BRFSS 2004 - Onslow 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: Onslow 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
-Onslow County	366	53	12.3	9.2-16.2	94	25.2	20.6-30.4	153	40.4	34.9-46.1	40	13.8	9.8-19.1	26	8.3	5.3-12.7
GENDER
Male	135	8	4.6	2.1- 9.7	37	26.2	19.2-34.7	55	37.7	29.4-46.8	22	19.9	12.8-29.5	13	11.6	6.3-20.2
Female	231	45	19.5	14.5-25.8	57	24.3	18.7-30.9	98	42.8	36.0-49.9	18	8.2	5.1-13.0	13	5.2	2.9- 9.0
RACE
White	275	28	8.5	5.7-12.6	72	24.4	19.4-30.2	119	43.0	36.6-49.5	36	15.4	10.9-21.3	20	8.7	5.2-14.2
Other	88	24	23.3	15.3-33.9	22	28.3	18.6-40.5	32	31.8	22.2-43.2	4	9.5	3.0-26.3	6	7.1	2.8-17.1
AGE
18-44	178	21	9.6	6.0-15.0	43	24.1	17.8-31.7	81	42.7	34.9-50.9	21	14.9	9.4-23.0	12	8.7	4.4-16.4
45+	185	31	15.0	10.4-21.3	51	27.1	20.7-34.6	71	38.2	30.8-46.3	18	11.7	6.8-19.3	14	7.9	4.5-13.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	168	25	11.9	7.8-17.8	42	25.4	18.9-33.1	74	42.8	34.7-51.2	21	16.7	10.4-25.7	6	3.2	1.4- 7.4
Some College +	196	27	12.4	8.3-18.1	52	25.2	19.1-32.5	78	38.4	31.1-46.2	19	11.5	7.0-18.4	20	12.5	7.5-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	215	36	15.2	10.7-21.1	50	23.3	17.6-30.3	91	38.7	31.7-46.1	24	15.0	9.5-23.0	14	7.8	4.3-13.7
$50,000+	84	5	5.4	2.0-13.3	25	25.5	17.1-36.3	36	43.6	32.4-55.4	11	15.2	8.4-26.0	7	10.3	4.2-23.0

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

-Onslow County

366

12.3

9.2-16.2

25.2

20.6-30.4

153

40.4

34.9-46.1

13.8

9.8-19.1

8.3

5.3-12.7

GENDER

Male

135

4.6

2.1- 9.7

26.2

19.2-34.7

37.7

29.4-46.8

19.9

12.8-29.5

11.6

6.3-20.2

Female

231

19.5

14.5-25.8

24.3

18.7-30.9

42.8

36.0-49.9

8.2

5.1-13.0

5.2

2.9- 9.0

RACE

White

275

8.5

5.7-12.6

24.4

19.4-30.2

119

43.0

36.6-49.5

15.4

10.9-21.3

8.7

5.2-14.2

Other

23.3

15.3-33.9

28.3

18.6-40.5

31.8

22.2-43.2

9.5

3.0-26.3

7.1

2.8-17.1

AGE

18-44

178

9.6

6.0-15.0

24.1

17.8-31.7

42.7

34.9-50.9

14.9

9.4-23.0

8.7

4.4-16.4

45+

185

15.0

10.4-21.3

27.1

20.7-34.6

38.2

30.8-46.3

11.7

6.8-19.3

7.9

4.5-13.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

168

11.9

7.8-17.8

25.4

18.9-33.1

42.8

34.7-51.2

16.7

10.4-25.7

3.2

1.4- 7.4

Some College +

196

12.4

8.3-18.1

25.2

19.1-32.5

38.4

31.1-46.2

11.5

7.0-18.4

12.5

7.5-20.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

215

15.2

10.7-21.1

23.3

17.6-30.3

38.7

31.7-46.1

15.0

9.5-23.0

7.8

4.3-13.7

$50,000+

5.4

2.0-13.3

25.5

17.1-36.3

43.6

32.4-55.4

15.2

8.4-26.0

10.3

4.2-23.0

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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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