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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity & Nutrition-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,441 1,564 59.7 56.9-62.4 877 40.3 37.6-43.1
GENDER
Male 728 412 53.5 48.6-58.3 316 46.5 41.7-51.4
Female 1,713 1,152 64.4 61.4-67.3 561 35.6 32.7-38.6
AGE
18-24 122 50 38.1 28.1-49.3 72 61.9 50.7-71.9
25-34 326 197 59.2 52.5-65.5 129 40.8 34.5-47.5
35-44 430 275 63.0 57.0-68.6 155 37.0 31.4-43.0
45-54 513 356 65.9 59.7-71.5 157 34.1 28.5-40.3
55-64 470 349 72.8 67.4-77.5 121 27.2 22.5-32.6
65-74 351 224 61.4 54.7-67.8 127 38.6 32.2-45.3
75+ 212 102 46.0 38.1-54.0 110 54.0 46.0-61.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 530 337 58.6 52.6-64.3 193 41.4 35.7-47.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 860 533 57.3 52.5-62.0 327 42.7 38.0-47.5
Some Post-H.S. 570 382 62.8 57.1-68.2 188 37.2 31.8-42.9
College Graduate 477 311 61.2 55.0-67.0 166 38.8 33.0-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 478 314 58.7 52.3-64.7 164 41.3 35.3-47.7
$15,000- 24,999 573 380 61.9 55.6-67.9 193 38.1 32.1-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 338 217 61.2 53.3-68.5 121 38.8 31.5-46.7
$35,000- 49,999 306 199 62.0 55.0-68.5 107 38.0 31.5-45.0
$50,000-74,999 211 151 66.9 58.3-74.6 60 33.1 25.4-41.7
$75,000+ 183 119 61.0 50.8-70.3 64 39.0 29.7-49.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 958 645 62.8 58.5-66.9 313 37.2 33.1-41.5
No 1,460 903 57.9 54.3-61.4 557 42.1 38.6-45.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 279 167 56.7 48.8-64.2 112 43.3 35.8-51.2
Non-Veteran 2,156 1,395 60.3 57.3-63.2 761 39.7 36.8-42.7

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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.

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