BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	437	134	29.3	24.8-34.4	97	21.9	17.9-26.5	77	17.8	14.2-22.2	35	8.2	5.7-11.8	94	22.7	18.5-27.6
GENDER
Male	156	36	22.7	16.1-30.9	36	23.2	16.8-31.2	26	16.2	10.9-23.4	15	8.8	5.0-15.1	43	29.1	21.8-37.5
Female	281	98	35.2	29.3-41.6	61	20.7	16.1-26.2	51	19.3	14.6-25.0	20	7.7	4.7-12.2	51	17.1	12.9-22.4
RACE
White	315	101	30.4	25.0-36.3	73	23.6	18.7-29.3	61	19.7	15.3-25.1	25	8.6	5.5-13.1	55	17.7	13.5-22.9
Other	120	32	26.5	18.4-36.6	23	16.9	10.9-25.3	16	13.4	7.9-21.9	10	7.5	3.8-14.3	39	35.7	26.3-46.3
AGE
18-44	168	36	18.9	13.4-26.0	35	19.9	14.1-27.2	39	21.7	15.7-29.2	13	8.5	4.8-14.6	45	31.0	23.4-39.7
45+	268	97	36.7	30.4-43.6	62	23.4	18.2-29.6	38	15.1	10.8-20.6	22	8.0	4.9-12.8	49	16.7	12.5-22.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	162	51	28.9	21.9-37.1	33	20.7	14.6-28.5	26	15.3	10.2-22.2	11	6.3	3.2-12.0	41	28.8	21.3-37.7
Some College +	275	83	29.6	23.8-36.1	64	22.6	17.6-28.6	51	19.3	14.6-25.2	24	9.3	6.0-14.3	53	19.1	14.5-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	229	64	26.5	20.6-33.3	45	19.2	14.1-25.7	42	17.0	12.4-22.8	19	9.6	5.7-15.6	59	27.7	21.5-34.9
$50,000+	135	43	32.0	23.9-41.5	42	30.5	22.7-39.6	20	15.6	9.9-23.9	11	7.6	4.0-13.8	19	14.3	9.0-21.9

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

-Forsyth County

437

134

29.3

24.8-34.4

21.9

17.9-26.5

17.8

14.2-22.2

8.2

5.7-11.8

22.7

18.5-27.6

GENDER

Male

156

22.7

16.1-30.9

23.2

16.8-31.2

16.2

10.9-23.4

8.8

5.0-15.1

29.1

21.8-37.5

Female

281

35.2

29.3-41.6

20.7

16.1-26.2

19.3

14.6-25.0

7.7

4.7-12.2

17.1

12.9-22.4

RACE

White

315

101

30.4

25.0-36.3

23.6

18.7-29.3

19.7

15.3-25.1

8.6

5.5-13.1

17.7

13.5-22.9

Other

120

26.5

18.4-36.6

16.9

10.9-25.3

13.4

7.9-21.9

7.5

3.8-14.3

35.7

26.3-46.3

AGE

18-44

168

18.9

13.4-26.0

19.9

14.1-27.2

21.7

15.7-29.2

8.5

4.8-14.6

31.0

23.4-39.7

45+

268

36.7

30.4-43.6

23.4

18.2-29.6

15.1

10.8-20.6

8.0

4.9-12.8

16.7

12.5-22.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

162

28.9

21.9-37.1

20.7

14.6-28.5

15.3

10.2-22.2

6.3

3.2-12.0

28.8

21.3-37.7

Some College +

275

29.6

23.8-36.1

22.6

17.6-28.6

19.3

14.6-25.2

9.3

6.0-14.3

19.1

14.5-24.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

229

26.5

20.6-33.3

19.2

14.1-25.7

17.0

12.4-22.8

9.6

5.7-15.6

27.7

21.5-34.9

$50,000+

135

32.0

23.9-41.5

30.5

22.7-39.6

15.6

9.9-23.9

7.6

4.0-13.8

14.3

9.0-21.9

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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: Forsyth 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: