.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

177

15.4

10.3-22.5

26.4

19.5-34.5

37.8

28.8-47.6

11.5

6.9-18.6

8.9

5.5-14.2

Some College +

256

10.6

7.1-15.4

28.9

23.2-35.3

103

41.1

34.5-48.0

10.1

6.6-15.1

9.4

5.9-14.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

221

10.0

6.5-15.1

28.9

22.4-36.4

42.4

34.4-51.0

12.0

7.5-18.5

6.7

4.1-11.0

$50,000+

114

7.1

3.4-14.1

31.2

22.9-41.0

37.8

28.8-47.7

8.6

4.7-15.3

15.3

9.1-24.6

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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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