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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Environmental Policy (Asked January--March Only)

Do you believe you would increase your physical activity if your community had more accessible sidewalks
or trails for walking or bicycling?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,973 2,491 67.2 65.2-69.1 1,482 32.8 30.9-34.8
-Piedmont NC 2,246 1,386 66.1 63.4-68.8 860 33.9 31.2-36.6
GENDER
Male 845 468 63.7 59.1-68.1 377 36.3 31.9-40.9
Female 1,401 918 68.6 65.5-71.6 483 31.4 28.4-34.5
RACE
White 1,761 997 59.6 56.4-62.7 764 40.4 37.3-43.6
African American 335 267 82.4 76.6-87.0 68 17.6 13.0-23.4
Other Minorities 142 118 82.3 72.5-89.2 24 17.7 10.8-27.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 129 102 81.2 70.7-88.5 27 18.8 11.5-29.3
Non-Hispanic 2,116 1,283 64.4 61.5-67.2 833 35.6 32.8-38.5
AGE
18-24 99 75 76.1 63.4-85.4 24 23.9 14.6-36.6
25-34 271 203 72.7 65.8-78.7 68 27.3 21.3-34.2
35-44 401 281 70.1 64.2-75.3 120 29.9 24.7-35.8
45-54 459 308 69.8 64.4-74.6 151 30.2 25.4-35.6
55-64 448 256 56.3 50.5-61.9 192 43.7 38.1-49.5
65-74 315 157 50.9 44.2-57.6 158 49.1 42.4-55.8
75+ 238 98 46.1 38.2-54.2 140 53.9 45.8-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 329 201 67.5 60.2-74.0 128 32.5 26.0-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 640 402 69.2 64.1-73.8 238 30.8 26.2-35.9
Some Post-H.S. 546 336 65.6 59.3-71.3 210 34.4 28.7-40.7
College Graduate 727 446 63.6 58.9-68.0 281 36.4 32.0-41.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 145 68.1 58.6-76.3 86 31.9 23.7-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 339 226 72.7 65.3-79.0 113 27.3 21.0-34.7
$25,000- 34,999 260 174 70.2 62.5-77.0 86 29.8 23.0-37.5
$35,000- 49,999 317 207 71.9 65.3-77.7 110 28.1 22.3-34.7
$50,000-74,999 304 181 60.4 52.0-68.3 123 39.6 31.7-48.0
$75,000+ 491 305 62.6 56.9-68.0 186 37.4 32.0-43.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 775 460 64.6 59.4-69.4 315 35.4 30.6-40.6
No 1,450 913 66.9 63.5-70.0 537 33.1 30.0-36.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 140 55.8 47.7-63.7 160 44.2 36.3-52.3
Non-Veteran 1,941 1,244 67.7 64.8-70.6 697 32.3 29.4-35.2

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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