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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,106 10,334 64.3 63.2-65.5 4,772 35.7 34.5-36.8
-Northeastern Partnership 1,047 735 68.2 64.1-72.0 312 31.8 28.0-35.9
GENDER
Male 372 228 60.8 53.6-67.4 144 39.2 32.6-46.4
Female 675 507 74.8 70.6-78.7 168 25.2 21.3-29.4
RACE
White 652 436 65.3 60.1-70.1 216 34.7 29.9-39.9
African American 341 263 76.8 69.9-82.5 78 23.2 17.5-30.1
Other Minorities 51 35 61.1 42.1-77.2 16 38.9 22.8-57.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 31 22 65.9 42.4-83.6 9 34.1 16.4-57.6
Non-Hispanic 1,013 711 68.4 64.3-72.2 302 31.6 27.8-35.7
AGE
18-24 39 24 60.7 42.0-76.7 15 39.3 23.3-58.0
25-34 89 60 68.0 56.6-77.6 29 32.0 22.4-43.4
35-44 138 92 64.9 55.4-73.3 46 35.1 26.7-44.6
45-54 227 165 68.9 61.3-75.6 62 31.1 24.4-38.7
55-64 235 184 79.4 73.2-84.5 51 20.6 15.5-26.8
65-74 179 127 73.3 65.7-79.7 52 26.7 20.3-34.3
75+ 133 78 59.0 49.4-68.0 55 41.0 32.0-50.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 153 70.5 61.3-78.2 74 29.5 21.8-38.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 250 64.9 57.2-71.9 110 35.1 28.1-42.8
Some Post-H.S. 233 167 69.4 61.0-76.7 66 30.6 23.3-39.0
College Graduate 226 164 70.2 62.6-76.7 62 29.8 23.3-37.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 118 69.0 58.3-77.9 45 31.0 22.1-41.7
$15,000- 24,999 201 141 72.2 63.0-79.8 60 27.8 20.2-37.0
$25,000- 34,999 133 88 67.2 56.4-76.4 45 32.8 23.6-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 145 106 71.7 61.9-79.7 39 28.3 20.3-38.1
$50,000-74,999 123 96 74.2 62.6-83.1 27 25.8 16.9-37.4
$75,000+ 125 90 68.9 58.3-77.8 35 31.1 22.2-41.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 430 317 72.3 65.7-78.1 113 27.7 21.9-34.3
No 604 410 65.8 60.3-70.8 194 34.2 29.2-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 94 65.8 56.1-74.4 54 34.2 25.6-43.9
Non-Veteran 898 640 68.6 64.0-72.8 258 31.4 27.2-36.0

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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.

**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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