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 MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	56	10	15.7	7.3-30.5	18	33.5	19.8-50.7	22	39.8	25.5-56.0	3	3.2	1.0-10.1	3	7.8	2.4-22.7
25-34	131	25	22.0	14.6-31.7	29	21.4	14.6-30.2	56	40.5	31.3-50.4	13	8.9	4.9-15.7	8	7.2	3.3-15.0
35-44	167	31	14.8	10.1-21.3	47	31.7	23.6-41.2	62	34.5	26.7-43.3	19	12.0	7.3-19.1	8	6.9	2.9-15.1
45-54	167	29	16.6	11.0-24.2	61	38.9	30.6-48.0	51	28.4	21.3-36.8	14	8.5	4.9-14.5	12	7.6	3.9-14.3
55-64	156	36	23.6	16.1-33.3	51	34.4	26.1-43.7	50	29.8	22.2-38.6	8	4.8	2.2-10.1	11	7.4	3.8-14.0
65-74	96	21	19.6	12.4-29.7	32	31.3	21.3-43.3	30	39.6	27.8-52.8	7	5.7	2.6-11.9	6	3.8	1.6- 8.8
75+	53	18	34.4	21.4-50.2	12	24.6	13.6-40.3	17	30.5	18.4-46.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.0	4	6.8	2.4-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	59	25.8	19.3-33.6	64	32.8	25.4-41.1	67	31.1	24.0-39.2	10	3.9	2.0- 7.4	10	6.4	3.2-12.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	301	65	21.2	16.4-27.0	99	34.2	28.1-40.9	100	34.9	28.8-41.7	18	4.9	2.9- 8.0	19	4.8	2.9- 8.0
Some Post-H.S.	185	24	11.9	7.5-18.3	55	30.8	23.5-39.2	70	35.9	28.4-44.2	19	9.7	5.9-15.5	17	11.7	6.7-19.7
College Graduate	131	21	16.8	9.8-27.2	33	24.5	16.5-34.8	52	38.7	28.6-49.9	19	14.4	8.9-22.4	6	5.6	2.3-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	140	33	22.1	14.8-31.6	41	25.7	18.5-34.6	48	39.0	29.6-49.3	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	11	9.5	4.7-18.3
$15,000- 24,999	160	33	20.4	13.8-29.0	53	35.7	27.3-45.0	57	31.9	23.8-41.3	7	2.4	1.1- 5.2	10	9.6	4.6-19.2
$25,000- 34,999	106	28	29.2	20.0-40.5	35	33.2	23.9-44.0	32	27.8	19.6-37.8	5	3.6	1.4- 8.8	6	6.3	2.7-14.0
$35,000- 49,999	116	16	14.1	8.3-23.0	27	24.0	16.0-34.4	48	39.6	29.7-50.4	16	14.2	8.5-22.8	9	8.1	3.9-15.9
$50,000-74,999	93	16	19.3	10.7-32.5	27	27.7	18.5-39.2	34	33.0	23.3-44.4	14	16.4	9.5-26.8	2	3.6	0.8-15.1
$75,000+	62	9	14.8	7.2-28.1	15	23.1	12.5-38.7	30	49.4	34.2-64.7	7	12.0	5.4-24.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	298	83	26.7	21.3-32.9	99	33.9	27.7-40.6	78	26.6	21.1-33.0	12	3.9	2.1- 7.3	26	8.9	5.7-13.6
No	530	87	16.2	12.7-20.4	152	30.3	25.8-35.3	211	38.3	33.4-43.4	54	9.3	6.9-12.3	26	6.0	3.8- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	246	45	18.6	13.4-25.3	77	28.3	22.3-35.2	88	38.1	31.0-45.7	18	7.0	4.3-11.2	18	8.0	4.7-13.3
Non-Veteran	557	120	19.8	16.1-24.0	164	31.9	27.3-36.9	194	34.2	29.5-39.1	45	7.5	5.4-10.2	34	6.7	4.5-10.0
Currently Serving	27	5	19.4	7.5-41.9	10	44.4	24.4-66.4	8	19.8	8.9-38.4	4	16.4	5.7-38.7	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

15.7

7.3-30.5

33.5

19.8-50.7

39.8

25.5-56.0

3.2

1.0-10.1

7.8

2.4-22.7

25-34

131

22.0

14.6-31.7

21.4

14.6-30.2

40.5

31.3-50.4

8.9

4.9-15.7

7.2

3.3-15.0

35-44

167

14.8

10.1-21.3

31.7

23.6-41.2

34.5

26.7-43.3

12.0

7.3-19.1

6.9

2.9-15.1

45-54

167

16.6

11.0-24.2

38.9

30.6-48.0

28.4

21.3-36.8

8.5

4.9-14.5

7.6

3.9-14.3

55-64

156

23.6

16.1-33.3

34.4

26.1-43.7

29.8

22.2-38.6

4.8

2.2-10.1

7.4

3.8-14.0

65-74

19.6

12.4-29.7

31.3

21.3-43.3

39.6

27.8-52.8

5.7

2.6-11.9

3.8

1.6- 8.8

75+

34.4

21.4-50.2

24.6

13.6-40.3

30.5

18.4-46.1

3.8

0.9-14.0

6.8

2.4-17.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

25.8

19.3-33.6

32.8

25.4-41.1

31.1

24.0-39.2

3.9

2.0- 7.4

6.4

3.2-12.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

301

21.2

16.4-27.0

34.2

28.1-40.9

100

34.9

28.8-41.7

4.9

2.9- 8.0

4.8

2.9- 8.0

Some Post-H.S.

185

11.9

7.5-18.3

30.8

23.5-39.2

35.9

28.4-44.2

9.7

5.9-15.5

11.7

6.7-19.7

College Graduate

131

16.8

9.8-27.2

24.5

16.5-34.8

38.7

28.6-49.9

14.4

8.9-22.4

5.6

2.3-13.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

140

22.1

14.8-31.6

25.7

18.5-34.6

39.0

29.6-49.3

3.7

1.6- 8.3

9.5

4.7-18.3

$15,000- 24,999

160

20.4

13.8-29.0

35.7

27.3-45.0

31.9

23.8-41.3

2.4

1.1- 5.2

9.6

4.6-19.2

$25,000- 34,999

106

29.2

20.0-40.5

33.2

23.9-44.0

27.8

19.6-37.8

3.6

1.4- 8.8

6.3

2.7-14.0

$35,000- 49,999

116

14.1

8.3-23.0

24.0

16.0-34.4

39.6

29.7-50.4

14.2

8.5-22.8

8.1

3.9-15.9

$50,000-74,999

19.3

10.7-32.5

27.7

18.5-39.2

33.0

23.3-44.4

16.4

9.5-26.8

3.6

0.8-15.1

$75,000+

14.8

7.2-28.1

23.1

12.5-38.7

49.4

34.2-64.7

12.0

5.4-24.5

0.7

0.1- 4.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

298

26.7

21.3-32.9

33.9

27.7-40.6

26.6

21.1-33.0

3.9

2.1- 7.3

8.9

5.7-13.6

530

16.2

12.7-20.4

152

30.3

25.8-35.3

211

38.3

33.4-43.4

9.3

6.9-12.3

6.0

3.8- 9.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

246

18.6

13.4-25.3

28.3

22.3-35.2

38.1

31.0-45.7

7.0

4.3-11.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

Non-Veteran

557

120

19.8

16.1-24.0

164

31.9

27.3-36.9

194

34.2

29.5-39.1

7.5

5.4-10.2

6.7

4.5-10.0

Currently Serving

19.4

7.5-41.9

44.4

24.4-66.4

19.8

8.9-38.4

16.4

5.7-38.7

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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