BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	614	132	20.5	17.2-24.2	146	22.8	19.3-26.8	235	39.2	34.9-43.6	55	9.3	7.0-12.3	46	8.3	6.0-11.3
GENDER
Male	239	32	14.1	9.9-19.6	48	22.0	16.6-28.5	107	42.0	35.4-48.9	28	11.3	7.6-16.4	24	10.7	6.9-16.3
Female	375	100	26.6	21.9-32.0	98	23.6	19.2-28.6	128	36.5	31.1-42.1	27	7.4	4.9-11.0	22	5.9	3.8- 9.2
RACE
White	427	61	13.4	10.2-17.4	102	21.6	17.7-26.2	191	47.1	41.9-52.4	41	9.8	7.1-13.4	32	8.0	5.4-11.6
Other	183	70	34.8	27.5-42.8	43	25.4	18.7-33.5	43	23.1	16.8-30.9	14	8.4	4.6-14.6	13	8.4	4.5-14.9
AGE
18-44	306	59	20.3	15.7-25.9	62	18.9	14.7-24.0	129	40.3	34.5-46.5	32	11.6	8.1-16.5	24	8.8	5.5-13.6
45+	306	73	20.8	16.4-26.2	84	27.4	21.8-33.7	105	37.7	31.7-44.2	23	6.7	4.3-10.3	21	7.3	4.6-11.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	170	52	28.3	21.3-36.5	32	16.5	10.8-24.2	52	31.8	24.3-40.4	18	11.7	7.1-18.8	16	11.7	6.7-19.7
Some College +	443	80	17.1	13.6-21.2	114	25.6	21.4-30.4	183	42.5	37.5-47.6	37	8.3	5.9-11.5	29	6.6	4.5- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	256	67	25.2	19.6-31.7	59	24.1	18.3-31.0	84	32.7	26.4-39.7	24	9.4	6.1-14.3	22	8.7	5.3-13.7
$50,000+	234	34	14.3	10.1-19.9	55	22.6	17.4-28.9	113	48.8	41.9-55.8	21	8.7	5.6-13.4	11	5.5	2.7-11.0

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

-Mecklenburg County

614

132

20.5

17.2-24.2

146

22.8

19.3-26.8

235

39.2

34.9-43.6

9.3

7.0-12.3

8.3

6.0-11.3

GENDER

Male

239

14.1

9.9-19.6

22.0

16.6-28.5

107

42.0

35.4-48.9

11.3

7.6-16.4

10.7

6.9-16.3

Female

375

100

26.6

21.9-32.0

23.6

19.2-28.6

128

36.5

31.1-42.1

7.4

4.9-11.0

5.9

3.8- 9.2

RACE

White

427

13.4

10.2-17.4

102

21.6

17.7-26.2

191

47.1

41.9-52.4

9.8

7.1-13.4

8.0

5.4-11.6

Other

183

34.8

27.5-42.8

25.4

18.7-33.5

23.1

16.8-30.9

8.4

4.6-14.6

8.4

4.5-14.9

AGE

18-44

306

20.3

15.7-25.9

18.9

14.7-24.0

129

40.3

34.5-46.5

11.6

8.1-16.5

8.8

5.5-13.6

45+

306

20.8

16.4-26.2

27.4

21.8-33.7

105

37.7

31.7-44.2

6.7

4.3-10.3

7.3

4.6-11.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

170

28.3

21.3-36.5

16.5

10.8-24.2

31.8

24.3-40.4

11.7

7.1-18.8

11.7

6.7-19.7

Some College +

443

17.1

13.6-21.2

114

25.6

21.4-30.4

183

42.5

37.5-47.6

8.3

5.9-11.5

6.6

4.5- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

256

25.2

19.6-31.7

24.1

18.3-31.0

32.7

26.4-39.7

9.4

6.1-14.3

8.7

5.3-13.7

$50,000+

234

14.3

10.1-19.9

22.6

17.4-28.9

113

48.8

41.9-55.8

8.7

5.6-13.4

5.5

2.7-11.0

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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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