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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 15,053 8,390 52.2 51.0-53.3 6,663 47.8 46.7-49.0
-Northeastern Partnership 1,044 611 57.1 52.9-61.1 433 42.9 38.9-47.1
GENDER
Male 372 185 50.6 43.6-57.5 187 49.4 42.5-56.4
Female 672 426 62.9 58.2-67.4 246 37.1 32.6-41.8
RACE
White 647 341 50.7 45.5-55.9 306 49.3 44.1-54.5
African American 343 231 66.8 59.8-73.1 112 33.2 26.9-40.2
Other Minorities 51 37 68.0 49.2-82.4 14 32.0 17.6-50.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 31 23 68.8 45.2-85.5 8 31.2 14.5-54.8
Non-Hispanic 1,010 587 56.2 52.0-60.3 423 43.8 39.7-48.0
AGE
18-24 39 24 58.1 39.4-74.7 15 41.9 25.3-60.6
25-34 88 54 57.6 45.7-68.6 34 42.4 31.4-54.3
35-44 139 73 52.0 42.7-61.2 66 48.0 38.8-57.3
45-54 227 137 56.4 48.9-63.7 90 43.6 36.3-51.1
55-64 235 163 69.1 62.1-75.3 72 30.9 24.7-37.9
65-74 177 103 60.8 52.6-68.5 74 39.2 31.5-47.4
75+ 131 52 38.8 29.8-48.6 79 61.2 51.4-70.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 134 62.6 53.3-71.0 92 37.4 29.0-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 196 50.9 43.6-58.0 164 49.1 42.0-56.4
Some Post-H.S. 232 147 62.6 54.1-70.5 85 37.4 29.5-45.9
College Graduate 225 133 56.1 48.0-63.8 92 43.9 36.2-52.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 98 58.3 48.1-67.9 65 41.7 32.1-51.9
$15,000- 24,999 199 123 64.4 55.0-72.8 76 35.6 27.2-45.0
$25,000- 34,999 134 78 58.1 46.3-69.0 56 41.9 31.0-53.7
$35,000- 49,999 144 78 51.5 41.0-61.9 66 48.5 38.1-59.0
$50,000-74,999 123 75 58.6 48.3-68.1 48 41.4 31.9-51.7
$75,000+ 125 82 64.2 53.6-73.6 43 35.8 26.4-46.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 429 262 59.8 53.4-66.0 167 40.2 34.0-46.6
No 604 342 55.3 49.7-60.7 262 44.7 39.3-50.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 78 53.9 43.9-63.7 70 46.1 36.3-56.1
Non-Veteran 895 532 57.6 53.0-62.0 363 42.4 38.0-47.0

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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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