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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan County

Physical Activity & Nutrition

In a typical week, how many of your own meals come from fast food restaurants, like McDonalds,
Taco Bell, or KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 meal/week 2 meals/week 3 meals/week 4+ meals/week No fast foods in typical week
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,466 1,589 29.9 27.8-32.0 819 16.4 14.7-18.3 385 7.8 6.7- 9.2 449 9.7 8.4-11.1 2,224 36.1 34.0-38.3
-Rowan County 188 57 27.6 19.6-37.4 36 24.6 16.0-35.9 20 8.7 5.2-14.3 12 11.1 4.2-26.3 63 27.9 20.0-37.5
GENDER
Male 72 21 20.8 11.9-33.9 13 27.4 13.7-47.3 9 9.1 4.1-19.1 7 19.1 6.1-46.2 22 23.5 13.5-37.6
Female 116 36 33.6 22.2-47.3 23 22.1 13.2-34.7 11 8.4 4.2-15.9 5 3.9 1.5-10.3 41 31.9 21.2-44.9
RACE
White 166 52 30.7 22.2-40.8 30 21.9 14.3-32.1 18 10.6 6.3-17.4 11 7.3 3.6-14.2 55 29.4 21.6-38.6
Other 22 5 17.1 5.0-44.8 6 33.8 11.1-67.5 2 2.3 0.5-10.1 1 23.9 3.8-71.2 8 23.0 6.9-54.6
AGE
18-44 44 13 25.4 12.6-44.5 17 36.4 20.0-56.7 4 4.9 1.6-13.8 3 15.3 3.7-46.0 7 18.0 7.6-36.9
45+ 142 43 29.3 21.7-38.3 19 14.0 8.5-22.1 16 12.6 7.3-20.9 9 7.3 3.6-14.2 55 36.8 28.3-46.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 103 31 30.0 18.3-45.1 21 22.1 11.6-37.9 10 6.3 2.9-13.1 9 16.7 5.7-39.9 32 24.9 14.6-39.0
Some College + 85 26 24.2 15.6-35.6 15 28.2 15.9-45.0 10 12.2 6.1-22.7 3 3.2 0.9-10.5 31 32.2 21.7-45.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 103 33 36.1 23.7-50.7 17 16.8 9.5-27.9 10 6.8 3.3-13.5 6 7.7 3.0-18.5 37 32.7 21.3-46.5
$50,000+ 55 18 27.4 16.4-42.2 13 35.4 19.8-54.8 8 11.9 5.4-24.1 3 4.4 1.3-14.1 13 20.9 11.5-35.1

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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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