BRFSS 2004 - Pitt 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: Pitt 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
-Pitt County	371	76	20.5	16.2-25.7	92	24.3	19.8-29.5	137	38.3	32.8-44.2	32	8.8	5.9-13.0	34	8.0	5.4-11.6
GENDER
Male	149	24	18.4	12.2-26.8	32	21.2	14.9-29.2	64	42.1	33.7-51.1	14	9.9	5.5-17.3	15	8.3	4.7-14.3
Female	222	52	22.9	17.5-29.4	60	27.8	21.8-34.8	73	34.1	27.5-41.3	18	7.5	4.6-12.0	19	7.6	4.6-12.4
RACE
White	248	39	13.1	9.4-18.0	55	22.8	17.5-29.1	104	45.1	38.4-52.0	29	11.4	7.8-16.5	21	7.5	4.8-11.8
Other	121	37	33.0	23.9-43.6	36	26.3	18.6-35.9	32	27.2	18.8-37.6	3	4.6	1.2-15.8	13	8.8	4.5-16.6
AGE
18-44	182	34	18.9	13.2-26.4	37	18.8	13.4-25.7	73	41.4	33.5-49.8	21	12.5	7.7-19.6	17	8.4	4.8-14.4
45+	188	41	21.8	15.7-29.4	55	30.9	23.8-38.9	64	35.1	27.8-43.2	11	4.7	2.5- 8.7	17	7.5	4.5-12.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	143	37	28.2	20.3-37.7	38	24.0	17.3-32.3	44	31.8	23.5-41.3	11	9.0	4.5-17.4	13	7.0	3.5-13.5
Some College +	228	39	14.7	10.6-20.0	54	24.6	18.7-31.5	93	43.4	36.4-50.7	21	8.7	5.5-13.4	21	8.7	5.5-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	199	44	23.1	16.8-30.8	43	19.9	14.3-26.9	76	39.5	31.8-47.7	18	9.9	5.7-16.6	18	7.7	4.3-13.3
$50,000+	109	13	10.7	6.1-18.0	30	28.5	20.2-38.6	49	46.0	36.1-56.1	10	8.0	4.1-15.2	7	6.8	3.2-13.9

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

-Pitt County

371

20.5

16.2-25.7

24.3

19.8-29.5

137

38.3

32.8-44.2

8.8

5.9-13.0

8.0

5.4-11.6

GENDER

Male

149

18.4

12.2-26.8

21.2

14.9-29.2

42.1

33.7-51.1

9.9

5.5-17.3

8.3

4.7-14.3

Female

222

22.9

17.5-29.4

27.8

21.8-34.8

34.1

27.5-41.3

7.5

4.6-12.0

7.6

4.6-12.4

RACE

White

248

13.1

9.4-18.0

22.8

17.5-29.1

104

45.1

38.4-52.0

11.4

7.8-16.5

7.5

4.8-11.8

Other

121

33.0

23.9-43.6

26.3

18.6-35.9

27.2

18.8-37.6

4.6

1.2-15.8

8.8

4.5-16.6

AGE

18-44

182

18.9

13.2-26.4

18.8

13.4-25.7

41.4

33.5-49.8

12.5

7.7-19.6

8.4

4.8-14.4

45+

188

21.8

15.7-29.4

30.9

23.8-38.9

35.1

27.8-43.2

4.7

2.5- 8.7

7.5

4.5-12.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

143

28.2

20.3-37.7

24.0

17.3-32.3

31.8

23.5-41.3

9.0

4.5-17.4

7.0

3.5-13.5

Some College +

228

14.7

10.6-20.0

24.6

18.7-31.5

43.4

36.4-50.7

8.7

5.5-13.4

8.7

5.5-13.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

199

23.1

16.8-30.8

19.9

14.3-26.9

39.5

31.8-47.7

9.9

5.7-16.6

7.7

4.3-13.3

$50,000+

109

10.7

6.1-18.0

28.5

20.2-38.6

46.0

36.1-56.1

8.0

4.1-15.2

6.8

3.2-13.9

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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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