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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 146 7 7.9 2.5-22.7 26 18.4 11.6-28.0 61 33.9 24.6-44.6 50 36.2 24.6-49.8 2 3.5 0.7-16.6
GENDER
Male 40 3 4.6 1.2-15.6 11 37.1 20.9-56.8 17 33.3 19.5-50.7 9 25.1 12.6-43.8 0 0.0 . - .
Female 106 4 9.4 2.4-30.9 15 10.3 5.7-17.8 44 34.2 22.8-47.8 41 41.1 26.1-57.9 2 5.0 1.0-22.7
RACE
White 131 6 4.0 1.6- 9.7 22 19.0 11.5-29.7 57 37.6 27.1-49.4 44 35.3 22.8-50.2 2 4.2 0.8-19.2
Other 15 1 29.2 5.0-76.3 4 15.4 4.3-42.4 4 14.3 4.1-39.5 6 41.1 14.8-73.7 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 59 3 9.4 2.0-34.3 14 21.7 11.7-36.8 23 27.9 16.8-42.7 18 36.2 19.8-56.7 1 4.7 0.7-26.8
45+ 86 4 5.5 1.7-16.5 12 13.0 7.2-22.3 37 43.6 31.9-56.1 32 36.4 25.5-48.8 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 42 4 10.5 3.5-27.8 8 17.6 8.2-33.9 12 22.2 11.8-37.9 18 49.6 32.0-67.4 0 0.0 . - .
Some College + 104 3 7.1 1.3-30.0 18 18.7 10.6-30.8 49 37.8 25.8-51.4 32 31.8 18.2-49.5 2 4.7 0.9-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 61 2 3.7 0.7-17.8 9 17.1 8.1-32.5 20 27.4 16.5-41.9 30 51.8 36.5-66.8 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 72 3 3.1 0.9-10.4 15 19.0 10.3-32.4 39 47.2 30.4-64.6 15 30.7 13.6-55.6 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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