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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 9,787 9,049 91.1 90.1-92.0 738 8.9 8.0- 9.9
-Northeast Partnership II 324 296 90.6 85.5-94.1 28 9.4 5.9-14.5
RACE
White 207 193 92.0 84.8-96.0 14 8.0 4.0-15.2
Other 116 102 88.4 79.4-93.7 14 11.6 6.3-20.6
AGE
18-44 82 74 89.4 77.2-95.4 8 10.6 4.6-22.8
45+ 239 219 91.4 86.5-94.6 20 8.6 5.4-13.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 181 161 88.7 82.0-93.1 20 11.3 6.9-18.0
Some College + 143 135 92.8 82.7-97.2 8 7.2 2.8-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 179 88.5 80.6-93.5 18 11.5 6.5-19.4
$50,000+ 71 70 99.6 96.9-99.9 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1

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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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