BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren): (When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,<br> how often do you protect your skin from the sun,<br>such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? <br>Would you say:)

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

Skin Cancer Prevention

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
North Carolina	14,466	4,658	30.5	29.6-31.5	2,945	20.3	19.5-21.1	3,014	21.6	20.7-22.5	1,150	8.8	8.1- 9.4	2,699	18.9	18.0-19.7
-NE Partnership I	386	125	32.2	27.1-37.8	63	15.2	11.7-19.6	84	20.3	16.1-25.3	25	8.2	5.3-12.4	89	24.1	19.5-29.4
GENDER
Male	132	45	34.5	26.2-43.9	19	12.8	8.0-19.7	24	18.5	12.0-27.3	10	9.0	4.5-17.2	34	25.2	17.9-34.3
Female	254	80	30.3	24.3-37.1	44	17.2	12.5-23.1	60	21.8	16.7-27.9	15	7.6	4.4-12.7	55	23.2	17.6-29.8
RACE
White	168	50	27.9	21.1-35.9	33	20.5	14.5-28.3	36	18.4	12.9-25.4	12	9.3	4.8-17.4	37	23.9	17.1-32.5
Other	213	75	36.1	29.0-43.9	28	11.0	7.3-16.3	48	22.3	16.4-29.5	13	7.6	4.3-13.1	49	23.0	17.2-30.1
AGE
18-44	130	30	23.0	15.8-32.3	22	15.7	10.1-23.7	33	21.9	15.0-30.9	11	11.7	6.2-20.8	34	27.7	19.8-37.2
45+	256	95	38.4	31.8-45.4	41	14.9	10.8-20.3	51	19.2	14.3-25.3	14	5.8	3.3-10.1	55	21.6	16.4-28.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	246	90	36.3	29.7-43.4	37	14.2	10.0-19.7	52	21.3	15.8-28.0	9	3.7	1.8- 7.7	58	24.6	18.8-31.5
Some College +	140	35	25.4	18.0-34.6	26	17.0	11.3-24.8	32	18.7	12.8-26.6	16	15.6	9.3-25.0	31	23.2	16.2-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	243	87	33.9	27.4-41.1	32	13.1	9.1-18.5	54	22.2	16.6-28.9	14	7.4	4.0-13.2	56	23.4	17.8-30.1
$50,000+	47	10	24.3	13.2-40.4	11	20.4	10.6-35.5	9	17.2	8.7-31.3	9	20.4	10.6-35.8	8	17.7	8.6-33.0

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,466

4,658

30.5

29.6-31.5

2,945

20.3

19.5-21.1

3,014

21.6

20.7-22.5

1,150

8.8

8.1- 9.4

2,699

18.9

18.0-19.7

-NE Partnership I

386

125

32.2

27.1-37.8

15.2

11.7-19.6

20.3

16.1-25.3

8.2

5.3-12.4

24.1

19.5-29.4

GENDER

Male

132

34.5

26.2-43.9

12.8

8.0-19.7

18.5

12.0-27.3

9.0

4.5-17.2

25.2

17.9-34.3

Female

254

30.3

24.3-37.1

17.2

12.5-23.1

21.8

16.7-27.9

7.6

4.4-12.7

23.2

17.6-29.8

RACE

White

168

27.9

21.1-35.9

20.5

14.5-28.3

18.4

12.9-25.4

9.3

4.8-17.4

23.9

17.1-32.5

Other

213

36.1

29.0-43.9

11.0

7.3-16.3

22.3

16.4-29.5

7.6

4.3-13.1

23.0

17.2-30.1

AGE

18-44

130

23.0

15.8-32.3

15.7

10.1-23.7

21.9

15.0-30.9

11.7

6.2-20.8

27.7

19.8-37.2

45+

256

38.4

31.8-45.4

14.9

10.8-20.3

19.2

14.3-25.3

5.8

3.3-10.1

21.6

16.4-28.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

246

36.3

29.7-43.4

14.2

10.0-19.7

21.3

15.8-28.0

3.7

1.8- 7.7

24.6

18.8-31.5

Some College +

140

25.4

18.0-34.6

17.0

11.3-24.8

18.7

12.8-26.6

15.6

9.3-25.0

23.2

16.2-32.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

243

33.9

27.4-41.1

13.1

9.1-18.5

22.2

16.6-28.9

7.4

4.0-13.2

23.4

17.8-30.1

$50,000+

24.3

13.2-40.4

20.4

10.6-35.5

17.2

8.7-31.3

20.4

10.6-35.8

17.7

8.6-33.0

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

Skin Cancer Prevention

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:

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: