BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	396	55	12.4	9.2-16.6	120	28.1	23.2-33.5	162	43.9	38.2-49.9	32	8.0	5.4-11.6	27	7.6	5.1-11.2
GENDER
Male	144	12	9.4	5.1-16.6	37	23.9	16.6-33.1	66	46.9	37.5-56.5	16	10.1	5.8-17.1	13	9.7	5.6-16.4
Female	252	43	15.3	11.0-20.9	83	32.0	26.0-38.5	96	41.2	34.4-48.3	16	6.0	3.6- 9.7	14	5.6	3.2- 9.5
RACE
White	222	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	66	26.7	21.1-33.2	99	47.8	40.7-55.0	25	11.4	7.5-17.0	17	8.8	5.3-14.1
Other	168	40	20.7	14.5-28.7	50	28.4	20.8-37.6	61	39.9	30.8-49.7	7	4.5	1.8-10.5	10	6.5	3.3-12.3
AGE
18-44	194	15	6.5	3.4-11.9	52	25.2	18.5-33.3	94	51.8	43.3-60.1	17	8.2	4.8-13.8	16	8.4	4.9-13.9
45+	200	40	19.9	14.3-27.0	67	30.6	24.2-37.8	67	35.0	27.8-42.9	15	7.8	4.5-13.4	11	6.7	3.6-12.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	111	25	17.1	10.8-26.1	35	31.3	21.6-43.0	32	35.3	24.7-47.7	9	7.7	3.5-16.2	10	8.4	4.4-15.5
Some College +	285	30	10.2	6.7-15.2	85	26.5	21.3-32.4	130	48.0	41.4-54.6	23	8.1	5.2-12.4	17	7.2	4.3-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	31	14.3	9.5-21.0	51	26.0	18.9-34.6	74	46.1	37.1-55.4	13	5.8	3.2-10.2	13	7.8	4.4-13.7
$50,000+	138	10	6.9	3.4-13.4	42	26.7	19.8-35.0	65	47.4	38.5-56.5	13	11.2	6.1-19.7	8	7.7	3.8-15.0

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

-Durham County

396

12.4

9.2-16.6

120

28.1

23.2-33.5

162

43.9

38.2-49.9

8.0

5.4-11.6

7.6

5.1-11.2

GENDER

Male

144

9.4

5.1-16.6

23.9

16.6-33.1

46.9

37.5-56.5

10.1

5.8-17.1

9.7

5.6-16.4

Female

252

15.3

11.0-20.9

32.0

26.0-38.5

41.2

34.4-48.3

6.0

3.6- 9.7

5.6

3.2- 9.5

RACE

White

222

5.3

3.0- 9.2

26.7

21.1-33.2

47.8

40.7-55.0

11.4

7.5-17.0

8.8

5.3-14.1

Other

168

20.7

14.5-28.7

28.4

20.8-37.6

39.9

30.8-49.7

4.5

1.8-10.5

6.5

3.3-12.3

AGE

18-44

194

6.5

3.4-11.9

25.2

18.5-33.3

51.8

43.3-60.1

8.2

4.8-13.8

8.4

4.9-13.9

45+

200

19.9

14.3-27.0

30.6

24.2-37.8

35.0

27.8-42.9

7.8

4.5-13.4

6.7

3.6-12.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

111

17.1

10.8-26.1

31.3

21.6-43.0

35.3

24.7-47.7

7.7

3.5-16.2

8.4

4.4-15.5

Some College +

285

10.2

6.7-15.2

26.5

21.3-32.4

130

48.0

41.4-54.6

8.1

5.2-12.4

7.2

4.3-11.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

14.3

9.5-21.0

26.0

18.9-34.6

46.1

37.1-55.4

5.8

3.2-10.2

7.8

4.4-13.7

$50,000+

138

6.9

3.4-13.4

26.7

19.8-35.0

47.4

38.5-56.5

11.2

6.1-19.7

7.7

3.8-15.0

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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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