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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 15,117 9,854 64.0 62.9-65.1 5,263 36.0 34.9-37.1
-Northeastern Partnership 1,049 698 67.8 64.0-71.4 351 32.2 28.6-36.0
GENDER
Male 374 216 62.1 55.4-68.4 158 37.9 31.6-44.6
Female 675 482 73.0 68.9-76.8 193 27.0 23.2-31.1
RACE
White 652 398 61.4 56.3-66.2 254 38.6 33.8-43.7
African American 343 260 77.7 72.0-82.4 83 22.3 17.6-28.0
Other Minorities 51 38 79.5 62.0-90.3 13 20.5 9.7-38.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 31 26 84.0 59.5-94.9 5 16.0 5.1-40.5
Non-Hispanic 1,015 671 66.6 62.8-70.3 344 33.4 29.7-37.2
AGE
18-24 39 31 77.4 59.1-89.0 8 22.6 11.0-40.9
25-34 88 58 69.3 58.0-78.6 30 30.7 21.4-42.0
35-44 140 96 68.9 59.8-76.7 44 31.1 23.3-40.2
45-54 229 160 64.5 56.8-71.5 69 35.5 28.5-43.2
55-64 235 157 66.2 59.1-72.7 78 33.8 27.3-40.9
65-74 178 113 65.3 57.2-72.6 65 34.7 27.4-42.8
75+ 132 78 61.8 52.4-70.4 54 38.2 29.6-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 151 69.6 60.5-77.4 76 30.4 22.6-39.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 239 69.0 62.6-74.7 122 31.0 25.3-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 233 157 65.4 56.5-73.4 76 34.6 26.6-43.5
College Graduate 227 150 66.2 58.6-73.0 77 33.8 27.0-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 112 73.2 64.4-80.4 51 26.8 19.6-35.6
$15,000- 24,999 200 139 70.7 61.3-78.7 61 29.3 21.3-38.7
$25,000- 34,999 134 84 67.4 56.8-76.5 50 32.6 23.5-43.2
$35,000- 49,999 145 95 57.8 46.8-68.1 50 42.2 31.9-53.2
$50,000-74,999 123 80 64.8 54.7-73.7 43 35.2 26.3-45.3
$75,000+ 125 80 65.0 54.7-74.1 45 35.0 25.9-45.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 433 301 71.5 66.0-76.5 132 28.5 23.5-34.0
No 605 390 65.5 60.3-70.4 215 34.5 29.6-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 80 57.6 47.6-67.0 68 42.4 33.0-52.4
Non-Veteran 900 617 69.5 65.4-73.4 283 30.5 26.6-34.6

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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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