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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Piedmont NC 8,060 2,533 29.5 28.2-30.7 1,698 21.1 20.0-22.2 1,696 22.1 20.9-23.3 632 8.7 7.9- 9.6 1,501 18.7 17.6-19.8
GENDER
Male 2,998 799 25.6 23.8-27.6 617 20.4 18.7-22.3 661 22.6 20.8-24.6 271 10.0 8.7-11.5 650 21.3 19.6-23.2
Female 5,062 1,734 33.1 31.5-34.7 1,081 21.7 20.3-23.1 1,035 21.6 20.2-23.1 361 7.4 6.6- 8.4 851 16.2 14.9-17.5
RACE
White 6,255 1,985 29.9 28.5-31.4 1,440 23.3 22.0-24.6 1,324 22.5 21.2-23.9 492 8.7 7.8- 9.7 1,014 15.6 14.5-16.8
African American 1,284 426 31.6 28.5-34.9 186 14.5 12.2-17.1 249 20.3 17.6-23.2 80 6.7 5.2- 8.6 343 26.9 23.9-30.2
Other Minorities 70 24 33.3 21.4-47.7 10 14.7 7.4-26.8 15 22.9 12.4-38.5 2 4.2 1.0-15.2 19 25.0 14.9-38.9
AGE
18-24 404 99 23.8 18.9-29.4 66 15.3 11.5-20.1 99 25.5 20.1-31.8 46 13.0 9.2-17.9 94 22.5 17.7-28.0
25-34 1,333 301 22.5 19.8-25.4 294 22.4 19.6-25.3 339 25.1 22.4-28.1 142 10.7 8.7-13.0 257 19.3 16.8-22.2
35-44 1,585 450 25.6 23.1-28.4 353 22.8 20.3-25.6 371 24.5 21.9-27.4 111 7.5 6.0- 9.3 300 19.5 17.1-22.2
45-54 1,514 451 29.0 26.2-31.9 340 21.8 19.4-24.5 332 22.6 20.0-25.4 113 8.7 7.0-10.8 278 17.9 15.6-20.4
55-64 1,365 472 34.4 31.2-37.7 293 20.9 18.3-23.7 279 19.7 17.2-22.5 110 9.2 7.2-11.6 211 15.8 13.5-18.5
65-74 1,025 407 38.6 34.9-42.5 198 18.9 16.1-22.0 163 17.3 14.4-20.7 64 6.1 4.5- 8.1 193 19.1 16.2-22.3
75+ 790 332 40.9 36.7-45.2 143 18.5 15.2-22.3 108 14.9 12.0-18.4 46 6.5 4.5- 9.3 161 19.3 16.1-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,251 403 30.1 26.9-33.6 178 14.4 11.8-17.3 226 18.9 16.1-22.0 87 7.5 5.8- 9.6 357 29.1 25.9-32.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,215 643 26.6 24.4-29.0 369 17.2 15.2-19.3 478 22.4 20.2-24.8 216 11.1 9.4-13.0 509 22.7 20.5-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,962 604 29.0 26.6-31.6 434 21.9 19.7-24.3 407 21.6 19.3-24.0 146 7.8 6.4- 9.4 371 19.7 17.5-22.1
College Graduate 2,620 879 31.5 29.3-33.7 715 26.4 24.3-28.5 585 23.7 21.7-25.9 182 8.1 6.7- 9.6 259 10.4 9.0-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 817 318 36.6 32.2-41.2 107 12.4 9.5-16.1 136 19.3 15.4-23.9 56 6.6 4.8- 9.0 200 25.1 21.3-29.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,241 402 30.8 27.5-34.3 193 14.4 12.1-17.1 230 20.5 17.6-23.7 107 8.1 6.4-10.2 309 26.2 23.0-29.7
$25,000- 34,999 888 247 25.4 22.2-29.0 184 21.2 18.0-24.8 198 22.2 18.9-25.8 76 9.4 7.2-12.3 183 21.8 18.4-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,053 284 24.7 21.7-27.9 238 23.0 19.9-26.3 264 24.0 21.1-27.2 91 10.8 8.5-13.6 176 17.6 14.9-20.7
$50,000-74,999 1,052 291 27.7 24.4-31.2 255 22.5 19.6-25.6 243 23.7 20.7-27.0 91 8.9 7.0-11.2 172 17.3 14.6-20.3
$75,000+ 1,298 392 27.9 25.1-30.9 378 28.8 25.9-31.9 299 23.7 20.9-26.8 103 9.6 7.6-12.1 126 9.9 8.1-12.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,390 819 31.5 29.2-33.9 432 18.6 16.6-20.8 429 19.7 17.6-22.0 171 7.8 6.5- 9.4 539 22.3 20.2-24.6
No 5,615 1,691 28.5 27.1-30.0 1,259 22.1 20.7-23.5 1,253 23.0 21.6-24.4 461 9.1 8.1-10.2 951 17.3 16.1-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 956 304 30.8 27.4-34.4 199 20.1 17.2-23.3 174 19.2 16.1-22.6 79 9.2 7.2-11.8 200 20.8 17.9-24.0
Non-Veteran 7,077 2,226 29.3 28.0-30.7 1,494 21.3 20.0-22.5 1,512 22.5 21.3-23.8 551 8.6 7.8- 9.6 1,294 18.3 17.1-19.5
Currently Serving 25 3 17.1 5.5-42.2 4 19.0 7.1-41.9 9 28.9 14.1-50.2 2 4.3 1.0-16.1 7 30.6 14.6-53.2

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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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