BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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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
-Piedmont NC	7,974	1,331	15.7	14.7-16.7	2,127	25.2	24.0-26.4	3,078	40.4	39.0-41.8	842	10.8	10.0-11.7	596	7.9	7.2- 8.8
GENDER
Male	2,938	331	11.1	9.8-12.6	660	22.4	20.6-24.4	1,253	43.2	41.0-45.4	426	13.8	12.4-15.4	268	9.4	8.1-10.8
Female	5,036	1,000	19.9	18.6-21.4	1,467	27.8	26.3-29.4	1,825	37.7	36.0-39.4	416	7.9	7.1- 8.9	328	6.6	5.8- 7.5
RACE
White	6,174	830	12.1	11.1-13.1	1,604	24.2	22.9-25.5	2,546	43.6	42.1-45.2	712	11.8	10.8-12.9	482	8.3	7.5- 9.3
African American	1,284	420	30.8	27.7-34.0	388	28.7	25.7-31.9	354	29.9	26.7-33.3	58	5.2	3.9- 6.9	64	5.5	4.0- 7.4
Other Minorities	68	16	29.6	17.5-45.5	18	27.7	16.8-41.9	24	27.9	17.1-42.1	3	2.1	0.6- 6.8	7	12.7	5.8-25.4
AGE
18-24	406	48	12.4	8.8-17.2	87	18.6	14.5-23.6	174	43.3	37.2-49.7	62	15.8	11.6-21.2	35	9.8	6.5-14.5
25-34	1,320	168	12.9	10.8-15.4	297	22.5	19.7-25.5	611	45.8	42.5-49.2	159	12.0	10.0-14.4	85	6.8	5.2- 8.9
35-44	1,574	188	11.4	9.6-13.4	340	21.3	18.8-23.9	712	44.2	41.2-47.4	194	13.8	11.7-16.2	140	9.3	7.6-11.4
45-54	1,489	228	15.7	13.5-18.2	410	26.5	23.8-29.4	600	41.9	38.9-45.1	153	9.2	7.6-11.0	98	6.7	5.3- 8.3
55-64	1,350	263	18.4	15.9-21.2	398	29.3	26.3-32.5	479	36.5	33.2-39.9	131	8.7	7.1-10.6	79	7.1	5.5- 9.1
65-74	1,014	214	19.6	16.7-22.8	321	29.7	26.3-33.3	312	34.1	30.3-38.0	85	8.2	6.4-10.4	82	8.5	6.5-10.9
75+	778	212	26.8	23.1-30.8	259	31.6	27.7-35.9	176	24.5	20.8-28.5	57	7.5	5.4-10.2	74	9.6	7.3-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,241	297	21.3	18.5-24.4	363	27.6	24.4-31.0	364	32.7	29.2-36.4	117	10.3	8.3-12.7	100	8.2	6.4-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,187	389	17.0	15.1-19.0	574	23.9	21.8-26.2	801	39.1	36.5-41.8	233	11.5	9.8-13.4	190	8.5	7.2-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,944	309	15.0	13.1-17.0	507	25.5	23.1-28.1	755	38.8	36.1-41.6	222	11.4	9.6-13.3	151	9.3	7.6-11.4
College Graduate	2,590	334	12.7	11.1-14.4	680	25.0	23.0-27.1	1,157	45.9	43.5-48.3	268	10.1	8.7-11.5	151	6.4	5.3- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	811	210	25.6	21.8-29.8	245	25.5	22.0-29.3	236	33.0	28.4-37.9	65	8.2	5.7-11.6	55	7.7	5.4-10.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,228	253	19.9	17.1-23.1	336	24.9	21.9-28.2	426	36.0	32.5-39.7	120	10.5	8.4-13.1	93	8.6	6.5-11.3
$25,000- 34,999	888	123	14.2	11.6-17.4	231	24.4	21.1-28.1	368	42.7	38.5-46.9	101	11.1	8.8-14.0	65	7.6	5.6-10.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,043	125	11.7	9.5-14.2	255	25.8	22.6-29.3	479	44.2	40.6-47.9	120	12.2	9.9-14.9	64	6.1	4.6- 8.1
$50,000-74,999	1,036	124	13.1	10.7-16.0	228	21.0	18.2-24.2	474	45.2	41.6-49.0	136	12.6	10.4-15.2	74	8.0	6.2-10.3
$75,000+	1,279	103	7.9	6.3- 9.9	305	23.4	20.6-26.3	622	49.1	45.7-52.6	169	12.4	10.4-14.7	80	7.2	5.6- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,368	571	21.9	19.9-24.1	724	28.4	26.2-30.8	705	32.2	29.7-34.7	185	8.5	7.1-10.2	183	9.0	7.5-10.8
No	5,556	745	13.3	12.2-14.4	1,394	24.2	22.8-25.7	2,356	43.3	41.7-45.0	653	11.7	10.7-12.8	408	7.5	6.7- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	936	119	14.0	11.4-17.1	241	25.1	21.9-28.6	355	38.4	34.7-42.3	123	12.0	9.8-14.6	98	10.5	8.4-13.0
Non-Veteran	7,010	1,210	16.0	14.9-17.1	1,879	25.2	24.0-26.6	2,711	40.7	39.2-42.2	714	10.6	9.7-11.5	496	7.5	6.7- 8.4
Currently Serving	26	2	6.4	1.2-27.1	6	22.6	9.3-45.3	12	43.0	24.3-64.0	4	19.2	7.1-42.6	2	8.8	2.1-29.7

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

-Piedmont NC

7,974

1,331

15.7

14.7-16.7

2,127

25.2

24.0-26.4

3,078

40.4

39.0-41.8

842

10.8

10.0-11.7

596

7.9

7.2- 8.8

GENDER

Male

2,938

331

11.1

9.8-12.6

660

22.4

20.6-24.4

1,253

43.2

41.0-45.4

426

13.8

12.4-15.4

268

9.4

8.1-10.8

Female

5,036

1,000

19.9

18.6-21.4

1,467

27.8

26.3-29.4

1,825

37.7

36.0-39.4

416

7.9

7.1- 8.9

328

6.6

5.8- 7.5

RACE

White

6,174

830

12.1

11.1-13.1

1,604

24.2

22.9-25.5

2,546

43.6

42.1-45.2

712

11.8

10.8-12.9

482

8.3

7.5- 9.3

African American

1,284

420

30.8

27.7-34.0

388

28.7

25.7-31.9

354

29.9

26.7-33.3

5.2

3.9- 6.9

5.5

4.0- 7.4

Other Minorities

29.6

17.5-45.5

27.7

16.8-41.9

27.9

17.1-42.1

2.1

0.6- 6.8

12.7

5.8-25.4

AGE

18-24

406

12.4

8.8-17.2

18.6

14.5-23.6

174

43.3

37.2-49.7

15.8

11.6-21.2

9.8

6.5-14.5

25-34

1,320

168

12.9

10.8-15.4

297

22.5

19.7-25.5

611

45.8

42.5-49.2

159

12.0

10.0-14.4

6.8

5.2- 8.9

35-44

1,574

188

11.4

9.6-13.4

340

21.3

18.8-23.9

712

44.2

41.2-47.4

194

13.8

11.7-16.2

140

9.3

7.6-11.4

45-54

1,489

228

15.7

13.5-18.2

410

26.5

23.8-29.4

600

41.9

38.9-45.1

153

9.2

7.6-11.0

6.7

5.3- 8.3

55-64

1,350

263

18.4

15.9-21.2

398

29.3

26.3-32.5

479

36.5

33.2-39.9

131

8.7

7.1-10.6

7.1

5.5- 9.1

65-74

1,014

214

19.6

16.7-22.8

321

29.7

26.3-33.3

312

34.1

30.3-38.0

8.2

6.4-10.4

8.5

6.5-10.9

75+

778

212

26.8

23.1-30.8

259

31.6

27.7-35.9

176

24.5

20.8-28.5

7.5

5.4-10.2

9.6

7.3-12.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,241

297

21.3

18.5-24.4

363

27.6

24.4-31.0

364

32.7

29.2-36.4

117

10.3

8.3-12.7

100

8.2

6.4-10.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,187

389

17.0

15.1-19.0

574

23.9

21.8-26.2

801

39.1

36.5-41.8

233

11.5

9.8-13.4

190

8.5

7.2-10.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,944

309

15.0

13.1-17.0

507

25.5

23.1-28.1

755

38.8

36.1-41.6

222

11.4

9.6-13.3

151

9.3

7.6-11.4

College Graduate

2,590

334

12.7

11.1-14.4

680

25.0

23.0-27.1

1,157

45.9

43.5-48.3

268

10.1

8.7-11.5

151

6.4

5.3- 7.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

811

210

25.6

21.8-29.8

245

25.5

22.0-29.3

236

33.0

28.4-37.9

8.2

5.7-11.6

7.7

5.4-10.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,228

253

19.9

17.1-23.1

336

24.9

21.9-28.2

426

36.0

32.5-39.7

120

10.5

8.4-13.1

8.6

6.5-11.3

$25,000- 34,999

888

123

14.2

11.6-17.4

231

24.4

21.1-28.1

368

42.7

38.5-46.9

101

11.1

8.8-14.0

7.6

5.6-10.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,043

125

11.7

9.5-14.2

255

25.8

22.6-29.3

479

44.2

40.6-47.9

120

12.2

9.9-14.9

6.1

4.6- 8.1

$50,000-74,999

1,036

124

13.1

10.7-16.0

228

21.0

18.2-24.2

474

45.2

41.6-49.0

136

12.6

10.4-15.2

8.0

6.2-10.3

$75,000+

1,279

103

7.9

6.3- 9.9

305

23.4

20.6-26.3

622

49.1

45.7-52.6

169

12.4

10.4-14.7

7.2

5.6- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,368

571

21.9

19.9-24.1

724

28.4

26.2-30.8

705

32.2

29.7-34.7

185

8.5

7.1-10.2

183

9.0

7.5-10.8

5,556

745

13.3

12.2-14.4

1,394

24.2

22.8-25.7

2,356

43.3

41.7-45.0

653

11.7

10.7-12.8

408

7.5

6.7- 8.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

936

119

14.0

11.4-17.1

241

25.1

21.9-28.6

355

38.4

34.7-42.3

123

12.0

9.8-14.6

10.5

8.4-13.0

Non-Veteran

7,010

1,210

16.0

14.9-17.1

1,879

25.2

24.0-26.6

2,711

40.7

39.2-42.2

714

10.6

9.7-11.5

496

7.5

6.7- 8.4

Currently Serving

6.4

1.2-27.1

22.6

9.3-45.3

43.0

24.3-64.0

19.2

7.1-42.6

8.8

2.1-29.7

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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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