BRFSS 2004 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	580	86	13.9	11.0-17.4	160	26.7	22.7-31.0	228	41.8	37.2-46.6	61	10.8	8.2-13.9	45	6.9	4.9- 9.5
GENDER
Male	228	25	10.5	6.8-15.9	45	20.7	15.3-27.3	104	47.8	40.6-55.2	36	14.3	10.1-19.9	18	6.6	3.9-11.1
Female	352	61	17.4	13.3-22.3	115	32.8	27.5-38.6	124	35.7	30.2-41.5	25	7.1	4.7-10.5	27	7.1	4.7-10.5
RACE
White	421	53	11.7	8.7-15.5	114	25.8	21.4-30.6	171	43.0	37.7-48.5	47	11.7	8.6-15.8	36	7.8	5.5-10.9
Other	153	32	18.9	12.8-26.9	44	27.7	20.1-36.8	55	39.8	30.9-49.3	13	8.5	4.8-14.6	9	5.2	2.2-11.6
AGE
18-44	318	33	10.4	7.1-14.9	77	25.6	20.4-31.7	139	42.9	36.7-49.2	44	14.4	10.5-19.3	25	6.8	4.2-10.7
45+	256	51	18.6	13.7-24.6	81	28.6	22.9-35.2	87	39.6	32.8-46.9	17	6.0	3.6- 9.8	20	7.2	4.6-11.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	148	27	16.1	10.7-23.6	40	27.1	19.3-36.5	52	40.8	31.7-50.7	17	10.4	6.2-16.8	12	5.5	3.0-10.1
Some College +	430	59	13.1	9.8-17.2	119	26.5	22.1-31.4	176	42.4	37.1-47.9	43	10.6	7.7-14.5	33	7.4	5.0-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	208	30	14.8	10.0-21.4	52	21.0	15.5-27.9	92	46.8	38.8-55.0	20	10.5	6.4-16.8	14	6.8	3.6-12.7
$50,000+	241	27	10.8	7.1-16.2	65	25.7	20.2-32.2	98	43.4	36.5-50.6	33	13.2	9.3-18.4	18	6.8	4.2-10.9

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

-Wake County

580

13.9

11.0-17.4

160

26.7

22.7-31.0

228

41.8

37.2-46.6

10.8

8.2-13.9

6.9

4.9- 9.5

GENDER

Male

228

10.5

6.8-15.9

20.7

15.3-27.3

104

47.8

40.6-55.2

14.3

10.1-19.9

6.6

3.9-11.1

Female

352

17.4

13.3-22.3

115

32.8

27.5-38.6

124

35.7

30.2-41.5

7.1

4.7-10.5

7.1

4.7-10.5

RACE

White

421

11.7

8.7-15.5

114

25.8

21.4-30.6

171

43.0

37.7-48.5

11.7

8.6-15.8

7.8

5.5-10.9

Other

153

18.9

12.8-26.9

27.7

20.1-36.8

39.8

30.9-49.3

8.5

4.8-14.6

5.2

2.2-11.6

AGE

18-44

318

10.4

7.1-14.9

25.6

20.4-31.7

139

42.9

36.7-49.2

14.4

10.5-19.3

6.8

4.2-10.7

45+

256

18.6

13.7-24.6

28.6

22.9-35.2

39.6

32.8-46.9

6.0

3.6- 9.8

7.2

4.6-11.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

148

16.1

10.7-23.6

27.1

19.3-36.5

40.8

31.7-50.7

10.4

6.2-16.8

5.5

3.0-10.1

Some College +

430

13.1

9.8-17.2

119

26.5

22.1-31.4

176

42.4

37.1-47.9

10.6

7.7-14.5

7.4

5.0-10.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

208

14.8

10.0-21.4

21.0

15.5-27.9

46.8

38.8-55.0

10.5

6.4-16.8

6.8

3.6-12.7

$50,000+

241

10.8

7.1-16.2

25.7

20.2-32.2

43.4

36.5-50.6

13.2

9.3-18.4

6.8

4.2-10.9

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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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