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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,787 9,049 91.1 90.1-92.0 738 8.9 8.0- 9.9
-Northeast Partnership I 275 246 89.2 83.8-92.9 29 10.8 7.1-16.2
RACE
White 123 113 91.4 82.0-96.1 10 8.6 3.9-18.0
Other 151 132 87.4 79.8-92.4 19 12.6 7.6-20.2
AGE
18-44 72 62 86.4 74.4-93.3 10 13.6 6.7-25.6
45+ 198 180 91.1 85.9-94.5 18 8.9 5.5-14.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 161 138 85.0 76.8-90.6 23 15.0 9.4-23.2
Some College + 113 107 95.7 89.3-98.3 6 4.3 1.7-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 182 159 86.1 78.4-91.3 23 13.9 8.7-21.6
$50,000+ 44 43 98.3 88.8-99.8 1 1.7 0.2-11.2

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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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