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

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	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
GENDER
Male	5,216	597	11.0	10.0-12.1	1,164	22.7	21.3-24.1	2,214	42.5	40.8-44.2	770	14.7	13.6-15.9	471	9.1	8.2-10.1
Female	9,081	1,885	20.2	19.2-21.2	2,602	27.9	26.8-29.1	3,236	37.5	36.2-38.7	764	8.2	7.6- 9.0	594	6.2	5.6- 6.8
RACE
White	10,696	1,495	12.5	11.8-13.3	2,688	24.0	23.0-25.0	4,387	42.9	41.7-44.1	1,287	12.6	11.8-13.4	839	8.0	7.3- 8.6
African American	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
Asian	85	22	30.2	18.9-44.5	23	27.5	17.5-40.4	27	28.3	18.1-41.4	3	1.9	0.6- 6.1	10	12.2	5.9-23.5
Native American	282	62	20.8	15.1-28.0	69	22.4	16.7-29.3	88	33.7	26.6-41.6	36	13.6	8.9-20.4	27	9.5	6.1-14.4
Other Minorities	599	68	9.6	7.2-12.7	166	26.6	22.0-31.8	223	38.3	33.2-43.6	89	16.3	12.8-20.6	53	9.2	6.4-12.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	643	75	9.3	7.0-12.2	178	27.5	23.0-32.6	249	39.7	34.8-44.9	91	14.5	11.4-18.4	50	8.9	6.3-12.6
-English Speaking	263	45	13.6	9.5-19.1	68	28.9	22.0-36.9	114	43.4	36.0-51.1	23	8.5	5.0-13.9	13	5.6	3.0-10.2
-Spanish Speaking	380	30	7.3	4.8-11.1	110	26.9	21.2-33.4	135	38.1	31.8-44.8	68	17.2	13.1-22.4	37	10.4	6.9-15.5
Non-Hispanic	13,638	2,405	16.3	15.5-17.0	3,580	25.2	24.3-26.1	5,196	39.9	38.9-40.9	1,443	11.1	10.5-11.8	1,014	7.5	7.0- 8.1
AGE
18-24	813	93	11.2	8.7-14.2	174	21.0	17.5-25.1	349	41.6	37.3-46.0	126	16.8	13.7-20.5	71	9.4	7.1-12.3
25-34	2,309	325	13.0	11.4-14.7	499	22.1	20.0-24.4	1,039	44.5	42.0-47.1	286	13.1	11.4-15.0	160	7.3	6.0- 9.0
35-44	2,710	352	11.7	10.3-13.2	592	21.3	19.4-23.2	1,200	45.0	42.7-47.4	346	13.6	12.0-15.3	220	8.4	7.2- 9.9
45-54	2,662	418	15.7	14.0-17.5	721	26.6	24.5-28.7	1,076	42.0	39.7-44.4	265	9.1	7.9-10.5	182	6.6	5.6- 7.9
55-64	2,439	446	16.8	15.0-18.7	718	29.3	27.0-31.6	880	37.3	34.8-39.8	240	9.9	8.5-11.5	155	6.8	5.6- 8.1
65-74	1,892	422	20.9	18.8-23.2	588	29.6	27.1-32.2	579	32.7	30.1-35.5	163	9.3	7.8-11.1	140	7.5	6.1- 9.1
75+	1,404	409	28.5	25.6-31.6	452	31.2	28.3-34.3	306	23.7	21.0-26.7	106	7.8	6.1- 9.9	131	8.8	7.1-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,330	581	21.2	19.2-23.3	669	26.9	24.5-29.5	669	32.1	29.5-34.7	220	11.0	9.3-13.0	191	8.8	7.3-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,178	753	17.0	15.7-18.5	1,107	25.5	23.8-27.2	1,560	39.2	37.3-41.1	425	10.7	9.5-12.0	333	7.6	6.7- 8.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,609	596	14.8	13.5-16.2	945	25.6	23.9-27.5	1,370	39.3	37.3-41.3	419	12.1	10.8-13.6	279	8.2	7.0- 9.5
College Graduate	4,155	547	12.4	11.2-13.7	1,040	24.3	22.7-26.0	1,842	45.4	43.5-47.3	468	11.5	10.3-12.7	258	6.4	5.5- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,641	436	25.5	22.8-28.4	480	25.7	23.0-28.6	495	33.4	30.2-36.9	124	7.8	6.0-10.1	106	7.5	5.8- 9.8
$15,000- 24,999	2,413	523	19.3	17.4-21.3	652	25.8	23.6-28.1	820	35.2	32.7-37.8	244	12.2	10.4-14.2	174	7.6	6.2- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,673	248	14.6	12.6-16.7	428	24.8	22.4-27.4	667	41.2	38.3-44.1	199	11.9	10.1-13.9	131	7.6	6.1- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,889	227	11.6	10.0-13.4	444	24.9	22.5-27.4	863	44.1	41.4-46.8	235	13.0	11.3-15.0	120	6.4	5.2- 7.9
$50,000-74,999	1,730	180	10.8	9.1-12.8	397	21.6	19.4-24.0	800	46.2	43.4-49.1	241	14.1	12.2-16.2	112	7.2	5.9- 8.9
$75,000+	1,956	168	8.0	6.7- 9.6	440	21.8	19.7-24.1	950	50.0	47.3-52.7	268	13.1	11.5-15.0	130	7.0	5.7- 8.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,601	1,123	21.8	20.4-23.2	1,392	28.5	26.9-30.2	1,346	31.9	30.2-33.7	379	9.4	8.3-10.7	361	8.3	7.3- 9.5
No	9,598	1,337	13.2	12.4-14.1	2,349	24.1	23.0-25.2	4,072	43.3	42.0-44.5	1,145	12.2	11.4-13.0	695	7.3	6.6- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,816	233	13.1	11.3-15.1	478	25.1	22.8-27.6	687	38.9	36.2-41.7	246	13.8	11.9-15.8	172	9.2	7.7-10.8
Non-Veteran	12,319	2,233	16.4	15.6-17.2	3,251	25.4	24.5-26.4	4,690	40.0	38.9-41.1	1,263	10.8	10.1-11.6	882	7.4	6.8- 8.0
Currently Serving	160	16	9.4	5.3-16.0	36	24.4	17.0-33.7	73	42.8	34.3-51.8	24	17.2	11.2-25.4	11	6.2	3.2-11.8

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

5,216

597

11.0

10.0-12.1

1,164

22.7

21.3-24.1

2,214

42.5

40.8-44.2

770

14.7

13.6-15.9

471

9.1

8.2-10.1

Female

9,081

1,885

20.2

19.2-21.2

2,602

27.9

26.8-29.1

3,236

37.5

36.2-38.7

764

8.2

7.6- 9.0

594

6.2

5.6- 6.8

RACE

White

10,696

1,495

12.5

11.8-13.3

2,688

24.0

23.0-25.0

4,387

42.9

41.7-44.1

1,287

12.6

11.8-13.4

839

8.0

7.3- 8.6

African American

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

Asian

30.2

18.9-44.5

27.5

17.5-40.4

28.3

18.1-41.4

1.9

0.6- 6.1

12.2

5.9-23.5

Native American

282

20.8

15.1-28.0

22.4

16.7-29.3

33.7

26.6-41.6

13.6

8.9-20.4

9.5

6.1-14.4

Other Minorities

599

9.6

7.2-12.7

166

26.6

22.0-31.8

223

38.3

33.2-43.6

16.3

12.8-20.6

9.2

6.4-12.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

643

9.3

7.0-12.2

178

27.5

23.0-32.6

249

39.7

34.8-44.9

14.5

11.4-18.4

8.9

6.3-12.6

-English Speaking

263

13.6

9.5-19.1

28.9

22.0-36.9

114

43.4

36.0-51.1

8.5

5.0-13.9

5.6

3.0-10.2

-Spanish Speaking

380

7.3

4.8-11.1

110

26.9

21.2-33.4

135

38.1

31.8-44.8

17.2

13.1-22.4

10.4

6.9-15.5

Non-Hispanic

13,638

2,405

16.3

15.5-17.0

3,580

25.2

24.3-26.1

5,196

39.9

38.9-40.9

1,443

11.1

10.5-11.8

1,014

7.5

7.0- 8.1

AGE

18-24

813

11.2

8.7-14.2

174

21.0

17.5-25.1

349

41.6

37.3-46.0

126

16.8

13.7-20.5

9.4

7.1-12.3

25-34

2,309

325

13.0

11.4-14.7

499

22.1

20.0-24.4

1,039

44.5

42.0-47.1

286

13.1

11.4-15.0

160

7.3

6.0- 9.0

35-44

2,710

352

11.7

10.3-13.2

592

21.3

19.4-23.2

1,200

45.0

42.7-47.4

346

13.6

12.0-15.3

220

8.4

7.2- 9.9

45-54

2,662

418

15.7

14.0-17.5

721

26.6

24.5-28.7

1,076

42.0

39.7-44.4

265

9.1

7.9-10.5

182

6.6

5.6- 7.9

55-64

2,439

446

16.8

15.0-18.7

718

29.3

27.0-31.6

880

37.3

34.8-39.8

240

9.9

8.5-11.5

155

6.8

5.6- 8.1

65-74

1,892

422

20.9

18.8-23.2

588

29.6

27.1-32.2

579

32.7

30.1-35.5

163

9.3

7.8-11.1

140

7.5

6.1- 9.1

75+

1,404

409

28.5

25.6-31.6

452

31.2

28.3-34.3

306

23.7

21.0-26.7

106

7.8

6.1- 9.9

131

8.8

7.1-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,330

581

21.2

19.2-23.3

669

26.9

24.5-29.5

669

32.1

29.5-34.7

220

11.0

9.3-13.0

191

8.8

7.3-10.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,178

753

17.0

15.7-18.5

1,107

25.5

23.8-27.2

1,560

39.2

37.3-41.1

425

10.7

9.5-12.0

333

7.6

6.7- 8.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,609

596

14.8

13.5-16.2

945

25.6

23.9-27.5

1,370

39.3

37.3-41.3

419

12.1

10.8-13.6

279

8.2

7.0- 9.5

College Graduate

4,155

547

12.4

11.2-13.7

1,040

24.3

22.7-26.0

1,842

45.4

43.5-47.3

468

11.5

10.3-12.7

258

6.4

5.5- 7.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,641

436

25.5

22.8-28.4

480

25.7

23.0-28.6

495

33.4

30.2-36.9

124

7.8

6.0-10.1

106

7.5

5.8- 9.8

$15,000- 24,999

2,413

523

19.3

17.4-21.3

652

25.8

23.6-28.1

820

35.2

32.7-37.8

244

12.2

10.4-14.2

174

7.6

6.2- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,673

248

14.6

12.6-16.7

428

24.8

22.4-27.4

667

41.2

38.3-44.1

199

11.9

10.1-13.9

131

7.6

6.1- 9.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,889

227

11.6

10.0-13.4

444

24.9

22.5-27.4

863

44.1

41.4-46.8

235

13.0

11.3-15.0

120

6.4

5.2- 7.9

$50,000-74,999

1,730

180

10.8

9.1-12.8

397

21.6

19.4-24.0

800

46.2

43.4-49.1

241

14.1

12.2-16.2

112

7.2

5.9- 8.9

$75,000+

1,956

168

8.0

6.7- 9.6

440

21.8

19.7-24.1

950

50.0

47.3-52.7

268

13.1

11.5-15.0

130

7.0

5.7- 8.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,601

1,123

21.8

20.4-23.2

1,392

28.5

26.9-30.2

1,346

31.9

30.2-33.7

379

9.4

8.3-10.7

361

8.3

7.3- 9.5

9,598

1,337

13.2

12.4-14.1

2,349

24.1

23.0-25.2

4,072

43.3

42.0-44.5

1,145

12.2

11.4-13.0

695

7.3

6.6- 7.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,816

233

13.1

11.3-15.1

478

25.1

22.8-27.6

687

38.9

36.2-41.7

246

13.8

11.9-15.8

172

9.2

7.7-10.8

Non-Veteran

12,319

2,233

16.4

15.6-17.2

3,251

25.4

24.5-26.4

4,690

40.0

38.9-41.1

1,263

10.8

10.1-11.6

882

7.4

6.8- 8.0

Currently Serving

160

9.4

5.3-16.0

24.4

17.0-33.7

42.8

34.3-51.8

17.2

11.2-25.4

6.2

3.2-11.8

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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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