BRFSS 2004 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	581	198	30.5	26.5-34.8	135	23.8	20.0-28.2	127	22.4	18.8-26.6	51	10.2	7.6-13.6	70	13.1	10.1-16.8
GENDER
Male	229	58	22.9	17.6-29.3	51	23.6	17.7-30.6	57	24.3	18.6-31.1	28	13.1	8.9-19.0	35	16.1	11.3-22.4
Female	352	140	38.2	32.7-44.1	84	24.1	19.4-29.5	70	20.5	16.2-25.7	23	7.2	4.7-10.9	35	9.9	6.9-14.2
RACE
White	423	149	31.1	26.5-36.1	110	26.1	21.7-31.0	87	22.0	17.8-26.9	38	11.1	7.9-15.5	39	9.6	6.8-13.5
Other	152	47	29.2	21.7-38.1	25	20.1	12.9-29.9	39	23.9	16.9-32.6	11	6.9	3.7-12.5	30	20.0	13.5-28.5
AGE
18-44	319	97	27.2	22.1-32.9	77	24.5	19.4-30.5	81	25.7	20.6-31.6	26	9.0	6.0-13.2	38	13.6	9.6-19.0
45+	256	97	34.8	28.5-41.6	57	22.1	16.9-28.2	45	18.0	13.1-24.2	25	12.4	8.0-18.7	32	12.8	8.7-18.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	148	41	24.3	17.6-32.6	27	21.4	14.1-31.2	35	23.4	16.3-32.5	16	10.4	6.3-16.9	29	20.4	13.7-29.2
Some College +	431	156	32.7	28.0-37.9	108	24.9	20.5-29.8	92	22.2	18.0-26.9	34	10.0	7.0-14.2	41	10.2	7.3-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	206	62	27.7	21.3-35.2	44	21.0	15.0-28.6	55	27.3	20.6-35.2	16	7.2	4.3-11.9	29	16.9	11.2-24.6
$50,000+	243	76	28.8	23.0-35.4	66	26.2	20.5-32.7	49	20.8	15.7-27.1	28	14.4	9.8-20.8	24	9.8	6.4-14.8

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

-Wake County

581

198

30.5

26.5-34.8

135

23.8

20.0-28.2

127

22.4

18.8-26.6

10.2

7.6-13.6

13.1

10.1-16.8

GENDER

Male

229

22.9

17.6-29.3

23.6

17.7-30.6

24.3

18.6-31.1

13.1

8.9-19.0

16.1

11.3-22.4

Female

352

140

38.2

32.7-44.1

24.1

19.4-29.5

20.5

16.2-25.7

7.2

4.7-10.9

9.9

6.9-14.2

RACE

White

423

149

31.1

26.5-36.1

110

26.1

21.7-31.0

22.0

17.8-26.9

11.1

7.9-15.5

9.6

6.8-13.5

Other

152

29.2

21.7-38.1

20.1

12.9-29.9

23.9

16.9-32.6

6.9

3.7-12.5

20.0

13.5-28.5

AGE

18-44

319

27.2

22.1-32.9

24.5

19.4-30.5

25.7

20.6-31.6

9.0

6.0-13.2

13.6

9.6-19.0

45+

256

34.8

28.5-41.6

22.1

16.9-28.2

18.0

13.1-24.2

12.4

8.0-18.7

12.8

8.7-18.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

148

24.3

17.6-32.6

21.4

14.1-31.2

23.4

16.3-32.5

10.4

6.3-16.9

20.4

13.7-29.2

Some College +

431

156

32.7

28.0-37.9

108

24.9

20.5-29.8

22.2

18.0-26.9

10.0

7.0-14.2

10.2

7.3-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

206

27.7

21.3-35.2

21.0

15.0-28.6

27.3

20.6-35.2

7.2

4.3-11.9

16.9

11.2-24.6

$50,000+

243

28.8

23.0-35.4

26.2

20.5-32.7

20.8

15.7-27.1

14.4

9.8-20.8

9.8

6.4-14.8

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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: Wake 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: