BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	429	66	13.7	10.6-17.6	106	23.5	19.2-28.4	179	43.1	37.8-48.4	46	11.9	8.8-16.0	32	7.8	5.4-11.2
GENDER
Male	151	16	8.5	4.8-14.7	25	18.1	12.0-26.4	72	46.4	37.8-55.1	26	18.7	12.9-26.5	12	8.3	4.6-14.5
Female	278	50	18.2	13.7-23.8	81	28.1	22.7-34.3	107	40.2	34.0-46.8	20	6.1	3.8- 9.6	20	7.4	4.6-11.7
RACE
White	308	36	10.7	7.4-15.2	69	20.0	15.7-25.1	141	47.1	40.9-53.4	36	13.2	9.4-18.3	26	9.0	5.9-13.5
Other	119	30	21.5	14.7-30.3	36	31.5	22.3-42.4	38	33.8	24.8-44.2	9	8.3	4.1-15.9	6	5.0	2.2-11.0
AGE
18-44	168	24	11.3	7.3-17.0	30	19.6	13.5-27.8	84	48.0	39.7-56.5	17	11.7	7.1-18.6	13	9.3	5.2-16.1
45+	260	41	15.4	11.0-21.0	76	26.4	20.9-32.8	95	39.4	32.8-46.5	29	12.1	8.2-17.5	19	6.7	4.1-10.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	161	37	19.8	14.1-27.2	44	27.1	20.0-35.7	60	38.1	30.1-46.8	13	10.3	5.9-17.5	7	4.6	1.9-10.6
Some College +	268	29	10.1	6.7-14.9	62	21.3	16.3-27.4	119	46.0	39.3-52.8	33	12.9	9.0-18.2	25	9.7	6.4-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	224	41	18.1	13.0-24.6	58	25.7	19.7-32.8	89	38.6	31.7-45.9	24	12.3	8.0-18.3	12	5.4	2.8- 9.9
$50,000+	133	10	5.7	3.0-10.7	28	17.7	11.7-25.7	63	50.7	41.3-60.0	17	13.9	8.6-21.7	15	12.1	7.1-19.8

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

-Forsyth County

429

13.7

10.6-17.6

106

23.5

19.2-28.4

179

43.1

37.8-48.4

11.9

8.8-16.0

7.8

5.4-11.2

GENDER

Male

151

8.5

4.8-14.7

18.1

12.0-26.4

46.4

37.8-55.1

18.7

12.9-26.5

8.3

4.6-14.5

Female

278

18.2

13.7-23.8

28.1

22.7-34.3

107

40.2

34.0-46.8

6.1

3.8- 9.6

7.4

4.6-11.7

RACE

White

308

10.7

7.4-15.2

20.0

15.7-25.1

141

47.1

40.9-53.4

13.2

9.4-18.3

9.0

5.9-13.5

Other

119

21.5

14.7-30.3

31.5

22.3-42.4

33.8

24.8-44.2

8.3

4.1-15.9

5.0

2.2-11.0

AGE

18-44

168

11.3

7.3-17.0

19.6

13.5-27.8

48.0

39.7-56.5

11.7

7.1-18.6

9.3

5.2-16.1

45+

260

15.4

11.0-21.0

26.4

20.9-32.8

39.4

32.8-46.5

12.1

8.2-17.5

6.7

4.1-10.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

161

19.8

14.1-27.2

27.1

20.0-35.7

38.1

30.1-46.8

10.3

5.9-17.5

4.6

1.9-10.6

Some College +

268

10.1

6.7-14.9

21.3

16.3-27.4

119

46.0

39.3-52.8

12.9

9.0-18.2

9.7

6.4-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

224

18.1

13.0-24.6

25.7

19.7-32.8

38.6

31.7-45.9

12.3

8.0-18.3

5.4

2.8- 9.9

$50,000+

133

5.7

3.0-10.7

17.7

11.7-25.7

50.7

41.3-60.0

13.9

8.6-21.7

12.1

7.1-19.8

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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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