BRFSS 2004 - Orange 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: Orange 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
-Orange County	399	140	35.1	29.8-40.8	111	26.9	22.2-32.1	74	18.6	14.7-23.3	26	7.5	4.7-11.7	48	11.9	8.8-15.9
GENDER
Male	145	41	30.7	22.8-39.9	36	24.4	17.3-33.1	32	20.6	14.4-28.5	13	9.7	5.1-17.6	23	14.7	9.6-21.8
Female	254	99	38.9	32.2-46.1	75	29.0	23.2-35.6	42	16.9	12.2-22.8	13	5.7	3.0-10.4	25	9.6	6.3-14.3
RACE
White	314	115	35.9	30.1-42.2	92	28.3	23.0-34.2	59	18.9	14.5-24.3	21	7.7	4.8-12.1	27	9.2	6.1-13.6
Other	82	25	33.3	22.0-47.0	18	22.2	13.4-34.4	15	17.9	10.4-29.0	4	6.3	1.6-22.4	20	20.3	12.7-30.9
AGE
18-44	193	61	32.8	25.6-40.9	58	29.8	23.0-37.6	38	19.8	14.2-26.9	14	7.4	3.8-13.9	22	10.3	6.5-15.8
45+	205	79	37.8	30.3-45.9	53	23.8	17.9-31.0	36	17.4	12.3-23.9	12	7.7	4.1-14.0	25	13.4	8.9-19.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	27	31.8	20.6-45.5	13	11.6	6.3-20.2	16	21.7	13.1-33.6	8	12.5	5.2-27.0	18	22.6	13.9-34.4
Some College +	317	113	36.1	30.3-42.4	98	31.4	25.9-37.5	58	17.7	13.5-22.9	18	6.0	3.6- 9.8	30	8.7	5.9-12.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	146	50	39.1	29.7-49.4	39	24.8	17.4-33.9	25	16.6	10.9-24.5	8	4.1	2.0- 8.4	24	15.4	10.0-23.1
$50,000+	169	63	35.5	28.1-43.7	55	32.3	25.1-40.4	32	18.9	13.2-26.3	7	4.8	2.2-10.5	12	8.5	4.8-14.6

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

-Orange County

399

140

35.1

29.8-40.8

111

26.9

22.2-32.1

18.6

14.7-23.3

7.5

4.7-11.7

11.9

8.8-15.9

GENDER

Male

145

30.7

22.8-39.9

24.4

17.3-33.1

20.6

14.4-28.5

9.7

5.1-17.6

14.7

9.6-21.8

Female

254

38.9

32.2-46.1

29.0

23.2-35.6

16.9

12.2-22.8

5.7

3.0-10.4

9.6

6.3-14.3

RACE

White

314

115

35.9

30.1-42.2

28.3

23.0-34.2

18.9

14.5-24.3

7.7

4.8-12.1

9.2

6.1-13.6

Other

33.3

22.0-47.0

22.2

13.4-34.4

17.9

10.4-29.0

6.3

1.6-22.4

20.3

12.7-30.9

AGE

18-44

193

32.8

25.6-40.9

29.8

23.0-37.6

19.8

14.2-26.9

7.4

3.8-13.9

10.3

6.5-15.8

45+

205

37.8

30.3-45.9

23.8

17.9-31.0

17.4

12.3-23.9

7.7

4.1-14.0

13.4

8.9-19.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

31.8

20.6-45.5

11.6

6.3-20.2

21.7

13.1-33.6

12.5

5.2-27.0

22.6

13.9-34.4

Some College +

317

113

36.1

30.3-42.4

31.4

25.9-37.5

17.7

13.5-22.9

6.0

3.6- 9.8

8.7

5.9-12.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

146

39.1

29.7-49.4

24.8

17.4-33.9

16.6

10.9-24.5

4.1

2.0- 8.4

15.4

10.0-23.1

$50,000+

169

35.5

28.1-43.7

32.3

25.1-40.4

18.9

13.2-26.3

4.8

2.2-10.5

8.5

4.8-14.6

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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: Orange 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: