BRFSS 2004 - Rowan 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: Rowan 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
-Rowan County	432	71	14.6	11.2-18.8	116	25.1	20.8-30.0	160	39.6	34.4-45.1	43	11.0	7.8-15.3	42	9.6	6.8-13.5
GENDER
Male	149	19	12.8	7.8-20.4	34	21.7	15.3-30.0	62	41.7	33.2-50.8	19	13.4	8.1-21.2	15	10.4	5.8-17.8
Female	283	52	16.1	12.0-21.3	82	28.0	22.6-34.1	98	37.9	31.7-44.4	24	9.0	5.6-14.0	27	9.0	6.0-13.4
RACE
White	359	53	13.0	9.5-17.4	93	24.1	19.5-29.3	139	41.5	35.8-47.4	38	10.6	7.5-14.9	36	10.8	7.4-15.5
Other	71	18	21.6	12.7-34.3	23	30.1	19.4-43.5	21	33.4	21.5-47.8	4	10.7	3.6-27.4	5	4.2	1.6-10.8
AGE
18-44	171	24	11.4	7.1-17.6	37	22.8	16.2-30.9	77	45.3	37.0-53.9	18	12.2	7.2-19.8	15	8.4	4.9-14.1
45+	260	47	17.4	12.6-23.5	79	27.2	21.7-33.5	83	35.3	28.9-42.3	24	9.3	5.8-14.7	27	10.7	6.7-16.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	231	50	19.1	13.9-25.7	62	25.5	19.6-32.5	74	34.4	27.5-42.0	24	12.5	7.9-19.2	21	8.6	5.1-14.0
Some College +	201	21	8.9	5.6-14.0	54	24.6	18.7-31.6	86	46.3	38.7-54.0	19	9.2	5.6-14.9	21	11.0	6.8-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	250	37	13.8	9.5-19.5	71	26.0	20.3-32.6	95	41.5	34.5-48.9	23	9.7	5.9-15.7	24	9.0	5.6-14.3
$50,000+	102	9	6.2	3.1-12.3	23	24.9	16.7-35.4	49	47.2	36.9-57.8	14	13.3	7.5-22.4	7	8.4	3.6-18.1

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

-Rowan County

432

14.6

11.2-18.8

116

25.1

20.8-30.0

160

39.6

34.4-45.1

11.0

7.8-15.3

9.6

6.8-13.5

GENDER

Male

149

12.8

7.8-20.4

21.7

15.3-30.0

41.7

33.2-50.8

13.4

8.1-21.2

10.4

5.8-17.8

Female

283

16.1

12.0-21.3

28.0

22.6-34.1

37.9

31.7-44.4

9.0

5.6-14.0

9.0

6.0-13.4

RACE

White

359

13.0

9.5-17.4

24.1

19.5-29.3

139

41.5

35.8-47.4

10.6

7.5-14.9

10.8

7.4-15.5

Other

21.6

12.7-34.3

30.1

19.4-43.5

33.4

21.5-47.8

10.7

3.6-27.4

4.2

1.6-10.8

AGE

18-44

171

11.4

7.1-17.6

22.8

16.2-30.9

45.3

37.0-53.9

12.2

7.2-19.8

8.4

4.9-14.1

45+

260

17.4

12.6-23.5

27.2

21.7-33.5

35.3

28.9-42.3

9.3

5.8-14.7

10.7

6.7-16.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

231

19.1

13.9-25.7

25.5

19.6-32.5

34.4

27.5-42.0

12.5

7.9-19.2

8.6

5.1-14.0

Some College +

201

8.9

5.6-14.0

24.6

18.7-31.6

46.3

38.7-54.0

9.2

5.6-14.9

11.0

6.8-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

250

13.8

9.5-19.5

26.0

20.3-32.6

41.5

34.5-48.9

9.7

5.9-15.7

9.0

5.6-14.3

$50,000+

102

6.2

3.1-12.3

24.9

16.7-35.4

47.2

36.9-57.8

13.3

7.5-22.4

8.4

3.6-18.1

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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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