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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 15,113 9,349 62.8 61.7-63.9 5,764 37.2 36.1-38.3
-Northeast Partnership I 425 243 60.2 54.2-66.0 182 39.8 34.0-45.8
GENDER
Male 151 78 60.0 49.9-69.3 73 40.0 30.7-50.1
Female 274 165 60.4 53.1-67.3 109 39.6 32.7-46.9
RACE
White 205 104 51.6 43.2-59.9 101 48.4 40.1-56.8
Other 219 139 67.4 59.1-74.7 80 32.6 25.3-40.9
AGE
18-44 103 68 68.3 56.5-78.1 35 31.7 21.9-43.5
45+ 317 173 55.4 49.0-61.6 144 44.6 38.4-51.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 252 134 58.1 49.8-65.9 118 41.9 34.1-50.2
Some College + 172 108 63.7 55.0-71.5 64 36.3 28.5-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 278 151 54.2 47.0-61.2 127 45.8 38.8-53.0
$50,000+ 76 53 69.4 56.7-79.7 23 30.6 20.3-43.3

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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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