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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 508 354 71.4 66.2-76.1 154 28.6 23.9-33.8
GENDER
Male 181 131 74.3 65.7-81.3 50 25.7 18.7-34.3
Female 327 223 68.6 62.3-74.3 104 31.4 25.7-37.7
RACE
White 340 246 73.4 67.1-78.8 94 26.6 21.2-32.9
Other 166 107 68.0 58.5-76.2 59 32.0 23.8-41.5
AGE
18-44 129 96 77.3 67.9-84.6 33 22.7 15.4-32.1
45+ 376 255 66.6 60.8-71.9 121 33.4 28.1-39.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 285 172 64.1 56.8-70.7 113 35.9 29.3-43.2
Some College + 223 182 81.3 73.4-87.2 41 18.7 12.8-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 299 198 67.4 60.1-73.9 101 32.6 26.1-39.9
$50,000+ 130 110 85.5 78.1-90.7 20 14.5 9.3-21.9

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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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