BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	898	137	13.2	10.8-16.1	221	24.9	21.5-28.6	358	41.7	37.8-45.8	115	13.3	10.6-16.5	67	6.9	5.0- 9.4
GENDER
Male	321	30	8.4	5.5-12.7	69	22.0	17.0-28.1	135	41.5	35.2-48.1	54	17.9	13.2-23.8	33	10.1	6.7-15.1
Female	577	107	17.3	13.9-21.4	152	27.4	23.0-32.2	223	41.9	37.0-47.0	61	9.3	6.9-12.5	34	4.1	2.7- 6.1
RACE
White	768	110	13.0	10.5-16.1	185	25.2	21.6-29.2	313	41.9	37.7-46.2	104	13.4	10.7-16.6	56	6.5	4.7- 8.9
African American	50	15	23.9	13.0-39.6	14	24.9	13.8-40.8	16	39.2	24.5-56.2	2	6.5	1.0-32.9	3	5.4	1.6-17.0
Other Minorities	3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	7	16.9	7.7-33.0	23	44.1	28.9-60.4	13	30.2	16.8-48.1	4	7.8	2.5-22.1
25-34	123	14	8.9	4.7-16.2	23	21.5	12.9-33.7	58	40.7	30.1-52.3	17	16.2	8.7-28.2	11	12.7	5.9-25.4
35-44	150	16	8.5	4.7-14.9	33	19.9	13.5-28.5	68	53.7	44.1-62.9	26	14.9	9.4-22.6	7	3.1	1.2- 7.3
45-54	169	25	16.3	10.1-25.4	38	23.4	16.0-32.8	77	44.6	35.6-54.0	19	10.9	6.3-18.0	10	4.8	2.2-10.3
55-64	150	20	9.3	5.8-14.8	51	34.0	25.6-43.6	57	43.9	34.4-53.9	11	7.0	3.3-14.2	11	5.7	2.8-11.3
65-74	137	24	15.7	10.1-23.8	39	29.9	21.2-40.2	46	33.1	24.3-43.2	17	14.1	8.4-22.7	11	7.3	3.5-14.5
75+	116	34	28.6	19.4-39.9	29	25.3	17.0-35.9	28	26.8	18.0-38.0	12	9.8	4.4-20.4	13	9.6	5.1-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	126	28	13.4	8.5-20.6	34	24.8	16.8-35.0	35	34.7	24.5-46.5	18	19.3	10.8-32.0	11	7.8	2.9-19.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	256	34	12.2	8.2-17.7	67	26.6	20.4-34.0	105	44.0	36.5-51.8	27	9.3	5.8-14.4	23	7.9	4.6-13.2
Some Post-H.S.	246	41	14.8	10.4-20.6	65	25.5	19.5-32.6	94	40.7	33.4-48.4	28	12.0	7.7-18.3	18	7.0	4.1-11.8
College Graduate	266	33	12.0	7.8-18.0	55	23.1	17.1-30.5	121	44.0	37.0-51.2	42	15.6	11.1-21.4	15	5.3	2.9- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	112	28	23.1	15.0-34.0	22	15.1	8.5-25.3	39	37.3	25.9-50.2	13	12.4	5.7-24.9	10	12.2	5.0-26.9
$15,000- 24,999	159	21	9.1	5.5-14.7	49	24.9	17.8-33.7	58	41.5	32.2-51.5	22	20.7	12.8-31.8	9	3.7	1.9- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	121	17	11.9	6.7-20.5	25	24.8	16.4-35.6	46	35.6	26.1-46.5	20	17.2	10.3-27.1	13	10.5	5.2-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	125	15	11.0	5.9-19.5	22	20.5	13.2-30.5	63	48.5	38.0-59.0	18	14.9	8.7-24.4	7	5.1	2.0-12.3
$50,000-74,999	109	11	8.9	4.4-16.9	21	19.2	11.9-29.4	56	54.9	43.8-65.6	17	12.3	6.9-21.0	4	4.7	1.6-13.0
$75,000+	91	8	7.5	3.5-15.2	20	20.3	12.6-31.1	45	54.6	42.9-65.8	12	11.6	6.4-20.1	6	6.0	2.3-14.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	309	68	18.8	14.3-24.5	91	30.4	24.2-37.3	89	30.6	24.4-37.6	31	12.2	7.8-18.8	30	8.0	5.3-11.8
No	584	68	10.7	8.0-14.1	128	22.1	18.2-26.6	269	47.2	42.3-52.2	82	13.6	10.5-17.4	37	6.4	4.1- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	132	18	10.7	6.2-17.7	31	23.8	16.2-33.5	50	40.3	30.6-50.8	20	16.8	10.0-26.9	13	8.4	4.4-15.5
Non-Veteran	762	119	13.8	11.1-17.0	190	25.3	21.6-29.4	305	41.8	37.5-46.2	94	12.6	9.8-15.9	54	6.6	4.6- 9.4
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	88.4	40.2-98.9	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

898

137

13.2

10.8-16.1

221

24.9

21.5-28.6

358

41.7

37.8-45.8

115

13.3

10.6-16.5

6.9

5.0- 9.4

GENDER

Male

321

8.4

5.5-12.7

22.0

17.0-28.1

135

41.5

35.2-48.1

17.9

13.2-23.8

10.1

6.7-15.1

Female

577

107

17.3

13.9-21.4

152

27.4

23.0-32.2

223

41.9

37.0-47.0

9.3

6.9-12.5

4.1

2.7- 6.1

RACE

White

768

110

13.0

10.5-16.1

185

25.2

21.6-29.2

313

41.9

37.7-46.2

104

13.4

10.7-16.6

6.5

4.7- 8.9

African American

23.9

13.0-39.6

24.9

13.8-40.8

39.2

24.5-56.2

6.5

1.0-32.9

5.4

1.6-17.0

Other Minorities

23.7

2.7-77.6

31.6

3.9-84.1

44.7

6.8-90.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

1.1

0.2- 7.5

16.9

7.7-33.0

44.1

28.9-60.4

30.2

16.8-48.1

7.8

2.5-22.1

25-34

123

8.9

4.7-16.2

21.5

12.9-33.7

40.7

30.1-52.3

16.2

8.7-28.2

12.7

5.9-25.4

35-44

150

8.5

4.7-14.9

19.9

13.5-28.5

53.7

44.1-62.9

14.9

9.4-22.6

3.1

1.2- 7.3

45-54

169

16.3

10.1-25.4

23.4

16.0-32.8

44.6

35.6-54.0

10.9

6.3-18.0

4.8

2.2-10.3

55-64

150

9.3

5.8-14.8

34.0

25.6-43.6

43.9

34.4-53.9

7.0

3.3-14.2

5.7

2.8-11.3

65-74

137

15.7

10.1-23.8

29.9

21.2-40.2

33.1

24.3-43.2

14.1

8.4-22.7

7.3

3.5-14.5

75+

116

28.6

19.4-39.9

25.3

17.0-35.9

26.8

18.0-38.0

9.8

4.4-20.4

9.6

5.1-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

126

13.4

8.5-20.6

24.8

16.8-35.0

34.7

24.5-46.5

19.3

10.8-32.0

7.8

2.9-19.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

256

12.2

8.2-17.7

26.6

20.4-34.0

105

44.0

36.5-51.8

9.3

5.8-14.4

7.9

4.6-13.2

Some Post-H.S.

246

14.8

10.4-20.6

25.5

19.5-32.6

40.7

33.4-48.4

12.0

7.7-18.3

7.0

4.1-11.8

College Graduate

266

12.0

7.8-18.0

23.1

17.1-30.5

121

44.0

37.0-51.2

15.6

11.1-21.4

5.3

2.9- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

112

23.1

15.0-34.0

15.1

8.5-25.3

37.3

25.9-50.2

12.4

5.7-24.9

12.2

5.0-26.9

$15,000- 24,999

159

9.1

5.5-14.7

24.9

17.8-33.7

41.5

32.2-51.5

20.7

12.8-31.8

3.7

1.9- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

121

11.9

6.7-20.5

24.8

16.4-35.6

35.6

26.1-46.5

17.2

10.3-27.1

10.5

5.2-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

125

11.0

5.9-19.5

20.5

13.2-30.5

48.5

38.0-59.0

14.9

8.7-24.4

5.1

2.0-12.3

$50,000-74,999

109

8.9

4.4-16.9

19.2

11.9-29.4

54.9

43.8-65.6

12.3

6.9-21.0

4.7

1.6-13.0

$75,000+

7.5

3.5-15.2

20.3

12.6-31.1

54.6

42.9-65.8

11.6

6.4-20.1

6.0

2.3-14.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

309

18.8

14.3-24.5

30.4

24.2-37.3

30.6

24.4-37.6

12.2

7.8-18.8

8.0

5.3-11.8

584

10.7

8.0-14.1

128

22.1

18.2-26.6

269

47.2

42.3-52.2

13.6

10.5-17.4

6.4

4.1- 9.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

132

10.7

6.2-17.7

23.8

16.2-33.5

40.3

30.6-50.8

16.8

10.0-26.9

8.4

4.4-15.5

Non-Veteran

762

119

13.8

11.1-17.0

190

25.3

21.6-29.4

305

41.8

37.5-46.2

12.6

9.8-15.9

6.6

4.6- 9.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

88.4

40.2-98.9

11.6

1.1-59.8

0.0

. - .

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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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