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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,053 8,390 52.2 51.0-53.3 6,663 47.8 46.7-49.0
-Northeast Partnership I 425 271 62.4 56.1-68.3 154 37.6 31.7-43.9
GENDER
Male 152 79 52.5 41.8-62.9 73 47.5 37.1-58.2
Female 273 192 70.8 63.9-76.9 81 29.2 23.1-36.1
RACE
White 203 116 54.9 46.5-63.1 87 45.1 36.9-53.5
Other 221 155 68.6 59.4-76.5 66 31.4 23.5-40.6
AGE
18-44 103 64 61.5 48.5-73.0 39 38.5 27.0-51.5
45+ 317 204 63.2 56.9-69.1 113 36.8 30.9-43.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 252 155 61.5 52.9-69.4 97 38.5 30.6-47.1
Some College + 172 115 63.7 54.9-71.6 57 36.3 28.4-45.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 277 172 61.4 54.2-68.1 105 38.6 31.9-45.8
$50,000+ 76 54 68.6 55.2-79.5 22 31.4 20.5-44.8

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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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