BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour - <br>How often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock <br> or wearing hats or protective clothing?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour -
How often is his or her skin protected 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
TOTAL	1,101	509	47.9	44.2-51.6	275	25.2	22.3-28.5	195	15.7	13.4-18.3	40	3.3	2.3- 4.7	82	7.9	6.1-10.1
RACE
White	724	363	52.3	47.8-56.8	204	27.7	23.9-31.8	113	14.2	11.6-17.3	21	2.6	1.7- 4.2	23	3.2	2.0- 5.1
African American	225	89	39.0	31.5-47.0	40	19.4	13.9-26.3	42	18.2	12.8-25.2	11	4.0	1.9- 8.2	43	19.4	14.2-26.1
Asian	15	8	54.2	25.1-80.6	3	24.5	6.3-61.0	2	12.2	2.8-40.1	1	2.7	0.3-17.8	1	6.4	0.9-35.3
Native American	30	12	52.1	31.4-72.1	7	19.5	8.6-38.7	9	19.8	9.3-37.2	1	5.2	0.7-29.0	1	3.4	0.5-21.1
Other Minorities	102	33	34.4	23.5-47.3	20	21.3	13.1-32.8	29	21.0	13.7-30.8	6	6.1	2.4-14.8	14	17.2	9.1-30.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	101	29	33.2	22.4-46.2	23	22.1	14.1-33.0	29	23.8	15.7-34.4	7	7.6	3.2-16.7	13	13.2	7.4-22.5
-English Speaking	31	14	49.1	28.2-70.4	7	21.6	8.6-44.5	6	20.6	8.6-41.7	1	3.2	0.4-19.6	3	5.5	1.5-18.5
-Spanish Speaking	70	15	23.9	13.6-38.4	16	22.4	13.6-34.8	23	25.8	16.2-38.4	6	10.2	4.0-23.4	10	17.7	9.5-30.7
Non-Hispanic	997	479	49.7	45.8-53.5	251	25.5	22.4-29.0	165	14.7	12.3-17.3	33	2.8	1.9- 4.2	69	7.3	5.5- 9.6
AGE
18-24	70	38	62.4	48.4-74.5	13	18.0	9.8-30.7	7	5.2	2.3-11.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	11	13.5	6.7-25.3
25-34	372	216	57.0	51.0-62.7	75	20.4	16.1-25.7	45	13.1	9.5-17.8	11	3.1	1.5- 6.3	25	6.4	4.2- 9.6
35-44	476	185	37.5	32.6-42.8	143	32.1	27.4-37.3	98	20.3	16.4-24.9	23	4.6	2.9- 7.1	27	5.4	3.5- 8.3
45-54	131	44	34.7	25.5-45.2	37	30.1	21.6-40.1	35	21.1	14.6-29.5	4	3.1	1.2- 8.2	11	11.0	5.8-19.6
55-64	33	16	39.6	22.8-59.2	7	24.6	10.5-47.4	7	22.5	10.1-43.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.3	4.0-36.5
65-74	12	6	48.8	19.6-78.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	16.6	3.5-52.0	1	7.8	1.0-40.5	3	26.8	6.7-65.3
75+	5	2	49.4	12.8-86.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.2	0.5-27.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	46.5	11.6-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	50	45.8	34.3-57.7	17	11.4	6.7-18.8	33	18.3	12.2-26.3	8	6.0	2.8-12.3	17	18.5	10.5-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	271	126	48.7	40.9-56.5	52	20.4	14.9-27.4	53	17.7	13.0-23.5	8	2.4	1.0- 5.6	32	10.8	7.4-15.6
Some Post-H.S.	311	143	49.0	42.3-55.8	76	21.6	16.8-27.4	54	16.3	12.0-21.9	16	5.4	3.1- 9.2	22	7.6	4.8-11.9
College Graduate	393	189	46.9	41.1-52.7	130	36.4	30.9-42.2	55	12.9	9.6-17.2	8	1.5	0.7- 3.1	11	2.4	1.2- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	43	44.6	32.4-57.5	16	16.6	9.4-27.6	23	15.8	9.8-24.6	6	5.0	2.0-11.9	17	18.0	10.8-28.4
$15,000- 24,999	157	78	48.5	38.9-58.2	23	14.9	9.5-22.6	28	14.8	9.5-22.3	8	5.5	2.5-11.8	20	16.3	9.3-27.0
$25,000- 34,999	130	60	50.2	39.8-60.5	20	15.1	9.0-24.4	25	17.6	11.1-26.6	9	6.4	2.9-13.5	16	10.8	6.3-17.8
$35,000- 49,999	169	75	48.3	38.3-58.4	48	29.0	21.3-38.2	29	15.0	9.9-22.1	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6	11	5.4	2.9-10.0
$50,000-74,999	160	73	47.0	38.1-56.1	51	29.3	21.8-38.2	27	17.6	11.7-25.7	4	2.2	0.7- 6.2	5	4.0	1.6- 9.3
$75,000+	267	124	44.0	37.2-51.1	94	36.9	30.4-44.0	37	14.3	9.9-20.2	7	2.9	1.4- 6.2	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	253	104	44.9	37.0-53.0	63	27.5	21.1-35.0	53	15.3	11.1-20.8	10	3.5	1.7- 7.1	23	8.9	5.0-15.3
No	840	402	48.8	44.7-53.0	211	24.7	21.4-28.3	141	15.9	13.3-19.0	30	3.3	2.2- 4.9	56	7.3	5.5- 9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	28	14	54.2	31.9-74.9	4	11.8	3.7-31.7	7	25.0	10.2-49.6	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	2	7.4	1.6-27.7
Non-Veteran	1,073	495	47.7	44.0-51.4	271	25.6	22.6-28.9	188	15.5	13.2-18.1	39	3.4	2.3- 4.8	80	7.9	6.1-10.1

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,101

509

47.9

44.2-51.6

275

25.2

22.3-28.5

195

15.7

13.4-18.3

3.3

2.3- 4.7

7.9

6.1-10.1

RACE

White

724

363

52.3

47.8-56.8

204

27.7

23.9-31.8

113

14.2

11.6-17.3

2.6

1.7- 4.2

3.2

2.0- 5.1

African American

225

39.0

31.5-47.0

19.4

13.9-26.3

18.2

12.8-25.2

4.0

1.9- 8.2

19.4

14.2-26.1

Asian

54.2

25.1-80.6

24.5

6.3-61.0

12.2

2.8-40.1

2.7

0.3-17.8

6.4

0.9-35.3

Native American

52.1

31.4-72.1

19.5

8.6-38.7

19.8

9.3-37.2

5.2

0.7-29.0

3.4

0.5-21.1

Other Minorities

102

34.4

23.5-47.3

21.3

13.1-32.8

21.0

13.7-30.8

6.1

2.4-14.8

17.2

9.1-30.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

101

33.2

22.4-46.2

22.1

14.1-33.0

23.8

15.7-34.4

7.6

3.2-16.7

13.2

7.4-22.5

-English Speaking

49.1

28.2-70.4

21.6

8.6-44.5

20.6

8.6-41.7

3.2

0.4-19.6

5.5

1.5-18.5

-Spanish Speaking

23.9

13.6-38.4

22.4

13.6-34.8

25.8

16.2-38.4

10.2

4.0-23.4

17.7

9.5-30.7

Non-Hispanic

997

479

49.7

45.8-53.5

251

25.5

22.4-29.0

165

14.7

12.3-17.3

2.8

1.9- 4.2

7.3

5.5- 9.6

AGE

18-24

62.4

48.4-74.5

18.0

9.8-30.7

5.2

2.3-11.6

0.9

0.1- 6.3

13.5

6.7-25.3

25-34

372

216

57.0

51.0-62.7

20.4

16.1-25.7

13.1

9.5-17.8

3.1

1.5- 6.3

6.4

4.2- 9.6

35-44

476

185

37.5

32.6-42.8

143

32.1

27.4-37.3

20.3

16.4-24.9

4.6

2.9- 7.1

5.4

3.5- 8.3

45-54

131

34.7

25.5-45.2

30.1

21.6-40.1

21.1

14.6-29.5

3.1

1.2- 8.2

11.0

5.8-19.6

55-64

39.6

22.8-59.2

24.6

10.5-47.4

22.5

10.1-43.0

0.0

. - .

13.3

4.0-36.5

65-74

48.8

19.6-78.9

0.0

. - .

16.6

3.5-52.0

7.8

1.0-40.5

26.8

6.7-65.3

75+

49.4

12.8-86.6

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.5-27.9

0.0

. - .

46.5

11.6-85.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

45.8

34.3-57.7

11.4

6.7-18.8

18.3

12.2-26.3

6.0

2.8-12.3

18.5

10.5-30.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

271

126

48.7

40.9-56.5

20.4

14.9-27.4

17.7

13.0-23.5

2.4

1.0- 5.6

10.8

7.4-15.6

Some Post-H.S.

311

143

49.0

42.3-55.8

21.6

16.8-27.4

16.3

12.0-21.9

5.4

3.1- 9.2

7.6

4.8-11.9

College Graduate

393

189

46.9

41.1-52.7

130

36.4

30.9-42.2

12.9

9.6-17.2

1.5

0.7- 3.1

2.4

1.2- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

44.6

32.4-57.5

16.6

9.4-27.6

15.8

9.8-24.6

5.0

2.0-11.9

18.0

10.8-28.4

$15,000- 24,999

157

48.5

38.9-58.2

14.9

9.5-22.6

14.8

9.5-22.3

5.5

2.5-11.8

16.3

9.3-27.0

$25,000- 34,999

130

50.2

39.8-60.5

15.1

9.0-24.4

17.6

11.1-26.6

6.4

2.9-13.5

10.8

6.3-17.8

$35,000- 49,999

169

48.3

38.3-58.4

29.0

21.3-38.2

15.0

9.9-22.1

2.3

0.9- 5.6

5.4

2.9-10.0

$50,000-74,999

160

47.0

38.1-56.1

29.3

21.8-38.2

17.6

11.7-25.7

2.2

0.7- 6.2

4.0

1.6- 9.3

$75,000+

267

124

44.0

37.2-51.1

36.9

30.4-44.0

14.3

9.9-20.2

2.9

1.4- 6.2

1.8

0.7- 4.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

253

104

44.9

37.0-53.0

27.5

21.1-35.0

15.3

11.1-20.8

3.5

1.7- 7.1

8.9

5.0-15.3

840

402

48.8

44.7-53.0

211

24.7

21.4-28.3

141

15.9

13.3-19.0

3.3

2.2- 4.9

7.3

5.5- 9.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

54.2

31.9-74.9

11.8

3.7-31.7

25.0

10.2-49.6

1.6

0.2-10.7

7.4

1.6-27.7

Non-Veteran

1,073

495

47.7

44.0-51.4

271

25.6

22.6-28.9

188

15.5

13.2-18.1

3.4

2.3- 4.8

7.9

6.1-10.1

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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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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour - How often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour -
How often is his or her skin protected from the sun, such as by using sunscreens or sunblock
or wearing hats or protective clothing?