BRFSS 2004 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	417	134	28.4	23.7-33.6	96	23.2	18.8-28.3	95	26.0	21.0-31.6	29	6.6	4.4- 9.8	63	15.9	12.2-20.4
GENDER
Male	126	43	28.0	20.4-36.9	30	23.3	16.2-32.4	30	27.2	18.7-37.9	4	3.4	1.2- 8.9	19	18.1	11.6-27.3
Female	291	91	28.6	22.8-35.2	66	23.2	17.8-29.6	65	25.2	19.4-31.9	25	8.6	5.5-13.1	44	14.5	10.6-19.6
RACE
White	358	113	27.8	23.0-33.3	87	24.2	19.4-29.8	84	26.9	21.4-33.2	26	7.1	4.6-10.7	48	14.0	10.3-18.8
Other	58	20	28.3	16.7-43.8	9	19.2	9.7-34.3	11	22.5	12.2-37.7	3	4.4	1.2-15.0	15	25.6	15.3-39.7
AGE
18-44	184	46	24.1	17.6-32.1	40	20.3	14.5-27.7	47	27.9	20.8-36.3	19	8.6	5.3-13.7	32	19.0	13.3-26.6
45+	231	86	31.5	25.0-38.7	56	26.0	19.7-33.5	48	24.5	17.8-32.6	10	4.8	2.3- 9.8	31	13.3	9.0-19.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	48	26.4	19.5-34.7	33	21.7	15.1-30.1	37	23.4	16.7-31.7	11	6.1	3.2-11.5	34	22.4	15.6-30.9
Some College +	254	86	29.6	23.5-36.4	63	24.1	18.5-30.9	58	27.5	20.9-35.3	18	6.8	4.0-11.3	29	11.9	8.1-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	60	29.8	22.8-37.9	38	23.0	16.4-31.3	35	23.8	17.0-32.3	10	4.6	2.3- 9.2	29	18.8	12.7-26.9
$50,000+	164	37	21.4	14.8-29.9	44	25.4	18.7-33.5	44	29.7	21.4-39.5	17	10.1	6.0-16.7	22	13.4	8.6-20.4

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

-Union County

417

134

28.4

23.7-33.6

23.2

18.8-28.3

26.0

21.0-31.6

6.6

4.4- 9.8

15.9

12.2-20.4

GENDER

Male

126

28.0

20.4-36.9

23.3

16.2-32.4

27.2

18.7-37.9

3.4

1.2- 8.9

18.1

11.6-27.3

Female

291

28.6

22.8-35.2

23.2

17.8-29.6

25.2

19.4-31.9

8.6

5.5-13.1

14.5

10.6-19.6

RACE

White

358

113

27.8

23.0-33.3

24.2

19.4-29.8

26.9

21.4-33.2

7.1

4.6-10.7

14.0

10.3-18.8

Other

28.3

16.7-43.8

19.2

9.7-34.3

22.5

12.2-37.7

4.4

1.2-15.0

25.6

15.3-39.7

AGE

18-44

184

24.1

17.6-32.1

20.3

14.5-27.7

27.9

20.8-36.3

8.6

5.3-13.7

19.0

13.3-26.6

45+

231

31.5

25.0-38.7

26.0

19.7-33.5

24.5

17.8-32.6

4.8

2.3- 9.8

13.3

9.0-19.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

163

26.4

19.5-34.7

21.7

15.1-30.1

23.4

16.7-31.7

6.1

3.2-11.5

22.4

15.6-30.9

Some College +

254

29.6

23.5-36.4

24.1

18.5-30.9

27.5

20.9-35.3

6.8

4.0-11.3

11.9

8.1-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

172

29.8

22.8-37.9

23.0

16.4-31.3

23.8

17.0-32.3

4.6

2.3- 9.2

18.8

12.7-26.9

$50,000+

164

21.4

14.8-29.9

25.4

18.7-33.5

29.7

21.4-39.5

10.1

6.0-16.7

13.4

8.6-20.4

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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: Union 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: