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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 719 223 32.6 28.1-37.4 496 67.4 62.6-71.9
-Northeastern Partnership 1,032 315 34.0 30.1-38.2 717 66.0 61.8-69.9
GENDER
Male 365 93 29.2 23.0-36.2 272 70.8 63.8-77.0
Female 667 222 38.4 33.7-43.4 445 61.6 56.6-66.3
RACE
White 642 174 30.9 26.2-36.1 468 69.1 63.9-73.8
African American 338 120 40.5 33.5-47.9 218 59.5 52.1-66.5
Other Minorities 49 20 34.5 20.2-52.1 29 65.5 47.9-79.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 31 15 38.7 21.6-59.1 16 61.3 40.9-78.4
Non-Hispanic 998 300 33.8 29.8-38.0 698 66.2 62.0-70.2
AGE
18-24 38 22 50.8 32.9-68.5 16 49.2 31.5-67.1
25-34 87 32 37.7 27.2-49.6 55 62.3 50.4-72.8
35-44 134 49 35.1 26.8-44.4 85 64.9 55.6-73.2
45-54 225 82 36.6 29.7-44.1 143 63.4 55.9-70.3
55-64 234 64 28.2 21.9-35.5 170 71.8 64.5-78.1
65-74 176 43 25.7 19.0-33.6 133 74.3 66.4-81.0
75+ 130 21 13.9 8.9-20.9 109 86.1 79.1-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 69 35.9 27.2-45.6 154 64.1 54.4-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 93 31.4 24.8-38.8 266 68.6 61.2-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 227 86 41.1 32.6-50.1 141 58.9 49.9-67.4
College Graduate 222 66 29.2 22.7-36.6 156 70.8 63.4-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 62 45.4 35.6-55.6 100 54.6 44.4-64.4
$15,000- 24,999 198 58 36.4 27.4-46.3 140 63.6 53.7-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 131 44 34.9 24.4-47.0 87 65.1 53.0-75.6
$35,000- 49,999 143 38 26.9 18.8-37.0 105 73.1 63.0-81.2
$50,000-74,999 118 42 36.8 27.0-47.8 76 63.2 52.2-73.0
$75,000+ 122 32 30.1 20.0-42.5 90 69.9 57.5-80.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 427 133 35.0 29.2-41.4 294 65.0 58.6-70.8
No 595 177 33.1 27.9-38.7 418 66.9 61.3-72.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 29 24.9 16.4-36.0 115 75.1 64.0-83.6
Non-Veteran 887 286 35.6 31.3-40.2 601 64.4 59.8-68.7

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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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