BRFSS 2004 - Randolph 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: Randolph 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
-Randolph County	342	97	27.9	22.7-33.7	65	17.7	13.6-22.7	72	22.1	17.2-28.0	25	5.8	3.7- 9.0	83	26.5	21.3-32.4
GENDER
Male	136	39	29.4	21.7-38.5	23	15.6	9.9-23.7	27	21.9	14.8-31.2	14	7.9	4.4-13.7	33	25.2	17.8-34.4
Female	206	58	26.2	20.0-33.6	42	20.0	14.7-26.7	45	22.4	16.3-29.9	11	3.5	1.9- 6.6	50	27.9	21.1-35.9
RACE
White	297	86	29.2	23.6-35.6	61	20.2	15.5-26.0	58	18.9	14.4-24.3	23	6.6	4.2-10.4	69	25.1	19.8-31.2
Other	44	11	22.4	12.0-37.9	4	6.9	2.3-19.1	13	35.4	20.3-54.2	2	2.3	0.6- 9.1	14	33.0	18.8-51.0
AGE
18-44	129	37	27.7	19.8-37.4	18	11.7	7.0-18.7	30	25.3	17.7-34.8	8	4.8	2.2-10.0	36	30.5	22.1-40.4
45+	210	58	27.6	21.1-35.1	46	21.5	15.7-28.8	42	20.2	14.1-28.1	17	6.6	3.8-11.2	47	24.1	17.7-31.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	48	23.3	17.1-30.8	31	14.8	10.0-21.4	40	23.9	17.1-32.4	15	5.8	3.2-10.5	60	32.2	24.9-40.5
Some College +	148	49	34.6	26.4-44.0	34	21.9	15.3-30.3	32	19.5	13.5-27.3	10	5.8	3.0-10.9	23	18.1	11.6-27.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	49	24.9	18.5-32.7	32	16.9	11.5-24.3	35	20.9	14.3-29.4	14	5.4	2.9- 9.9	53	31.8	24.3-40.5
$50,000+	71	20	31.0	20.4-44.1	16	20.1	12.2-31.2	20	28.5	18.7-41.0	4	5.4	2.0-13.9	11	15.0	8.2-25.8

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

-Randolph County

342

27.9

22.7-33.7

17.7

13.6-22.7

22.1

17.2-28.0

5.8

3.7- 9.0

26.5

21.3-32.4

GENDER

Male

136

29.4

21.7-38.5

15.6

9.9-23.7

21.9

14.8-31.2

7.9

4.4-13.7

25.2

17.8-34.4

Female

206

26.2

20.0-33.6

20.0

14.7-26.7

22.4

16.3-29.9

3.5

1.9- 6.6

27.9

21.1-35.9

RACE

White

297

29.2

23.6-35.6

20.2

15.5-26.0

18.9

14.4-24.3

6.6

4.2-10.4

25.1

19.8-31.2

Other

22.4

12.0-37.9

6.9

2.3-19.1

35.4

20.3-54.2

2.3

0.6- 9.1

33.0

18.8-51.0

AGE

18-44

129

27.7

19.8-37.4

11.7

7.0-18.7

25.3

17.7-34.8

4.8

2.2-10.0

30.5

22.1-40.4

45+

210

27.6

21.1-35.1

21.5

15.7-28.8

20.2

14.1-28.1

6.6

3.8-11.2

24.1

17.7-31.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

194

23.3

17.1-30.8

14.8

10.0-21.4

23.9

17.1-32.4

5.8

3.2-10.5

32.2

24.9-40.5

Some College +

148

34.6

26.4-44.0

21.9

15.3-30.3

19.5

13.5-27.3

5.8

3.0-10.9

18.1

11.6-27.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

24.9

18.5-32.7

16.9

11.5-24.3

20.9

14.3-29.4

5.4

2.9- 9.9

31.8

24.3-40.5

$50,000+

31.0

20.4-44.1

20.1

12.2-31.2

28.5

18.7-41.0

5.4

2.0-13.9

15.0

8.2-25.8

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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: Randolph 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: