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-WHITE 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	3,944	378	9.4	8.3-10.5	816	20.6	19.1-22.2	1,750	44.8	43.0-46.7	636	16.0	14.7-17.5	364	9.1	8.1-10.3
AGE
18-24	198	11	5.8	2.9-11.3	20	9.9	6.0-15.9	91	42.6	34.7-51.0	57	31.8	24.1-40.6	19	9.9	5.9-16.1
25-34	585	35	6.0	4.1- 8.7	105	18.9	15.1-23.3	292	49.6	44.7-54.5	103	17.4	14.0-21.4	50	8.1	5.7-11.5
35-44	770	53	6.8	5.0- 9.2	127	16.6	13.6-20.0	381	48.4	44.2-52.7	136	18.0	15.0-21.5	73	10.2	7.8-13.3
45-54	759	76	10.5	8.1-13.7	165	22.7	19.2-26.5	353	47.6	43.3-51.9	100	11.4	9.1-14.3	65	7.8	5.9-10.2
55-64	751	74	9.4	7.3-12.2	171	22.6	19.2-26.4	328	45.3	40.9-49.8	117	14.2	11.4-17.6	61	8.5	6.4-11.1
65-74	540	69	12.8	9.7-16.6	128	24.2	20.2-28.9	192	35.3	30.7-40.2	85	15.7	12.5-19.6	66	12.0	9.1-15.5
75+	332	57	17.7	13.3-23.0	98	28.5	23.0-34.7	111	34.4	28.6-40.7	38	11.6	7.9-16.8	28	7.8	5.1-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	480	76	15.4	12.0-19.6	113	20.8	16.8-25.4	167	36.3	31.1-42.0	77	17.2	13.2-22.0	47	10.3	7.4-14.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,086	104	9.5	7.6-11.8	213	19.8	17.1-22.8	466	43.5	40.0-47.1	190	17.0	14.5-19.9	113	10.2	8.2-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	977	81	7.9	6.2-10.1	200	21.1	18.1-24.4	432	43.5	39.8-47.2	162	17.0	14.2-20.2	102	10.5	8.4-13.0
College Graduate	1,395	117	8.3	6.6-10.3	289	20.9	18.4-23.6	683	49.7	46.5-52.8	206	14.2	12.2-16.5	100	6.9	5.5- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	275	50	18.7	13.7-25.0	63	21.1	15.8-27.6	105	39.6	32.3-47.3	33	12.4	7.6-19.6	24	8.2	4.9-13.6
$15,000- 24,999	458	44	9.4	6.5-13.2	112	23.2	19.0-28.2	186	39.8	34.5-45.3	75	19.0	14.6-24.3	41	8.6	6.0-12.2
$25,000- 34,999	483	38	8.7	6.2-12.2	89	16.9	13.4-21.0	213	44.8	39.6-50.2	98	20.6	16.6-25.3	45	8.9	6.3-12.5
$35,000- 49,999	631	50	7.7	5.6-10.6	122	21.5	17.7-25.8	315	48.0	43.4-52.7	99	15.2	12.2-19.0	45	7.5	5.4-10.4
$50,000-74,999	623	45	6.4	4.6- 8.9	101	16.8	13.6-20.5	305	49.4	44.8-54.1	120	18.4	15.1-22.2	52	9.0	6.7-11.9
$75,000+	764	35	4.4	3.0- 6.3	145	19.0	15.9-22.5	384	51.4	47.2-55.6	133	15.9	13.2-19.0	67	9.4	7.1-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,179	175	14.5	12.3-17.0	295	24.6	21.7-27.7	430	36.9	33.7-40.4	160	14.0	11.6-16.7	119	10.0	8.2-12.2
No	2,734	200	7.3	6.2- 8.6	514	19.1	17.3-20.9	1,308	48.0	45.8-50.3	473	16.9	15.3-18.7	239	8.6	7.4-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,365	149	11.2	9.3-13.3	335	24.2	21.6-27.0	539	39.8	36.8-43.0	205	15.2	13.0-17.6	137	9.7	8.0-11.6
Non-Veteran	2,493	224	8.6	7.4-10.0	467	18.9	17.1-20.9	1,165	47.1	44.7-49.5	417	16.5	14.8-18.4	220	8.9	7.6-10.4
Currently Serving	84	5	6.4	2.4-15.7	13	19.3	10.7-32.2	46	51.7	39.6-63.6	13	15.3	8.7-25.6	7	7.4	3.2-16.2

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,944

378

9.4

8.3-10.5

816

20.6

19.1-22.2

1,750

44.8

43.0-46.7

636

16.0

14.7-17.5

364

9.1

8.1-10.3

AGE

18-24

198

5.8

2.9-11.3

9.9

6.0-15.9

42.6

34.7-51.0

31.8

24.1-40.6

9.9

5.9-16.1

25-34

585

6.0

4.1- 8.7

105

18.9

15.1-23.3

292

49.6

44.7-54.5

103

17.4

14.0-21.4

8.1

5.7-11.5

35-44

770

6.8

5.0- 9.2

127

16.6

13.6-20.0

381

48.4

44.2-52.7

136

18.0

15.0-21.5

10.2

7.8-13.3

45-54

759

10.5

8.1-13.7

165

22.7

19.2-26.5

353

47.6

43.3-51.9

100

11.4

9.1-14.3

7.8

5.9-10.2

55-64

751

9.4

7.3-12.2

171

22.6

19.2-26.4

328

45.3

40.9-49.8

117

14.2

11.4-17.6

8.5

6.4-11.1

65-74

540

12.8

9.7-16.6

128

24.2

20.2-28.9

192

35.3

30.7-40.2

15.7

12.5-19.6

12.0

9.1-15.5

75+

332

17.7

13.3-23.0

28.5

23.0-34.7

111

34.4

28.6-40.7

11.6

7.9-16.8

7.8

5.1-11.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

480

15.4

12.0-19.6

113

20.8

16.8-25.4

167

36.3

31.1-42.0

17.2

13.2-22.0

10.3

7.4-14.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,086

104

9.5

7.6-11.8

213

19.8

17.1-22.8

466

43.5

40.0-47.1

190

17.0

14.5-19.9

113

10.2

8.2-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

977

7.9

6.2-10.1

200

21.1

18.1-24.4

432

43.5

39.8-47.2

162

17.0

14.2-20.2

102

10.5

8.4-13.0

College Graduate

1,395

117

8.3

6.6-10.3

289

20.9

18.4-23.6

683

49.7

46.5-52.8

206

14.2

12.2-16.5

100

6.9

5.5- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

275

18.7

13.7-25.0

21.1

15.8-27.6

105

39.6

32.3-47.3

12.4

7.6-19.6

8.2

4.9-13.6

$15,000- 24,999

458

9.4

6.5-13.2

112

23.2

19.0-28.2

186

39.8

34.5-45.3

19.0

14.6-24.3

8.6

6.0-12.2

$25,000- 34,999

483

8.7

6.2-12.2

16.9

13.4-21.0

213

44.8

39.6-50.2

20.6

16.6-25.3

8.9

6.3-12.5

$35,000- 49,999

631

7.7

5.6-10.6

122

21.5

17.7-25.8

315

48.0

43.4-52.7

15.2

12.2-19.0

7.5

5.4-10.4

$50,000-74,999

623

6.4

4.6- 8.9

101

16.8

13.6-20.5

305

49.4

44.8-54.1

120

18.4

15.1-22.2

9.0

6.7-11.9

$75,000+

764

4.4

3.0- 6.3

145

19.0

15.9-22.5

384

51.4

47.2-55.6

133

15.9

13.2-19.0

9.4

7.1-12.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,179

175

14.5

12.3-17.0

295

24.6

21.7-27.7

430

36.9

33.7-40.4

160

14.0

11.6-16.7

119

10.0

8.2-12.2

2,734

200

7.3

6.2- 8.6

514

19.1

17.3-20.9

1,308

48.0

45.8-50.3

473

16.9

15.3-18.7

239

8.6

7.4-10.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,365

149

11.2

9.3-13.3

335

24.2

21.6-27.0

539

39.8

36.8-43.0

205

15.2

13.0-17.6

137

9.7

8.0-11.6

Non-Veteran

2,493

224

8.6

7.4-10.0

467

18.9

17.1-20.9

1,165

47.1

44.7-49.5

417

16.5

14.8-18.4

220

8.9

7.6-10.4

Currently Serving

6.4

2.4-15.7

19.3

10.7-32.2

51.7

39.6-63.6

15.3

8.7-25.6

7.4

3.2-16.2

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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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