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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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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  Total
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
-Mecklenburg County 259 17 4.8 2.6- 8.7 48 19.4 13.7-26.6 86 32.0 25.2-39.7 100 38.4 30.6-46.8 8 5.4 1.2-20.5
GENDER
Male 99 7 5.4 2.0-13.6 23 25.0 16.2-36.4 33 34.9 24.8-46.6 33 33.5 23.7-44.9 3 1.2 0.4- 4.1
Female 160 10 4.3 2.1- 8.7 25 14.4 8.3-24.0 53 29.5 21.1-39.5 67 42.7 31.2-55.0 5 9.0 1.8-35.0
RACE
White 188 12 6.0 2.9-12.1 33 17.5 11.9-24.9 68 38.3 30.4-46.8 70 36.9 29.0-45.6 5 1.3 0.5- 3.4
Other 69 5 3.0 1.1- 8.2 15 22.5 12.0-38.2 17 22.1 12.3-36.5 29 40.6 25.7-57.6 3 11.7 2.2-44.1
AGE
18-44 81 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 17 22.8 13.6-35.8 37 37.0 25.5-50.1 24 31.1 19.6-45.4 1 7.8 1.2-38.0
45+ 175 15 8.8 4.6-16.4 31 16.0 11.0-22.6 48 26.8 19.9-34.9 74 45.7 37.1-54.5 7 2.8 1.2- 6.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 60 2 1.2 0.3- 4.9 16 33.2 19.2-51.1 14 20.3 10.4-35.9 27 44.8 29.0-61.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6
Some College + 198 15 6.0 3.1-11.2 32 15.0 9.7-22.3 72 36.0 27.7-45.1 72 36.1 27.5-45.8 7 7.0 1.6-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 92 6 3.1 1.2- 7.6 20 22.9 12.7-37.8 19 18.4 9.8-32.0 44 43.9 28.8-60.3 3 11.7 2.0-46.7
$50,000+ 130 11 7.6 3.6-15.2 23 15.9 10.3-23.9 56 45.3 35.8-55.2 37 29.8 21.5-39.8 3 1.4 0.4- 4.5

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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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