BRFSS 2004 - Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne 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: Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne 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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	446	147	31.5	26.7-36.7	84	19.2	15.3-23.9	99	24.7	20.2-29.8	38	8.4	5.8-11.9	78	16.2	12.5-20.6
GENDER
Male	158	45	27.9	20.6-36.7	31	20.4	14.2-28.6	39	25.0	18.1-33.5	17	10.2	6.0-16.7	26	16.4	10.7-24.4
Female	288	102	34.6	28.7-41.1	53	18.1	13.7-23.6	60	24.5	19.0-30.9	21	6.8	4.3-10.7	52	16.0	11.9-21.2
RACE
White	299	95	28.5	23.2-34.4	66	23.5	18.3-29.7	64	24.5	19.2-30.7	28	9.3	6.0-14.1	46	14.2	10.2-19.3
Other	144	51	37.1	28.0-47.2	18	11.8	7.1-19.0	33	24.2	16.7-33.7	10	6.9	3.6-12.9	32	20.0	13.2-29.1
AGE
18-44	194	47	22.8	16.5-30.7	44	22.0	16.3-29.1	52	29.6	22.5-37.8	17	8.5	4.9-14.2	34	17.1	11.6-24.6
45+	252	100	39.6	32.9-46.8	40	16.6	11.6-23.1	47	20.2	15.0-26.5	21	8.3	5.1-13.2	44	15.3	10.9-20.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	260	89	33.1	26.7-40.2	46	18.0	13.1-24.4	55	23.6	17.9-30.4	17	5.9	3.3-10.4	53	19.3	14.2-25.7
Some College +	185	57	28.4	21.7-36.3	38	21.3	15.4-28.7	44	26.7	19.9-34.7	21	12.5	8.0-19.1	25	11.1	7.1-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	270	101	36.4	30.0-43.5	44	16.3	11.8-22.1	55	22.5	17.1-29.1	20	6.9	4.1-11.3	50	17.9	13.2-23.7
$50,000+	86	23	24.9	16.3-36.0	19	20.5	12.8-31.0	24	30.9	21.1-42.6	11	14.8	8.1-25.5	9	9.0	4.5-17.3

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

-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

446

147

31.5

26.7-36.7

19.2

15.3-23.9

24.7

20.2-29.8

8.4

5.8-11.9

16.2

12.5-20.6

GENDER

Male

158

27.9

20.6-36.7

20.4

14.2-28.6

25.0

18.1-33.5

10.2

6.0-16.7

16.4

10.7-24.4

Female

288

102

34.6

28.7-41.1

18.1

13.7-23.6

24.5

19.0-30.9

6.8

4.3-10.7

16.0

11.9-21.2

RACE

White

299

28.5

23.2-34.4

23.5

18.3-29.7

24.5

19.2-30.7

9.3

6.0-14.1

14.2

10.2-19.3

Other

144

37.1

28.0-47.2

11.8

7.1-19.0

24.2

16.7-33.7

6.9

3.6-12.9

20.0

13.2-29.1

AGE

18-44

194

22.8

16.5-30.7

22.0

16.3-29.1

29.6

22.5-37.8

8.5

4.9-14.2

17.1

11.6-24.6

45+

252

100

39.6

32.9-46.8

16.6

11.6-23.1

20.2

15.0-26.5

8.3

5.1-13.2

15.3

10.9-20.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

260

33.1

26.7-40.2

18.0

13.1-24.4

23.6

17.9-30.4

5.9

3.3-10.4

19.3

14.2-25.7

Some College +

185

28.4

21.7-36.3

21.3

15.4-28.7

26.7

19.9-34.7

12.5

8.0-19.1

11.1

7.1-17.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

270

101

36.4

30.0-43.5

16.3

11.8-22.1

22.5

17.1-29.1

6.9

4.1-11.3

17.9

13.2-23.7

$50,000+

24.9

16.3-36.0

20.5

12.8-31.0

30.9

21.1-42.6

14.8

8.1-25.5

9.0

4.5-17.3

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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: Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne 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: