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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Skin Cancer Prevention-FEMALES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,147 3,165 33.3 32.1-34.5 1,896 21.2 20.2-22.3 1,884 21.8 20.8-22.9 661 7.5 6.9- 8.2 1,541 16.1 15.2-17.0
RACE
White 6,820 2,417 34.1 32.7-35.5 1,554 23.4 22.2-24.7 1,380 21.6 20.4-22.9 501 7.4 6.7- 8.2 968 13.4 12.5-14.4
African American 1,718 578 33.9 31.1-36.8 249 14.6 12.7-16.8 368 22.1 19.8-24.7 97 6.4 5.1- 8.2 426 23.0 20.6-25.4
Asian 47 18 40.1 23.2-59.7 9 21.4 10.0-40.0 11 21.5 8.8-43.6 0 0.0 . - . 9 17.1 7.2-35.4
Native American 197 69 30.5 22.8-39.5 27 10.8 6.8-16.6 40 26.0 18.5-35.1 13 7.5 3.8-14.2 48 25.3 17.7-34.8
Other Minorities 311 62 16.6 12.6-21.6 47 17.6 12.6-24.1 72 23.1 17.8-29.4 49 16.4 11.8-22.4 81 26.3 20.7-32.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 354 73 17.3 13.3-22.1 57 18.0 13.3-24.0 89 24.6 19.4-30.7 51 16.1 11.7-21.7 84 24.0 18.9-29.9
-English Speaking 170 53 30.3 22.7-39.2 33 19.9 13.7-28.1 47 27.5 19.8-36.8 12 8.9 4.6-16.5 25 13.4 8.3-20.9
-Spanish Speaking 184 20 8.4 5.1-13.4 24 16.8 10.5-25.7 42 22.6 16.0-31.0 39 21.0 14.5-29.3 59 31.3 23.8-39.9
Non-Hispanic 8,783 3,088 34.1 32.9-35.4 1,838 21.4 20.4-22.5 1,794 21.7 20.6-22.8 610 7.1 6.5- 7.8 1,453 15.7 14.7-16.6
AGE
18-24 488 111 23.0 18.6-28.1 84 17.3 13.5-21.9 136 28.1 23.4-33.4 62 12.2 9.1-16.0 95 19.4 15.6-23.9
25-34 1,465 379 26.2 23.6-29.0 320 22.8 20.3-25.6 368 25.6 22.9-28.4 139 9.3 7.6-11.3 259 16.1 14.0-18.4
35-44 1,677 551 31.6 28.9-34.4 383 22.8 20.4-25.4 360 22.8 20.3-25.5 114 6.9 5.5- 8.5 269 15.9 13.9-18.2
45-54 1,687 561 33.5 30.8-36.3 363 21.8 19.4-24.3 377 22.5 20.1-25.0 115 7.2 5.8- 8.9 271 15.1 13.1-17.4
55-64 1,511 558 35.8 32.9-38.8 330 22.8 20.3-25.6 305 20.5 18.1-23.0 91 6.3 4.9- 8.1 227 14.6 12.5-17.0
65-74 1,246 534 43.0 39.7-46.5 239 18.3 15.8-20.9 200 16.4 14.0-19.1 78 6.9 5.2- 8.9 195 15.5 13.1-18.1
75+ 1,022 449 41.9 38.3-45.6 167 17.5 14.6-20.7 128 14.7 12.0-17.7 62 6.1 4.5- 8.2 216 19.9 17.2-22.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,445 522 32.8 29.9-35.8 200 13.6 11.6-15.9 236 17.6 15.2-20.2 104 8.9 7.1-11.2 383 27.1 24.3-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,717 852 29.7 27.7-31.9 472 18.2 16.4-20.1 610 23.9 21.9-26.0 234 8.5 7.3- 9.8 549 19.7 17.9-21.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,395 808 32.9 30.6-35.3 519 22.1 20.1-24.3 513 22.8 20.7-25.0 167 7.1 5.9- 8.5 388 15.2 13.5-17.0
College Graduate 2,578 979 37.6 35.3-39.9 701 27.1 25.1-29.2 524 21.2 19.2-23.2 154 6.3 5.2- 7.6 220 7.9 6.7- 9.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,175 448 37.0 33.5-40.5 162 13.9 11.6-16.6 208 18.4 15.6-21.4 81 7.6 5.8-10.0 276 23.1 20.3-26.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,649 585 34.2 31.5-37.2 259 15.2 13.2-17.5 308 20.1 17.7-22.7 140 8.9 7.2-10.9 357 21.6 19.2-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 1,037 333 31.2 27.8-34.7 209 19.8 17.0-22.9 228 23.4 20.2-26.9 86 9.2 7.2-11.7 181 16.4 13.7-19.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,109 352 30.9 27.7-34.2 238 21.4 18.6-24.5 278 24.7 21.8-27.8 93 8.7 6.9-10.9 148 14.4 11.9-17.2
$50,000-74,999 989 319 31.3 27.9-34.9 249 24.9 21.7-28.3 233 25.0 21.9-28.4 75 7.2 5.5- 9.4 113 11.7 9.4-14.4
$75,000+ 1,106 394 35.0 31.8-38.5 328 31.0 27.8-34.3 234 21.2 18.3-24.3 65 5.7 4.2- 7.5 85 7.2 5.6- 9.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,032 1,153 36.0 34.0-38.1 541 18.6 16.9-20.4 517 18.5 16.7-20.4 205 7.5 6.4- 8.9 616 19.3 17.6-21.1
No 6,047 1,987 32.0 30.6-33.5 1,341 22.4 21.1-23.7 1,355 23.4 22.1-24.8 454 7.6 6.8- 8.4 910 14.6 13.5-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 66 40.6 31.4-50.5 29 20.3 13.4-29.5 35 20.9 14.4-29.3 11 4.4 2.3- 8.5 24 13.8 8.9-20.8
Non-Veteran 8,949 3,090 33.2 32.0-34.4 1,855 21.2 20.2-22.3 1,845 21.9 20.8-23.0 647 7.6 6.9- 8.3 1,512 16.1 15.2-17.1
Currently Serving 33 9 30.4 14.7-52.6 12 30.8 16.2-50.6 4 15.2 5.5-35.3 3 8.9 2.5-27.0 5 14.7 5.8-32.6

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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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