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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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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
Mecklenburg County 431 331 78.9 74.4-82.8 100 21.1 17.2-25.6
GENDER
Male 174 149 87.2 81.3-91.4 25 12.8 8.6-18.7
Female 257 182 70.5 63.7-76.4 75 29.5 23.6-36.3
RACE
White 301 244 83.3 78.4-87.3 57 16.7 12.7-21.6
Other 120 79 68.9 58.9-77.3 41 31.1 22.7-41.1
AGE
18-44 240 197 83.1 77.1-87.7 43 16.9 12.3-22.9
45+ 187 131 72.4 65.0-78.7 56 27.6 21.3-35.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 138 93 68.0 58.7-76.1 45 32.0 23.9-41.3
Some College + 289 237 84.8 79.9-88.6 52 15.2 11.4-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 189 136 75.8 68.8-81.7 53 24.2 18.3-31.2
$50,000+ 164 145 89.2 83.1-93.3 19 10.8 6.7-16.9
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
Durham 400 301 77.6 72.2-82.1 99 22.4 17.9-27.8
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
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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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

#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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