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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 does s/he stay in an area protected by 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 1,645 223 16.1 13.7-19.0 357 23.2 20.6-25.9 785 43.6 40.5-46.8 188 11.4 9.6-13.5 92 5.7 4.2- 7.7
-Northeastern Partnership 87 13 17.1 8.6-31.2 18 21.9 13.7-33.0 40 42.5 31.2-54.7 7 8.8 4.0-18.2 9 9.7 4.8-18.7
GENDER
Male 23 3 23.0 6.4-56.5 5 20.2 8.1-42.3 13 50.3 27.4-73.1 1 3.4 0.5-21.1 1 3.0 0.4-19.0
Female 64 10 13.9 7.3-24.9 13 22.8 13.3-36.3 27 38.2 26.5-51.4 6 11.7 5.1-24.8 8 13.4 6.4-25.9
RACE
White 48 6 19.5 7.6-41.7 8 16.5 7.9-31.3 26 51.8 35.2-68.0 4 6.3 2.3-16.5 4 5.9 2.0-15.7
African American 27 6 17.2 7.1-36.1 5 22.1 9.2-44.2 10 31.3 16.1-52.0 2 14.3 3.7-42.0 4 15.1 5.7-34.6
Other Minorities 12 1 6.8 0.9-36.3 5 44.6 19.0-73.3 4 23.9 8.2-52.5 1 8.8 1.2-43.0 1 16.0 2.4-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 1 7.6 1.0-39.7 4 43.5 16.7-74.6 3 21.0 6.0-52.6 1 9.9 1.3-46.7 1 18.0 2.7-63.8
Non-Hispanic 77 12 18.5 9.0-34.1 14 18.8 11.0-30.4 37 45.5 33.0-58.5 6 8.6 3.7-19.0 8 8.6 4.2-16.8
AGE
18-24 6 2 43.2 9.9-84.0 1 15.2 1.9-61.9 1 11.9 1.5-54.7 1 14.9 1.9-61.5 1 14.9 1.9-61.5
25-34 28 7 23.5 10.9-43.6 8 28.2 14.1-48.6 10 42.3 23.8-63.3 2 4.7 1.1-17.4 1 1.3 0.2- 8.8
35-44 32 1 1.4 0.2- 9.7 7 23.0 11.1-41.5 16 47.6 30.4-65.3 3 11.9 3.8-31.5 5 16.1 6.8-33.7
45-54 16 2 8.8 1.7-35.2 2 17.5 4.1-51.4 10 59.6 31.9-82.3 1 8.1 1.1-40.4 1 5.9 0.8-32.8
55-64 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 2 1 51.8 6.3-94.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 48.2 5.5-93.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 1 1.8 0.2-12.2 4 32.2 12.1-62.0 6 50.9 24.8-76.6 1 7.8 1.1-39.8 1 7.3 1.0-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 27 5 15.1 6.1-32.8 2 7.2 1.8-24.9 13 50.8 30.4-70.9 3 9.7 3.0-27.1 4 17.3 6.2-39.8
Some Post-H.S. 22 5 41.0 16.1-71.6 6 24.8 9.9-49.7 7 16.5 6.5-35.9 2 12.2 2.5-42.5 2 5.6 1.2-22.3
College Graduate 25 2 7.5 1.8-27.0 6 30.0 14.0-53.0 14 50.7 30.9-70.3 1 5.4 0.8-29.9 2 6.3 1.5-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 2 11.3 2.5-39.1 1 8.8 1.2-43.4 5 45.5 18.6-75.2 1 6.2 0.8-34.4 2 28.3 7.3-66.5
$15,000- 24,999 18 2 12.0 3.0-37.7 5 33.9 14.6-60.5 9 44.7 22.8-68.9 1 6.9 1.0-36.2 1 2.5 0.3-16.5
$25,000- 34,999 9 2 15.7 3.0-52.6 0 0.0 . - . 3 32.7 8.5-71.8 0 0.0 . - . 4 51.5 19.6-82.3
$35,000- 49,999 15 4 38.1 13.2-71.4 2 12.5 2.6-43.1 7 41.5 17.1-70.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 7.9 1.8-28.5
$50,000-74,999 15 1 5.9 0.8-32.4 4 28.3 10.7-56.7 6 42.0 19.3-68.5 4 23.8 8.7-50.8 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 16 1 5.4 0.7-30.1 5 36.1 16.0-62.7 10 58.5 33.2-80.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 21 3 11.4 3.4-32.2 3 14.2 4.6-36.4 11 50.0 28.3-71.7 2 15.0 3.5-46.3 2 9.4 2.3-31.3
No 64 10 18.9 8.7-36.3 15 24.3 14.5-37.7 27 39.5 26.8-53.8 5 7.3 2.9-17.0 7 10.0 4.4-21.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 1 8.0 1.0-43.1 2 21.7 4.7-61.0 4 58.5 21.7-87.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.8 1.5-54.2
Non-Veteran 79 12 18.0 8.9-33.2 16 21.9 13.4-33.8 36 40.9 29.5-53.4 7 9.6 4.4-19.8 8 9.5 4.5-19.1

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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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