BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe 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: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe 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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)	568	91	13.2	10.3-16.8	140	24.9	20.8-29.6	221	41.5	36.6-46.6	72	13.1	9.9-17.2	44	7.2	4.9-10.5
GENDER
Male	196	19	8.2	4.8-13.8	43	22.1	15.9-29.9	77	39.4	31.7-47.8	35	18.9	13.1-26.6	22	11.3	6.8-18.0
Female	372	72	17.3	13.3-22.4	97	27.3	22.0-33.3	144	43.2	37.1-49.5	37	8.3	5.5-12.3	22	3.9	2.3- 6.5
RACE
White	477	75	13.6	10.5-17.4	116	25.6	21.1-30.7	188	41.5	36.3-46.9	62	12.6	9.4-16.7	36	6.7	4.5- 9.8
Other	88	16	10.8	4.9-22.1	23	19.8	10.6-34.1	32	40.5	25.7-57.1	10	17.4	6.7-38.3	7	11.4	3.2-33.2
AGE
18-44	199	22	8.2	5.0-13.2	37	19.2	13.1-27.3	91	46.3	37.9-55.0	33	17.7	11.7-25.8	16	8.6	4.5-15.9
45+	364	66	15.6	11.6-20.6	102	28.8	23.4-34.9	129	38.8	32.8-45.1	39	10.3	7.0-14.9	28	6.5	4.1-10.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	267	46	12.3	8.6-17.2	70	26.3	20.2-33.5	95	40.4	33.1-48.1	33	12.9	8.2-19.7	23	8.1	4.5-14.2
Some College +	297	44	13.6	9.6-18.9	70	24.1	18.5-30.6	123	42.4	35.8-49.2	39	13.4	9.3-18.9	21	6.6	4.0-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	331	52	12.0	8.7-16.5	80	23.3	18.2-29.4	123	38.9	32.4-45.7	50	18.0	13.0-24.4	26	7.8	4.6-12.8
$50,000+	116	10	8.2	4.2-15.4	22	17.7	11.2-27.0	65	60.0	49.5-69.6	12	8.0	3.9-15.4	7	6.2	2.7-13.6

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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)

568

13.2

10.3-16.8

140

24.9

20.8-29.6

221

41.5

36.6-46.6

13.1

9.9-17.2

7.2

4.9-10.5

GENDER

Male

196

8.2

4.8-13.8

22.1

15.9-29.9

39.4

31.7-47.8

18.9

13.1-26.6

11.3

6.8-18.0

Female

372

17.3

13.3-22.4

27.3

22.0-33.3

144

43.2

37.1-49.5

8.3

5.5-12.3

3.9

2.3- 6.5

RACE

White

477

13.6

10.5-17.4

116

25.6

21.1-30.7

188

41.5

36.3-46.9

12.6

9.4-16.7

6.7

4.5- 9.8

Other

10.8

4.9-22.1

19.8

10.6-34.1

40.5

25.7-57.1

17.4

6.7-38.3

11.4

3.2-33.2

AGE

18-44

199

8.2

5.0-13.2

19.2

13.1-27.3

46.3

37.9-55.0

17.7

11.7-25.8

8.6

4.5-15.9

45+

364

15.6

11.6-20.6

102

28.8

23.4-34.9

129

38.8

32.8-45.1

10.3

7.0-14.9

6.5

4.1-10.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

267

12.3

8.6-17.2

26.3

20.2-33.5

40.4

33.1-48.1

12.9

8.2-19.7

8.1

4.5-14.2

Some College +

297

13.6

9.6-18.9

24.1

18.5-30.6

123

42.4

35.8-49.2

13.4

9.3-18.9

6.6

4.0-10.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

331

12.0

8.7-16.5

23.3

18.2-29.4

123

38.9

32.4-45.7

18.0

13.0-24.4

7.8

4.6-12.8

$50,000+

116

8.2

4.2-15.4

17.7

11.2-27.0

60.0

49.5-69.6

8.0

3.9-15.4

6.2

2.7-13.6

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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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