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)-MALES

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	552	246	46.9	41.6-52.3	153	24.2	20.2-28.7	94	15.7	12.3-19.8	24	3.7	2.3- 5.9	35	9.5	6.0-14.6
RACE
White	374	181	53.6	47.3-59.8	120	29.9	24.6-35.8	57	12.8	9.3-17.5	11	2.3	1.1- 4.7	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3
African American	73	29	44.8	31.0-59.4	14	13.8	7.6-23.7	15	19.1	11.0-30.9	5	10.1	4.1-22.9	10	12.2	5.8-23.8
Asian	8	4	43.6	11.6-82.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.5	0.9-42.0	1	4.4	0.5-28.9	2	44.6	10.3-84.9
Native American	12	5	42.6	14.9-75.8	5	46.1	17.2-77.9	1	6.9	0.9-37.6	1	4.5	0.6-27.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	84	26	28.3	17.4-42.6	14	13.2	7.2-22.8	20	23.6	14.1-36.7	6	3.9	1.6- 9.2	18	31.1	18.1-48.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	85	26	28.3	17.3-42.7	14	13.2	7.3-22.9	21	23.4	14.0-36.4	6	3.9	1.6- 9.2	18	31.2	18.1-48.1
-English Speaking	14	6	62.5	29.8-86.8	4	17.2	5.0-45.0	3	11.9	3.1-36.1	1	8.4	1.1-43.4	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	71	20	22.3	12.8-36.0	10	12.5	6.3-23.5	18	25.4	14.8-40.0	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7	18	36.6	21.8-54.4
Non-Hispanic	467	220	51.8	46.2-57.4	139	27.1	22.6-32.2	73	13.7	10.4-17.8	18	3.7	2.1- 6.3	17	3.7	2.1- 6.5
AGE
18-24	21	13	66.9	42.9-84.5	2	7.5	1.8-26.6	2	13.0	3.1-41.2	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	3	10.0	2.9-28.8
25-34	162	75	44.4	35.4-53.9	44	25.6	18.7-34.1	24	13.6	8.5-21.0	6	3.6	1.5- 8.2	13	12.8	6.2-24.7
35-44	234	98	44.4	37.0-52.0	72	26.9	21.0-33.8	41	16.5	11.8-22.6	10	4.2	2.0- 8.5	13	8.0	4.0-15.1
45-54	100	44	46.3	35.1-58.0	29	27.9	18.8-39.2	18	20.0	12.3-30.8	6	4.1	1.7- 9.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.3
55-64	29	13	47.7	28.4-67.7	5	15.0	5.1-36.6	9	29.1	14.3-50.3	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	1	6.3	0.9-33.1
65-74	5	2	26.2	4.8-71.5	1	15.3	1.8-64.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	58.6	16.1-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	28	31.0	19.6-45.2	11	14.2	7.3-25.8	17	18.7	10.4-31.3	4	2.1	0.7- 5.7	17	34.1	20.3-51.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	142	56	45.3	35.0-55.9	42	26.7	18.9-36.3	21	16.0	9.4-26.0	9	4.2	1.9- 9.2	14	7.7	4.2-14.0
Some Post-H.S.	122	64	54.7	43.9-65.1	34	26.2	18.2-36.1	21	15.3	9.5-23.8	3	3.8	1.1-12.5	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	210	98	53.5	45.3-61.5	66	27.2	20.8-34.8	34	12.8	8.8-18.1	8	4.3	2.0- 8.8	4	2.2	0.6- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	8	19.7	8.1-40.6	3	16.4	4.9-42.7	5	12.7	3.7-35.4	1	1.6	0.2-11.2	6	49.7	23.3-76.2
$15,000- 24,999	86	36	45.8	33.3-58.8	15	15.4	8.5-26.3	16	19.9	11.5-32.3	6	4.2	1.7-10.1	13	14.7	7.9-25.7
$25,000- 34,999	43	22	53.9	34.3-72.4	9	25.6	12.2-46.0	7	7.3	3.1-16.1	2	2.1	0.4-11.0	3	11.0	3.4-30.6
$35,000- 49,999	77	40	49.4	35.4-63.5	18	20.3	11.8-32.8	9	18.1	8.4-34.9	5	5.8	1.9-16.1	5	6.3	2.0-18.1
$50,000-74,999	103	44	43.2	32.7-54.4	33	32.9	23.3-44.3	17	14.0	8.0-23.6	6	7.9	3.4-17.4	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0
$75,000+	182	79	50.2	41.7-58.7	63	30.3	23.3-38.4	35	17.3	12.1-24.1	4	1.9	0.6- 5.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	95	43	54.1	41.4-66.2	19	13.7	7.9-22.9	19	16.0	9.6-25.5	4	5.6	2.0-14.6	10	10.5	4.8-21.4
No	450	200	45.2	39.3-51.2	133	26.4	21.8-31.6	74	15.8	12.0-20.5	19	3.3	1.9- 5.6	24	9.3	5.5-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	102	54	50.2	38.2-62.2	21	18.7	11.3-29.4	19	20.9	11.5-34.9	5	7.8	3.0-18.7	3	2.5	0.7- 8.0
Non-Veteran	450	192	46.4	40.5-52.4	132	25.1	20.7-30.1	75	14.8	11.4-19.1	19	3.0	1.8- 5.1	32	10.7	6.7-16.6

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

552

246

46.9

41.6-52.3

153

24.2

20.2-28.7

15.7

12.3-19.8

3.7

2.3- 5.9

9.5

6.0-14.6

RACE

White

374

181

53.6

47.3-59.8

120

29.9

24.6-35.8

12.8

9.3-17.5

2.3

1.1- 4.7

1.3

0.5- 3.3

African American

44.8

31.0-59.4

13.8

7.6-23.7

19.1

11.0-30.9

10.1

4.1-22.9

12.2

5.8-23.8

Asian

43.6

11.6-82.0

0.0

. - .

7.5

0.9-42.0

4.4

0.5-28.9

44.6

10.3-84.9

Native American

42.6

14.9-75.8

46.1

17.2-77.9

6.9

0.9-37.6

4.5

0.6-27.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

28.3

17.4-42.6

13.2

7.2-22.8

23.6

14.1-36.7

3.9

1.6- 9.2

31.1

18.1-48.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.3

17.3-42.7

13.2

7.3-22.9

23.4

14.0-36.4

3.9

1.6- 9.2

31.2

18.1-48.1

-English Speaking

62.5

29.8-86.8

17.2

5.0-45.0

11.9

3.1-36.1

8.4

1.1-43.4

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

22.3

12.8-36.0

12.5

6.3-23.5

25.4

14.8-40.0

3.1

1.2- 7.7

36.6

21.8-54.4

Non-Hispanic

467

220

51.8

46.2-57.4

139

27.1

22.6-32.2

13.7

10.4-17.8

3.7

2.1- 6.3

3.7

2.1- 6.5

AGE

18-24

66.9

42.9-84.5

7.5

1.8-26.6

13.0

3.1-41.2

2.7

0.4-17.2

10.0

2.9-28.8

25-34

162

44.4

35.4-53.9

25.6

18.7-34.1

13.6

8.5-21.0

3.6

1.5- 8.2

12.8

6.2-24.7

35-44

234

44.4

37.0-52.0

26.9

21.0-33.8

16.5

11.8-22.6

4.2

2.0- 8.5

8.0

4.0-15.1

45-54

100

46.3

35.1-58.0

27.9

18.8-39.2

20.0

12.3-30.8

4.1

1.7- 9.5

1.7

0.5- 5.3

55-64

47.7

28.4-67.7

15.0

5.1-36.6

29.1

14.3-50.3

2.0

0.3-13.0

6.3

0.9-33.1

65-74

26.2

4.8-71.5

15.3

1.8-64.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

58.6

16.1-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.0

19.6-45.2

14.2

7.3-25.8

18.7

10.4-31.3

2.1

0.7- 5.7

34.1

20.3-51.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

142

45.3

35.0-55.9

26.7

18.9-36.3

16.0

9.4-26.0

4.2

1.9- 9.2

7.7

4.2-14.0

Some Post-H.S.

122

54.7

43.9-65.1

26.2

18.2-36.1

15.3

9.5-23.8

3.8

1.1-12.5

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

210

53.5

45.3-61.5

27.2

20.8-34.8

12.8

8.8-18.1

4.3

2.0- 8.8

2.2

0.6- 8.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.7

8.1-40.6

16.4

4.9-42.7

12.7

3.7-35.4

1.6

0.2-11.2

49.7

23.3-76.2

$15,000- 24,999

45.8

33.3-58.8

15.4

8.5-26.3

19.9

11.5-32.3

4.2

1.7-10.1

14.7

7.9-25.7

$25,000- 34,999

53.9

34.3-72.4

25.6

12.2-46.0

7.3

3.1-16.1

2.1

0.4-11.0

11.0

3.4-30.6

$35,000- 49,999

49.4

35.4-63.5

20.3

11.8-32.8

18.1

8.4-34.9

5.8

1.9-16.1

6.3

2.0-18.1

$50,000-74,999

103

43.2

32.7-54.4

32.9

23.3-44.3

14.0

8.0-23.6

7.9

3.4-17.4

1.9

0.6- 6.0

$75,000+

182

50.2

41.7-58.7

30.3

23.3-38.4

17.3

12.1-24.1

1.9

0.6- 5.6

0.3

0.0- 1.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

54.1

41.4-66.2

13.7

7.9-22.9

16.0

9.6-25.5

5.6

2.0-14.6

10.5

4.8-21.4

450

200

45.2

39.3-51.2

133

26.4

21.8-31.6

15.8

12.0-20.5

3.3

1.9- 5.6

9.3

5.5-15.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

102

50.2

38.2-62.2

18.7

11.3-29.4

20.9

11.5-34.9

7.8

3.0-18.7

2.5

0.7- 8.0

Non-Veteran

450

192

46.4

40.5-52.4

132

25.1

20.7-30.1

14.8

11.4-19.1

3.0

1.8- 5.1

10.7

6.7-16.6

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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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?