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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diet

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,933 4,503 60.8 58.9-62.6 2,430 39.2 37.4-41.1
-Eastern NC 2,252 1,474 60.6 57.5-63.6 778 39.4 36.4-42.5
GENDER
Male 777 454 54.1 49.1-59.0 323 45.9 41.0-50.9
Female 1,475 1,020 67.0 63.4-70.3 455 33.0 29.7-36.6
RACE
White 1,521 995 61.1 57.4-64.7 526 38.9 35.3-42.6
African American 508 342 58.6 51.8-65.1 166 41.4 34.9-48.2
Other Minorities 215 134 62.4 52.5-71.4 81 37.6 28.6-47.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 101 68 64.3 50.8-76.0 33 35.7 24.0-49.2
Non-Hispanic 2,141 1,401 60.4 57.2-63.5 740 39.6 36.5-42.8
AGE
18-24 78 32 36.8 25.6-49.6 46 63.2 50.4-74.4
25-34 272 158 56.5 48.5-64.1 114 43.5 35.9-51.5
35-44 368 235 64.6 58.3-70.4 133 35.4 29.6-41.7
45-54 451 315 69.1 63.7-74.1 136 30.9 25.9-36.3
55-64 464 332 70.6 65.3-75.4 132 29.4 24.6-34.7
65-74 348 237 66.4 60.2-72.1 111 33.6 27.9-39.8
75+ 258 157 58.8 51.2-66.1 101 41.2 33.9-48.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 325 198 54.1 44.6-63.3 127 45.9 36.7-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 747 473 56.6 51.3-61.8 274 43.4 38.2-48.7
Some Post-H.S. 600 402 63.6 57.7-69.2 198 36.4 30.8-42.3
College Graduate 578 400 67.3 62.0-72.2 178 32.7 27.8-38.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 161 55.1 44.2-65.6 95 44.9 34.4-55.8
$15,000- 24,999 387 245 60.7 52.9-68.0 142 39.3 32.0-47.1
$25,000- 34,999 304 203 61.0 53.3-68.2 101 39.0 31.8-46.7
$35,000- 49,999 307 207 62.4 54.4-69.8 100 37.6 30.2-45.6
$50,000-74,999 312 206 65.7 58.7-72.0 106 34.3 28.0-41.3
$75,000+ 369 255 68.4 61.2-74.8 114 31.6 25.2-38.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 866 573 61.4 56.2-66.3 293 38.6 33.7-43.8
No 1,367 892 60.3 56.4-64.1 475 39.7 35.9-43.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 364 218 58.4 51.9-64.7 146 41.6 35.3-48.1
Non-Veteran 1,888 1,256 61.0 57.5-64.4 632 39.0 35.6-42.5

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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.

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