BRFSS 2004 - Pitt 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: Pitt 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
-Pitt County	369	118	33.4	28.1-39.2	78	21.3	16.8-26.6	83	20.9	16.8-25.8	26	6.5	4.2- 9.7	64	17.9	13.8-22.8
GENDER
Male	147	43	31.7	23.8-40.8	31	21.5	14.8-30.1	27	17.5	12.0-24.8	13	7.5	4.2-13.2	33	21.7	15.4-29.8
Female	222	75	35.3	28.6-42.6	47	21.1	15.8-27.6	56	24.7	19.1-31.4	13	5.3	3.0- 9.2	31	13.6	9.4-19.2
RACE
White	247	70	28.3	22.5-35.0	62	24.3	18.9-30.7	59	23.6	18.3-29.8	20	7.8	4.9-12.3	36	16.0	11.4-21.8
Other	120	47	41.5	31.6-52.2	16	16.7	9.7-27.2	24	16.9	10.9-25.3	6	4.3	1.7-10.3	27	20.7	13.6-30.1
AGE
18-44	182	54	32.3	24.9-40.8	38	20.7	14.6-28.5	42	21.1	15.5-28.0	19	9.4	5.8-15.1	29	16.4	11.1-23.6
45+	186	64	34.9	27.5-43.1	40	22.2	16.0-29.9	41	20.9	15.2-28.1	7	3.1	1.4- 6.4	34	18.9	13.4-26.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	140	54	39.8	30.8-49.6	15	13.3	7.5-22.7	27	16.0	10.7-23.2	7	4.8	2.1-10.7	37	26.0	18.6-35.1
Some College +	229	64	28.7	22.5-35.7	63	27.2	21.3-34.1	56	24.6	18.9-31.3	19	7.7	4.7-12.2	27	11.8	8.0-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	197	63	33.5	26.1-41.9	32	17.5	11.7-25.3	46	21.5	15.8-28.5	15	6.9	3.9-11.8	41	20.6	14.8-27.8
$50,000+	110	27	26.1	18.1-36.1	34	29.7	21.5-39.5	25	21.3	14.3-30.3	10	8.3	4.2-15.6	14	14.7	8.6-23.9

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

-Pitt County

369

118

33.4

28.1-39.2

21.3

16.8-26.6

20.9

16.8-25.8

6.5

4.2- 9.7

17.9

13.8-22.8

GENDER

Male

147

31.7

23.8-40.8

21.5

14.8-30.1

17.5

12.0-24.8

7.5

4.2-13.2

21.7

15.4-29.8

Female

222

35.3

28.6-42.6

21.1

15.8-27.6

24.7

19.1-31.4

5.3

3.0- 9.2

13.6

9.4-19.2

RACE

White

247

28.3

22.5-35.0

24.3

18.9-30.7

23.6

18.3-29.8

7.8

4.9-12.3

16.0

11.4-21.8

Other

120

41.5

31.6-52.2

16.7

9.7-27.2

16.9

10.9-25.3

4.3

1.7-10.3

20.7

13.6-30.1

AGE

18-44

182

32.3

24.9-40.8

20.7

14.6-28.5

21.1

15.5-28.0

9.4

5.8-15.1

16.4

11.1-23.6

45+

186

34.9

27.5-43.1

22.2

16.0-29.9

20.9

15.2-28.1

3.1

1.4- 6.4

18.9

13.4-26.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

140

39.8

30.8-49.6

13.3

7.5-22.7

16.0

10.7-23.2

4.8

2.1-10.7

26.0

18.6-35.1

Some College +

229

28.7

22.5-35.7

27.2

21.3-34.1

24.6

18.9-31.3

7.7

4.7-12.2

11.8

8.0-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

197

33.5

26.1-41.9

17.5

11.7-25.3

21.5

15.8-28.5

6.9

3.9-11.8

20.6

14.8-27.8

$50,000+

110

26.1

18.1-36.1

29.7

21.5-39.5

21.3

14.3-30.3

8.3

4.2-15.6

14.7

8.6-23.9

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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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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: