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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 240 74 29.1 22.7-36.5 40 17.3 11.7-24.7 51 22.4 16.8-29.3 17 5.8 3.2-10.2 58 25.4 18.6-33.7
GENDER
Male 89 30 30.8 20.7-43.2 16 20.8 11.6-34.4 12 15.3 8.6-25.7 7 4.2 1.8- 9.5 24 28.9 17.8-43.3
Female 151 44 27.5 20.3-36.0 24 13.8 8.9-20.7 39 29.4 21.5-38.8 10 7.4 3.4-15.3 34 21.9 15.2-30.6
RACE
White 167 51 26.8 19.7-35.4 31 21.3 13.8-31.4 37 23.7 16.7-32.5 13 5.4 2.8- 9.9 35 22.8 14.6-33.8
Other 73 23 34.0 22.3-48.0 9 8.9 4.3-17.3 14 19.6 11.4-31.8 4 6.7 2.1-19.4 23 30.8 19.9-44.3
AGE
18-44 65 13 20.2 11.2-33.7 8 15.5 6.9-31.4 23 30.7 20.0-43.9 6 7.9 3.3-17.9 15 25.7 14.1-42.1
45+ 174 60 36.0 28.3-44.5 32 18.7 12.9-26.4 28 15.9 10.8-22.8 11 4.2 2.2- 7.9 43 25.3 18.4-33.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 141 49 33.4 24.5-43.7 22 18.0 10.5-29.1 23 15.7 10.0-23.8 7 4.4 1.8-10.6 40 28.4 19.7-39.1
Some College + 99 25 22.4 14.8-32.4 18 16.1 9.7-25.7 28 32.9 22.7-45.1 10 8.0 3.7-16.3 18 20.6 11.0-35.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 144 45 30.2 21.7-40.3 20 16.2 9.0-27.6 27 18.9 12.5-27.6 9 4.2 1.8- 9.8 43 30.4 21.4-41.3
$50,000+ 63 16 24.9 15.4-37.5 18 28.3 18.0-41.5 14 22.6 13.4-35.4 7 12.6 5.7-25.9 8 11.7 5.7-22.5

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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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