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

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
-New Hanover County	364	136	33.8	28.6-39.5	92	27.6	22.5-33.2	57	14.9	11.3-19.3	27	9.4	6.2-13.9	52	14.4	10.7-19.0
GENDER
Male	141	39	27.9	20.1-37.2	37	26.3	19.0-35.1	29	18.3	12.6-25.8	16	14.0	8.4-22.5	20	13.5	8.4-21.0
Female	223	97	39.3	32.6-46.5	55	28.8	22.3-36.3	28	11.7	7.8-17.3	11	5.0	2.5- 9.6	32	15.1	10.3-21.6
RACE
White	299	120	34.4	28.9-40.4	74	28.4	22.8-34.8	48	15.5	11.6-20.5	22	8.8	5.5-13.7	35	12.8	9.0-17.9
Other	62	16	32.1	18.6-49.4	16	22.8	13.3-36.2	8	11.5	5.3-23.4	5	12.1	4.6-27.9	17	21.5	12.1-35.4
AGE
18-44	139	47	29.2	21.2-38.7	43	33.9	25.3-43.7	17	10.9	6.5-17.5	13	11.9	6.7-20.3	19	14.2	8.7-22.2
45+	224	89	37.6	30.9-44.8	48	22.3	16.8-28.9	40	18.1	13.1-24.5	14	7.4	4.0-13.2	33	14.6	10.0-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	112	34	27.4	18.5-38.4	21	19.5	12.6-29.0	19	15.7	9.7-24.4	10	11.9	6.0-22.1	28	25.5	17.4-35.8
Some College +	251	101	37.0	30.7-43.8	71	31.7	25.4-38.8	38	14.5	10.4-19.9	17	8.1	4.8-13.4	24	8.7	5.5-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	174	66	34.4	26.9-42.6	43	27.6	20.3-36.4	28	14.2	9.5-20.7	14	11.9	6.7-20.3	23	11.9	7.6-18.0
$50,000+	103	44	37.0	27.9-47.0	21	22.4	14.9-32.3	19	19.3	12.5-28.7	6	6.2	2.6-14.1	13	15.1	8.7-25.0

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

-New Hanover County

364

136

33.8

28.6-39.5

27.6

22.5-33.2

14.9

11.3-19.3

9.4

6.2-13.9

14.4

10.7-19.0

GENDER

Male

141

27.9

20.1-37.2

26.3

19.0-35.1

18.3

12.6-25.8

14.0

8.4-22.5

13.5

8.4-21.0

Female

223

39.3

32.6-46.5

28.8

22.3-36.3

11.7

7.8-17.3

5.0

2.5- 9.6

15.1

10.3-21.6

RACE

White

299

120

34.4

28.9-40.4

28.4

22.8-34.8

15.5

11.6-20.5

8.8

5.5-13.7

12.8

9.0-17.9

Other

32.1

18.6-49.4

22.8

13.3-36.2

11.5

5.3-23.4

12.1

4.6-27.9

21.5

12.1-35.4

AGE

18-44

139

29.2

21.2-38.7

33.9

25.3-43.7

10.9

6.5-17.5

11.9

6.7-20.3

14.2

8.7-22.2

45+

224

37.6

30.9-44.8

22.3

16.8-28.9

18.1

13.1-24.5

7.4

4.0-13.2

14.6

10.0-20.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

112

27.4

18.5-38.4

19.5

12.6-29.0

15.7

9.7-24.4

11.9

6.0-22.1

25.5

17.4-35.8

Some College +

251

101

37.0

30.7-43.8

31.7

25.4-38.8

14.5

10.4-19.9

8.1

4.8-13.4

8.7

5.5-13.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

174

34.4

26.9-42.6

27.6

20.3-36.4

14.2

9.5-20.7

11.9

6.7-20.3

11.9

7.6-18.0

$50,000+

103

37.0

27.9-47.0

22.4

14.9-32.3

19.3

12.5-28.7

6.2

2.6-14.1

15.1

8.7-25.0

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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: New Hanover County

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: