BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	945	206	19.1	16.5-22.1	269	26.6	23.5-30.0	308	34.8	31.2-38.5	82	9.6	7.5-12.1	80	9.9	7.7-12.6
GENDER
Male	327	47	13.4	9.8-18.1	82	23.9	19.1-29.4	123	37.8	31.9-44.1	42	13.1	9.4-17.9	33	11.8	8.1-16.8
Female	618	159	24.1	20.6-28.1	187	29.0	25.2-33.2	185	32.2	28.1-36.5	40	6.5	4.6- 8.9	47	8.2	5.9-11.3
RACE
White	549	86	13.5	10.6-16.9	134	21.9	18.3-25.9	208	40.3	35.6-45.1	66	13.1	10.1-16.7	55	11.3	8.5-14.9
African American	356	110	27.9	23.0-33.3	129	37.7	32.0-43.8	88	26.0	21.1-31.6	10	2.8	1.4- 5.3	19	5.6	3.3- 9.5
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	35	7	19.7	7.9-41.2	7	15.3	6.3-32.8	15	49.8	28.5-71.1	2	2.2	0.4-10.6	4	13.0	4.4-32.8
25-34	119	23	15.7	10.0-23.7	28	24.2	16.2-34.6	42	37.1	27.6-47.8	16	12.1	6.9-20.4	10	10.9	5.4-20.8
35-44	151	27	16.4	10.9-24.1	27	17.0	11.2-24.9	62	40.0	31.5-49.0	23	17.0	10.8-25.7	12	9.6	5.0-17.8
45-54	191	41	18.1	13.1-24.5	60	31.5	24.5-39.5	65	34.4	27.2-42.4	7	3.9	1.7- 8.5	18	12.1	7.1-19.7
55-64	188	39	19.5	13.9-26.6	55	28.8	22.2-36.4	69	37.3	29.9-45.2	13	8.3	4.7-14.3	12	6.1	3.4-10.9
65-74	155	36	22.9	16.1-31.4	54	29.5	22.4-37.8	36	26.6	19.2-35.5	16	11.9	7.0-19.5	13	9.1	5.1-15.8
75+	105	33	27.3	19.2-37.1	37	38.7	28.7-49.8	19	17.6	11.1-26.7	5	5.6	2.2-13.4	11	10.9	6.0-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	61	23.2	17.4-30.2	66	28.2	21.7-35.8	48	26.2	18.6-35.5	14	8.1	4.6-13.9	19	14.3	8.5-23.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	68	20.3	15.8-25.8	106	30.8	25.4-36.8	115	37.2	31.3-43.6	14	3.6	2.0- 6.5	27	8.0	5.2-12.1
Some Post-H.S.	218	41	15.3	10.9-21.1	62	27.3	20.9-34.8	73	34.2	27.4-41.7	25	13.7	8.8-20.9	17	9.4	5.5-15.5
College Graduate	189	36	17.2	12.1-24.0	35	16.7	11.7-23.4	72	40.9	33.2-49.0	29	16.4	11.3-23.2	17	8.8	5.3-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	163	49	29.3	22.0-37.9	62	36.6	28.6-45.5	37	23.1	16.4-31.6	8	5.1	2.3-10.8	7	5.8	2.0-15.7
$15,000- 24,999	184	58	25.2	18.7-33.1	51	27.1	20.2-35.4	53	33.4	24.7-43.5	12	6.6	3.5-12.2	10	7.6	3.6-15.3
$25,000- 34,999	96	17	19.9	12.3-30.5	32	33.5	23.7-44.9	33	32.4	23.1-43.3	7	7.3	3.2-15.6	7	7.0	2.9-15.6
$35,000- 49,999	126	12	8.0	4.3-14.5	31	24.7	17.2-34.2	54	40.1	31.0-49.9	16	14.1	7.8-24.2	13	13.0	7.2-22.5
$50,000-74,999	86	11	11.7	6.1-21.2	16	16.9	9.9-27.4	37	43.9	32.9-55.5	17	21.7	13.5-32.9	5	5.8	2.3-14.1
$75,000+	79	10	11.0	5.3-21.3	10	12.3	6.5-22.1	38	49.1	37.2-61.1	12	15.9	8.7-27.3	9	11.6	5.6-22.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	366	95	22.6	18.1-27.7	121	30.1	24.9-35.9	84	26.3	20.7-32.9	23	8.6	5.4-13.5	43	12.4	8.8-17.1
No	569	110	17.5	14.3-21.2	143	24.2	20.4-28.4	221	39.6	35.0-44.3	59	10.2	7.7-13.4	36	8.6	5.9-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	17	13.0	7.8-20.8	28	24.7	16.9-34.6	39	35.8	26.7-46.0	20	17.9	11.5-26.9	8	8.6	4.3-16.6
Non-Veteran	826	187	19.8	17.0-23.1	239	27.1	23.7-30.7	266	34.6	30.7-38.6	62	8.3	6.2-11.0	72	10.2	7.8-13.3
Currently Serving	7	2	45.5	12.8-82.6	2	14.4	2.9-48.7	3	40.1	11.5-77.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Northeastern Partnership

945

206

19.1

16.5-22.1

269

26.6

23.5-30.0

308

34.8

31.2-38.5

9.6

7.5-12.1

9.9

7.7-12.6

GENDER

Male

327

13.4

9.8-18.1

23.9

19.1-29.4

123

37.8

31.9-44.1

13.1

9.4-17.9

11.8

8.1-16.8

Female

618

159

24.1

20.6-28.1

187

29.0

25.2-33.2

185

32.2

28.1-36.5

6.5

4.6- 8.9

8.2

5.9-11.3

RACE

White

549

13.5

10.6-16.9

134

21.9

18.3-25.9

208

40.3

35.6-45.1

13.1

10.1-16.7

11.3

8.5-14.9

African American

356

110

27.9

23.0-33.3

129

37.7

32.0-43.8

26.0

21.1-31.6

2.8

1.4- 5.3

5.6

3.3- 9.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

19.7

7.9-41.2

15.3

6.3-32.8

49.8

28.5-71.1

2.2

0.4-10.6

13.0

4.4-32.8

25-34

119

15.7

10.0-23.7

24.2

16.2-34.6

37.1

27.6-47.8

12.1

6.9-20.4

10.9

5.4-20.8

35-44

151

16.4

10.9-24.1

17.0

11.2-24.9

40.0

31.5-49.0

17.0

10.8-25.7

9.6

5.0-17.8

45-54

191

18.1

13.1-24.5

31.5

24.5-39.5

34.4

27.2-42.4

3.9

1.7- 8.5

12.1

7.1-19.7

55-64

188

19.5

13.9-26.6

28.8

22.2-36.4

37.3

29.9-45.2

8.3

4.7-14.3

6.1

3.4-10.9

65-74

155

22.9

16.1-31.4

29.5

22.4-37.8

26.6

19.2-35.5

11.9

7.0-19.5

9.1

5.1-15.8

75+

105

27.3

19.2-37.1

38.7

28.7-49.8

17.6

11.1-26.7

5.6

2.2-13.4

10.9

6.0-18.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

23.2

17.4-30.2

28.2

21.7-35.8

26.2

18.6-35.5

8.1

4.6-13.9

14.3

8.5-23.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

330

20.3

15.8-25.8

106

30.8

25.4-36.8

115

37.2

31.3-43.6

3.6

2.0- 6.5

8.0

5.2-12.1

Some Post-H.S.

218

15.3

10.9-21.1

27.3

20.9-34.8

34.2

27.4-41.7

13.7

8.8-20.9

9.4

5.5-15.5

College Graduate

189

17.2

12.1-24.0

16.7

11.7-23.4

40.9

33.2-49.0

16.4

11.3-23.2

8.8

5.3-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

163

29.3

22.0-37.9

36.6

28.6-45.5

23.1

16.4-31.6

5.1

2.3-10.8

5.8

2.0-15.7

$15,000- 24,999

184

25.2

18.7-33.1

27.1

20.2-35.4

33.4

24.7-43.5

6.6

3.5-12.2

7.6

3.6-15.3

$25,000- 34,999

19.9

12.3-30.5

33.5

23.7-44.9

32.4

23.1-43.3

7.3

3.2-15.6

7.0

2.9-15.6

$35,000- 49,999

126

8.0

4.3-14.5

24.7

17.2-34.2

40.1

31.0-49.9

14.1

7.8-24.2

13.0

7.2-22.5

$50,000-74,999

11.7

6.1-21.2

16.9

9.9-27.4

43.9

32.9-55.5

21.7

13.5-32.9

5.8

2.3-14.1

$75,000+

11.0

5.3-21.3

12.3

6.5-22.1

49.1

37.2-61.1

15.9

8.7-27.3

11.6

5.6-22.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

366

22.6

18.1-27.7

121

30.1

24.9-35.9

26.3

20.7-32.9

8.6

5.4-13.5

12.4

8.8-17.1

569

110

17.5

14.3-21.2

143

24.2

20.4-28.4

221

39.6

35.0-44.3

10.2

7.7-13.4

8.6

5.9-12.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

13.0

7.8-20.8

24.7

16.9-34.6

35.8

26.7-46.0

17.9

11.5-26.9

8.6

4.3-16.6

Non-Veteran

826

187

19.8

17.0-23.1

239

27.1

23.7-30.7

266

34.6

30.7-38.6

8.3

6.2-11.0

10.2

7.8-13.3

Currently Serving

45.5

12.8-82.6

14.4

2.9-48.7

40.1

11.5-77.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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