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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 15,331 8,940 52.3 51.2-53.4 6,391 47.7 46.6-48.8
-Northeast Partnership II 499 265 48.5 42.6-54.3 234 51.5 45.7-57.4
GENDER
Male 178 90 45.6 36.3-55.2 88 54.4 44.8-63.7
Female 321 175 51.3 44.6-58.0 146 48.7 42.0-55.4
RACE
White 334 188 52.3 45.2-59.2 146 47.7 40.8-54.8
Other 163 75 41.6 31.8-52.0 88 58.4 48.0-68.2
AGE
18-44 127 47 39.7 29.4-50.9 80 60.3 49.1-70.6
45+ 369 216 55.4 49.5-61.2 153 44.6 38.8-50.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 279 130 42.7 35.1-50.6 149 57.3 49.4-64.9
Some College + 220 135 56.1 47.5-64.4 85 43.9 35.6-52.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 294 147 45.7 38.0-53.6 147 54.3 46.4-62.0
$50,000+ 130 83 63.3 53.6-72.1 47 36.7 27.9-46.4

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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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