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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

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
-Mtn. AHEC 237 136 61.8 53.8-69.3 101 38.2 30.7-46.2
GENDER
Male 95 49 61.5 48.5-73.1 46 38.5 26.9-51.5
Female 142 87 62.1 52.3-71.0 55 37.9 29.0-47.7
RACE
White 210 116 59.9 51.3-68.0 94 40.1 32.0-48.7
Other 26 20 86.3 67.9-95.0 6 13.7 5.0-32.1
AGE
18-44 68 48 72.0 57.7-82.9 20 28.0 17.1-42.3
45+ 169 88 54.7 45.5-63.6 81 45.3 36.4-54.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 91 48 58.3 44.0-71.3 43 41.7 28.7-56.0
Some College + 144 87 64.5 54.7-73.2 57 35.5 26.8-45.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 143 80 56.7 46.4-66.5 63 43.3 33.5-53.6
$50,000+ 66 42 69.0 55.3-80.1 24 31.0 19.9-44.7

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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