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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 15,113 9,349 62.8 61.7-63.9 5,764 37.2 36.1-38.3
-Northeast Partnership II 491 289 60.9 55.0-66.4 202 39.1 33.6-45.0
GENDER
Male 175 96 57.8 48.0-67.0 79 42.2 33.0-52.0
Female 316 193 63.8 57.2-70.0 123 36.2 30.0-42.8
RACE
White 329 179 56.2 49.2-63.0 150 43.8 37.0-50.8
Other 160 109 68.9 58.5-77.8 51 31.1 22.2-41.5
AGE
18-44 125 81 66.1 55.0-75.6 44 33.9 24.4-45.0
45+ 363 205 56.5 50.6-62.2 158 43.5 37.8-49.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 273 146 55.8 47.8-63.6 127 44.2 36.4-52.2
Some College + 218 143 67.5 59.2-74.8 75 32.5 25.2-40.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 288 172 61.7 53.9-68.9 116 38.3 31.1-46.1
$50,000+ 129 85 68.0 58.4-76.2 44 32.0 23.8-41.6

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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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