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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Environmental Policy (Asked January--March Only)

Do you believe you would increase your physical activity if your community had more accessible sidewalks
or trails for walking or bicycling?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,973 2,491 67.2 65.2-69.1 1,482 32.8 30.9-34.8
-Northeastern Partnership 272 172 66.8 59.6-73.3 100 33.2 26.7-40.4
GENDER
Male 96 51 58.5 45.9-70.1 45 41.5 29.9-54.1
Female 176 121 74.5 66.9-80.8 55 25.5 19.2-33.1
RACE
White 168 92 55.7 46.8-64.3 76 44.3 35.7-53.2
African American 93 72 82.8 73.1-89.6 21 17.2 10.4-26.9
Other Minorities 10 7 86.0 51.7-97.2 3 14.0 2.8-48.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 7 5 83.5 42.2-97.2 2 16.5 2.8-57.8
Non-Hispanic 265 167 65.5 58.4-71.9 98 34.5 28.1-41.6
AGE
18-24 10 10 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 23 16 57.5 34.8-77.4 7 42.5 22.6-65.2
35-44 33 27 79.2 58.7-91.0 6 20.8 9.0-41.3
45-54 55 41 68.6 52.9-81.0 14 31.4 19.0-47.1
55-64 68 40 61.5 48.0-73.4 28 38.5 26.6-52.0
65-74 40 17 42.1 26.8-59.1 23 57.9 40.9-73.2
75+ 41 19 48.1 31.7-64.9 22 51.9 35.1-68.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 34 75.6 58.8-87.1 17 24.4 12.9-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 48 61.1 48.8-72.1 38 38.9 27.9-51.2
Some Post-H.S. 65 43 70.3 55.2-81.9 22 29.7 18.1-44.8
College Graduate 69 46 61.9 47.9-74.2 23 38.1 25.8-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 29 75.9 59.7-87.0 15 24.1 13.0-40.3
$15,000- 24,999 55 32 62.7 44.1-78.1 23 37.3 21.9-55.9
$25,000- 34,999 26 15 47.5 27.4-68.4 11 52.5 31.6-72.6
$35,000- 49,999 40 22 63.0 46.1-77.2 18 37.0 22.8-53.9
$50,000-74,999 28 22 82.8 63.9-93.0 6 17.2 7.0-36.1
$75,000+ 35 23 60.3 40.7-77.1 12 39.7 22.9-59.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 103 59 57.3 45.7-68.1 44 42.7 31.9-54.3
No 166 111 72.3 63.5-79.7 55 27.7 20.3-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 21 46.0 30.2-62.6 27 54.0 37.4-69.8
Non-Veteran 223 150 72.0 64.4-78.6 73 28.0 21.4-35.6

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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