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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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

When the youngest child in your household is outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour -
How often is his or her skin protected 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 1,653 755 47.4 44.2-50.6 428 24.8 22.3-27.4 289 15.7 13.6-18.0 64 3.5 2.6- 4.7 117 8.6 6.6-11.1
-Northeastern Partnership 88 37 44.6 32.8-57.0 23 27.7 18.4-39.5 13 12.3 6.6-21.9 4 4.1 1.5-10.8 11 11.2 5.9-20.3
GENDER
Male 23 10 48.1 25.5-71.5 7 32.6 15.1-56.9 2 9.0 2.1-31.5 1 3.4 0.5-21.1 3 6.9 2.0-20.8
Female 65 27 42.6 30.3-56.0 16 25.0 15.5-37.8 11 14.2 7.3-25.9 3 4.5 1.4-13.6 8 13.6 6.5-26.2
RACE
White 49 22 49.9 33.7-66.1 16 31.6 18.9-47.9 8 13.0 6.0-26.0 1 2.2 0.3-13.9 2 3.3 0.8-12.7
African American 27 11 42.6 24.3-63.2 3 14.0 4.3-37.0 4 14.1 4.1-38.8 1 2.7 0.4-16.9 8 26.6 13.0-46.8
Other Minorities 12 4 25.5 8.6-55.3 4 37.1 14.2-67.7 1 5.9 0.8-33.1 2 15.5 3.8-46.4 1 16.0 2.4-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 3 22.8 6.5-55.9 4 41.7 15.7-73.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 17.5 4.2-50.7 1 18.0 2.7-63.8
Non-Hispanic 78 34 47.6 34.9-60.7 19 25.8 16.2-38.3 13 14.1 7.5-24.7 2 2.3 0.5- 9.2 10 10.3 5.4-18.8
AGE
18-24 6 3 62.7 22.9-90.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 14.9 1.9-61.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 22.5 4.4-64.3
25-34 28 14 51.9 32.2-71.0 9 31.9 16.4-52.8 2 7.3 1.4-30.4 1 2.7 0.4-17.1 2 6.2 1.4-23.0
35-44 33 13 38.5 23.0-56.7 9 32.1 17.6-51.2 6 15.0 6.5-30.7 1 4.1 0.6-23.9 4 10.4 3.7-25.5
45-54 16 5 25.0 9.5-51.4 5 43.8 19.4-71.6 4 19.1 6.4-44.9 1 8.1 1.1-40.4 1 4.0 0.5-24.5
55-64 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 48.2 5.5-93.7 1 51.8 6.3-94.5
75+ 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 6 48.7 23.1-75.0 2 17.8 4.2-51.4 2 12.3 2.9-39.4 2 13.9 3.4-42.7 1 7.3 1.0-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 27 12 39.4 21.3-61.0 6 28.9 12.9-52.5 1 3.5 0.5-21.2 2 6.4 1.5-23.6 6 21.8 9.2-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 22 8 46.9 21.3-74.3 5 17.0 6.3-38.3 7 29.5 11.5-57.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.5 1.4-26.3
College Graduate 26 11 46.0 27.1-66.2 10 40.6 22.8-61.3 3 7.7 2.4-22.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.7 1.4-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 4 40.2 15.3-71.6 2 13.8 3.2-43.4 0 0.0 . - . 2 13.9 3.2-43.7 3 32.1 9.6-67.8
$15,000- 24,999 18 9 51.1 27.6-74.2 3 21.1 6.7-50.1 3 9.2 2.6-27.7 1 6.9 1.0-36.2 2 11.5 2.6-38.9
$25,000- 34,999 9 4 44.9 15.4-78.4 1 11.6 1.6-52.2 1 3.6 0.4-23.2 1 16.9 2.4-62.8 2 23.0 5.5-60.5
$35,000- 49,999 16 7 55.6 27.6-80.4 3 18.0 5.0-47.5 4 19.4 6.3-46.4 0 0.0 . - . 2 7.0 1.6-26.3
$50,000-74,999 15 7 41.6 19.7-67.4 7 52.5 27.6-76.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.9 0.8-32.4
$75,000+ 16 5 30.9 13.3-56.6 6 40.1 19.0-65.7 4 23.6 8.8-49.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.4 0.7-30.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 21 8 39.3 20.0-62.6 2 8.8 2.2-29.5 3 17.8 5.0-47.4 1 3.4 0.5-21.1 7 30.6 14.3-53.9
No 65 28 46.2 32.3-60.6 20 32.0 20.6-46.0 10 11.1 5.5-21.2 3 4.4 1.4-13.0 4 6.3 2.1-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 4 66.5 29.2-90.5 1 9.8 1.2-48.9 1 3.9 0.5-25.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 19.8 4.2-58.5
Non-Veteran 80 33 42.4 30.3-55.5 22 29.5 19.5-42.0 12 13.2 7.0-23.5 4 4.5 1.7-11.8 9 10.4 5.1-20.0

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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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