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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 15,127 9,353 61.8 60.7-62.9 5,774 38.2 37.1-39.3
-Northeastern Partnership 1,048 650 62.9 58.9-66.7 398 37.1 33.3-41.1
GENDER
Male 374 193 55.9 49.0-62.5 181 44.1 37.5-51.0
Female 674 457 69.3 65.0-73.3 217 30.7 26.7-35.0
RACE
White 652 362 56.2 51.1-61.2 290 43.8 38.8-48.9
African American 342 249 74.2 68.1-79.4 93 25.8 20.6-31.9
Other Minorities 51 37 71.8 52.7-85.4 14 28.2 14.6-47.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 30 24 74.6 49.7-89.7 6 25.4 10.3-50.3
Non-Hispanic 1,015 624 62.0 58.0-65.8 391 38.0 34.2-42.0
AGE
18-24 39 30 74.3 55.9-86.9 9 25.7 13.1-44.1
25-34 88 54 61.5 49.7-72.1 34 38.5 27.9-50.3
35-44 140 90 62.1 52.8-70.7 50 37.9 29.3-47.2
45-54 228 144 59.3 51.7-66.5 84 40.7 33.5-48.3
55-64 235 149 63.0 55.8-69.7 86 37.0 30.3-44.2
65-74 178 103 59.4 51.1-67.2 75 40.6 32.8-48.9
75+ 132 74 58.9 49.4-67.8 58 41.1 32.2-50.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 141 63.7 54.4-72.1 86 36.3 27.9-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 213 61.4 54.5-67.8 147 38.6 32.2-45.5
Some Post-H.S. 233 155 66.5 57.7-74.3 78 33.5 25.7-42.3
College Graduate 227 140 60.8 53.0-68.1 87 39.2 31.9-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 111 69.5 60.3-77.3 53 30.5 22.7-39.7
$15,000- 24,999 199 125 66.4 57.2-74.6 74 33.6 25.4-42.8
$25,000- 34,999 134 84 66.9 56.2-76.1 50 33.1 23.9-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 145 87 50.7 40.3-61.1 58 49.3 38.9-59.7
$50,000-74,999 123 73 60.3 50.2-69.6 50 39.7 30.4-49.8
$75,000+ 125 77 64.3 53.9-73.5 48 35.7 26.5-46.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 433 274 64.0 58.1-69.5 159 36.0 30.5-41.9
No 604 367 61.9 56.5-67.0 237 38.1 33.0-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 74 53.4 43.4-63.2 74 46.6 36.8-56.6
Non-Veteran 899 576 64.5 60.2-68.7 323 35.5 31.3-39.8

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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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