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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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 3,554 1,200 31.2 29.2-33.3 850 25.9 23.8-28.2 728 21.7 19.8-23.6 248 7.6 6.4- 9.0 528 13.6 12.1-15.3
AGE
18-24 89 17 17.0 9.8-27.8 25 34.9 22.9-49.3 26 24.7 15.5-37.1 10 12.0 6.2-21.8 11 11.4 4.9-24.4
25-34 322 85 26.2 20.9-32.3 93 27.0 21.9-32.8 80 26.1 20.8-32.1 28 10.2 6.6-15.2 36 10.6 7.3-15.1
35-44 591 161 27.1 23.0-31.6 161 29.7 25.5-34.3 154 23.8 20.1-27.8 43 7.5 5.3-10.5 72 12.0 9.1-15.5
45-54 703 227 33.5 29.4-37.8 183 26.2 22.5-30.3 144 21.3 17.8-25.4 45 6.1 4.3- 8.6 104 12.9 10.3-16.1
55-64 724 255 36.2 32.1-40.6 183 23.7 20.3-27.5 153 21.0 17.6-24.7 47 6.7 4.8- 9.4 86 12.4 9.7-15.7
65-74 604 214 35.6 31.2-40.2 114 20.0 16.4-24.1 102 18.1 14.7-22.2 45 5.4 3.9- 7.5 129 20.9 17.2-25.2
75+ 493 228 43.2 37.9-48.7 85 17.8 14.1-22.3 64 14.4 10.9-18.9 28 6.1 3.9- 9.5 88 18.5 14.6-23.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 136 33.9 27.7-40.8 61 12.4 9.0-16.8 69 20.9 15.2-28.0 29 7.8 4.8-12.4 107 25.0 20.0-30.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,038 322 28.6 24.8-32.7 218 22.5 18.9-26.5 221 21.4 17.9-25.5 77 9.2 6.7-12.5 200 18.3 14.8-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 961 337 32.0 28.1-36.1 204 21.6 17.2-26.7 213 23.7 20.1-27.7 71 8.9 6.5-12.1 136 13.9 11.1-17.2
College Graduate 1,144 400 31.8 28.6-35.2 366 36.4 32.9-40.2 224 20.5 17.7-23.6 70 5.0 3.8- 6.6 84 6.3 4.8- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 139 35.1 28.6-42.2 52 16.0 10.9-22.8 53 17.5 12.3-24.3 22 5.4 3.4- 8.4 97 26.1 20.5-32.4
$15,000- 24,999 501 154 31.8 26.6-37.4 104 19.2 15.5-23.7 102 21.4 17.2-26.4 44 8.0 5.4-11.6 97 19.6 15.6-24.3
$25,000- 34,999 422 154 34.6 28.5-41.2 83 21.5 16.1-28.0 88 24.8 18.4-32.5 32 6.1 3.9- 9.5 65 13.1 9.6-17.6
$35,000- 49,999 503 159 30.9 25.5-36.8 127 24.6 19.7-30.1 115 23.8 19.2-29.1 36 9.1 6.1-13.5 66 11.6 8.6-15.6
$50,000-74,999 477 134 26.0 21.6-31.0 140 28.9 23.9-34.4 119 25.5 20.5-31.3 36 11.2 7.2-16.9 48 8.4 6.0-11.5
$75,000+ 712 252 32.6 28.7-36.7 219 32.3 28.3-36.6 149 21.0 17.7-24.9 43 6.9 4.8-10.0 49 7.1 5.1- 9.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,323 447 32.3 29.1-35.8 282 23.5 20.3-27.0 235 17.4 15.0-20.1 99 8.7 6.6-11.5 260 18.0 15.5-20.8
No 2,205 747 30.8 28.3-33.4 564 27.3 24.6-30.2 486 23.5 21.0-26.1 148 7.1 5.7- 8.7 260 11.4 9.5-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 22 31.5 19.8-46.2 9 13.8 6.5-27.1 15 16.9 9.1-29.4 4 9.4 2.0-34.4 18 28.3 16.6-43.8
Non-Veteran 3,486 1,178 31.2 29.2-33.3 841 26.2 24.0-28.5 713 21.8 19.9-23.8 244 7.5 6.4- 8.9 510 13.3 11.8-15.0

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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.

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