BRFSS 2004 - Cumberland 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: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County	427	144	35.8	30.7-41.3	86	19.2	15.4-23.7	83	18.7	15.0-23.0	33	8.5	5.7-12.6	81	17.7	14.0-22.3
GENDER
Male	153	53	36.2	27.9-45.5	29	17.8	12.2-25.3	31	18.0	12.6-25.1	11	9.7	5.0-18.0	29	18.2	12.1-26.6
Female	274	91	35.4	29.3-42.1	57	20.4	15.7-26.2	52	19.3	14.6-24.9	22	7.6	4.9-11.6	52	17.3	13.2-22.5
RACE
White	258	88	34.5	28.3-41.2	57	21.3	16.3-27.3	52	19.9	15.1-25.6	23	8.7	5.6-13.4	38	15.6	10.9-21.9
Other	165	54	37.5	28.9-47.0	27	15.5	10.3-22.7	31	17.3	11.9-24.4	10	8.4	3.9-17.1	43	21.3	15.5-28.7
AGE
18-44	207	63	34.8	27.5-42.9	36	16.8	11.9-23.3	48	22.9	17.2-29.7	19	10.3	6.0-17.1	41	15.2	11.0-20.6
45+	219	81	36.9	29.9-44.5	49	21.5	16.1-28.1	35	14.4	10.2-19.9	14	6.7	3.8-11.7	40	20.5	14.5-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	162	57	38.6	30.1-47.9	24	15.0	9.8-22.5	31	17.5	12.1-24.7	13	11.1	5.8-20.1	37	17.8	12.6-24.4
Some College +	264	87	34.1	27.9-40.9	61	21.7	16.8-27.6	52	19.5	14.8-25.2	20	6.9	4.3-10.9	44	17.8	12.8-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	239	80	35.8	29.1-43.1	44	17.7	13.0-23.6	45	18.1	13.4-23.9	19	10.5	6.1-17.2	51	18.0	13.6-23.6
$50,000+	106	39	36.9	27.5-47.4	22	20.2	13.1-29.9	25	23.1	15.7-32.8	9	7.9	4.0-14.8	11	11.9	6.2-21.4

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

-Cumberland County

427

144

35.8

30.7-41.3

19.2

15.4-23.7

18.7

15.0-23.0

8.5

5.7-12.6

17.7

14.0-22.3

GENDER

Male

153

36.2

27.9-45.5

17.8

12.2-25.3

18.0

12.6-25.1

9.7

5.0-18.0

18.2

12.1-26.6

Female

274

35.4

29.3-42.1

20.4

15.7-26.2

19.3

14.6-24.9

7.6

4.9-11.6

17.3

13.2-22.5

RACE

White

258

34.5

28.3-41.2

21.3

16.3-27.3

19.9

15.1-25.6

8.7

5.6-13.4

15.6

10.9-21.9

Other

165

37.5

28.9-47.0

15.5

10.3-22.7

17.3

11.9-24.4

8.4

3.9-17.1

21.3

15.5-28.7

AGE

18-44

207

34.8

27.5-42.9

16.8

11.9-23.3

22.9

17.2-29.7

10.3

6.0-17.1

15.2

11.0-20.6

45+

219

36.9

29.9-44.5

21.5

16.1-28.1

14.4

10.2-19.9

6.7

3.8-11.7

20.5

14.5-28.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

162

38.6

30.1-47.9

15.0

9.8-22.5

17.5

12.1-24.7

11.1

5.8-20.1

17.8

12.6-24.4

Some College +

264

34.1

27.9-40.9

21.7

16.8-27.6

19.5

14.8-25.2

6.9

4.3-10.9

17.8

12.8-24.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

239

35.8

29.1-43.1

17.7

13.0-23.6

18.1

13.4-23.9

10.5

6.1-17.2

18.0

13.6-23.6

$50,000+

106

36.9

27.5-47.4

20.2

13.1-29.9

23.1

15.7-32.8

7.9

4.0-14.8

11.9

6.2-21.4

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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: Cumberland 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: