BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (When you eat out at a sit-down restaurant, how often do you choose foods that are low in fat, sugar or calories?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Most of the time	Sometimes	Never
North Carolina	5,274	759	11.5	10.3-12.9	1,901	32.1	30.1-34.2	1,849	39.3	37.0-41.7	765	17.1	15.2-19.0
-Eastern NC	1,394	196	10.7	8.7-13.1	480	30.9	27.0-35.1	491	37.7	33.1-42.5	227	20.6	16.5-25.4
GENDER
Male	526	68	8.6	6.1-12.0	145	25.1	19.6-31.5	198	37.5	30.2-45.4	115	28.9	21.8-37.2
Female	868	128	12.9	10.0-16.3	335	36.6	31.6-42.0	293	38.0	32.6-43.7	112	12.6	9.3-16.7
RACE
White	992	118	8.8	6.8-11.5	370	33.1	28.5-38.1	353	40.1	34.6-45.8	151	18.0	14.0-22.7
African American	272	54	15.9	10.8-22.7	78	28.7	20.7-38.3	95	35.8	26.5-46.3	45	19.6	11.6-31.2
Other Minorities	126	24	12.5	6.8-21.8	28	21.4	11.2-37.1	43	29.7	17.9-45.0	31	36.4	20.3-56.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	12	7.8	3.5-16.4	17	15.0	7.5-27.8	24	35.1	18.9-55.5	10	42.1	21.6-65.7
Non-Hispanic	1,330	184	11.0	8.9-13.6	462	32.5	28.4-36.8	467	38.0	33.4-42.9	217	18.5	14.9-22.7
AGE
18-24	50	3	4.0	1.0-14.8	14	22.5	10.0-43.0	23	56.6	35.6-75.5	10	16.9	7.0-35.5
25-34	155	12	4.5	2.2- 8.9	46	23.2	15.5-33.3	70	44.1	32.1-56.9	27	28.2	16.9-43.1
35-44	222	17	8.7	4.6-16.0	74	31.1	21.6-42.6	87	31.6	22.9-41.8	44	28.6	18.3-41.8
45-54	259	39	10.5	7.1-15.2	84	31.9	24.2-40.6	101	46.0	37.1-55.1	35	11.7	7.6-17.7
55-64	306	54	15.0	10.3-21.4	107	41.7	33.8-50.2	103	31.7	24.7-39.7	42	11.5	7.2-18.0
65+	391	70	21.2	15.4-28.6	152	34.8	28.0-42.2	102	22.8	16.9-30.1	67	21.2	15.2-28.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	172	30	9.8	5.7-16.4	43	19.9	11.1-33.1	56	34.7	22.6-49.1	43	35.6	21.8-52.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	406	46	8.8	5.7-13.4	138	31.3	24.2-39.5	138	37.8	28.9-47.6	84	22.0	14.7-31.7
Some Post-H.S.	407	57	10.8	7.4-15.6	124	28.1	21.7-35.5	161	42.4	34.2-51.0	65	18.8	13.1-26.2
College Graduate	407	63	13.2	9.4-18.3	174	40.6	33.4-48.2	136	34.0	27.2-41.5	34	12.2	7.2-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	24	9.8	5.6-16.6	51	33.5	21.5-48.0	52	31.0	19.8-44.8	46	25.8	16.7-37.6
$15,000- 24,999	228	34	16.4	10.0-25.8	74	23.2	15.9-32.6	82	28.6	19.2-40.4	38	31.7	17.9-49.7
$25,000- 34,999	135	20	9.2	4.2-19.3	49	23.4	14.2-35.9	50	54.6	38.4-69.8	16	12.8	5.9-25.7
$35,000- 49,999	203	38	15.1	9.6-23.0	65	29.4	21.2-39.2	71	33.1	24.0-43.7	29	22.3	12.5-36.7
$50,000-74,999	210	25	6.5	3.7-11.2	70	33.9	24.1-45.4	75	35.1	25.6-46.0	40	24.4	15.4-36.4
$75,000+	285	34	8.9	5.7-13.8	117	38.6	30.3-47.7	106	40.4	30.7-51.0	28	12.0	7.2-19.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	507	84	13.2	9.5-18.0	169	28.1	21.8-35.4	154	34.4	26.4-43.4	100	24.3	17.4-33.0
No	879	112	9.7	7.4-12.6	308	32.3	27.5-37.6	334	39.5	34.0-45.3	125	18.4	13.6-24.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	249	35	10.8	6.5-17.4	77	29.8	21.5-39.7	93	37.1	28.2-46.9	44	22.3	14.1-33.5
Non-Veteran	1,145	161	10.7	8.6-13.3	403	31.1	26.8-35.8	398	37.9	32.7-43.3	183	20.3	15.7-25.7

