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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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Respond.^
Very overweight Somewhat overweight Normal weight Somewhat underweight Very underweight
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,051 1,327 7.7 7.2- 8.2 6,573 40.3 39.3-41.4 6,502 47.1 45.9-48.2 581 4.3 3.8- 4.9 68 0.6 0.4- 0.9
-Northeast Partnership II 491 63 10.7 8.0-14.2 211 41.1 35.5-46.9 197 45.3 39.3-51.3 17 2.5 1.5- 4.3 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6
GENDER
Male 174 7 3.0 1.2- 7.4 72 38.2 29.4-47.8 85 55.1 45.4-64.4 9 3.2 1.5- 6.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
Female 317 56 17.9 13.4-23.6 139 43.8 37.2-50.7 112 35.9 29.6-42.7 8 1.9 0.9- 4.0 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7
RACE
White 330 33 9.5 6.3-14.0 148 43.1 36.5-50.1 134 43.9 36.8-51.1 13 3.0 1.6- 5.4 2 0.5 0.1- 2.4
Other 159 30 12.9 8.4-19.3 62 37.5 27.7-48.4 63 48.1 37.5-58.8 3 1.3 0.4- 4.2 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4
AGE
18-44 125 22 11.6 7.2-18.3 50 36.0 26.3-47.0 50 50.7 39.7-61.6 3 1.7 0.5- 5.3 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 363 40 9.8 6.9-13.7 161 45.4 39.7-51.3 145 40.7 35.1-46.6 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6 3 0.8 0.2- 2.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 272 33 9.2 6.2-13.4 107 38.2 30.7-46.2 116 48.5 40.4-56.7 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.5
Some College + 219 30 12.6 8.2-18.9 104 44.8 36.6-53.4 81 41.0 32.6-50.0 2 0.7 0.2- 2.9 2 0.8 0.2- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 288 44 12.0 8.4-16.9 119 39.8 32.3-47.8 113 44.9 36.9-53.0 10 2.7 1.4- 5.3 2 0.6 0.1- 2.6
$50,000+ 130 13 9.6 5.5-16.2 68 47.8 38.1-57.8 46 40.6 30.9-51.2 3 2.0 0.6- 6.1 0 0.0 . - .

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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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