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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Exercise

During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises
such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,644 11,529 76.2 75.3-77.1 4,115 23.8 22.9-24.7
-Northeast Partnership I 439 281 61.8 55.5-67.8 158 38.2 32.2-44.5
GENDER
Male 157 106 64.9 53.6-74.7 51 35.1 25.3-46.4
Female 282 175 59.2 52.0-66.1 107 40.8 33.9-48.0
RACE
White 211 137 66.1 57.9-73.5 74 33.9 26.5-42.1
Other 226 143 58.7 49.3-67.4 83 41.3 32.6-50.7
AGE
18-44 107 70 60.1 46.9-71.9 37 39.9 28.1-53.1
45+ 327 208 63.2 57.0-69.0 119 36.8 31.0-43.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 260 149 54.7 46.0-63.0 111 45.3 37.0-54.0
Some College + 176 130 73.9 65.9-80.7 46 26.1 19.3-34.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 285 173 58.4 51.2-65.2 112 41.6 34.8-48.8
$50,000+ 77 61 77.6 65.5-86.3 16 22.4 13.7-34.5

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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