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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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
TOTAL	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	113	38	33.8	23.7-45.6	35	26.8	18.4-37.1	32	32.8	22.4-45.1	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	6	5.1	1.9-13.2
25-34	319	129	40.3	33.9-47.0	87	27.3	21.8-33.5	88	26.8	21.3-33.0	6	2.8	0.8- 9.2	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0
35-44	335	119	34.0	28.1-40.4	98	28.0	22.3-34.6	92	31.3	25.2-38.1	10	2.5	1.3- 4.9	16	4.2	2.3- 7.6
45-54	330	129	41.6	35.1-48.4	104	29.3	23.7-35.5	74	22.3	17.0-28.6	13	2.9	1.5- 5.6	10	4.0	1.9- 8.1
55-64	252	89	37.6	30.5-45.2	94	36.0	29.2-43.4	52	19.3	14.1-25.8	7	3.5	1.5- 8.2	10	3.6	1.9- 6.9
65-74	210	77	35.3	27.7-43.8	76	35.5	27.6-44.4	41	23.7	16.8-32.5	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2	12	3.5	1.8- 6.8
75+	155	65	45.5	36.2-55.2	51	31.1	23.4-40.1	19	10.7	6.6-16.7	4	2.9	1.0- 8.3	16	9.8	5.0-18.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	365	156	42.8	36.8-49.0	124	31.9	26.6-37.7	62	18.9	14.3-24.4	6	1.9	0.8- 4.4	17	4.6	2.5- 8.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	560	202	37.9	33.0-43.0	178	29.2	24.9-34.0	138	26.5	22.0-31.6	14	2.0	1.0- 3.8	28	4.4	2.8- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	455	173	36.9	31.5-42.7	130	28.3	23.5-33.7	112	26.3	21.4-31.8	20	4.6	2.5- 8.4	20	3.9	2.3- 6.4
College Graduate	342	118	35.3	29.3-41.8	116	33.6	27.6-40.2	87	25.2	19.8-31.4	6	1.7	0.7- 4.0	15	4.2	2.2- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	374	141	39.2	33.4-45.4	133	31.8	26.6-37.5	75	20.1	15.5-25.6	11	5.3	2.4-11.2	14	3.5	1.9- 6.4
$15,000- 24,999	420	182	43.8	37.9-49.9	106	25.6	20.7-31.3	106	26.0	21.1-31.6	12	2.3	1.2- 4.2	14	2.2	1.2- 3.9
$25,000- 34,999	223	71	31.1	24.4-38.7	71	30.2	23.4-38.0	63	32.4	24.9-41.0	7	1.7	0.8- 3.6	11	4.6	2.3- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	174	52	29.0	21.9-37.3	59	35.1	27.0-44.2	50	28.9	21.4-37.7	8	4.0	1.8- 8.7	5	3.0	1.0- 8.8
$50,000-74,999	91	33	41.0	29.4-53.8	27	23.9	15.5-34.8	25	29.6	18.7-43.5	3	3.1	0.9-10.1	3	2.5	0.7- 8.0
$75,000+	79	23	25.1	15.5-37.8	32	41.3	29.6-54.1	18	26.3	16.3-39.4	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	4	5.6	2.0-14.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	625	245	39.5	35.0-44.3	218	32.4	28.2-36.9	107	18.9	15.2-23.1	17	2.8	1.6- 4.9	38	6.3	4.3- 9.3
No	1,082	397	37.3	33.8-41.0	326	29.4	26.1-32.9	289	27.5	24.2-31.1	29	2.6	1.6- 4.2	41	3.2	2.2- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	15	34.2	19.9-52.0	18	27.8	15.7-44.3	9	24.5	10.0-48.8	3	4.9	1.5-14.9	4	8.7	3.1-22.0
Non-Veteran	1,666	631	38.1	35.3-41.1	527	30.4	27.7-33.2	389	24.8	22.2-27.6	43	2.6	1.7- 3.8	76	4.1	3.1- 5.4
Currently Serving	10	4	46.0	17.9-76.8	4	37.3	13.1-70.1	2	16.7	3.9-49.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

