BRFSS 2004 - Davidson 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: Davidson 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
-Davidson County	369	104	26.4	21.3-32.2	77	20.3	15.9-25.6	79	23.0	18.3-28.4	34	11.8	7.7-17.8	75	18.5	14.3-23.5
GENDER
Male	142	32	25.4	17.6-35.1	25	14.6	9.3-22.1	36	24.1	17.0-32.8	15	15.2	8.3-26.2	34	20.8	14.3-29.4
Female	227	72	27.4	21.6-34.2	52	26.2	19.8-33.7	43	21.9	16.2-28.9	19	8.4	5.1-13.6	41	16.1	11.6-21.9
RACE
White	326	97	28.3	22.7-34.6	72	22.0	17.1-27.8	65	20.2	15.6-25.8	31	12.1	7.6-18.7	61	17.4	13.1-22.8
Other	43	7	12.8	5.6-26.6	5	8.3	3.2-19.9	14	42.9	27.2-60.1	3	9.8	2.9-28.1	14	26.2	14.9-41.9
AGE
18-44	138	32	19.8	13.5-28.2	23	17.1	10.6-26.4	38	27.6	19.8-37.1	11	12.9	6.0-25.4	34	22.6	15.5-31.8
45+	227	71	31.9	24.8-39.9	53	22.7	17.2-29.4	40	19.1	13.9-25.7	23	11.2	7.1-17.2	40	15.2	10.8-21.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	220	63	23.3	17.7-30.0	33	17.2	11.7-24.6	47	23.1	17.2-30.2	27	15.3	9.3-24.1	50	21.2	15.5-28.3
Some College +	149	41	31.2	22.3-41.6	44	25.2	18.4-33.3	32	22.8	15.7-32.0	7	6.5	2.9-14.1	25	14.3	9.3-21.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	56	27.3	20.5-35.4	32	19.0	12.6-27.7	38	21.8	15.6-29.5	15	12.3	5.9-23.7	39	19.6	13.4-27.7
$50,000+	86	20	24.3	14.3-38.3	26	25.5	16.9-36.5	18	23.1	14.0-35.5	9	12.8	6.3-24.1	13	14.4	8.0-24.5

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

-Davidson County

369

104

26.4

21.3-32.2

20.3

15.9-25.6

23.0

18.3-28.4

11.8

7.7-17.8

18.5

14.3-23.5

GENDER

Male

142

25.4

17.6-35.1

14.6

9.3-22.1

24.1

17.0-32.8

15.2

8.3-26.2

20.8

14.3-29.4

Female

227

27.4

21.6-34.2

26.2

19.8-33.7

21.9

16.2-28.9

8.4

5.1-13.6

16.1

11.6-21.9

RACE

White

326

28.3

22.7-34.6

22.0

17.1-27.8

20.2

15.6-25.8

12.1

7.6-18.7

17.4

13.1-22.8

Other

12.8

5.6-26.6

8.3

3.2-19.9

42.9

27.2-60.1

9.8

2.9-28.1

26.2

14.9-41.9

AGE

18-44

138

19.8

13.5-28.2

17.1

10.6-26.4

27.6

19.8-37.1

12.9

6.0-25.4

22.6

15.5-31.8

45+

227

31.9

24.8-39.9

22.7

17.2-29.4

19.1

13.9-25.7

11.2

7.1-17.2

15.2

10.8-21.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

220

23.3

17.7-30.0

17.2

11.7-24.6

23.1

17.2-30.2

15.3

9.3-24.1

21.2

15.5-28.3

Some College +

149

31.2

22.3-41.6

25.2

18.4-33.3

22.8

15.7-32.0

6.5

2.9-14.1

14.3

9.3-21.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

180

27.3

20.5-35.4

19.0

12.6-27.7

21.8

15.6-29.5

12.3

5.9-23.7

19.6

13.4-27.7

$50,000+

24.3

14.3-38.3

25.5

16.9-36.5

23.1

14.0-35.5

12.8

6.3-24.1

14.4

8.0-24.5

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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: Davidson 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: