BRFSS 2004 - Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties: (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: Franklin/Nash/Wilson Counties

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
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	350	64	17.2	13.0-22.3	86	23.5	18.7-29.1	141	40.4	34.6-46.5	35	11.2	7.8-15.6	24	7.8	4.9-12.1
GENDER
Male	127	14	12.5	7.0-21.3	24	18.6	12.1-27.6	59	44.3	35.1-54.1	17	13.4	8.2-21.1	13	11.1	6.1-19.4
Female	223	50	21.6	16.0-28.4	62	28.0	21.6-35.4	82	36.7	29.8-44.3	18	9.1	5.5-14.6	11	4.6	2.4- 8.7
RACE
White	218	28	13.8	8.9-20.7	52	22.6	16.8-29.7	93	42.2	35.1-49.8	29	14.4	9.8-20.6	16	7.0	4.2-11.5
Other	131	35	22.4	15.5-31.3	34	25.0	17.3-34.8	48	37.6	28.2-48.1	6	5.9	2.5-13.5	8	9.0	4.0-19.2
AGE
18-44	132	18	13.1	7.4-22.1	29	22.9	15.9-31.8	60	44.4	35.1-54.2	18	14.3	8.9-22.2	7	5.3	2.4-11.1
45+	216	45	19.8	14.4-26.7	57	24.0	17.8-31.5	81	37.9	30.7-45.7	17	9.1	5.4-15.0	16	9.2	5.1-15.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	41	17.8	12.7-24.3	50	23.1	17.0-30.6	70	38.8	31.0-47.2	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	18	11.7	6.9-19.0
Some College +	154	22	16.2	10.0-25.2	36	24.0	16.9-32.9	71	42.5	34.0-51.5	19	14.1	8.8-21.8	6	3.2	1.4- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	198	43	19.6	14.3-26.4	43	21.7	15.7-29.2	74	37.2	29.8-45.3	25	13.6	9.0-20.1	13	7.8	4.0-14.8
$50,000+	69	6	10.9	4.4-24.8	16	23.4	13.7-37.1	36	46.3	33.7-59.5	6	11.9	5.3-24.5	5	7.4	3.0-17.1

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

-Franklin/Nash/Wilson

350

17.2

13.0-22.3

23.5

18.7-29.1

141

40.4

34.6-46.5

11.2

7.8-15.6

7.8

4.9-12.1

GENDER

Male

127

12.5

7.0-21.3

18.6

12.1-27.6

44.3

35.1-54.1

13.4

8.2-21.1

11.1

6.1-19.4

Female

223

21.6

16.0-28.4

28.0

21.6-35.4

36.7

29.8-44.3

9.1

5.5-14.6

4.6

2.4- 8.7

RACE

White

218

13.8

8.9-20.7

22.6

16.8-29.7

42.2

35.1-49.8

14.4

9.8-20.6

7.0

4.2-11.5

Other

131

22.4

15.5-31.3

25.0

17.3-34.8

37.6

28.2-48.1

5.9

2.5-13.5

9.0

4.0-19.2

AGE

18-44

132

13.1

7.4-22.1

22.9

15.9-31.8

44.4

35.1-54.2

14.3

8.9-22.2

5.3

2.4-11.1

45+

216

19.8

14.4-26.7

24.0

17.8-31.5

37.9

30.7-45.7

9.1

5.4-15.0

9.2

5.1-15.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

195

17.8

12.7-24.3

23.1

17.0-30.6

38.8

31.0-47.2

8.7

5.1-14.5

11.7

6.9-19.0

Some College +

154

16.2

10.0-25.2

24.0

16.9-32.9

42.5

34.0-51.5

14.1

8.8-21.8

3.2

1.4- 7.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

198

19.6

14.3-26.4

21.7

15.7-29.2

37.2

29.8-45.3

13.6

9.0-20.1

7.8

4.0-14.8

$50,000+

10.9

4.4-24.8

23.4

13.7-37.1

46.3

33.7-59.5

11.9

5.3-24.5

7.4

3.0-17.1

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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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