BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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 II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

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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 II	455	100	19.4	15.7-23.6	129	29.5	24.8-34.6	155	36.0	31.1-41.3	38	7.9	5.6-11.1	33	7.2	4.8-10.6
GENDER
Male	152	21	12.6	7.9-19.4	39	27.5	20.3-36.2	63	41.8	33.4-50.7	17	10.3	6.3-16.6	12	7.8	4.0-14.7
Female	303	79	25.0	20.0-30.7	90	31.1	25.4-37.3	92	31.3	25.7-37.5	21	6.0	3.8- 9.2	21	6.7	4.2-10.4
RACE
White	293	49	15.1	11.2-20.1	71	22.9	18.1-28.5	114	41.8	35.5-48.3	34	11.8	8.3-16.5	25	8.4	5.6-12.6
Other	161	51	25.9	19.2-33.9	57	39.2	30.7-48.5	41	27.4	20.1-36.2	4	2.2	0.7- 6.7	8	5.3	2.1-12.8
AGE
18-44	134	21	12.8	7.9-20.0	31	26.0	18.1-35.7	53	41.5	32.2-51.5	21	13.1	8.2-20.3	8	6.6	2.8-15.0
45+	320	79	23.2	18.4-28.6	97	31.3	25.8-37.4	102	33.0	27.5-39.0	17	5.0	3.0- 8.2	25	7.5	4.9-11.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	249	57	20.3	15.4-26.4	77	31.6	25.4-38.6	82	34.9	28.3-42.2	14	5.2	2.8- 9.3	19	7.9	4.6-13.4
Some College +	206	43	18.2	13.3-24.6	52	26.9	20.3-34.7	73	37.3	30.1-45.1	24	11.2	7.4-16.8	14	6.3	3.5-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	65	21.4	16.5-27.2	85	32.8	26.7-39.5	87	32.7	26.7-39.3	20	6.6	4.0-10.8	18	6.5	3.6-11.5
$50,000+	84	9	9.7	4.9-18.4	16	18.3	11.1-28.8	40	50.3	38.9-61.6	15	17.4	10.5-27.6	4	4.3	1.6-11.2

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 II

455

100

19.4

15.7-23.6

129

29.5

24.8-34.6

155

36.0

31.1-41.3

7.9

5.6-11.1

7.2

4.8-10.6

GENDER

Male

152

12.6

7.9-19.4

27.5

20.3-36.2

41.8

33.4-50.7

10.3

6.3-16.6

7.8

4.0-14.7

Female

303

25.0

20.0-30.7

31.1

25.4-37.3

31.3

25.7-37.5

6.0

3.8- 9.2

6.7

4.2-10.4

RACE

White

293

15.1

11.2-20.1

22.9

18.1-28.5

114

41.8

35.5-48.3

11.8

8.3-16.5

8.4

5.6-12.6

Other

161

25.9

19.2-33.9

39.2

30.7-48.5

27.4

20.1-36.2

2.2

0.7- 6.7

5.3

2.1-12.8

AGE

18-44

134

12.8

7.9-20.0

26.0

18.1-35.7

41.5

32.2-51.5

13.1

8.2-20.3

6.6

2.8-15.0

45+

320

23.2

18.4-28.6

31.3

25.8-37.4

102

33.0

27.5-39.0

5.0

3.0- 8.2

7.5

4.9-11.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

249

20.3

15.4-26.4

31.6

25.4-38.6

34.9

28.3-42.2

5.2

2.8- 9.3

7.9

4.6-13.4

Some College +

206

18.2

13.3-24.6

26.9

20.3-34.7

37.3

30.1-45.1

11.2

7.4-16.8

6.3

3.5-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

21.4

16.5-27.2

32.8

26.7-39.5

32.7

26.7-39.3

6.6

4.0-10.8

6.5

3.6-11.5

$50,000+

9.7

4.9-18.4

18.3

11.1-28.8

50.3

38.9-61.6

17.4

10.5-27.6

4.3

1.6-11.2

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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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