BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	618	191	27.4	23.7-31.4	130	21.3	18.0-25.1	130	22.0	18.5-26.1	48	9.4	6.9-12.7	119	19.9	16.5-23.7
GENDER
Male	241	53	20.6	15.6-26.6	53	21.7	16.7-27.8	56	24.7	19.1-31.2	21	10.6	6.8-16.3	58	22.3	17.2-28.5
Female	377	138	34.0	28.9-39.4	77	20.9	16.8-25.8	74	19.5	15.4-24.4	27	8.1	5.4-12.1	61	17.5	13.3-22.5
RACE
White	432	146	30.8	26.3-35.7	106	25.5	21.2-30.4	97	24.1	19.7-29.1	27	7.2	4.9-10.6	56	12.3	9.3-16.2
Other	182	43	19.6	14.0-26.7	24	12.9	8.5-19.1	31	17.7	12.2-25.0	21	14.0	8.6-21.9	63	35.9	28.3-44.2
AGE
18-44	308	82	23.7	19.0-29.1	72	23.2	18.5-28.7	72	24.6	19.5-30.6	25	9.2	6.1-13.8	57	19.3	14.7-24.8
45+	308	107	30.9	25.5-37.0	58	19.4	14.8-24.9	58	19.3	14.8-24.8	23	9.6	6.0-15.0	62	20.7	16.0-26.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	172	52	26.9	20.1-35.0	15	9.0	5.3-15.0	30	20.3	13.9-28.6	20	14.4	8.7-22.7	55	29.4	22.2-37.7
Some College +	445	139	27.6	23.4-32.2	115	26.8	22.5-31.6	100	22.9	18.8-27.5	28	7.2	4.9-10.4	63	15.5	12.0-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	79	25.9	20.5-32.3	34	13.9	9.7-19.6	49	20.2	15.0-26.7	26	12.7	8.2-19.1	69	27.3	21.4-34.0
$50,000+	238	70	26.8	21.2-33.1	74	30.5	24.6-37.1	62	26.2	20.5-32.9	12	5.8	3.3-10.1	20	10.7	6.8-16.3

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

-Mecklenburg County

618

191

27.4

23.7-31.4

130

21.3

18.0-25.1

130

22.0

18.5-26.1

9.4

6.9-12.7

119

19.9

16.5-23.7

GENDER

Male

241

20.6

15.6-26.6

21.7

16.7-27.8

24.7

19.1-31.2

10.6

6.8-16.3

22.3

17.2-28.5

Female

377

138

34.0

28.9-39.4

20.9

16.8-25.8

19.5

15.4-24.4

8.1

5.4-12.1

17.5

13.3-22.5

RACE

White

432

146

30.8

26.3-35.7

106

25.5

21.2-30.4

24.1

19.7-29.1

7.2

4.9-10.6

12.3

9.3-16.2

Other

182

19.6

14.0-26.7

12.9

8.5-19.1

17.7

12.2-25.0

14.0

8.6-21.9

35.9

28.3-44.2

AGE

18-44

308

23.7

19.0-29.1

23.2

18.5-28.7

24.6

19.5-30.6

9.2

6.1-13.8

19.3

14.7-24.8

45+

308

107

30.9

25.5-37.0

19.4

14.8-24.9

19.3

14.8-24.8

9.6

6.0-15.0

20.7

16.0-26.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

172

26.9

20.1-35.0

9.0

5.3-15.0

20.3

13.9-28.6

14.4

8.7-22.7

29.4

22.2-37.7

Some College +

445

139

27.6

23.4-32.2

115

26.8

22.5-31.6

100

22.9

18.8-27.5

7.2

4.9-10.4

15.5

12.0-19.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

25.9

20.5-32.3

13.9

9.7-19.6

20.2

15.0-26.7

12.7

8.2-19.1

27.3

21.4-34.0

$50,000+

238

26.8

21.2-33.1

30.5

24.6-37.1

26.2

20.5-32.9

5.8

3.3-10.1

10.7

6.8-16.3

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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: Mecklenburg 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: