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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity & Nutrition-WHITES

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  Total
Respond.^
Very overweight Somewhat overweight Normal weight Somewhat underweight Very underweight
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,428 930 7.2 6.6- 7.8 5,104 42.2 40.9-43.5 4,910 45.8 44.5-47.2 441 4.5 3.9- 5.2 43 0.3 0.2- 0.4
GENDER
Male 4,234 184 4.2 3.5- 5.0 1,826 40.3 38.3-42.4 2,041 50.1 47.9-52.2 170 5.2 4.2- 6.5 13 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Female 7,194 746 9.9 9.0-10.8 3,278 43.9 42.3-45.5 2,869 42.0 40.4-43.6 271 3.9 3.3- 4.5 30 0.4 0.2- 0.6
AGE
18-24 335 14 2.8 1.5- 5.2 92 26.2 21.0-32.2 200 61.9 55.4-67.9 29 9.1 6.1-13.5 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 1,104 96 7.0 5.5- 8.9 397 35.5 32.1-39.1 557 51.8 48.1-55.4 52 5.6 3.9- 8.0 2 0.1 0.0- 0.2
35-44 1,874 169 7.9 6.6- 9.3 819 43.1 40.4-45.9 815 45.2 42.5-48.0 65 3.5 2.6- 4.5 6 0.3 0.1- 0.9
45-54 2,285 239 9.7 8.3-11.4 1,105 48.2 45.6-50.7 858 38.6 36.2-41.1 75 3.1 2.4- 4.1 8 0.3 0.1- 0.7
55-64 2,414 231 8.8 7.6-10.3 1,274 53.4 50.9-55.8 838 34.6 32.4-37.0 62 2.8 1.9- 3.9 9 0.4 0.2- 0.9
65-74 1,877 131 6.7 5.4- 8.2 894 47.9 45.2-50.6 773 41.3 38.7-44.0 73 3.7 2.8- 4.9 6 0.4 0.2- 0.9
75+ 1,470 46 3.4 2.4- 4.8 496 34.3 31.5-37.3 835 55.8 52.7-58.8 82 5.6 4.4- 7.2 11 0.8 0.4- 1.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,318 99 6.8 5.1- 8.9 526 38.2 34.4-42.3 598 46.1 41.9-50.4 82 7.7 5.2-11.4 13 1.1 0.5- 2.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,341 314 7.6 6.6- 8.7 1,508 42.5 40.1-44.9 1,370 45.1 42.6-47.7 135 4.6 3.6- 5.8 14 0.3 0.1- 0.5
Some Post-H.S. 2,963 273 8.1 7.0- 9.4 1,400 44.4 41.8-47.1 1,171 42.9 40.2-45.6 113 4.4 3.3- 5.8 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5
College Graduate 3,783 242 6.2 5.2- 7.3 1,662 41.4 39.4-43.4 1,759 48.7 46.6-50.8 110 3.6 2.8- 4.6 10 0.2 0.1- 0.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,053 128 11.1 8.9-13.7 461 41.9 37.7-46.2 388 38.7 34.6-43.0 62 6.7 4.2-10.6 14 1.6 0.8- 3.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,576 143 7.8 6.2- 9.7 687 40.7 37.2-44.3 666 45.5 41.8-49.3 69 5.5 3.6- 8.3 11 0.5 0.3- 1.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,324 120 8.2 6.5-10.2 604 43.8 39.9-47.7 535 42.1 38.3-46.1 62 5.7 4.0- 8.0 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,700 139 8.1 6.5-10.0 794 41.0 37.9-44.2 704 46.4 43.1-49.7 60 4.3 3.1- 5.8 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8
$50,000-74,999 1,686 139 7.9 6.5- 9.6 849 46.9 43.7-50.1 643 41.1 37.9-44.4 52 3.9 2.6- 5.8 3 0.2 0.0- 0.7
$75,000+ 2,490 167 6.2 5.1- 7.4 1,091 43.0 40.6-45.5 1,163 47.4 44.9-49.9 66 3.3 2.4- 4.5 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,174 523 11.6 10.4-12.9 1,971 45.8 43.6-48.0 1,450 36.2 34.0-38.4 201 5.9 4.7- 7.3 29 0.6 0.4- 1.0
No 7,188 403 5.1 4.5- 5.8 3,106 40.6 39.0-42.1 3,429 50.3 48.6-51.9 237 3.9 3.2- 4.7 13 0.1 0.1- 0.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,846 95 5.6 4.4- 7.2 789 41.2 38.4-44.0 890 48.7 45.8-51.7 67 4.1 3.0- 5.6 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8
Non-Veteran 9,578 834 7.4 6.8- 8.1 4,315 42.4 41.0-43.8 4,017 45.3 43.8-46.8 374 4.6 3.9- 5.3 38 0.3 0.2- 0.5

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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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