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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 stay in the shade?

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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 7,336 1,033 11.5 10.6-12.5 1,897 23.8 22.4-25.2 3,171 44.9 43.2-46.5 806 13.0 11.9-14.2 429 6.8 5.8- 7.9
-Northeast Partnership I 194 36 14.6 10.0-20.8 59 31.5 22.7-41.8 73 33.9 26.1-42.6 15 10.7 5.9-18.6 11 9.3 3.1-24.8
GENDER
Male 75 8 8.7 3.9-18.3 19 27.8 15.0-45.8 35 35.3 23.2-49.6 12 18.2 9.4-32.4 1 10.0 1.5-44.8
Female 119 28 21.1 14.3-29.9 40 35.5 25.8-46.7 38 32.4 23.3-42.9 3 2.5 0.7- 8.0 10 8.6 4.1-17.0
RACE
White 102 11 11.3 5.8-20.8 31 25.4 17.4-35.4 46 44.3 33.4-55.7 10 16.4 8.0-30.9 4 2.6 0.9- 7.3
Other 91 25 17.4 10.7-27.0 28 36.8 22.9-53.2 26 24.8 15.6-36.9 5 6.2 2.5-14.7 7 14.8 4.4-40.0
AGE
18-44 49 10 11.6 5.5-23.1 12 31.0 15.3-52.8 18 30.8 17.7-47.8 4 8.7 2.8-24.1 5 18.0 4.9-48.1
45+ 143 25 16.5 10.9-24.2 47 32.4 24.3-41.6 54 35.7 27.6-44.7 11 12.5 6.4-22.9 6 2.9 1.2- 6.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 112 29 20.3 13.0-30.2 31 31.3 19.4-46.4 36 23.7 15.9-33.8 9 12.2 5.6-24.4 7 12.5 3.4-36.5
Some College + 82 7 5.2 2.4-11.2 28 31.8 21.2-44.7 37 50.5 38.1-62.9 6 8.4 3.6-18.2 4 4.0 1.4-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 120 26 20.0 13.4-28.9 38 30.0 21.2-40.5 41 32.9 24.0-43.3 8 11.0 5.0-22.6 7 6.1 2.5-14.0
$50,000+ 38 3 6.2 1.9-18.0 9 20.8 10.5-36.8 20 52.7 35.4-69.4 5 18.1 6.9-39.9 1 2.2 0.3-14.2

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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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