BRFSS 2004 - Guilford 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: Guilford 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
-Guilford County	408	128	28.5	23.9-33.7	78	17.2	13.6-21.5	99	25.8	21.1-31.1	28	7.0	4.6-10.3	75	21.5	16.8-27.2
GENDER
Male	169	47	24.7	18.4-32.3	31	15.6	10.7-22.1	40	26.6	19.7-34.9	13	7.5	4.2-13.0	38	25.7	18.3-34.7
Female	239	81	32.7	26.3-39.7	47	18.9	14.1-24.9	59	25.0	19.2-31.8	15	6.4	3.7-11.1	37	17.0	12.0-23.6
RACE
White	284	85	26.9	21.6-32.8	63	20.7	16.1-26.3	72	28.7	22.9-35.4	21	8.5	5.4-13.2	43	15.1	11.0-20.5
Other	122	42	31.7	23.0-41.9	14	9.2	5.1-16.0	27	20.2	13.4-29.3	7	3.9	1.6- 9.3	32	35.0	24.7-46.9
AGE
18-44	141	30	17.5	11.9-25.1	29	19.0	13.0-27.0	39	27.7	20.1-36.8	13	8.2	4.4-14.7	30	27.5	18.8-38.4
45+	263	98	36.0	29.7-42.8	46	15.4	11.3-20.6	60	24.9	19.2-31.7	15	6.3	3.6-10.6	44	17.4	12.7-23.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	137	35	22.1	15.2-31.2	29	17.1	11.4-24.9	29	23.9	16.4-33.4	12	8.7	4.6-15.8	32	28.1	19.0-39.5
Some College +	270	93	32.0	26.2-38.4	49	17.2	12.9-22.7	70	26.9	21.2-33.5	16	6.1	3.6-10.1	42	17.8	12.9-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	187	65	30.9	23.9-38.9	29	13.1	8.8-19.1	40	22.3	16.0-30.2	16	8.5	4.9-14.3	37	25.2	17.4-34.9
$50,000+	139	37	24.7	17.9-33.2	29	21.1	14.7-29.2	44	30.3	22.8-39.0	7	6.2	2.9-12.6	22	17.7	11.6-26.2

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

-Guilford County

408

128

28.5

23.9-33.7

17.2

13.6-21.5

25.8

21.1-31.1

7.0

4.6-10.3

21.5

16.8-27.2

GENDER

Male

169

24.7

18.4-32.3

15.6

10.7-22.1

26.6

19.7-34.9

7.5

4.2-13.0

25.7

18.3-34.7

Female

239

32.7

26.3-39.7

18.9

14.1-24.9

25.0

19.2-31.8

6.4

3.7-11.1

17.0

12.0-23.6

RACE

White

284

26.9

21.6-32.8

20.7

16.1-26.3

28.7

22.9-35.4

8.5

5.4-13.2

15.1

11.0-20.5

Other

122

31.7

23.0-41.9

9.2

5.1-16.0

20.2

13.4-29.3

3.9

1.6- 9.3

35.0

24.7-46.9

AGE

18-44

141

17.5

11.9-25.1

19.0

13.0-27.0

27.7

20.1-36.8

8.2

4.4-14.7

27.5

18.8-38.4

45+

263

36.0

29.7-42.8

15.4

11.3-20.6

24.9

19.2-31.7

6.3

3.6-10.6

17.4

12.7-23.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

137

22.1

15.2-31.2

17.1

11.4-24.9

23.9

16.4-33.4

8.7

4.6-15.8

28.1

19.0-39.5

Some College +

270

32.0

26.2-38.4

17.2

12.9-22.7

26.9

21.2-33.5

6.1

3.6-10.1

17.8

12.9-24.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

187

30.9

23.9-38.9

13.1

8.8-19.1

22.3

16.0-30.2

8.5

4.9-14.3

25.2

17.4-34.9

$50,000+

139

24.7

17.9-33.2

21.1

14.7-29.2

30.3

22.8-39.0

6.2

2.9-12.6

17.7

11.6-26.2

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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: Guilford 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: