BRFSS 2004 - Rowan 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: Rowan 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
-Rowan County	434	132	29.6	24.9-34.7	82	18.3	14.5-22.9	89	20.0	16.0-24.6	31	7.3	4.8-10.9	100	24.8	20.3-29.9
GENDER
Male	152	36	24.5	17.6-33.1	28	18.0	12.0-26.1	35	21.9	15.5-30.0	11	7.5	3.7-14.4	42	28.1	20.7-36.8
Female	282	96	34.1	28.2-40.5	54	18.6	14.1-24.0	54	18.3	13.9-23.7	20	7.2	4.5-11.3	58	21.9	16.8-28.1
RACE
White	363	113	31.6	26.4-37.4	74	19.6	15.4-24.7	77	21.2	16.8-26.3	29	7.4	5.0-10.8	70	20.2	15.8-25.4
Other	69	18	19.7	11.8-31.0	8	13.4	6.1-27.1	12	15.7	8.0-28.5	2	7.2	1.7-25.5	29	44.0	30.8-58.2
AGE
18-44	174	51	26.3	19.9-33.9	29	17.4	11.6-25.3	33	18.6	12.8-26.1	17	10.6	6.1-17.6	44	27.2	20.2-35.5
45+	259	80	31.8	25.5-38.9	53	19.2	14.4-25.1	56	21.4	16.3-27.5	14	4.6	2.6- 8.1	56	23.0	17.4-29.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	233	72	27.2	21.1-34.2	36	16.3	11.3-23.1	46	20.6	15.1-27.5	20	9.3	5.5-15.1	59	26.6	20.4-33.8
Some College +	201	60	32.7	25.8-40.4	46	20.8	15.5-27.4	43	19.2	14.1-25.6	11	4.8	2.6- 8.9	41	22.5	16.3-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	250	80	31.5	25.2-38.6	40	15.5	10.8-21.8	53	21.5	16.0-28.2	18	7.5	4.2-13.1	59	24.0	18.3-30.7
$50,000+	102	22	21.9	14.4-31.8	24	21.7	14.5-31.3	26	22.4	15.1-31.8	10	8.9	4.7-16.3	20	25.1	16.4-36.4

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

-Rowan County

434

132

29.6

24.9-34.7

18.3

14.5-22.9

20.0

16.0-24.6

7.3

4.8-10.9

100

24.8

20.3-29.9

GENDER

Male

152

24.5

17.6-33.1

18.0

12.0-26.1

21.9

15.5-30.0

7.5

3.7-14.4

28.1

20.7-36.8

Female

282

34.1

28.2-40.5

18.6

14.1-24.0

18.3

13.9-23.7

7.2

4.5-11.3

21.9

16.8-28.1

RACE

White

363

113

31.6

26.4-37.4

19.6

15.4-24.7

21.2

16.8-26.3

7.4

5.0-10.8

20.2

15.8-25.4

Other

19.7

11.8-31.0

13.4

6.1-27.1

15.7

8.0-28.5

7.2

1.7-25.5

44.0

30.8-58.2

AGE

18-44

174

26.3

19.9-33.9

17.4

11.6-25.3

18.6

12.8-26.1

10.6

6.1-17.6

27.2

20.2-35.5

45+

259

31.8

25.5-38.9

19.2

14.4-25.1

21.4

16.3-27.5

4.6

2.6- 8.1

23.0

17.4-29.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

233

27.2

21.1-34.2

16.3

11.3-23.1

20.6

15.1-27.5

9.3

5.5-15.1

26.6

20.4-33.8

Some College +

201

32.7

25.8-40.4

20.8

15.5-27.4

19.2

14.1-25.6

4.8

2.6- 8.9

22.5

16.3-30.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

250

31.5

25.2-38.6

15.5

10.8-21.8

21.5

16.0-28.2

7.5

4.2-13.1

24.0

18.3-30.7

$50,000+

102

21.9

14.4-31.8

21.7

14.5-31.3

22.4

15.1-31.8

8.9

4.7-16.3

25.1

16.4-36.4

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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: Rowan 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: