BRFSS 2004 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	413	71	13.9	10.7-17.8	109	26.6	21.7-32.2	168	42.8	37.2-48.6	46	11.7	8.5-15.9	19	5.0	3.0- 8.0
GENDER
Male	121	16	11.0	6.5-18.2	33	28.8	20.0-39.6	52	43.9	34.3-53.9	14	11.3	6.3-19.6	6	5.0	2.2-10.8
Female	292	55	15.6	11.6-20.6	76	25.3	19.8-31.7	116	42.2	35.5-49.2	32	12.0	8.2-17.1	13	4.9	2.6- 9.1
RACE
White	356	55	12.9	9.5-17.1	92	24.7	19.6-30.5	152	45.5	39.4-51.7	41	12.3	8.7-17.1	16	4.7	2.8- 7.9
Other	56	16	19.5	11.3-31.4	17	37.0	23.1-53.4	15	27.9	16.5-43.2	5	9.3	3.8-21.1	3	6.3	1.8-20.2
AGE
18-44	181	17	8.1	4.8-13.2	39	22.6	16.0-31.0	92	50.1	41.7-58.5	22	13.4	8.5-20.5	11	5.8	2.9-11.0
45+	230	53	18.5	13.6-24.6	69	30.0	23.1-37.9	76	36.9	29.6-44.8	24	10.4	6.6-15.9	8	4.3	2.1- 8.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	158	26	12.7	8.2-19.0	49	30.9	23.2-39.9	57	37.0	28.8-46.1	16	13.2	7.8-21.4	10	6.3	3.3-11.6
Some College +	255	45	14.6	10.5-20.0	60	24.0	17.9-31.5	111	46.3	39.0-53.7	30	10.9	7.3-16.0	9	4.2	2.0- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	169	36	18.9	13.2-26.4	56	34.8	26.9-43.7	57	32.2	24.7-40.7	13	8.7	4.5-16.2	7	5.4	2.4-11.8
$50,000+	164	13	6.2	3.4-11.1	32	21.0	13.6-31.1	88	54.3	44.9-63.3	23	13.9	8.9-21.0	8	4.6	2.1- 9.7

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

-Union County

413

13.9

10.7-17.8

109

26.6

21.7-32.2

168

42.8

37.2-48.6

11.7

8.5-15.9

5.0

3.0- 8.0

GENDER

Male

121

11.0

6.5-18.2

28.8

20.0-39.6

43.9

34.3-53.9

11.3

6.3-19.6

5.0

2.2-10.8

Female

292

15.6

11.6-20.6

25.3

19.8-31.7

116

42.2

35.5-49.2

12.0

8.2-17.1

4.9

2.6- 9.1

RACE

White

356

12.9

9.5-17.1

24.7

19.6-30.5

152

45.5

39.4-51.7

12.3

8.7-17.1

4.7

2.8- 7.9

Other

19.5

11.3-31.4

37.0

23.1-53.4

27.9

16.5-43.2

9.3

3.8-21.1

6.3

1.8-20.2

AGE

18-44

181

8.1

4.8-13.2

22.6

16.0-31.0

50.1

41.7-58.5

13.4

8.5-20.5

5.8

2.9-11.0

45+

230

18.5

13.6-24.6

30.0

23.1-37.9

36.9

29.6-44.8

10.4

6.6-15.9

4.3

2.1- 8.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

158

12.7

8.2-19.0

30.9

23.2-39.9

37.0

28.8-46.1

13.2

7.8-21.4

6.3

3.3-11.6

Some College +

255

14.6

10.5-20.0

24.0

17.9-31.5

111

46.3

39.0-53.7

10.9

7.3-16.0

4.2

2.0- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

169

18.9

13.2-26.4

34.8

26.9-43.7

32.2

24.7-40.7

8.7

4.5-16.2

5.4

2.4-11.8

$50,000+

164

6.2

3.4-11.1

21.0

13.6-31.1

54.3

44.9-63.3

13.9

8.9-21.0

4.6

2.1- 9.7

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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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