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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership 504 173 30.2 25.5-35.4 89 18.1 13.9-23.3 101 23.1 18.3-28.8 33 7.0 3.8-12.6 108 21.6 17.1-26.8
GENDER
Male 185 66 30.3 22.8-39.1 31 17.8 11.6-26.3 32 21.9 14.2-32.0 12 7.6 2.6-20.2 44 22.5 15.4-31.7
Female 319 107 30.1 24.6-36.1 58 18.5 13.3-25.2 69 24.3 18.9-30.7 21 6.4 3.8-10.8 64 20.6 15.6-26.7
RACE
White 330 104 28.1 22.5-34.5 67 22.5 16.6-29.8 74 23.3 18.0-29.6 25 8.2 3.8-16.9 60 17.8 12.5-24.6
African American 146 60 33.7 25.0-43.7 18 10.5 6.0-17.9 22 25.8 15.1-40.5 7 4.5 1.8-10.6 39 25.5 17.8-35.0
Other Minorities 27 9 34.7 17.6-57.0 4 10.4 3.8-25.8 4 11.3 4.0-27.8 1 5.9 0.8-31.9 9 37.7 19.8-59.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 17 5 34.9 14.9-62.2 1 3.5 0.5-21.5 4 18.1 6.4-41.5 1 8.2 1.2-40.8 6 35.3 15.6-61.7
Non-Hispanic 485 168 30.0 25.2-35.3 88 19.2 14.7-24.6 96 23.4 18.3-29.3 32 6.9 3.6-12.9 101 20.5 16.0-25.9
AGE
18-24 16 0 0.0 . - . 3 21.4 6.4-52.0 6 33.8 13.4-62.7 2 18.4 3.9-56.0 5 26.5 9.6-54.9
25-34 42 12 31.2 17.6-49.0 8 20.2 9.6-37.8 10 23.3 12.4-39.4 2 4.7 1.0-18.8 10 20.6 10.7-36.1
35-44 72 17 24.8 15.0-38.2 10 12.7 6.6-23.3 23 32.9 22.3-45.7 8 9.0 4.3-18.1 14 20.5 11.7-33.5
45-54 111 39 34.2 24.9-45.0 25 23.4 15.4-33.8 22 20.4 13.0-30.5 8 5.1 2.4-10.7 17 16.9 10.0-27.1
55-64 99 31 36.2 26.3-47.4 19 18.7 11.7-28.7 17 13.6 8.1-22.1 4 2.9 1.0- 8.1 28 28.5 19.6-39.4
65-74 98 45 50.1 39.0-61.2 11 9.6 5.1-17.4 11 11.0 5.7-20.4 7 5.6 2.5-11.9 24 23.6 15.4-34.4
75+ 63 27 39.9 27.5-53.6 13 19.2 11.1-31.2 11 23.2 12.1-40.0 2 1.6 0.4- 6.2 10 16.1 8.3-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 50 38.1 27.5-49.9 14 7.3 4.0-13.0 19 21.6 11.4-37.0 5 3.6 1.4- 9.0 31 29.4 19.0-42.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 63 31.0 22.9-40.4 27 19.6 12.3-29.6 30 18.0 11.1-27.8 9 9.1 2.9-25.4 43 22.3 15.6-30.9
Some Post-H.S. 109 31 23.9 16.1-34.0 18 15.8 9.2-25.9 30 34.6 23.9-47.0 10 5.4 2.6-10.7 20 20.3 10.8-34.9
College Graduate 104 29 25.2 17.1-35.6 30 30.7 19.7-44.4 22 23.8 15.2-35.1 9 8.5 4.0-17.2 14 11.8 6.0-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 20 24.8 15.6-37.1 10 13.5 6.4-26.1 14 20.6 11.8-33.5 4 7.4 2.1-23.3 29 33.7 22.9-46.5
$15,000- 24,999 98 39 32.6 22.8-44.1 13 16.3 7.1-33.1 19 21.3 13.0-33.0 3 2.3 0.6- 8.3 24 27.5 18.0-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 66 30 44.3 28.8-61.0 7 19.4 7.1-43.2 11 14.7 7.3-27.7 8 5.9 2.6-12.8 10 15.6 7.3-30.0
$35,000- 49,999 67 25 30.4 19.1-44.8 13 17.7 8.6-32.8 14 24.6 13.7-40.0 3 2.7 0.8- 9.0 12 24.6 12.1-43.5
$50,000-74,999 65 16 27.2 16.6-41.2 19 27.0 17.1-40.0 10 13.6 6.9-25.0 9 14.9 7.5-27.5 11 17.3 9.4-29.7
$75,000+ 55 16 30.1 18.7-44.6 17 33.4 21.2-48.2 14 24.8 14.7-38.6 3 4.4 1.2-15.1 5 7.4 3.0-17.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 215 72 28.6 21.8-36.4 33 15.6 9.6-24.2 43 21.9 15.5-30.0 11 8.4 2.6-24.2 56 25.5 18.9-33.6
No 283 99 31.0 24.7-38.0 56 20.1 14.6-27.2 57 23.9 17.3-32.1 21 6.0 3.5- 9.8 50 19.0 13.2-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 17 27.2 16.0-42.2 13 25.0 13.6-41.5 9 20.0 10.0-35.9 3 3.0 0.8-10.0 20 24.8 15.3-37.7
Non-Veteran 442 156 30.6 25.5-36.2 76 17.3 12.8-22.8 92 23.5 18.3-29.7 30 7.5 3.9-13.8 88 21.1 16.3-27.0

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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