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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Skin Cancer Prevention Module (Asked July--December Only)

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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Always Nearly always Sometimes Seldom Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,455 2,385 28.0 26.7-29.4 1,583 21.5 20.2-22.8 1,592 22.4 21.1-23.8 568 9.5 8.4-10.7 1,327 18.7 17.3-20.1
-Mtn. AHEC 444 155 33.1 27.6-39.1 103 23.4 18.5-29.0 82 17.3 12.8-23.1 37 10.8 7.2-15.8 67 15.4 10.9-21.4
GENDER
Male 160 50 28.8 21.2-37.8 44 25.6 18.2-34.7 26 16.0 9.8-24.9 14 14.6 8.3-24.5 26 15.1 9.1-23.9
Female 284 105 36.6 29.1-44.9 59 21.5 15.6-29.0 56 18.5 12.5-26.6 23 7.6 4.6-12.2 41 15.7 9.6-24.7
RACE
White 398 140 33.7 27.8-40.1 92 22.2 17.4-28.0 74 18.4 13.5-24.7 33 10.9 7.1-16.3 59 14.8 10.0-21.2
Other 44 15 27.9 14.4-47.1 9 32.8 16.0-55.7 8 7.0 2.8-16.0 4 9.9 3.2-26.5 8 22.4 10.0-42.8
AGE
18-44 117 38 27.5 18.6-38.5 27 21.9 13.9-32.9 22 17.7 9.8-30.0 13 15.6 8.7-26.5 17 17.2 9.0-30.5
45+ 327 117 37.3 31.1-43.9 76 24.4 19.2-30.6 60 17.1 12.7-22.5 24 7.1 4.5-11.1 50 14.1 10.2-19.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 183 56 28.0 19.8-37.9 38 20.0 13.4-28.7 35 20.0 12.2-31.0 15 10.2 5.1-19.3 39 21.9 13.6-33.3
Some College + 259 99 37.7 30.8-45.2 65 26.4 19.9-34.1 47 15.3 10.9-21.0 22 11.4 7.1-17.8 26 9.2 5.6-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 96 31.8 24.8-39.8 61 23.9 17.6-31.6 45 17.4 11.4-25.7 21 11.0 6.4-18.4 46 15.8 10.8-22.6
$50,000+ 113 40 39.4 29.4-50.3 28 25.9 17.4-36.8 26 18.8 11.8-28.5 11 11.0 5.9-19.6 8 5.0 2.2-10.8

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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