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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 773 74 6.8 5.1- 8.9 207 25.6 21.5-30.1 341 44.2 39.3-49.1 105 17.2 13.5-21.5 46 6.3 4.4- 9.0
GENDER
Male 281 14 2.5 1.4- 4.6 59 20.7 15.3-27.4 135 46.1 38.7-53.6 52 22.8 16.7-30.3 21 7.8 4.6-13.0
Female 492 60 10.5 7.7-14.2 148 29.9 24.3-36.1 206 42.4 36.2-48.9 53 12.2 8.5-17.1 25 4.9 3.1- 7.9
RACE
White 701 60 6.0 4.3- 8.2 186 24.6 20.4-29.4 321 46.9 41.7-52.1 98 17.4 13.6-22.0 36 5.1 3.3- 7.6
African American 23 9 39.7 19.3-64.4 6 17.3 6.9-37.1 4 13.2 4.0-35.9 1 3.3 0.4-20.4 3 26.6 7.6-61.4
Other Minorities 45 5 4.9 1.8-12.5 15 39.9 23.5-58.9 14 23.3 11.0-42.8 6 19.6 7.8-41.4 5 12.3 4.8-28.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 30 2 7.2 1.4-30.3 10 33.3 17.2-54.5 9 27.7 13.1-49.3 5 19.1 6.7-43.6 4 12.8 4.6-31.0
Non-Hispanic 741 72 6.8 5.1- 8.8 197 25.1 20.9-29.7 331 45.3 40.3-50.4 100 17.1 13.4-21.5 41 5.8 3.9- 8.5
AGE
18-24 27 0 0.0 . - . 7 29.7 13.3-53.8 11 42.4 23.1-64.4 8 24.2 11.0-45.2 1 3.6 0.5-22.1
25-34 71 8 5.8 2.6-12.6 15 18.5 10.6-30.3 31 40.6 27.8-54.9 14 30.2 17.9-46.2 3 4.8 1.5-14.2
35-44 124 11 6.3 3.2-12.0 30 23.7 15.9-33.8 57 45.8 35.3-56.7 15 13.7 8.0-22.4 11 10.5 5.1-20.4
45-54 142 6 2.7 1.1- 6.6 33 22.7 15.4-32.2 76 54.3 44.1-64.1 21 15.5 9.5-24.1 6 4.8 2.1-10.8
55-64 164 19 9.4 5.7-15.2 47 30.9 23.0-40.1 67 40.0 31.4-49.3 19 12.4 7.4-20.0 12 7.4 3.8-13.8
65-74 135 16 11.0 6.3-18.5 45 32.2 23.6-42.2 53 37.5 28.4-47.7 17 14.8 8.8-23.9 4 4.5 1.1-16.7
75+ 106 14 18.0 9.5-31.4 29 24.9 16.4-36.0 44 42.9 31.8-54.7 10 6.8 3.1-14.2 9 7.4 3.5-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 17 7.9 4.4-13.6 38 35.7 24.4-48.8 42 30.7 19.8-44.1 15 18.7 9.6-33.1 9 7.1 3.2-15.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 18 4.3 2.5- 7.3 62 23.1 15.9-32.3 103 45.0 35.9-54.5 39 20.6 13.9-29.3 18 7.0 3.8-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 188 20 7.6 4.5-12.7 47 22.4 15.8-30.8 88 47.5 38.6-56.6 24 16.4 10.6-24.6 9 6.0 2.8-12.7
College Graduate 221 19 8.9 5.1-15.0 57 24.5 18.3-31.9 108 49.0 40.7-57.3 27 12.5 7.4-20.2 10 5.2 2.2-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 13 9.6 5.1-17.4 27 24.0 14.7-36.7 41 51.2 37.2-64.9 8 8.1 3.6-17.3 8 7.1 2.7-17.5
$15,000- 24,999 141 11 8.0 3.8-15.9 38 21.4 14.2-30.9 62 38.5 27.8-50.5 22 24.1 14.1-38.0 8 8.0 3.5-17.3
$25,000- 34,999 124 13 5.5 2.8-10.4 38 28.7 19.3-40.4 56 50.5 37.9-63.0 11 12.1 5.8-23.4 6 3.3 1.3- 8.3
$35,000- 49,999 126 10 4.5 2.1- 9.3 32 21.6 13.7-32.3 52 44.3 33.0-56.2 24 21.5 13.5-32.4 8 8.1 3.4-17.8
$50,000-74,999 88 5 4.5 1.6-12.1 24 22.2 14.2-33.0 44 52.8 39.9-65.3 10 15.2 7.7-27.8 5 5.4 1.8-14.7
$75,000+ 87 4 3.9 1.2-11.6 23 27.3 17.8-39.4 43 49.6 37.5-61.7 14 15.8 8.5-27.6 3 3.4 1.1-10.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 302 43 11.9 8.4-16.6 85 26.9 21.1-33.7 120 38.2 31.3-45.7 36 16.3 10.9-23.7 18 6.7 3.8-11.7
No 464 29 4.4 2.8- 6.9 120 24.9 19.8-30.9 220 47.0 40.8-53.4 68 17.7 13.2-23.3 27 5.9 3.7- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 8 5.9 2.6-12.6 32 26.3 17.9-37.0 49 44.8 33.5-56.6 18 19.1 11.0-31.0 6 4.0 1.5-10.1
Non-Veteran 660 66 6.9 5.1- 9.3 175 25.5 21.1-30.5 292 44.1 38.8-49.5 87 16.9 13.0-21.7 40 6.7 4.5- 9.7

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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