BRFSS 2004 - Orange 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: Orange 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
-Orange County	394	58	12.4	9.3-16.2	112	29.4	24.4-35.0	158	41.7	36.2-47.4	46	12.2	8.9-16.5	20	4.4	2.7- 6.9
GENDER
Male	143	10	7.2	3.8-13.3	36	28.9	21.0-38.3	62	42.4	33.7-51.6	22	15.3	9.8-23.2	13	6.2	3.5-10.7
Female	251	48	16.7	12.3-22.2	76	29.8	23.9-36.6	96	41.0	34.2-48.3	24	9.6	6.3-14.4	7	2.9	1.3- 6.3
RACE
White	310	42	11.3	8.1-15.6	82	25.8	20.7-31.6	131	44.5	38.3-50.8	43	15.1	11.0-20.4	12	3.3	1.8- 6.0
Other	82	16	15.9	9.4-25.7	30	41.6	29.4-55.0	25	31.7	20.8-45.1	3	2.9	0.8- 9.7	8	7.9	3.8-15.7
AGE
18-44	192	18	8.6	5.2-13.9	45	25.3	18.6-33.4	93	49.3	41.3-57.4	26	12.8	8.5-18.7	10	3.9	2.1- 7.4
45+	202	40	16.5	11.8-22.6	67	33.9	26.9-41.8	65	33.1	26.0-41.1	20	11.6	7.1-18.4	10	4.8	2.4- 9.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	79	17	16.7	10.0-26.7	24	31.2	20.1-44.9	21	29.3	18.6-43.0	10	14.8	7.7-26.7	7	8.0	3.7-16.5
Some College +	315	41	11.2	8.0-15.4	88	28.9	23.5-35.0	137	45.1	39.0-51.4	36	11.5	8.0-16.1	13	3.3	1.9- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	145	29	17.0	11.5-24.3	40	27.6	19.8-37.0	50	39.9	30.5-50.0	17	10.3	6.1-16.8	9	5.3	2.6-10.5
$50,000+	167	13	7.2	4.0-12.6	50	29.4	22.4-37.5	78	45.5	37.4-53.9	23	16.2	10.6-24.1	3	1.7	0.5- 5.2

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

-Orange County

394

12.4

9.3-16.2

112

29.4

24.4-35.0

158

41.7

36.2-47.4

12.2

8.9-16.5

4.4

2.7- 6.9

GENDER

Male

143

7.2

3.8-13.3

28.9

21.0-38.3

42.4

33.7-51.6

15.3

9.8-23.2

6.2

3.5-10.7

Female

251

16.7

12.3-22.2

29.8

23.9-36.6

41.0

34.2-48.3

9.6

6.3-14.4

2.9

1.3- 6.3

RACE

White

310

11.3

8.1-15.6

25.8

20.7-31.6

131

44.5

38.3-50.8

15.1

11.0-20.4

3.3

1.8- 6.0

Other

15.9

9.4-25.7

41.6

29.4-55.0

31.7

20.8-45.1

2.9

0.8- 9.7

7.9

3.8-15.7

AGE

18-44

192

8.6

5.2-13.9

25.3

18.6-33.4

49.3

41.3-57.4

12.8

8.5-18.7

3.9

2.1- 7.4

45+

202

16.5

11.8-22.6

33.9

26.9-41.8

33.1

26.0-41.1

11.6

7.1-18.4

4.8

2.4- 9.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

16.7

10.0-26.7

31.2

20.1-44.9

29.3

18.6-43.0

14.8

7.7-26.7

8.0

3.7-16.5

Some College +

315

11.2

8.0-15.4

28.9

23.5-35.0

137

45.1

39.0-51.4

11.5

8.0-16.1

3.3

1.9- 5.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

145

17.0

11.5-24.3

27.6

19.8-37.0

39.9

30.5-50.0

10.3

6.1-16.8

5.3

2.6-10.5

$50,000+

167

7.2

4.0-12.6

29.4

22.4-37.5

45.5

37.4-53.9

16.2

10.6-24.1

1.7

0.5- 5.2

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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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