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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 169 13 16.0 6.8-33.1 17 19.2 10.2-33.4 69 36.0 25.1-48.6 69 28.5 20.3-38.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7
GENDER
Male 62 8 27.7 11.3-53.4 8 22.9 9.2-46.4 18 22.4 10.4-41.6 27 26.7 15.0-42.8 1 0.4 0.1- 3.2
Female 107 5 3.2 1.3- 8.1 9 15.3 6.6-31.5 51 51.0 36.9-64.9 42 30.5 20.9-42.2 0 0.0 . - .
RACE
White 153 13 17.5 7.5-35.6 16 19.5 10.0-34.7 63 36.6 25.0-50.1 60 26.1 18.1-35.9 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
Other 16 0 0.0 . - . 1 16.4 2.4-61.1 6 29.2 10.9-58.2 9 54.4 24.9-81.0 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 30 5 26.6 9.4-55.8 6 27.0 10.8-53.1 11 32.5 14.7-57.5 8 13.9 5.6-30.4 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 135 8 6.3 3.0-12.7 11 12.3 6.5-22.1 56 38.8 30.3-48.0 60 42.7 33.8-52.0 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 5 26.8 6.6-65.7 3 3.4 0.9-11.8 18 38.3 16.1-66.8 20 31.5 14.7-55.2 0 0.0 . - .
Some College + 123 8 11.8 4.4-28.2 14 25.4 13.6-42.5 51 35.1 23.8-48.3 49 27.3 18.7-38.1 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 74 3 2.8 0.8- 9.6 6 18.4 5.8-45.3 29 37.9 20.6-59.0 36 40.8 24.7-59.2 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 74 5 6.7 2.6-16.4 9 14.5 7.4-26.4 36 52.9 38.4-67.0 24 25.9 16.5-38.2 0 0.0 . - .

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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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