BRFSS 2004 - Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties: (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: Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	520	153	28.2	23.8-33.0	91	18.9	15.3-23.2	127	23.8	19.9-28.2	33	6.9	4.7- 9.9	116	22.2	18.3-26.7
GENDER
Male	192	46	25.2	18.6-33.2	32	17.3	12.1-24.1	49	25.1	18.9-32.5	15	8.1	4.7-13.6	50	24.3	18.1-31.7
Female	328	107	31.0	25.7-36.8	59	20.4	15.7-26.2	78	22.6	18.0-28.0	18	5.7	3.4- 9.2	66	20.3	15.8-25.7
RACE
White	340	93	26.2	21.0-32.1	64	18.4	14.2-23.5	94	27.7	22.6-33.4	20	6.1	3.9- 9.7	69	21.6	16.8-27.3
Other	178	59	30.8	23.5-39.1	27	20.3	13.9-28.7	33	17.3	11.7-24.7	13	8.3	4.4-15.1	46	23.3	17.1-30.9
AGE
18-44	201	52	26.4	19.6-34.4	38	18.5	13.2-25.4	52	25.0	18.8-32.4	15	8.1	4.5-14.1	44	22.0	16.2-29.1
45+	317	99	28.5	23.2-34.5	53	19.4	14.7-25.2	75	23.3	18.4-29.0	18	6.1	3.7- 9.8	72	22.6	17.6-28.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	290	88	30.2	24.3-36.9	40	14.8	10.6-20.4	70	23.3	18.2-29.4	20	7.9	4.9-12.5	72	23.8	18.7-29.7
Some College +	228	63	24.1	18.5-30.8	51	24.9	18.9-32.1	57	24.9	19.1-31.7	13	5.6	3.0-10.1	44	20.5	14.8-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	307	90	29.2	23.4-35.8	50	18.7	13.9-24.7	64	18.4	14.0-23.6	22	8.2	5.2-12.8	81	25.4	20.3-31.4
$50,000+	105	19	14.5	8.8-23.0	25	21.9	14.7-31.2	37	38.7	28.8-49.6	8	7.4	3.4-15.3	16	17.6	10.3-28.2

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

-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

520

153

28.2

23.8-33.0

18.9

15.3-23.2

127

23.8

19.9-28.2

6.9

4.7- 9.9

116

22.2

18.3-26.7

GENDER

Male

192

25.2

18.6-33.2

17.3

12.1-24.1

25.1

18.9-32.5

8.1

4.7-13.6

24.3

18.1-31.7

Female

328

107

31.0

25.7-36.8

20.4

15.7-26.2

22.6

18.0-28.0

5.7

3.4- 9.2

20.3

15.8-25.7

RACE

White

340

26.2

21.0-32.1

18.4

14.2-23.5

27.7

22.6-33.4

6.1

3.9- 9.7

21.6

16.8-27.3

Other

178

30.8

23.5-39.1

20.3

13.9-28.7

17.3

11.7-24.7

8.3

4.4-15.1

23.3

17.1-30.9

AGE

18-44

201

26.4

19.6-34.4

18.5

13.2-25.4

25.0

18.8-32.4

8.1

4.5-14.1

22.0

16.2-29.1

45+

317

28.5

23.2-34.5

19.4

14.7-25.2

23.3

18.4-29.0

6.1

3.7- 9.8

22.6

17.6-28.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

290

30.2

24.3-36.9

14.8

10.6-20.4

23.3

18.2-29.4

7.9

4.9-12.5

23.8

18.7-29.7

Some College +

228

24.1

18.5-30.8

24.9

18.9-32.1

24.9

19.1-31.7

5.6

3.0-10.1

20.5

14.8-27.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

307

29.2

23.4-35.8

18.7

13.9-24.7

18.4

14.0-23.6

8.2

5.2-12.8

25.4

20.3-31.4

$50,000+

105

14.5

8.8-23.0

21.9

14.7-31.2

38.7

28.8-49.6

7.4

3.4-15.3

17.6

10.3-28.2

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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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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

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: