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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I 196 76 32.8 25.1-41.6 37 18.2 12.5-25.7 35 26.0 16.2-38.9 9 3.1 1.5- 6.4 39 19.9 13.8-28.0
GENDER
Male 77 29 28.4 17.8-42.0 13 15.7 8.2-28.0 17 36.8 20.8-56.2 3 3.1 1.0- 9.8 15 16.0 8.9-27.2
Female 119 47 37.7 28.2-48.2 24 20.9 13.7-30.7 18 14.0 8.5-22.1 6 3.1 1.3- 7.0 24 24.3 15.5-36.0
RACE
White 103 32 29.8 20.4-41.3 24 24.1 15.8-34.9 24 25.7 16.5-37.8 6 4.5 1.9-10.4 17 15.9 9.4-25.7
Other 92 44 35.5 24.0-49.1 13 13.6 6.9-24.9 10 25.4 11.1-48.2 3 2.1 0.5- 7.4 22 23.4 14.0-36.5
AGE
18-44 49 12 18.4 9.0-34.1 11 19.6 9.7-35.5 12 37.5 18.9-60.7 2 1.5 0.3- 6.1 12 23.0 11.8-40.1
45+ 145 63 43.5 34.6-52.8 26 17.4 11.7-25.2 22 16.8 10.2-26.4 7 4.4 1.9- 9.8 27 17.9 12.1-25.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 113 50 34.1 23.6-46.4 14 11.2 6.0-19.9 18 28.6 14.9-47.9 5 3.3 1.2- 8.7 26 22.7 14.2-34.4
Some College + 83 26 30.6 20.5-43.0 23 29.5 19.2-42.6 17 21.7 13.1-33.6 4 2.8 1.0- 7.6 13 15.3 8.4-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 54 40.5 30.9-50.9 16 12.9 7.3-21.7 20 21.1 13.0-32.3 5 2.9 1.0- 8.0 26 22.6 15.0-32.6
$50,000+ 38 10 29.4 15.4-48.8 13 36.0 21.1-54.2 7 14.1 6.2-28.8 3 6.3 1.9-18.4 5 14.3 5.9-30.6

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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