BRFSS 2004 - Onslow 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: Onslow 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
-Onslow County	375	121	29.1	24.4-34.4	76	20.0	15.9-24.8	77	22.7	18.1-27.9	35	9.8	6.9-13.7	66	18.4	14.1-23.7
GENDER
Male	140	34	22.8	16.4-30.9	31	21.1	14.9-29.0	31	22.8	16.0-31.5	13	9.6	5.4-16.3	31	23.7	16.3-33.0
Female	235	87	35.1	28.8-42.0	45	19.0	14.1-25.1	46	22.5	17.0-29.2	22	10.0	6.4-15.1	35	13.5	9.5-18.7
RACE
White	283	99	31.0	25.6-37.1	61	22.0	17.2-27.8	53	21.7	16.6-27.9	28	10.1	6.9-14.8	42	15.0	10.8-20.6
Other	89	21	23.4	14.8-34.9	15	14.3	8.1-23.8	23	25.7	17.0-36.8	7	8.8	3.9-18.7	23	27.9	17.7-41.0
AGE
18-44	182	45	23.6	17.5-31.0	40	20.3	14.8-27.3	44	25.1	18.6-32.9	18	10.2	6.3-16.1	35	20.8	14.6-28.8
45+	190	75	35.5	28.5-43.2	36	20.0	14.4-27.2	32	20.1	14.3-27.6	16	8.4	4.9-13.9	31	16.0	10.7-23.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	173	54	27.6	21.1-35.3	31	19.0	13.4-26.3	30	18.3	12.9-25.4	18	10.4	6.4-16.5	40	24.7	17.7-33.3
Some College +	200	66	30.3	23.8-37.7	45	20.9	15.4-27.7	46	26.2	19.6-34.1	17	9.3	5.6-15.1	26	13.3	8.5-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	220	71	28.7	22.6-35.7	42	17.9	13.1-24.0	46	23.7	17.9-30.8	21	9.7	6.1-14.9	40	20.0	14.0-27.8
$50,000+	86	25	28.8	19.6-40.1	22	24.4	15.9-35.5	16	20.1	11.7-32.2	11	13.2	7.1-23.4	12	13.5	7.6-23.0

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

-Onslow County

375

121

29.1

24.4-34.4

20.0

15.9-24.8

22.7

18.1-27.9

9.8

6.9-13.7

18.4

14.1-23.7

GENDER

Male

140

22.8

16.4-30.9

21.1

14.9-29.0

22.8

16.0-31.5

9.6

5.4-16.3

23.7

16.3-33.0

Female

235

35.1

28.8-42.0

19.0

14.1-25.1

22.5

17.0-29.2

10.0

6.4-15.1

13.5

9.5-18.7

RACE

White

283

31.0

25.6-37.1

22.0

17.2-27.8

21.7

16.6-27.9

10.1

6.9-14.8

15.0

10.8-20.6

Other

23.4

14.8-34.9

14.3

8.1-23.8

25.7

17.0-36.8

8.8

3.9-18.7

27.9

17.7-41.0

AGE

18-44

182

23.6

17.5-31.0

20.3

14.8-27.3

25.1

18.6-32.9

10.2

6.3-16.1

20.8

14.6-28.8

45+

190

35.5

28.5-43.2

20.0

14.4-27.2

20.1

14.3-27.6

8.4

4.9-13.9

16.0

10.7-23.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

173

27.6

21.1-35.3

19.0

13.4-26.3

18.3

12.9-25.4

10.4

6.4-16.5

24.7

17.7-33.3

Some College +

200

30.3

23.8-37.7

20.9

15.4-27.7

26.2

19.6-34.1

9.3

5.6-15.1

13.3

8.5-20.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

220

28.7

22.6-35.7

17.9

13.1-24.0

23.7

17.9-30.8

9.7

6.1-14.9

20.0

14.0-27.8

$50,000+

28.8

19.6-40.1

24.4

15.9-35.5

20.1

11.7-32.2

13.2

7.1-23.4

13.5

7.6-23.0

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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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow 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: