BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

Skin Cancer Prevention

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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
-Western NC	1,550	243	13.9	12.0-16.0	368	23.6	21.1-26.3	625	42.3	39.2-45.3	195	13.1	11.1-15.4	119	7.2	5.7- 9.0
GENDER
Male	574	61	9.9	7.4-13.1	114	20.6	16.9-24.9	246	42.5	37.7-47.4	94	17.0	13.6-21.2	59	10.0	7.4-13.4
Female	976	182	17.6	14.9-20.7	254	26.4	23.1-29.9	379	42.0	38.3-45.9	101	9.4	7.5-11.8	60	4.6	3.4- 6.1
RACE
White	1,375	206	13.6	11.7-15.9	323	23.8	21.2-26.7	561	42.1	39.0-45.3	180	13.3	11.2-15.7	105	7.1	5.7- 8.9
African American	71	21	23.3	14.0-36.0	21	28.3	17.8-41.8	21	36.1	24.0-50.4	4	7.7	2.1-24.3	4	4.6	1.5-13.1
Other Minorities	3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	88	5	5.5	2.1-13.6	12	15.9	8.8-27.1	45	44.9	33.5-56.9	20	27.3	17.3-40.1	6	6.4	2.6-15.0
25-34	205	23	9.3	5.7-14.9	41	21.9	15.1-30.7	96	41.6	33.4-50.3	27	14.9	9.2-23.1	18	12.3	6.9-21.1
35-44	287	24	7.9	4.9-12.4	55	17.4	12.9-23.2	140	55.4	48.5-62.0	47	13.5	9.7-18.5	21	5.9	3.6- 9.4
45-54	289	43	16.4	11.5-22.7	73	23.7	18.1-30.4	128	46.8	39.7-54.1	30	9.2	6.0-13.8	15	3.9	2.1- 7.2
55-64	260	42	12.3	8.8-17.0	76	28.4	22.5-35.2	93	39.8	32.8-47.3	28	12.1	7.9-18.3	21	7.3	4.4-11.9
65-74	242	49	19.5	14.4-25.8	62	28.8	22.0-36.6	85	32.3	25.7-39.8	26	11.8	7.7-17.6	20	7.7	4.5-12.6
75+	173	54	28.8	21.1-38.0	47	28.4	21.0-37.2	37	23.8	16.7-32.8	17	10.3	5.5-18.5	18	8.8	5.2-14.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	76	21.0	16.2-26.9	67	22.6	17.1-29.1	73	31.0	24.4-38.4	35	14.6	9.5-21.6	28	10.9	6.6-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	466	60	12.3	9.2-16.3	116	25.5	20.9-30.7	200	44.6	39.0-50.3	52	10.8	7.8-14.7	38	6.8	4.5-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	408	55	12.0	8.8-16.2	101	22.7	18.2-27.8	166	44.2	38.4-50.2	53	14.1	10.3-18.9	33	7.0	4.7-10.3
College Graduate	393	51	12.0	8.5-16.6	84	23.3	18.3-29.1	183	45.8	40.0-51.8	55	13.9	10.3-18.4	20	5.0	3.0- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	196	49	23.3	16.8-31.3	43	19.8	13.4-28.2	70	39.1	29.8-49.3	19	9.5	5.0-17.3	15	8.3	3.7-17.5
$15,000- 24,999	292	41	11.3	7.8-16.0	86	26.5	20.9-32.9	103	36.7	30.2-43.8	40	18.6	12.9-26.0	22	6.9	4.2-11.3
$25,000- 34,999	217	28	12.7	8.3-18.9	41	19.6	14.0-26.8	95	44.5	36.8-52.5	35	15.6	10.7-22.3	18	7.5	4.2-13.2
$35,000- 49,999	212	24	10.4	6.5-16.4	37	20.0	14.2-27.4	106	47.9	39.9-56.0	33	15.6	10.6-22.2	12	6.1	3.1-11.6
$50,000-74,999	176	14	7.6	4.2-13.5	39	20.7	14.6-28.4	89	53.6	44.9-62.2	25	12.6	8.0-19.4	9	5.4	2.6-11.0
$75,000+	140	11	6.2	3.2-11.6	29	18.9	12.8-27.0	70	55.5	46.1-64.5	20	13.3	8.3-20.5	10	6.1	3.0-12.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	554	124	18.5	15.1-22.5	152	26.6	22.3-31.4	174	35.3	30.3-40.7	58	12.0	8.7-16.4	46	7.5	5.4-10.4
No	990	118	11.5	9.3-14.2	214	21.9	18.8-25.2	450	46.0	42.2-49.8	135	13.5	11.1-16.4	73	7.0	5.2- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	209	28	10.7	7.0-16.0	46	22.3	16.3-29.8	83	41.8	33.7-50.4	31	16.7	11.0-24.5	21	8.5	5.2-13.7
Non-Veteran	1,336	215	14.6	12.4-16.9	322	23.9	21.2-26.8	538	42.2	39.0-45.5	163	12.4	10.4-14.8	98	6.9	5.4- 8.9
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	89.6	45.2-98.9	1	10.4	1.1-54.8	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,550

243

13.9

12.0-16.0

368

23.6

21.1-26.3

625

42.3

39.2-45.3

195

13.1

11.1-15.4

119

7.2

5.7- 9.0

GENDER

Male

574

9.9

7.4-13.1

114

20.6

16.9-24.9

246

42.5

37.7-47.4

17.0

13.6-21.2

10.0

7.4-13.4

Female

976

182

17.6

14.9-20.7

254

26.4

23.1-29.9

379

42.0

38.3-45.9

101

9.4

7.5-11.8

4.6

3.4- 6.1

RACE

White

1,375

206

13.6

11.7-15.9

323

23.8

21.2-26.7

561

42.1

39.0-45.3

180

13.3

11.2-15.7

105

7.1

5.7- 8.9

African American

23.3

14.0-36.0

28.3

17.8-41.8

36.1

24.0-50.4

7.7

2.1-24.3

4.6

1.5-13.1

Other Minorities

23.7

2.7-77.6

31.6

3.9-84.1

44.7

6.8-90.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

5.5

2.1-13.6

15.9

8.8-27.1

44.9

33.5-56.9

27.3

17.3-40.1

6.4

2.6-15.0

25-34

205

9.3

5.7-14.9

21.9

15.1-30.7

41.6

33.4-50.3

14.9

9.2-23.1

12.3

6.9-21.1

35-44

287

7.9

4.9-12.4

17.4

12.9-23.2

140

55.4

48.5-62.0

13.5

9.7-18.5

5.9

3.6- 9.4

45-54

289

16.4

11.5-22.7

23.7

18.1-30.4

128

46.8

39.7-54.1

9.2

6.0-13.8

3.9

2.1- 7.2

55-64

260

12.3

8.8-17.0

28.4

22.5-35.2

39.8

32.8-47.3

12.1

7.9-18.3

7.3

4.4-11.9

65-74

242

19.5

14.4-25.8

28.8

22.0-36.6

32.3

25.7-39.8

11.8

7.7-17.6

7.7

4.5-12.6

75+

173

28.8

21.1-38.0

28.4

21.0-37.2

23.8

16.7-32.8

10.3

5.5-18.5

8.8

5.2-14.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

279

21.0

16.2-26.9

22.6

17.1-29.1

31.0

24.4-38.4

14.6

9.5-21.6

10.9

6.6-17.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

466

12.3

9.2-16.3

116

25.5

20.9-30.7

200

44.6

39.0-50.3

10.8

7.8-14.7

6.8

4.5-10.1

Some Post-H.S.

408

12.0

8.8-16.2

101

22.7

18.2-27.8

166

44.2

38.4-50.2

14.1

10.3-18.9

7.0

4.7-10.3

College Graduate

393

12.0

8.5-16.6

23.3

18.3-29.1

183

45.8

40.0-51.8

13.9

10.3-18.4

5.0

3.0- 8.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

196

23.3

16.8-31.3

19.8

13.4-28.2

39.1

29.8-49.3

9.5

5.0-17.3

8.3

3.7-17.5

$15,000- 24,999

292

11.3

7.8-16.0

26.5

20.9-32.9

103

36.7

30.2-43.8

18.6

12.9-26.0

6.9

4.2-11.3

$25,000- 34,999

217

12.7

8.3-18.9

19.6

14.0-26.8

44.5

36.8-52.5

15.6

10.7-22.3

7.5

4.2-13.2

$35,000- 49,999

212

10.4

6.5-16.4

20.0

14.2-27.4

106

47.9

39.9-56.0

15.6

10.6-22.2

6.1

3.1-11.6

$50,000-74,999

176

7.6

4.2-13.5

20.7

14.6-28.4

53.6

44.9-62.2

12.6

8.0-19.4

5.4

2.6-11.0

$75,000+

140

6.2

3.2-11.6

18.9

12.8-27.0

55.5

46.1-64.5

13.3

8.3-20.5

6.1

3.0-12.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

554

124

18.5

15.1-22.5

152

26.6

22.3-31.4

174

35.3

30.3-40.7

12.0

8.7-16.4

7.5

5.4-10.4

990

118

11.5

9.3-14.2

214

21.9

18.8-25.2

450

46.0

42.2-49.8

135

13.5

11.1-16.4

7.0

5.2- 9.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

209

10.7

7.0-16.0

22.3

16.3-29.8

41.8

33.7-50.4

16.7

11.0-24.5

8.5

5.2-13.7

Non-Veteran

1,336

215

14.6

12.4-16.9

322

23.9

21.2-26.8

538

42.2

39.0-45.5

163

12.4

10.4-14.8

6.9

5.4- 8.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

89.6

45.2-98.9

10.4

1.1-54.8

0.0

. - .

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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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