BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren): (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: NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren)

Skin Cancer Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
North Carolina	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
-NE Partnership I	383	90	21.7	17.4-26.8	120	27.9	23.1-33.2	117	32.7	27.5-38.3	27	8.3	5.6-12.2	29	9.4	6.2-14.1
GENDER
Male	129	20	15.4	9.5-24.0	34	24.2	17.0-33.4	48	36.9	28.4-46.4	16	12.0	7.2-19.4	11	11.4	6.1-20.3
Female	254	70	26.7	21.0-33.2	86	30.7	24.8-37.3	69	29.3	23.3-36.2	11	5.4	2.9-10.1	18	7.8	4.5-13.4
RACE
White	167	27	12.5	8.3-18.4	49	26.4	19.5-34.7	60	38.6	30.5-47.3	16	11.2	6.7-18.2	15	11.3	6.3-19.3
Other	212	62	28.2	21.7-35.7	71	29.5	23.1-36.7	54	27.8	21.3-35.3	11	6.4	3.4-11.6	14	8.2	4.4-14.8
AGE
18-44	130	29	21.3	14.3-30.5	29	20.0	13.3-28.9	52	42.1	32.8-52.0	11	9.1	4.8-16.4	9	7.6	3.6-15.2
45+	253	61	22.0	16.9-28.1	91	33.3	27.2-40.1	65	26.2	20.6-32.7	16	7.8	4.7-12.8	20	10.7	6.4-17.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	245	64	25.3	19.5-32.2	83	30.5	24.4-37.3	70	30.7	24.4-37.8	12	5.7	3.1-10.3	16	7.8	4.4-13.6
Some College +	138	26	15.5	10.2-22.9	37	23.5	16.4-32.5	47	36.1	27.5-45.6	15	12.8	7.6-20.7	13	12.1	6.5-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	242	65	25.4	19.6-32.3	79	30.7	24.5-37.8	70	28.0	22.1-34.8	16	8.3	5.0-13.6	12	7.6	4.0-13.9
$50,000+	46	8	12.4	5.9-24.3	7	13.2	5.9-27.1	23	57.3	41.7-71.6	4	9.2	3.3-23.2	4	7.8	2.6-21.1

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-NE Partnership I

383

21.7

17.4-26.8

120

27.9

23.1-33.2

117

32.7

27.5-38.3

8.3

5.6-12.2

9.4

6.2-14.1

GENDER

Male

129

15.4

9.5-24.0

24.2

17.0-33.4

36.9

28.4-46.4

12.0

7.2-19.4

11.4

6.1-20.3

Female

254

26.7

21.0-33.2

30.7

24.8-37.3

29.3

23.3-36.2

5.4

2.9-10.1

7.8

4.5-13.4

RACE

White

167

12.5

8.3-18.4

26.4

19.5-34.7

38.6

30.5-47.3

11.2

6.7-18.2

11.3

6.3-19.3

Other

212

28.2

21.7-35.7

29.5

23.1-36.7

27.8

21.3-35.3

6.4

3.4-11.6

8.2

4.4-14.8

AGE

18-44

130

21.3

14.3-30.5

20.0

13.3-28.9

42.1

32.8-52.0

9.1

4.8-16.4

7.6

3.6-15.2

45+

253

22.0

16.9-28.1

33.3

27.2-40.1

26.2

20.6-32.7

7.8

4.7-12.8

10.7

6.4-17.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

245

25.3

19.5-32.2

30.5

24.4-37.3

30.7

24.4-37.8

5.7

3.1-10.3

7.8

4.4-13.6

Some College +

138

15.5

10.2-22.9

23.5

16.4-32.5

36.1

27.5-45.6

12.8

7.6-20.7

12.1

6.5-21.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

242

25.4

19.6-32.3

30.7

24.5-37.8

28.0

22.1-34.8

8.3

5.0-13.6

7.6

4.0-13.9

$50,000+

12.4

5.9-24.3

13.2

5.9-27.1

57.3

41.7-71.6

9.2

3.3-23.2

7.8

2.6-21.1

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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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