BRFSS 2004 - Robeson 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: Robeson 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
-Robeson County	362	121	32.6	27.3-38.5	52	12.2	9.0-16.4	67	19.9	15.4-25.2	32	10.1	6.9-14.4	90	25.2	20.3-30.8
GENDER
Male	115	39	33.0	24.5-42.9	16	12.9	7.6-21.0	25	19.9	13.3-28.7	7	8.0	3.9-15.9	28	26.1	18.2-36.1
Female	247	82	32.4	25.7-39.8	36	11.7	8.2-16.4	42	19.8	14.2-26.9	25	11.6	7.6-17.3	62	24.5	18.8-31.3
RACE
White	137	38	26.5	18.7-36.0	21	12.1	7.6-18.8	33	22.9	16.2-31.4	13	12.7	7.2-21.5	32	25.8	17.9-35.5
Other	222	81	35.0	28.2-42.5	31	12.6	8.5-18.3	34	18.6	13.0-26.0	18	8.3	5.0-13.4	58	25.5	19.5-32.7
AGE
18-44	150	32	24.5	16.9-34.0	22	10.8	6.5-17.5	33	24.0	16.7-33.1	17	11.6	7.0-18.7	46	29.1	21.5-38.2
45+	210	88	39.4	32.1-47.1	30	13.5	9.2-19.3	33	16.3	11.3-22.9	15	8.8	5.1-14.8	44	22.1	16.1-29.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	219	77	34.7	27.8-42.4	31	11.7	7.7-17.2	34	17.6	12.3-24.6	17	8.3	5.0-13.7	60	27.7	21.2-35.1
Some College +	142	43	28.2	20.4-37.5	21	13.3	8.4-20.5	33	23.9	16.7-33.0	15	13.1	7.7-21.5	30	21.4	14.7-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	237	82	36.3	29.4-43.8	30	9.2	6.2-13.5	40	18.9	13.5-25.8	21	10.3	6.6-15.9	64	25.2	19.6-31.7
$50,000+	38	12	28.2	15.5-45.7	3	6.4	2.0-19.2	13	30.9	17.6-48.3	3	7.6	2.1-24.1	7	26.9	12.7-48.2

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

-Robeson County

362

121

32.6

27.3-38.5

12.2

9.0-16.4

19.9

15.4-25.2

10.1

6.9-14.4

25.2

20.3-30.8

GENDER

Male

115

33.0

24.5-42.9

12.9

7.6-21.0

19.9

13.3-28.7

8.0

3.9-15.9

26.1

18.2-36.1

Female

247

32.4

25.7-39.8

11.7

8.2-16.4

19.8

14.2-26.9

11.6

7.6-17.3

24.5

18.8-31.3

RACE

White

137

26.5

18.7-36.0

12.1

7.6-18.8

22.9

16.2-31.4

12.7

7.2-21.5

25.8

17.9-35.5

Other

222

35.0

28.2-42.5

12.6

8.5-18.3

18.6

13.0-26.0

8.3

5.0-13.4

25.5

19.5-32.7

AGE

18-44

150

24.5

16.9-34.0

10.8

6.5-17.5

24.0

16.7-33.1

11.6

7.0-18.7

29.1

21.5-38.2

45+

210

39.4

32.1-47.1

13.5

9.2-19.3

16.3

11.3-22.9

8.8

5.1-14.8

22.1

16.1-29.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

219

34.7

27.8-42.4

11.7

7.7-17.2

17.6

12.3-24.6

8.3

5.0-13.7

27.7

21.2-35.1

Some College +

142

28.2

20.4-37.5

13.3

8.4-20.5

23.9

16.7-33.0

13.1

7.7-21.5

21.4

14.7-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

237

36.3

29.4-43.8

9.2

6.2-13.5

18.9

13.5-25.8

10.3

6.6-15.9

25.2

19.6-31.7

$50,000+

28.2

15.5-45.7

6.4

2.0-19.2

30.9

17.6-48.3

7.6

2.1-24.1

26.9

12.7-48.2

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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: Robeson 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: