BRFSS 2004 - Davidson 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: Davidson 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
-Davidson County	363	47	10.5	7.6-14.3	92	25.0	20.0-30.8	146	41.7	35.7-47.9	49	14.4	10.0-20.3	29	8.4	5.7-12.4
GENDER
Male	136	7	5.4	2.5-11.4	30	22.8	15.3-32.5	57	40.5	31.2-50.5	26	19.9	12.3-30.6	16	11.4	6.7-18.6
Female	227	40	15.3	11.0-21.1	62	27.1	21.1-34.2	89	42.9	35.6-50.5	23	9.1	5.7-14.3	13	5.6	3.1- 9.9
RACE
White	321	41	10.1	7.2-14.1	77	24.2	18.9-30.4	131	42.2	35.8-48.9	47	15.8	10.9-22.4	25	7.7	5.0-11.7
Other	42	6	13.2	5.6-28.1	15	31.1	18.3-47.7	15	38.2	23.2-55.8	2	4.2	1.0-16.5	4	13.2	4.9-31.3
AGE
18-44	135	11	7.1	3.7-13.0	25	16.8	10.9-24.9	63	47.4	37.4-57.7	22	17.6	9.9-29.1	14	11.2	6.3-18.9
45+	224	36	13.3	9.2-18.9	67	31.8	24.7-39.8	79	36.3	29.3-43.9	27	12.1	7.8-18.3	15	6.4	3.7-10.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	216	34	13.2	9.0-18.9	57	24.5	18.6-31.6	80	38.3	30.8-46.4	26	14.2	8.3-23.1	19	9.8	6.0-15.6
Some College +	147	13	6.4	3.6-11.2	35	25.7	17.6-36.0	66	46.9	37.4-56.6	23	14.7	9.3-22.5	10	6.3	3.3-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	176	23	12.0	7.5-18.6	44	20.8	15.1-28.0	71	41.6	32.9-50.8	27	17.8	10.5-28.6	11	7.8	4.0-14.6
$50,000+	85	5	4.8	1.9-11.3	11	15.8	7.5-30.1	42	52.1	39.5-64.4	20	20.5	12.7-31.5	7	6.9	3.1-14.6

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

-Davidson County

363

10.5

7.6-14.3

25.0

20.0-30.8

146

41.7

35.7-47.9

14.4

10.0-20.3

8.4

5.7-12.4

GENDER

Male

136

5.4

2.5-11.4

22.8

15.3-32.5

40.5

31.2-50.5

19.9

12.3-30.6

11.4

6.7-18.6

Female

227

15.3

11.0-21.1

27.1

21.1-34.2

42.9

35.6-50.5

9.1

5.7-14.3

5.6

3.1- 9.9

RACE

White

321

10.1

7.2-14.1

24.2

18.9-30.4

131

42.2

35.8-48.9

15.8

10.9-22.4

7.7

5.0-11.7

Other

13.2

5.6-28.1

31.1

18.3-47.7

38.2

23.2-55.8

4.2

1.0-16.5

13.2

4.9-31.3

AGE

18-44

135

7.1

3.7-13.0

16.8

10.9-24.9

47.4

37.4-57.7

17.6

9.9-29.1

11.2

6.3-18.9

45+

224

13.3

9.2-18.9

31.8

24.7-39.8

36.3

29.3-43.9

12.1

7.8-18.3

6.4

3.7-10.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

216

13.2

9.0-18.9

24.5

18.6-31.6

38.3

30.8-46.4

14.2

8.3-23.1

9.8

6.0-15.6

Some College +

147

6.4

3.6-11.2

25.7

17.6-36.0

46.9

37.4-56.6

14.7

9.3-22.5

6.3

3.3-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

176

12.0

7.5-18.6

20.8

15.1-28.0

41.6

32.9-50.8

17.8

10.5-28.6

7.8

4.0-14.6

$50,000+

4.8

1.9-11.3

15.8

7.5-30.1

52.1

39.5-64.4

20.5

12.7-31.5

6.9

3.1-14.6

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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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