BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you believe that you would eat healthy foods and beverages more often <br>if they were more available in places where you eat out?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Environmental Policy (Asked January--March Only)

Do you believe that you would eat healthy foods and beverages more often
if they were more available in places where you eat out?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,772	2,969	78.2	76.1-80.1	803	21.8	19.9-23.9
-Western NC	406	330	78.6	71.9-84.1	76	21.4	15.9-28.1
GENDER
Male	158	122	73.4	61.4-82.7	36	26.6	17.3-38.6
Female	248	208	83.5	77.4-88.2	40	16.5	11.8-22.6
RACE
White	368	296	77.5	70.4-83.4	72	22.5	16.6-29.6
African American	10	9	95.3	70.0-99.4	1	4.7	0.6-30.0
Other Minorities	26	23	87.8	64.6-96.6	3	12.2	3.4-35.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	15	88.4	57.8-97.7	2	11.6	2.3-42.2
Non-Hispanic	387	313	78.0	71.0-83.7	74	22.0	16.3-29.0
AGE
18-24	15	13	65.7	26.5-91.0	2	34.3	9.0-73.5
25-34	51	43	81.4	64.9-91.2	8	18.6	8.8-35.1
35-44	56	46	76.1	60.1-87.1	10	23.9	12.9-39.9
45-54	93	78	83.9	73.0-90.9	15	16.1	9.1-27.0
55-64	87	73	84.2	73.8-91.0	14	15.8	9.0-26.2
65-74	60	50	82.9	69.3-91.2	10	17.1	8.8-30.7
75+	44	27	58.8	41.3-74.3	17	41.2	25.7-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	42	68.6	36.7-89.2	9	31.4	10.8-63.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	98	81.1	70.9-88.4	23	18.9	11.6-29.1
Some Post-H.S.	107	91	80.3	67.8-88.7	16	19.7	11.3-32.2
College Graduate	124	96	78.5	69.5-85.4	28	21.5	14.6-30.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	54	96.5	91.0-98.7	5	3.5	1.3- 9.0
$15,000- 24,999	68	53	77.1	61.6-87.6	15	22.9	12.4-38.4
$25,000- 34,999	56	49	89.5	78.4-95.3	7	10.5	4.7-21.6
$35,000- 49,999	60	43	72.7	58.3-83.5	17	27.3	16.5-41.7
$50,000-74,999	50	41	80.0	64.8-89.7	9	20.0	10.3-35.2
$75,000+	67	54	75.9	60.0-86.9	13	24.1	13.1-40.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	156	130	79.6	63.6-89.7	26	20.4	10.3-36.4
No	246	197	78.1	71.0-83.9	49	21.9	16.1-29.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	65	51	79.7	66.7-88.5	14	20.3	11.5-33.3
Non-Veteran	341	279	78.4	70.7-84.5	62	21.6	15.5-29.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,772

2,969

78.2

76.1-80.1

803

21.8

19.9-23.9

-Western NC

406

330

78.6

71.9-84.1

21.4

15.9-28.1

GENDER

Male

158

122

73.4

61.4-82.7

26.6

17.3-38.6

Female

248

208

83.5

77.4-88.2

16.5

11.8-22.6

RACE

White

368

296

77.5

70.4-83.4

22.5

16.6-29.6

African American

95.3

70.0-99.4

4.7

0.6-30.0

Other Minorities

87.8

64.6-96.6

12.2

3.4-35.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

88.4

57.8-97.7

11.6

2.3-42.2

Non-Hispanic

387

313

78.0

71.0-83.7

22.0

16.3-29.0

AGE

18-24

65.7

26.5-91.0

34.3

9.0-73.5

25-34

81.4

64.9-91.2

18.6

8.8-35.1

35-44

76.1

60.1-87.1

23.9

12.9-39.9

45-54

83.9

73.0-90.9

16.1

9.1-27.0

55-64

84.2

73.8-91.0

15.8

9.0-26.2

65-74

82.9

69.3-91.2

17.1

8.8-30.7

75+

58.8

41.3-74.3

41.2

25.7-58.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

68.6

36.7-89.2

31.4

10.8-63.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

81.1

70.9-88.4

18.9

11.6-29.1

Some Post-H.S.

107

80.3

67.8-88.7

19.7

11.3-32.2

College Graduate

124

78.5

69.5-85.4

21.5

14.6-30.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

96.5

91.0-98.7

3.5

1.3- 9.0

$15,000- 24,999

77.1

61.6-87.6

22.9

12.4-38.4

$25,000- 34,999

89.5

78.4-95.3

10.5

4.7-21.6

$35,000- 49,999

72.7

58.3-83.5

27.3

16.5-41.7

$50,000-74,999

80.0

64.8-89.7

20.0

10.3-35.2

$75,000+

75.9

60.0-86.9

24.1

13.1-40.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

156

130

79.6

63.6-89.7

20.4

10.3-36.4

246

197

78.1

71.0-83.9

21.9

16.1-29.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

79.7

66.7-88.5

20.3

11.5-33.3

Non-Veteran

341

279

78.4

70.7-84.5

21.6

15.5-29.3

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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.

** 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.

*** 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.

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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Environmental Policy (Asked January--March Only)

Do you believe that you would eat healthy foods and beverages more often if they were more available in places where you eat out?

Do you believe that you would eat healthy foods and beverages more often
if they were more available in places where you eat out?