BRFSS 2004 - Guilford 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: Guilford 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
-Guilford County	406	62	13.1	10.0-17.0	115	29.0	24.0-34.5	155	39.1	33.8-44.6	42	9.8	7.1-13.3	32	9.1	6.2-13.2
GENDER
Male	166	10	4.3	2.1- 8.3	47	30.7	23.0-39.5	70	40.5	32.5-49.0	19	11.1	6.9-17.2	20	13.5	8.5-20.7
Female	240	52	22.4	16.9-29.1	68	27.1	21.2-34.0	85	37.5	30.8-44.7	23	8.4	5.5-12.7	12	4.5	2.4- 8.4
RACE
White	280	29	7.0	4.7-10.2	79	28.7	23.1-35.0	121	45.7	39.3-52.3	26	9.2	6.1-13.8	25	9.3	6.1-14.0
Other	124	33	25.3	17.6-34.9	36	29.9	20.5-41.3	33	25.9	18.0-35.8	15	10.0	5.8-16.7	7	8.9	4.0-18.5
AGE
18-44	142	17	11.6	6.9-19.0	30	22.1	14.4-32.3	63	42.5	33.5-52.1	22	14.5	9.3-21.9	10	9.3	4.6-17.7
45+	260	45	14.2	10.4-19.1	82	33.0	26.8-39.9	92	37.3	30.9-44.3	20	6.8	4.3-10.7	21	8.6	5.4-13.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	136	24	14.1	9.0-21.3	46	36.2	26.7-47.0	51	40.9	31.4-51.1	9	5.7	2.8-11.1	6	3.1	1.3- 7.4
Some College +	269	38	12.6	8.9-17.5	69	25.1	19.8-31.2	104	38.2	32.0-44.8	32	11.8	8.1-16.7	26	12.4	8.3-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	189	38	17.3	12.2-23.9	61	36.5	28.2-45.6	61	31.4	24.2-39.5	16	6.7	3.8-11.4	13	8.2	4.3-15.2
$50,000+	138	9	6.4	3.0-12.9	29	21.6	15.0-29.9	68	47.5	38.6-56.5	18	13.1	8.1-20.4	14	11.5	6.7-19.1

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

-Guilford County

406

13.1

10.0-17.0

115

29.0

24.0-34.5

155

39.1

33.8-44.6

9.8

7.1-13.3

9.1

6.2-13.2

GENDER

Male

166

4.3

2.1- 8.3

30.7

23.0-39.5

40.5

32.5-49.0

11.1

6.9-17.2

13.5

8.5-20.7

Female

240

22.4

16.9-29.1

27.1

21.2-34.0

37.5

30.8-44.7

8.4

5.5-12.7

4.5

2.4- 8.4

RACE

White

280

7.0

4.7-10.2

28.7

23.1-35.0

121

45.7

39.3-52.3

9.2

6.1-13.8

9.3

6.1-14.0

Other

124

25.3

17.6-34.9

29.9

20.5-41.3

25.9

18.0-35.8

10.0

5.8-16.7

8.9

4.0-18.5

AGE

18-44

142

11.6

6.9-19.0

22.1

14.4-32.3

42.5

33.5-52.1

14.5

9.3-21.9

9.3

4.6-17.7

45+

260

14.2

10.4-19.1

33.0

26.8-39.9

37.3

30.9-44.3

6.8

4.3-10.7

8.6

5.4-13.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

136

14.1

9.0-21.3

36.2

26.7-47.0

40.9

31.4-51.1

5.7

2.8-11.1

3.1

1.3- 7.4

Some College +

269

12.6

8.9-17.5

25.1

19.8-31.2

104

38.2

32.0-44.8

11.8

8.1-16.7

12.4

8.3-18.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

189

17.3

12.2-23.9

36.5

28.2-45.6

31.4

24.2-39.5

6.7

3.8-11.4

8.2

4.3-15.2

$50,000+

138

6.4

3.0-12.9

21.6

15.0-29.9

47.5

38.6-56.5

13.1

8.1-20.4

11.5

6.7-19.1

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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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