BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	356	76	20.3	16.0-25.5	92	25.2	20.5-30.5	137	39.2	33.6-45.0	27	8.4	5.5-12.5	24	7.0	4.4-10.8
GENDER
Male	129	19	15.6	9.5-24.5	40	29.4	21.8-38.4	52	39.4	30.7-48.9	10	8.4	4.3-15.8	8	7.2	3.6-14.0
Female	227	57	24.2	18.5-30.9	52	21.7	16.4-28.2	85	39.0	32.0-46.4	17	8.4	4.9-13.9	16	6.8	3.8-12.0
RACE
White	296	51	16.5	12.1-22.0	77	24.7	19.7-30.5	123	42.2	35.9-48.7	23	8.7	5.5-13.5	22	7.9	4.9-12.5
Other	60	25	37.1	25.1-51.0	15	27.1	16.4-41.3	14	26.0	15.6-40.0	4	6.8	2.4-18.3	2	3.0	0.7-11.8
AGE
18-44	134	17	13.4	8.2-21.1	26	18.4	12.3-26.5	65	45.7	36.7-55.1	17	14.9	9.1-23.5	9	7.6	3.6-15.3
45+	220	59	25.9	19.7-33.2	65	30.2	23.8-37.4	71	33.9	27.2-41.5	10	3.5	1.7- 6.8	15	6.6	3.8-11.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	44	20.7	15.1-27.7	50	25.0	18.9-32.5	68	38.5	30.9-46.6	14	8.2	4.6-14.2	14	7.5	4.1-13.4
Some College +	165	32	20.0	13.7-28.3	41	24.9	18.3-32.8	69	40.2	32.1-48.8	13	8.6	4.7-15.3	10	6.4	3.2-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	213	43	18.9	13.5-25.7	57	26.5	20.4-33.6	88	41.4	34.1-49.2	15	8.0	4.5-14.0	10	5.2	2.5-10.4
$50,000+	74	9	12.2	5.9-23.7	14	17.3	10.0-28.1	36	49.1	37.0-61.3	7	10.9	5.1-21.6	8	10.6	5.0-20.8

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

-Gaston County

356

20.3

16.0-25.5

25.2

20.5-30.5

137

39.2

33.6-45.0

8.4

5.5-12.5

7.0

4.4-10.8

GENDER

Male

129

15.6

9.5-24.5

29.4

21.8-38.4

39.4

30.7-48.9

8.4

4.3-15.8

7.2

3.6-14.0

Female

227

24.2

18.5-30.9

21.7

16.4-28.2

39.0

32.0-46.4

8.4

4.9-13.9

6.8

3.8-12.0

RACE

White

296

16.5

12.1-22.0

24.7

19.7-30.5

123

42.2

35.9-48.7

8.7

5.5-13.5

7.9

4.9-12.5

Other

37.1

25.1-51.0

27.1

16.4-41.3

26.0

15.6-40.0

6.8

2.4-18.3

3.0

0.7-11.8

AGE

18-44

134

13.4

8.2-21.1

18.4

12.3-26.5

45.7

36.7-55.1

14.9

9.1-23.5

7.6

3.6-15.3

45+

220

25.9

19.7-33.2

30.2

23.8-37.4

33.9

27.2-41.5

3.5

1.7- 6.8

6.6

3.8-11.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

20.7

15.1-27.7

25.0

18.9-32.5

38.5

30.9-46.6

8.2

4.6-14.2

7.5

4.1-13.4

Some College +

165

20.0

13.7-28.3

24.9

18.3-32.8

40.2

32.1-48.8

8.6

4.7-15.3

6.4

3.2-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

213

18.9

13.5-25.7

26.5

20.4-33.6

41.4

34.1-49.2

8.0

4.5-14.0

5.2

2.5-10.4

$50,000+

12.2

5.9-23.7

17.3

10.0-28.1

49.1

37.0-61.3

10.9

5.1-21.6

10.6

5.0-20.8

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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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