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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 15,053 8,390 52.2 51.0-53.3 6,663 47.8 46.7-49.0
-Northeast Partnership II 489 274 56.8 50.8-62.5 215 43.2 37.5-49.2
GENDER
Male 175 86 51.8 42.0-61.4 89 48.2 38.6-58.0
Female 314 188 61.6 54.9-67.9 126 38.4 32.1-45.1
RACE
White 327 169 52.4 45.3-59.3 158 47.6 40.7-54.7
Other 160 103 64.0 53.2-73.5 57 36.0 26.5-46.8
AGE
18-44 124 71 59.0 47.8-69.4 53 41.0 30.6-52.2
45+ 362 201 54.8 48.9-60.7 161 45.2 39.3-51.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 273 142 51.7 43.6-59.7 131 48.3 40.3-56.4
Some College + 216 132 63.4 55.0-71.1 84 36.6 28.9-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 287 165 58.9 50.9-66.5 122 41.1 33.5-49.1
$50,000+ 130 82 62.4 52.6-71.3 48 37.6 28.7-47.4

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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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