Total
Respond.^

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,274

759

11.5

10.3-12.9

1,901

32.1

30.1-34.2

1,849

39.3

37.0-41.7

765

17.1

15.2-19.0

-Eastern NC

1,394

196

10.7

8.7-13.1

480

30.9

27.0-35.1

491

37.7

33.1-42.5

227

20.6

16.5-25.4

GENDER

Male

526

8.6

6.1-12.0

145

25.1

19.6-31.5

198

37.5

30.2-45.4

115

28.9

21.8-37.2

Female

868

128

12.9

10.0-16.3

335

36.6

31.6-42.0

293

38.0

32.6-43.7

112

12.6

9.3-16.7

RACE

White

992

118

8.8

6.8-11.5

370

33.1

28.5-38.1

353

40.1

34.6-45.8

151

18.0

14.0-22.7

African American

272

15.9

10.8-22.7

28.7

20.7-38.3

35.8

26.5-46.3

19.6

11.6-31.2

Other Minorities

126

12.5

6.8-21.8

21.4

11.2-37.1

29.7

17.9-45.0

36.4

20.3-56.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.8

3.5-16.4

15.0

7.5-27.8

35.1

18.9-55.5

42.1

21.6-65.7

Non-Hispanic

1,330

184

11.0

8.9-13.6

462

32.5

28.4-36.8

467

38.0

33.4-42.9

217

18.5

14.9-22.7

AGE

18-24

4.0

1.0-14.8

22.5

10.0-43.0

56.6

35.6-75.5

16.9

7.0-35.5

25-34

155

4.5

2.2- 8.9

23.2

15.5-33.3

44.1

32.1-56.9

28.2

16.9-43.1

35-44

222

8.7

4.6-16.0

31.1

21.6-42.6

31.6

22.9-41.8

28.6

18.3-41.8

45-54

259

10.5

7.1-15.2

31.9

24.2-40.6

101

46.0

37.1-55.1

11.7

7.6-17.7

55-64

306

15.0

10.3-21.4

107

41.7

33.8-50.2

103

31.7

24.7-39.7

11.5

7.2-18.0

65+

391

21.2

15.4-28.6

152

34.8

28.0-42.2

102

22.8

16.9-30.1

21.2

15.2-28.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

172

9.8

5.7-16.4

19.9

11.1-33.1

34.7

22.6-49.1

35.6

21.8-52.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

406

8.8

5.7-13.4

138

31.3

24.2-39.5

138

37.8

28.9-47.6

22.0

14.7-31.7

Some Post-H.S.

407

10.8

7.4-15.6

124

28.1

21.7-35.5

161

42.4

34.2-51.0

18.8

13.1-26.2

College Graduate

407

13.2

9.4-18.3

174

40.6

33.4-48.2

136

34.0

27.2-41.5

12.2

7.2-20.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

9.8

5.6-16.6

33.5

21.5-48.0

31.0

19.8-44.8

25.8

16.7-37.6

$15,000- 24,999

228

16.4

10.0-25.8

23.2

15.9-32.6

28.6

19.2-40.4

31.7

17.9-49.7

$25,000- 34,999

135

9.2

4.2-19.3

23.4

14.2-35.9

54.6

38.4-69.8

12.8

5.9-25.7

$35,000- 49,999

203

15.1

9.6-23.0

29.4

21.2-39.2

33.1

24.0-43.7

22.3

12.5-36.7

$50,000-74,999

210

6.5

3.7-11.2

33.9

24.1-45.4

35.1

25.6-46.0

24.4

15.4-36.4

$75,000+

285

8.9

5.7-13.8

117

38.6

30.3-47.7

106

40.4

30.7-51.0

12.0

7.2-19.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

507

13.2

9.5-18.0

169

28.1

21.8-35.4

154

34.4

26.4-43.4

100

24.3

17.4-33.0

879

112

9.7

7.4-12.6

308

32.3

27.5-37.6

334

39.5

34.0-45.3

125

18.4

13.6-24.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

249

10.8

6.5-17.4

29.8

21.5-39.7

37.1

28.2-46.9

22.3

14.1-33.5

Non-Veteran

1,145

161

10.7

8.6-13.3

403

31.1

26.8-35.8

398

37.9

32.7-43.3

183

20.3

15.7-25.7

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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