BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	357	113	31.8	26.6-37.6	76	19.9	15.7-24.9	88	24.9	20.2-30.4	18	6.8	4.1-10.9	62	16.6	12.8-21.3
GENDER
Male	131	38	29.4	21.6-38.8	30	21.6	15.0-30.0	29	22.1	15.3-30.9	6	6.8	3.1-14.4	28	20.1	13.7-28.4
Female	226	75	33.8	27.1-41.2	46	18.5	13.6-24.7	59	27.3	21.1-34.4	12	6.7	3.6-12.2	34	13.7	9.6-19.2
RACE
White	298	94	32.0	26.2-38.4	69	21.9	17.1-27.6	74	24.8	19.7-30.7	16	7.3	4.3-12.0	45	14.0	10.3-18.9
Other	59	19	31.0	19.9-44.8	7	11.0	4.9-22.9	14	25.6	15.1-40.1	2	4.5	1.0-17.7	17	27.8	17.2-41.8
AGE
18-44	134	35	25.2	18.0-34.0	30	21.3	14.7-29.8	35	25.8	18.4-34.8	12	11.3	6.2-19.5	22	16.6	10.8-24.5
45+	221	77	36.8	29.7-44.4	46	19.1	14.0-25.4	53	24.6	18.7-31.6	6	3.4	1.4- 8.0	39	16.1	11.5-22.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	60	32.7	25.5-40.8	30	14.1	9.6-20.2	47	24.2	18.0-31.7	12	8.4	4.5-14.9	41	20.6	15.1-27.6
Some College +	166	52	30.5	23.2-38.9	46	26.4	19.6-34.6	41	25.9	19.1-34.1	6	5.0	2.2-11.2	21	12.2	7.6-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	213	69	34.8	27.7-42.7	44	18.1	13.2-24.4	55	24.9	18.9-32.0	10	7.3	3.9-13.4	35	14.9	10.4-20.7
$50,000+	74	23	26.3	17.4-37.7	15	21.0	12.6-33.1	18	26.6	16.9-39.1	6	7.9	3.4-17.5	12	18.1	10.1-30.3

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

-Gaston County

357

113

31.8

26.6-37.6

19.9

15.7-24.9

24.9

20.2-30.4

6.8

4.1-10.9

16.6

12.8-21.3

GENDER

Male

131

29.4

21.6-38.8

21.6

15.0-30.0

22.1

15.3-30.9

6.8

3.1-14.4

20.1

13.7-28.4

Female

226

33.8

27.1-41.2

18.5

13.6-24.7

27.3

21.1-34.4

6.7

3.6-12.2

13.7

9.6-19.2

RACE

White

298

32.0

26.2-38.4

21.9

17.1-27.6

24.8

19.7-30.7

7.3

4.3-12.0

14.0

10.3-18.9

Other

31.0

19.9-44.8

11.0

4.9-22.9

25.6

15.1-40.1

4.5

1.0-17.7

27.8

17.2-41.8

AGE

18-44

134

25.2

18.0-34.0

21.3

14.7-29.8

25.8

18.4-34.8

11.3

6.2-19.5

16.6

10.8-24.5

45+

221

36.8

29.7-44.4

19.1

14.0-25.4

24.6

18.7-31.6

3.4

1.4- 8.0

16.1

11.5-22.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

32.7

25.5-40.8

14.1

9.6-20.2

24.2

18.0-31.7

8.4

4.5-14.9

20.6

15.1-27.6

Some College +

166

30.5

23.2-38.9

26.4

19.6-34.6

25.9

19.1-34.1

5.0

2.2-11.2

12.2

7.6-19.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

213

34.8

27.7-42.7

18.1

13.2-24.4

24.9

18.9-32.0

7.3

3.9-13.4

14.9

10.4-20.7

$50,000+

26.3

17.4-37.7

21.0

12.6-33.1

26.6

16.9-39.1

7.9

3.4-17.5

18.1

10.1-30.3

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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: Gaston 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: