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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Environmental Policy (Asked January--March Only)

Do you believe you would increase your physical activity if your community had more accessible sidewalks
or trails for walking or bicycling?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,973 2,491 67.2 65.2-69.1 1,482 32.8 30.9-34.8
-Eastern NC 1,308 859 71.7 68.5-74.8 449 28.3 25.2-31.5
GENDER
Male 465 272 66.6 60.8-71.9 193 33.4 28.1-39.2
Female 843 587 76.4 73.0-79.6 256 23.6 20.4-27.0
RACE
White 921 546 65.1 60.9-69.1 375 34.9 30.9-39.1
African American 268 219 85.8 80.0-90.1 49 14.2 9.9-20.0
Other Minorities 114 90 85.7 76.5-91.7 24 14.3 8.3-23.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 62 51 86.3 73.6-93.4 11 13.7 6.6-26.4
Non-Hispanic 1,245 807 70.2 66.9-73.4 438 29.8 26.6-33.1
AGE
18-24 53 48 92.1 78.0-97.4 5 7.9 2.6-22.0
25-34 171 132 77.7 69.4-84.3 39 22.3 15.7-30.6
35-44 228 177 78.8 71.5-84.6 51 21.2 15.4-28.5
45-54 258 185 69.8 62.6-76.1 73 30.2 23.9-37.4
55-64 255 155 60.2 52.7-67.2 100 39.8 32.8-47.3
65-74 184 91 49.9 41.5-58.3 93 50.1 41.7-58.5
75+ 150 63 50.2 40.6-59.9 87 49.8 40.1-59.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 132 78.3 70.2-84.6 65 21.7 15.4-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 276 71.6 65.6-77.0 143 28.4 23.0-34.4
Some Post-H.S. 353 242 73.8 67.8-79.1 111 26.2 20.9-32.2
College Graduate 337 207 64.7 57.6-71.2 130 35.3 28.8-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 112 78.6 70.9-84.7 50 21.4 15.3-29.1
$15,000- 24,999 242 164 73.2 64.6-80.4 78 26.8 19.6-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 149 91 65.1 55.1-73.9 58 34.9 26.1-44.9
$35,000- 49,999 199 132 75.1 67.9-81.2 67 24.9 18.8-32.1
$50,000-74,999 181 122 71.9 63.2-79.2 59 28.1 20.8-36.8
$75,000+ 202 130 66.6 57.4-74.6 72 33.4 25.4-42.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 479 301 67.2 61.6-72.4 178 32.8 27.6-38.4
No 817 551 73.8 69.8-77.5 266 26.2 22.5-30.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 140 62.6 55.0-69.7 105 37.4 30.3-45.0
Non-Veteran 1,062 718 74.0 70.4-77.3 344 26.0 22.7-29.6

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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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