BRFSS 2004 - Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 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: Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 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
-Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	353	80	23.2	18.5-28.6	82	25.4	20.6-30.9	84	22.9	18.5-28.1	34	9.2	6.4-13.0	73	19.3	15.2-24.3
GENDER
Male	126	24	22.0	14.8-31.5	29	24.1	17.0-33.1	26	19.9	13.5-28.5	15	10.3	6.1-17.0	32	23.6	16.6-32.5
Female	227	56	24.2	18.6-30.7	53	26.5	20.5-33.4	58	25.4	19.7-32.1	19	8.2	5.0-13.2	41	15.7	11.4-21.4
RACE
White	301	65	22.4	17.4-28.3	70	24.4	19.5-30.2	72	23.2	18.4-28.9	32	10.4	7.2-14.9	62	19.5	15.0-24.9
Other	48	15	30.3	17.8-46.6	10	28.6	15.4-46.8	11	20.3	10.5-35.7	2	2.2	0.5-10.2	10	18.5	9.1-34.0
AGE
18-44	140	26	16.7	11.2-24.2	35	26.7	19.4-35.6	38	28.1	20.7-37.0	18	11.6	7.1-18.3	23	16.9	11.0-25.0
45+	212	54	28.3	21.6-36.0	47	24.5	18.5-31.7	45	18.4	13.5-24.6	16	7.4	4.3-12.5	50	21.4	15.9-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	205	46	24.5	18.2-32.3	35	18.1	13.0-24.7	52	23.4	17.7-30.4	23	10.4	6.7-15.9	49	23.4	17.5-30.6
Some College +	148	34	21.3	15.2-29.0	47	35.4	27.2-44.5	32	22.2	15.8-30.4	11	7.5	3.9-13.7	24	13.7	8.8-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	202	44	20.9	15.3-27.7	38	21.7	15.8-29.2	52	24.4	18.4-31.6	18	8.1	4.8-13.3	50	24.9	18.7-32.3
$50,000+	74	22	30.5	20.6-42.7	24	32.8	22.5-44.9	12	17.0	9.7-28.3	9	12.2	6.2-22.6	7	7.5	3.5-15.4

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

-Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

353

23.2

18.5-28.6

25.4

20.6-30.9

22.9

18.5-28.1

9.2

6.4-13.0

19.3

15.2-24.3

GENDER

Male

126

22.0

14.8-31.5

24.1

17.0-33.1

19.9

13.5-28.5

10.3

6.1-17.0

23.6

16.6-32.5

Female

227

24.2

18.6-30.7

26.5

20.5-33.4

25.4

19.7-32.1

8.2

5.0-13.2

15.7

11.4-21.4

RACE

White

301

22.4

17.4-28.3

24.4

19.5-30.2

23.2

18.4-28.9

10.4

7.2-14.9

19.5

15.0-24.9

Other

30.3

17.8-46.6

28.6

15.4-46.8

20.3

10.5-35.7

2.2

0.5-10.2

18.5

9.1-34.0

AGE

18-44

140

16.7

11.2-24.2

26.7

19.4-35.6

28.1

20.7-37.0

11.6

7.1-18.3

16.9

11.0-25.0

45+

212

28.3

21.6-36.0

24.5

18.5-31.7

18.4

13.5-24.6

7.4

4.3-12.5

21.4

15.9-28.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

205

24.5

18.2-32.3

18.1

13.0-24.7

23.4

17.7-30.4

10.4

6.7-15.9

23.4

17.5-30.6

Some College +

148

21.3

15.2-29.0

35.4

27.2-44.5

22.2

15.8-30.4

7.5

3.9-13.7

13.7

8.8-20.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

202

20.9

15.3-27.7

21.7

15.8-29.2

24.4

18.4-31.6

8.1

4.8-13.3

24.9

18.7-32.3

$50,000+

30.5

20.6-42.7

32.8

22.5-44.9

17.0

9.7-28.3

12.2

6.2-22.6

7.5

3.5-15.4

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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: Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 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: