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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,106 10,334 64.3 63.2-65.5 4,772 35.7 34.5-36.8
-Northeast Partnership II 493 342 68.5 62.6-73.8 151 31.5 26.2-37.4
GENDER
Male 175 111 62.6 52.7-71.6 64 37.4 28.4-47.3
Female 318 231 74.0 67.8-79.4 87 26.0 20.6-32.2
RACE
White 331 220 66.8 60.0-72.9 111 33.2 27.1-40.0
Other 160 121 71.4 59.7-80.8 39 28.6 19.2-40.3
AGE
18-44 125 84 65.9 54.6-75.7 41 34.1 24.3-45.4
45+ 365 255 70.3 64.6-75.4 110 29.7 24.6-35.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 274 186 66.6 58.3-74.0 88 33.4 26.0-41.7
Some College + 219 156 70.9 62.7-77.9 63 29.1 22.1-37.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 289 201 70.5 63.1-77.0 88 29.5 23.0-36.9
$50,000+ 130 99 72.1 61.2-81.0 31 27.9 19.0-38.8

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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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