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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Physical Activity & Nutrition

In a typical week, how many days do you eat a main meal that is prepared at home?

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Respond.^
1-2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Every day Do not eat main meal at home
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,479 376 5.8 5.0- 6.8 952 17.7 16.2-19.4 1,844 33.4 31.3-35.5 2,203 41.5 39.2-43.9 104 1.6 1.0- 2.3
-Gaston County 134 9 7.6 3.4-16.2 28 18.9 11.9-28.8 44 33.6 24.1-44.5 48 37.7 26.9-50.0 5 2.2 0.8- 6.2
GENDER
Male 51 6 13.5 5.2-30.8 12 22.1 11.3-38.8 16 28.8 16.6-45.0 14 31.8 17.3-51.0 3 3.8 1.0-13.4
Female 83 3 3.0 0.7-11.4 16 16.4 8.5-29.3 28 37.3 24.4-52.3 34 42.4 27.9-58.3 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0
RACE
White 116 7 6.3 2.5-15.1 25 18.9 11.3-29.8 39 34.8 24.4-46.9 40 37.4 25.6-51.0 5 2.6 0.9- 7.2
Other 18 2 15.9 3.1-52.8 3 19.1 5.9-47.0 5 25.3 9.7-51.6 8 39.7 18.0-66.4 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 27 3 9.9 2.9-29.0 6 20.8 8.1-43.9 10 35.3 18.2-57.1 8 34.0 16.3-57.7 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 107 6 6.3 2.1-17.3 22 17.8 11.0-27.7 34 32.6 22.5-44.7 40 39.8 27.3-53.8 5 3.5 1.2- 9.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 72 4 10.8 3.6-28.3 14 16.6 8.2-30.9 22 23.7 14.3-36.7 28 46.3 30.1-63.3 4 2.5 0.9- 6.8
Some College + 61 5 4.6 1.8-11.6 14 21.2 11.3-36.2 21 42.1 27.7-58.0 20 30.1 17.4-46.8 1 2.0 0.3-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 84 7 11.5 4.6-25.6 14 17.0 8.6-30.8 25 30.0 19.3-43.5 34 39.3 26.4-54.0 4 2.2 0.8- 5.9
$50,000+ 31 0 0.0 . - . 6 11.4 4.6-25.3 15 45.9 25.1-68.3 9 39.3 18.1-65.4 1 3.4 0.5-21.2

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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.

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