BRFSS 2004 - Iredell 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: Iredell 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
-Iredell County	408	60	14.1	10.7-18.4	121	26.4	21.9-31.4	158	38.8	33.5-44.4	41	10.7	7.7-14.7	28	10.0	6.0-16.1
GENDER
Male	161	16	10.8	6.5-17.3	27	15.9	10.7-22.8	72	42.0	33.6-50.9	26	15.0	10.0-21.9	20	16.3	9.3-27.2
Female	247	44	17.6	12.8-23.8	94	37.6	31.1-44.5	86	35.4	29.1-42.2	15	6.2	3.5-10.5	8	3.2	1.5- 6.9
RACE
White	355	45	12.4	9.0-16.8	102	25.2	20.5-30.4	142	39.6	33.9-45.6	40	12.1	8.7-16.6	26	10.8	6.3-17.9
Other	50	13	22.5	12.2-37.9	19	34.3	21.5-49.7	15	34.6	21.1-51.0	1	3.2	0.4-19.5	2	5.5	1.3-19.7
AGE
18-44	158	17	10.4	6.1-17.0	43	26.0	19.1-34.4	64	37.1	28.9-46.0	21	13.4	8.5-20.5	13	13.1	6.2-25.6
45+	246	42	16.9	12.2-23.0	76	26.6	21.1-32.8	93	40.5	33.8-47.7	20	8.6	5.3-13.4	15	7.4	4.1-12.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	180	25	12.8	8.2-19.6	56	26.1	19.7-33.7	66	40.5	32.7-48.9	16	9.7	5.7-16.0	17	10.8	6.5-17.2
Some College +	228	35	15.2	10.6-21.2	65	26.6	20.7-33.5	92	37.3	30.4-44.9	25	11.6	7.6-17.3	11	9.3	3.8-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	198	28	12.3	8.2-18.0	56	26.5	20.0-34.1	76	36.1	28.6-44.3	24	12.3	7.9-18.7	14	12.8	6.2-24.8
$50,000+	118	11	11.5	6.3-20.3	27	18.8	12.8-26.8	55	46.5	37.1-56.2	15	14.0	8.4-22.4	10	9.1	4.7-16.6

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

-Iredell County

408

14.1

10.7-18.4

121

26.4

21.9-31.4

158

38.8

33.5-44.4

10.7

7.7-14.7

10.0

6.0-16.1

GENDER

Male

161

10.8

6.5-17.3

15.9

10.7-22.8

42.0

33.6-50.9

15.0

10.0-21.9

16.3

9.3-27.2

Female

247

17.6

12.8-23.8

37.6

31.1-44.5

35.4

29.1-42.2

6.2

3.5-10.5

3.2

1.5- 6.9

RACE

White

355

12.4

9.0-16.8

102

25.2

20.5-30.4

142

39.6

33.9-45.6

12.1

8.7-16.6

10.8

6.3-17.9

Other

22.5

12.2-37.9

34.3

21.5-49.7

34.6

21.1-51.0

3.2

0.4-19.5

5.5

1.3-19.7

AGE

18-44

158

10.4

6.1-17.0

26.0

19.1-34.4

37.1

28.9-46.0

13.4

8.5-20.5

13.1

6.2-25.6

45+

246

16.9

12.2-23.0

26.6

21.1-32.8

40.5

33.8-47.7

8.6

5.3-13.4

7.4

4.1-12.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

180

12.8

8.2-19.6

26.1

19.7-33.7

40.5

32.7-48.9

9.7

5.7-16.0

10.8

6.5-17.2

Some College +

228

15.2

10.6-21.2

26.6

20.7-33.5

37.3

30.4-44.9

11.6

7.6-17.3

9.3

3.8-21.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

198

12.3

8.2-18.0

26.5

20.0-34.1

36.1

28.6-44.3

12.3

7.9-18.7

12.8

6.2-24.8

$50,000+

118

11.5

6.3-20.3

18.8

12.8-26.8

46.5

37.1-56.2

14.0

8.4-22.4

9.1

4.7-16.6

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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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