113

33.8

23.7-45.6

26.8

18.4-37.1

32.8

22.4-45.1

1.6

0.4- 6.2

5.1

1.9-13.2

25-34

319

129

40.3

33.9-47.0

27.3

21.8-33.5

26.8

21.3-33.0

2.8

0.8- 9.2

2.9

1.4- 6.0

35-44

335

119

34.0

28.1-40.4

28.0

22.3-34.6

31.3

25.2-38.1

2.5

1.3- 4.9

4.2

2.3- 7.6

45-54

330

129

41.6

35.1-48.4

104

29.3

23.7-35.5

22.3

17.0-28.6

2.9

1.5- 5.6

4.0

1.9- 8.1

55-64

252

37.6

30.5-45.2

36.0

29.2-43.4

19.3

14.1-25.8

3.5

1.5- 8.2

3.6

1.9- 6.9

65-74

210

35.3

27.7-43.8

35.5

27.6-44.4

23.7

16.8-32.5

1.9

0.7- 5.2

3.5

1.8- 6.8

75+

155

45.5

36.2-55.2

31.1

23.4-40.1

10.7

6.6-16.7

2.9

1.0- 8.3

9.8

5.0-18.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

365

156

42.8

36.8-49.0

124

31.9

26.6-37.7

18.9

14.3-24.4

1.9

0.8- 4.4

4.6

2.5- 8.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

560

202

37.9

33.0-43.0

178

29.2

24.9-34.0

138

26.5

22.0-31.6

2.0

1.0- 3.8

4.4

2.8- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

455

173

36.9

31.5-42.7

130

28.3

23.5-33.7

112

26.3

21.4-31.8

4.6

2.5- 8.4

3.9

2.3- 6.4

College Graduate

342

118

35.3

29.3-41.8

116

33.6

27.6-40.2

25.2

19.8-31.4

1.7

0.7- 4.0

4.2

2.2- 7.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

374

141

39.2

33.4-45.4

133

31.8

26.6-37.5

20.1

15.5-25.6

5.3

2.4-11.2

3.5

1.9- 6.4

$15,000- 24,999

420

182

43.8

37.9-49.9

106

25.6

20.7-31.3

106

26.0

21.1-31.6

2.3

1.2- 4.2

2.2

1.2- 3.9

$25,000- 34,999

223

31.1

24.4-38.7

30.2

23.4-38.0

32.4

24.9-41.0

1.7

0.8- 3.6

4.6

2.3- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

174

29.0

21.9-37.3

35.1

27.0-44.2

28.9

21.4-37.7

4.0

1.8- 8.7

3.0

1.0- 8.8

$50,000-74,999

41.0

29.4-53.8

23.9

15.5-34.8

29.6

18.7-43.5

3.1

0.9-10.1

2.5

0.7- 8.0

$75,000+

25.1

15.5-37.8

41.3

29.6-54.1

26.3

16.3-39.4

1.7

0.4- 6.8

5.6

2.0-14.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

625

245

39.5

35.0-44.3

218

32.4

28.2-36.9

107

18.9

15.2-23.1

2.8

1.6- 4.9

6.3

4.3- 9.3

1,082

397

37.3

33.8-41.0

326

29.4

26.1-32.9

289

27.5

24.2-31.1

2.6

1.6- 4.2

3.2

2.2- 4.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

34.2

19.9-52.0

27.8

15.7-44.3

24.5

10.0-48.8

4.9

1.5-14.9

8.7

3.1-22.0

Non-Veteran

1,666

631

38.1

35.3-41.1

527

30.4

27.7-33.2

389

24.8

22.2-27.6

2.6

1.7- 3.8

4.1

3.1- 5.4

Currently Serving

46.0

17.9-76.8

37.3

13.1-70.1

16.7

3.9-49.7

0.0

. - .

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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