BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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: New Hanover County

Skin Cancer Prevention

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
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
-New Hanover County	355	57	13.3	10.0-17.5	90	25.1	20.4-30.5	138	39.6	33.8-45.7	45	14.4	10.6-19.2	25	7.6	4.9-11.7
GENDER
Male	136	16	9.7	5.7-15.9	31	22.9	16.1-31.6	58	43.9	34.7-53.5	25	19.7	13.3-28.2	6	3.8	1.5- 8.9
Female	219	41	16.7	12.0-22.7	59	27.1	21.1-34.1	80	35.6	28.8-43.1	20	9.4	5.9-14.8	19	11.2	6.8-17.9
RACE
White	291	39	11.4	8.1-15.8	71	24.2	19.2-29.9	121	41.3	35.1-47.9	39	14.9	10.8-20.2	21	8.2	5.1-13.1
Other	61	18	22.3	13.2-35.2	18	29.2	17.4-44.5	16	32.0	18.4-49.6	5	11.4	4.2-27.3	4	5.2	1.7-14.5
AGE
18-44	136	14	7.8	4.3-13.7	24	16.6	10.9-24.6	61	43.5	34.0-53.4	25	21.3	14.3-30.4	12	10.8	5.8-19.2
45+	218	43	17.7	12.9-23.9	66	31.9	25.4-39.3	76	36.3	29.4-43.8	20	8.9	5.6-14.0	13	5.2	2.9- 9.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	109	23	16.3	10.4-24.7	25	20.9	13.9-30.1	39	38.1	27.8-49.6	14	15.2	8.6-25.5	8	9.4	4.4-19.0
Some College +	245	33	11.6	8.0-16.6	65	27.3	21.4-34.0	99	40.4	33.6-47.6	31	13.9	9.7-19.6	17	6.7	3.9-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	35	16.9	11.7-23.8	42	24.1	17.7-31.9	64	40.0	31.6-49.1	18	11.4	6.8-18.6	11	7.5	3.9-13.8
$50,000+	102	6	5.2	2.2-11.7	24	24.0	16.3-33.8	48	42.4	32.8-52.6	17	20.3	12.8-30.6	7	8.2	3.7-17.2

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

-New Hanover County

355

13.3

10.0-17.5

25.1

20.4-30.5

138

39.6

33.8-45.7

14.4

10.6-19.2

7.6

4.9-11.7

GENDER

Male

136

9.7

5.7-15.9

22.9

16.1-31.6

43.9

34.7-53.5

19.7

13.3-28.2

3.8

1.5- 8.9

Female

219

16.7

12.0-22.7

27.1

21.1-34.1

35.6

28.8-43.1

9.4

5.9-14.8

11.2

6.8-17.9

RACE

White

291

11.4

8.1-15.8

24.2

19.2-29.9

121

41.3

35.1-47.9

14.9

10.8-20.2

8.2

5.1-13.1

Other

22.3

13.2-35.2

29.2

17.4-44.5

32.0

18.4-49.6

11.4

4.2-27.3

5.2

1.7-14.5

AGE

18-44

136

7.8

4.3-13.7

16.6

10.9-24.6

43.5

34.0-53.4

21.3

14.3-30.4

10.8

5.8-19.2

45+

218

17.7

12.9-23.9

31.9

25.4-39.3

36.3

29.4-43.8

8.9

5.6-14.0

5.2

2.9- 9.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

109

16.3

10.4-24.7

20.9

13.9-30.1

38.1

27.8-49.6

15.2

8.6-25.5

9.4

4.4-19.0

Some College +

245

11.6

8.0-16.6

27.3

21.4-34.0

40.4

33.6-47.6

13.9

9.7-19.6

6.7

3.9-11.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

170

16.9

11.7-23.8

24.1

17.7-31.9

40.0

31.6-49.1

11.4

6.8-18.6

7.5

3.9-13.8

$50,000+

102

5.2

2.2-11.7

24.0

16.3-33.8

42.4

32.8-52.6

20.3

12.8-30.6

8.2

3.7-17.2

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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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