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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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%)
TOTAL 1,191 393 30.4 27.1-33.9 158 13.3 11.0-16.0 253 21.1 18.1-24.4 71 7.2 5.3- 9.6 316 28.1 24.8-31.6
GENDER
Male 366 139 35.2 29.2-41.8 54 14.0 10.2-18.9 61 17.8 13.0-24.0 20 7.5 4.4-12.3 92 25.5 20.2-31.5
Female 825 254 26.7 23.3-30.5 104 12.8 10.1-16.0 192 23.5 20.1-27.3 51 7.0 5.0- 9.7 224 30.0 26.0-34.3
AGE
18-24 47 9 21.2 9.3-41.5 6 10.1 3.9-23.9 11 26.1 13.2-44.9 2 2.1 0.5- 8.5 19 40.4 25.2-57.7
25-34 158 29 14.8 9.7-21.9 22 14.5 8.9-22.8 47 27.9 20.6-36.5 16 18.2 11.1-28.6 44 24.5 17.9-32.7
35-44 226 56 24.2 18.3-31.4 24 12.2 7.8-18.7 60 22.5 16.9-29.4 21 8.2 5.1-13.1 65 32.8 25.6-40.9
45-54 227 78 37.3 29.7-45.6 29 13.7 8.9-20.6 46 18.1 12.7-25.1 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4 59 26.2 19.7-33.9
55-64 236 81 35.9 28.9-43.6 37 15.8 11.1-21.9 47 19.5 14.2-26.1 11 4.9 2.4-10.0 60 23.9 18.3-30.6
65-74 184 81 43.8 35.3-52.7 21 10.5 6.2-17.5 32 18.6 12.9-26.0 5 1.2 0.5- 3.2 45 25.8 18.3-35.1
75+ 102 52 53.7 42.5-64.5 18 17.7 10.9-27.4 8 6.0 2.8-12.4 0 0.0 . - . 24 22.6 14.9-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 101 39.2 31.0-48.0 24 8.4 5.2-13.3 41 20.7 13.1-31.0 6 1.9 0.8- 4.7 71 29.9 22.5-38.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 132 29.7 24.5-35.5 46 9.9 6.8-14.1 92 22.7 17.8-28.4 23 6.6 3.8-11.3 119 31.1 25.4-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 290 82 25.9 20.3-32.5 43 16.6 11.7-23.1 68 21.0 15.9-27.0 23 9.7 5.7-15.9 74 26.8 20.8-33.8
College Graduate 244 78 29.9 22.3-38.8 44 18.5 13.0-25.6 52 19.2 13.8-26.0 19 9.3 5.5-15.4 51 23.2 16.9-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 72 32.1 25.0-40.1 25 14.9 9.2-23.1 40 18.6 13.0-25.9 3 0.9 0.2- 3.9 81 33.5 26.4-41.5
$15,000- 24,999 261 82 27.5 21.1-35.1 33 14.1 9.0-21.6 61 21.8 16.2-28.6 18 5.7 3.1-10.0 67 30.9 23.7-39.0
$25,000- 34,999 172 64 37.6 27.2-49.3 24 10.9 6.6-17.2 34 18.2 11.1-28.4 5 1.9 0.6- 5.7 45 31.5 22.4-42.3
$35,000- 49,999 159 56 35.5 27.2-44.8 20 9.1 5.5-14.6 33 16.9 11.6-24.1 11 5.6 2.8-11.0 39 32.8 24.1-42.9
$50,000-74,999 116 32 27.9 19.1-38.9 28 23.7 15.6-34.3 17 11.5 6.4-19.9 15 19.5 11.4-31.4 24 17.3 11.0-26.1
$75,000+ 96 29 25.8 17.1-37.0 12 14.9 8.0-25.9 32 33.0 22.8-45.0 13 16.7 9.0-29.1 10 9.6 5.0-17.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 446 170 38.0 32.5-43.9 58 13.5 9.7-18.5 82 16.9 13.1-21.6 17 5.0 2.5- 9.8 119 26.6 21.7-32.1
No 731 219 26.6 22.6-31.1 98 13.2 10.4-16.6 169 23.2 19.3-27.6 54 8.4 6.0-11.5 191 28.6 24.4-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 141 58 39.5 30.4-49.3 24 19.2 12.2-29.0 27 17.9 11.4-27.0 8 6.8 3.1-14.4 24 16.6 10.6-25.2
Non-Veteran 1,049 334 28.9 25.4-32.7 134 12.4 10.0-15.2 226 21.6 18.4-25.2 63 7.2 5.3- 9.9 292 29.9 26.2-33.8

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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.

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