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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Durham County

Exercise

During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,205 4,578 73.6 71.9-75.2 1,627 26.4 24.8-28.1
Durham County 400 301 77.6 72.2-82.1 99 22.4 17.9-27.8
GENDER
Male 148 125 86.9 79.9-91.7 23 13.1 8.3-20.1
Female 252 176 68.2 60.8-74.8 76 31.8 25.2-39.2
RACE
White 214 172 83.7 77.8-88.2 42 16.3 11.8-22.2
Other 179 123 72.0 62.9-79.5 56 28.0 20.5-37.1
AGE
18-44 220 175 79.3 71.9-85.1 45 20.7 14.9-28.1
45+ 174 122 74.5 66.2-81.3 52 25.5 18.7-33.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 129 77 64.8 55.1-73.5 52 35.2 26.5-44.9
Some College + 271 224 83.6 77.2-88.4 47 16.4 11.6-22.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 196 134 71.1 62.5-78.3 62 28.9 21.7-37.5
$50,000+ 133 120 91.6 84.9-95.5 13 8.4 4.5-15.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 424 324 77.3 72.4-81.5 100 22.7 18.5-27.6
Cumberland 429 314 79.0 74.0-83.2 115 21.0 16.8-26.0
Forsyth 457 329 74.0 69.2-78.3 128 26.0 21.7-30.8
Gaston 467 319 70.7 66.0-75.0 148 29.3 25.0-34.0
Guilford 418 318 75.4 70.2-80.0 100 24.6 20.0-29.8
Mecklenburg 431 331 78.9 74.4-82.8 100 21.1 17.2-25.6
New Hanover 405 326 81.2 76.4-85.3 79 18.8 14.7-23.6
Onslow 436 328 75.6 68.5-81.6 108 24.4 18.4-31.5
Wake 428 335 79.1 74.2-83.2 93 20.9 16.8-25.8
Western NC 619 437 71.5 67.3-75.3 182 28.5 24.7-32.7
Piedmont NC 670 503 74.6 70.4-78.3 167 25.4 21.7-29.6
Eastern NC 621 413 66.9 62.2-71.2 208 33.1 28.8-37.8

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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