BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	403	135	33.3	27.9-39.1	81	19.2	15.2-24.0	91	23.2	18.8-28.4	31	8.3	5.6-12.1	65	16.0	12.2-20.6
GENDER
Male	147	46	33.7	25.0-43.6	33	19.8	13.6-28.0	30	20.3	13.8-28.9	12	9.0	4.8-16.2	26	17.2	11.4-25.1
Female	256	89	32.9	26.9-39.6	48	18.7	14.1-24.4	61	25.9	20.3-32.5	19	7.7	4.8-12.0	39	14.8	10.4-20.7
RACE
White	228	77	33.6	27.2-40.7	67	29.0	23.0-35.8	50	22.3	16.9-28.7	18	8.2	5.0-13.3	16	6.9	4.0-11.6
Other	169	55	32.9	24.3-42.8	14	8.7	4.5-16.2	40	24.0	17.0-32.6	13	8.6	4.6-15.5	47	25.8	18.7-34.3
AGE
18-44	195	48	27.7	20.2-36.7	48	23.0	16.9-30.5	48	23.5	17.3-31.1	16	7.8	4.5-13.3	35	18.0	12.4-25.3
45+	206	86	40.3	33.1-48.0	33	15.1	10.6-21.0	42	21.8	16.0-28.9	15	9.0	5.1-15.3	30	13.8	9.4-19.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	31	32.4	21.9-45.1	16	14.2	7.9-24.5	23	17.5	11.2-26.3	10	9.3	4.5-18.1	32	26.6	18.2-37.1
Some College +	291	104	33.7	27.9-40.0	65	21.6	16.9-27.2	68	25.9	20.4-32.4	21	7.8	4.9-12.3	33	11.0	7.4-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	182	60	34.1	25.6-43.7	28	16.2	10.5-24.2	42	23.0	16.4-31.3	13	6.3	3.5-11.2	39	20.4	14.4-28.1
$50,000+	142	48	32.6	24.9-41.4	38	25.3	18.5-33.6	31	22.3	15.7-30.7	14	12.3	6.9-20.9	11	7.5	4.0-13.7

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

-Durham County

403

135

33.3

27.9-39.1

19.2

15.2-24.0

23.2

18.8-28.4

8.3

5.6-12.1

16.0

12.2-20.6

GENDER

Male

147

33.7

25.0-43.6

19.8

13.6-28.0

20.3

13.8-28.9

9.0

4.8-16.2

17.2

11.4-25.1

Female

256

32.9

26.9-39.6

18.7

14.1-24.4

25.9

20.3-32.5

7.7

4.8-12.0

14.8

10.4-20.7

RACE

White

228

33.6

27.2-40.7

29.0

23.0-35.8

22.3

16.9-28.7

8.2

5.0-13.3

6.9

4.0-11.6

Other

169

32.9

24.3-42.8

8.7

4.5-16.2

24.0

17.0-32.6

8.6

4.6-15.5

25.8

18.7-34.3

AGE

18-44

195

27.7

20.2-36.7

23.0

16.9-30.5

23.5

17.3-31.1

7.8

4.5-13.3

18.0

12.4-25.3

45+

206

40.3

33.1-48.0

15.1

10.6-21.0

21.8

16.0-28.9

9.0

5.1-15.3

13.8

9.4-19.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

112

32.4

21.9-45.1

14.2

7.9-24.5

17.5

11.2-26.3

9.3

4.5-18.1

26.6

18.2-37.1

Some College +

291

104

33.7

27.9-40.0

21.6

16.9-27.2

25.9

20.4-32.4

7.8

4.9-12.3

11.0

7.4-15.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

182

34.1

25.6-43.7

16.2

10.5-24.2

23.0

16.4-31.3

6.3

3.5-11.2

20.4

14.4-28.1

$50,000+

142

32.6

24.9-41.4

25.3

18.5-33.6

22.3

15.7-30.7

12.3

6.9-20.9

7.5

4.0-13.7

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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: Durham 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: