BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICANS

When you are outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you stay in the shade?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
TOTAL	2,555	820	30.0	27.9-32.2	800	30.7	28.5-33.0	690	29.1	26.9-31.4	113	4.8	3.9- 5.9	132	5.4	4.3- 6.6
GENDER
Male	830	170	19.4	16.4-22.9	251	31.3	27.6-35.3	290	34.8	31.0-38.8	67	7.6	5.9- 9.8	52	6.9	5.0- 9.4
Female	1,725	650	38.0	35.2-40.9	549	30.3	27.7-33.1	400	24.8	22.2-27.5	46	2.6	1.8- 3.8	80	4.2	3.2- 5.5
AGE
18-24	169	48	25.4	18.1-34.4	53	29.9	21.7-39.6	54	36.0	27.2-45.9	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	9	6.4	2.9-13.5
25-34	450	154	32.4	27.4-38.0	116	24.7	20.3-29.8	144	32.6	27.5-38.2	19	5.4	3.1- 9.2	17	4.8	2.7- 8.2
35-44	502	150	26.2	22.0-30.9	145	29.5	24.7-34.9	154	32.6	27.7-37.9	29	6.4	4.2- 9.6	24	5.3	3.1- 8.8
45-54	497	158	31.0	26.3-36.1	165	33.4	28.4-38.7	125	24.9	20.5-29.9	27	5.3	3.4- 8.1	22	5.5	3.4- 8.9
55-64	408	125	30.5	25.2-36.5	145	35.2	29.7-41.1	102	24.6	19.8-30.0	15	4.2	2.4- 7.3	21	5.5	3.3- 9.0
65-74	306	98	29.1	23.4-35.6	108	33.8	27.4-40.9	71	30.0	23.3-37.6	11	3.4	1.8- 6.2	18	3.6	2.1- 6.1
75+	208	83	41.5	33.6-49.9	63	28.8	22.1-36.5	36	17.8	12.4-25.0	6	3.2	1.4- 7.4	20	8.7	5.0-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	575	215	34.2	29.6-39.2	188	32.3	27.7-37.3	129	25.0	20.7-29.9	16	2.9	1.7- 4.9	27	5.5	3.4- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	861	267	30.3	26.7-34.1	277	31.5	27.7-35.5	238	30.4	26.6-34.5	32	3.3	2.2- 4.9	47	4.6	3.3- 6.4
Some Post-H.S.	640	197	27.4	23.4-31.8	185	29.3	25.1-33.8	182	29.9	25.7-34.5	39	6.5	4.5- 9.5	37	6.8	4.5-10.2
College Graduate	473	139	28.2	23.4-33.6	149	30.1	25.1-35.7	139	30.4	25.1-36.2	25	6.6	4.3- 9.9	21	4.7	2.8- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	514	174	33.0	28.2-38.1	174	29.6	25.2-34.3	123	27.0	22.3-32.3	18	4.7	2.6- 8.5	25	5.7	3.5- 9.2
$15,000- 24,999	580	215	34.8	30.1-39.9	159	29.5	25.0-34.4	163	28.3	23.9-33.2	19	2.3	1.4- 3.8	24	5.1	2.9- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	329	99	30.3	24.7-36.6	106	31.4	25.7-37.7	95	30.5	24.8-37.0	12	2.5	1.3- 4.6	17	5.3	3.1- 8.9
$35,000- 49,999	290	68	21.9	17.0-27.8	86	29.8	23.8-36.6	98	34.0	27.7-40.9	24	8.9	5.7-13.5	14	5.4	2.9- 9.7
$50,000-74,999	184	49	28.8	21.3-37.6	54	26.0	19.4-33.9	59	31.5	24.0-40.1	17	10.6	6.4-17.0	5	3.1	1.0- 8.8
$75,000+	141	32	19.4	12.8-28.2	47	31.2	22.7-41.2	48	39.2	29.2-50.1	9	7.5	3.6-14.7	5	2.9	1.1- 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	923	328	34.1	30.5-37.9	317	33.0	29.4-36.9	185	22.2	18.9-25.7	29	3.3	2.1- 5.0	64	7.4	5.5- 9.9
No	1,612	484	28.1	25.4-30.9	478	29.8	27.0-32.7	500	32.2	29.4-35.2	83	5.5	4.3- 7.1	67	4.4	3.2- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	295	60	20.6	15.6-26.8	95	28.3	22.7-34.6	97	36.3	29.7-43.4	21	6.7	4.3-10.5	22	8.1	5.0-12.8
Non-Veteran	2,223	751	31.6	29.3-34.1	691	30.9	28.5-33.4	583	28.1	25.7-30.6	88	4.3	3.4- 5.5	110	5.0	3.9- 6.4
Currently Serving	37	9	23.0	10.9-42.1	14	43.5	25.5-63.4	10	19.4	9.4-35.7	4	14.2	5.0-34.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,555

820

30.0

27.9-32.2

800

30.7

28.5-33.0

690

29.1

26.9-31.4

113

4.8

3.9- 5.9

132

5.4

4.3- 6.6

GENDER

Male

830

170

19.4

16.4-22.9

251

31.3

27.6-35.3

290

34.8

31.0-38.8

7.6

5.9- 9.8

6.9

5.0- 9.4

Female

1,725

650

38.0

35.2-40.9

549

30.3

27.7-33.1

400

24.8

22.2-27.5

2.6

1.8- 3.8

4.2

3.2- 5.5

AGE

18-24

169

25.4

18.1-34.4

29.9

21.7-39.6

36.0

27.2-45.9

2.3

0.9- 5.7

6.4

2.9-13.5

25-34

450

154

32.4

27.4-38.0

116

24.7

20.3-29.8

144

32.6

27.5-38.2

5.4

3.1- 9.2

4.8

2.7- 8.2

35-44

502

150

26.2

22.0-30.9

145

29.5

24.7-34.9

154

32.6

27.7-37.9

6.4

4.2- 9.6

5.3

3.1- 8.8

45-54

497

158

31.0

26.3-36.1

165

33.4

28.4-38.7

125

24.9

20.5-29.9

5.3

3.4- 8.1

5.5

3.4- 8.9

55-64

408

125

30.5

25.2-36.5

145

35.2

29.7-41.1

102

24.6

19.8-30.0

4.2

2.4- 7.3

5.5

3.3- 9.0

65-74

306

29.1

23.4-35.6

108

33.8

27.4-40.9

30.0

23.3-37.6

3.4

1.8- 6.2

3.6

2.1- 6.1

75+

208

41.5

33.6-49.9

28.8

22.1-36.5

17.8

12.4-25.0

3.2

1.4- 7.4

8.7

5.0-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

575

215

34.2

29.6-39.2

188

32.3

27.7-37.3

129

25.0

20.7-29.9

2.9

1.7- 4.9

5.5

3.4- 8.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

861

267

30.3

26.7-34.1

277

31.5

27.7-35.5

238

30.4

26.6-34.5

3.3

2.2- 4.9

4.6

3.3- 6.4

Some Post-H.S.

640

197

27.4

23.4-31.8

185

29.3

25.1-33.8

182

29.9

25.7-34.5

6.5

4.5- 9.5

6.8

4.5-10.2

College Graduate

473

139

28.2

23.4-33.6

149

30.1

25.1-35.7

139

30.4

25.1-36.2

6.6

4.3- 9.9

4.7

2.8- 8.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

514

174

33.0

28.2-38.1

174

29.6

25.2-34.3

123

27.0

22.3-32.3

4.7

2.6- 8.5

5.7

3.5- 9.2

$15,000- 24,999

580

215

34.8

30.1-39.9

159

29.5

25.0-34.4

163

28.3

23.9-33.2

2.3

1.4- 3.8

5.1

2.9- 8.8

$25,000- 34,999

329

30.3

24.7-36.6

106

31.4

25.7-37.7

30.5

24.8-37.0

2.5

1.3- 4.6

5.3

3.1- 8.9

$35,000- 49,999

290

21.9

17.0-27.8

29.8

23.8-36.6

34.0

27.7-40.9

8.9

5.7-13.5

5.4

2.9- 9.7

$50,000-74,999

184

28.8

21.3-37.6

26.0

19.4-33.9

31.5

24.0-40.1

10.6

6.4-17.0

3.1

1.0- 8.8

$75,000+

141

19.4

12.8-28.2

31.2

22.7-41.2

39.2

29.2-50.1

7.5

3.6-14.7

2.9

1.1- 7.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

923

328

34.1

30.5-37.9

317

33.0

29.4-36.9

185

22.2

18.9-25.7

3.3

2.1- 5.0

7.4

5.5- 9.9

1,612

484

28.1

25.4-30.9

478

29.8

27.0-32.7

500

32.2

29.4-35.2

5.5

4.3- 7.1

4.4

3.2- 6.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

295

20.6

15.6-26.8

28.3

22.7-34.6

36.3

29.7-43.4

6.7

4.3-10.5

8.1

5.0-12.8

Non-Veteran

2,223

751

31.6

29.3-34.1

691

30.9

28.5-33.4

583

28.1

25.7-30.6

4.3

3.4- 5.5

110

5.0

3.9- 6.4

Currently Serving

23.0

10.9-42.1

43.5

25.5-63.4

19.4

9.4-35.7

14.2

5.0-34.2

0.0

. - .

Back to Skin Cancer Prevention.

^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.

This page was generated on 05APR05.