BRFSS 2004 - Robeson 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: Robeson 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
-Robeson County	358	84	21.8	17.3-27.0	112	27.7	22.8-33.2	113	36.9	31.1-43.1	29	7.9	5.3-11.5	20	5.8	3.5- 9.3
GENDER
Male	110	15	14.5	8.6-23.6	25	23.2	15.7-33.0	46	41.7	32.2-52.0	16	13.0	7.8-20.8	8	7.5	3.5-15.3
Female	248	69	26.8	20.9-33.6	87	30.8	24.6-37.7	67	33.6	26.5-41.5	13	4.3	2.4- 7.6	12	4.6	2.5- 8.3
RACE
White	134	24	16.3	10.3-24.8	38	21.9	15.5-29.9	51	45.0	35.4-55.0	12	9.7	5.3-17.1	9	7.1	3.2-15.0
Other	221	60	25.3	19.4-32.3	73	31.2	24.6-38.7	60	31.3	24.4-39.1	17	7.0	4.2-11.6	11	5.2	2.8- 9.4
AGE
18-44	151	36	21.1	14.8-29.1	44	23.9	17.1-32.4	53	42.3	33.1-52.0	9	5.6	2.7-11.1	9	7.1	3.5-13.9
45+	205	48	22.5	16.5-29.9	66	30.5	23.8-38.0	60	32.6	25.6-40.4	20	9.9	6.2-15.4	11	4.6	2.4- 8.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	215	51	21.8	16.1-28.7	67	27.7	21.3-35.1	69	37.3	29.9-45.3	14	5.7	3.2- 9.8	14	7.6	4.3-13.0
Some College +	142	33	22.1	15.3-30.8	45	28.1	20.7-36.8	43	35.4	26.6-45.3	15	11.6	6.8-19.1	6	2.9	1.2- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	236	63	25.7	19.8-32.5	65	23.2	17.8-29.6	76	37.7	30.6-45.3	19	7.9	4.9-12.5	13	5.6	3.2- 9.8
$50,000+	38	5	12.5	4.3-31.3	10	26.5	14.0-44.5	17	46.4	29.6-64.1	6	14.6	6.0-31.3	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Robeson County

358

21.8

17.3-27.0

112

27.7

22.8-33.2

113

36.9

31.1-43.1

7.9

5.3-11.5

5.8

3.5- 9.3

GENDER

Male

110

14.5

8.6-23.6

23.2

15.7-33.0

41.7

32.2-52.0

13.0

7.8-20.8

7.5

3.5-15.3

Female

248

26.8

20.9-33.6

30.8

24.6-37.7

33.6

26.5-41.5

4.3

2.4- 7.6

4.6

2.5- 8.3

RACE

White

134

16.3

10.3-24.8

21.9

15.5-29.9

45.0

35.4-55.0

9.7

5.3-17.1

7.1

3.2-15.0

Other

221

25.3

19.4-32.3

31.2

24.6-38.7

31.3

24.4-39.1

7.0

4.2-11.6

5.2

2.8- 9.4

AGE

18-44

151

21.1

14.8-29.1

23.9

17.1-32.4

42.3

33.1-52.0

5.6

2.7-11.1

7.1

3.5-13.9

45+

205

22.5

16.5-29.9

30.5

23.8-38.0

32.6

25.6-40.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

4.6

2.4- 8.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

215

21.8

16.1-28.7

27.7

21.3-35.1

37.3

29.9-45.3

5.7

3.2- 9.8

7.6

4.3-13.0

Some College +

142

22.1

15.3-30.8

28.1

20.7-36.8

35.4

26.6-45.3

11.6

6.8-19.1

2.9

1.2- 7.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

236

25.7

19.8-32.5

23.2

17.8-29.6

37.7

30.6-45.3

7.9

4.9-12.5

5.6

3.2- 9.8

$50,000+

12.5

4.3-31.3

26.5

14.0-44.5

46.4

29.6-64.1

14.6

6.0-31.3

0.0

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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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