BRFSS 2001 - Western North Carolina: (On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Western North Carolina

Physical Activity

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.#	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
North Carolina	4,717	600	12.0	10.7-13.3	1,474	31.5	29.6-33.5	1,708	35.4	33.3-37.4	514	11.8	10.4-13.3	421	9.4	8.2-10.7
Western NC	460	46	9.4	6.9-12.6	157	33.3	28.7-38.2	154	32.5	28.0-37.5	56	13.0	9.8-17.1	47	11.7	8.6-15.9
GENDER
Male	161	12	7.0	3.9-12.3	47	29.2	22.2-37.4	55	31.5	24.3-39.8	22	15.2	9.8-22.9	25	17.0	11.2-25.0
Female	299	34	11.3	8.0-15.7	110	36.5	30.8-42.6	99	33.4	27.8-39.4	34	11.3	7.9-15.9	22	7.6	4.9-11.6
RACE
White	436	46	10.0	7.4-13.4	152	34.1	29.4-39.2	142	31.7	27.1-36.8	53	13.5	10.2-17.8	43	10.6	7.6-14.5
Other	22	0	0.0	. - .	5	23.5	9.0-48.9	11	49.4	27.5-71.5	3	6.4	1.9-19.3	3	20.7	6.9-47.9
AGE
18-44	179	15	7.8	4.6-13.0	58	29.5	22.8-37.3	66	37.2	29.6-45.5	22	13.5	8.5-20.8	18	11.9	7.3-18.9
45+	277	31	10.7	7.4-15.2	96	35.4	29.4-41.9	87	29.3	23.9-35.4	34	12.8	9.0-18.0	29	11.8	7.8-17.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	230	26	10.4	7.0-15.4	76	32.4	26.0-39.5	65	28.1	22.1-35.0	34	16.1	11.3-22.6	29	13.0	8.6-19.2
Some College +	229	20	8.3	5.2-12.9	81	34.3	27.9-41.3	88	37.2	30.6-44.4	22	9.7	6.2-15.0	18	10.4	6.4-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	302	35	10.8	7.7-15.1	98	30.9	25.5-36.9	102	32.6	27.1-38.7	34	13.3	9.3-18.6	33	12.4	8.6-17.7
$50,000+	88	6	6.1	2.5-14.1	30	34.3	24.5-45.8	32	33.1	23.4-44.4	13	14.2	7.8-24.5	7	12.3	5.6-24.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	318	33	11.4	7.8-16.3	108	32.0	26.4-38.0	101	32.1	26.5-38.2	37	13.0	9.3-17.9	39	11.6	8.3-16.0
Cumberland	334	37	8.6	5.9-12.5	86	23.8	18.1-30.7	141	45.4	36.0-55.1	37	12.1	8.2-17.5	33	10.1	6.1-16.2
Durham	308	44	14.7	10.5-20.3	100	29.2	23.7-35.4	110	37.2	30.2-44.9	29	9.7	6.3-14.8	25	9.1	5.8-13.9
Forsyth	353	52	11.4	8.5-15.2	97	29.8	24.1-36.1	148	42.8	36.7-49.0	34	9.3	6.2-13.7	22	6.8	4.4-10.4
Gaston	339	42	12.0	8.6-16.4	126	34.7	29.3-40.5	104	32.0	26.6-37.8	33	11.5	7.9-16.4	34	9.9	6.9-14.0
Guilford	310	57	15.7	11.9-20.5	102	34.2	28.4-40.6	94	30.8	25.2-37.0	29	9.3	6.1-13.9	28	9.9	6.8-14.3
Mecklenburg	339	46	11.9	8.8-16.0	105	32.7	27.4-38.6	135	40.1	34.5-46.0	28	9.1	6.0-13.6	25	6.1	3.9- 9.3
New Hanover	316	33	9.5	6.4-13.9	81	28.4	20.4-38.1	130	38.6	31.8-45.9	44	13.7	9.8-18.7	28	9.8	6.5-14.5
Onslow	325	32	8.7	5.9-12.8	95	25.9	20.6-32.0	128	44.5	36.6-52.6	42	12.5	8.8-17.5	28	8.4	5.6-12.4
Wake	361	51	12.4	9.2-16.6	117	32.2	26.9-37.9	137	38.4	32.7-44.4	31	8.9	6.0-13.0	25	8.2	5.3-12.3
Western NC	460	46	9.4	6.9-12.6	157	33.3	28.7-38.2	154	32.5	28.0-37.5	56	13.0	9.8-17.1	47	11.7	8.6-15.9
Piedmont NC	503	68	11.5	8.8-14.8	139	29.3	24.7-34.3	182	36.8	31.9-41.9	63	12.6	9.5-16.4	51	9.9	7.3-13.4
Eastern NC	451	59	13.9	10.5-18.1	161	34.6	29.6-39.9	144	29.3	24.5-34.5	51	13.1	9.5-17.7	36	9.2	6.5-12.9

Total
Respond.#

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,717

600

12.0

10.7-13.3

1,474

31.5

29.6-33.5

1,708

35.4

33.3-37.4

514

11.8

10.4-13.3

421

9.4

8.2-10.7

Western NC

460

9.4

6.9-12.6

157

33.3

28.7-38.2

154

32.5

28.0-37.5

13.0

9.8-17.1

11.7

8.6-15.9

GENDER

Male

161

7.0

3.9-12.3

29.2

22.2-37.4

31.5

24.3-39.8

15.2

9.8-22.9

17.0

11.2-25.0

Female

299

11.3

8.0-15.7

110

36.5

30.8-42.6

33.4

27.8-39.4

11.3

7.9-15.9

7.6

4.9-11.6

RACE

White

436

10.0

7.4-13.4

152

34.1

29.4-39.2

142

31.7

27.1-36.8

13.5

10.2-17.8

10.6

7.6-14.5

Other

0.0

. - .

23.5

9.0-48.9

49.4

27.5-71.5

6.4

1.9-19.3

20.7

6.9-47.9

AGE

18-44

179

7.8

4.6-13.0

29.5

22.8-37.3

37.2

29.6-45.5

13.5

8.5-20.8

11.9

7.3-18.9

45+

277

10.7

7.4-15.2

35.4

29.4-41.9

29.3

23.9-35.4

12.8

9.0-18.0

11.8

7.8-17.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

230

10.4

7.0-15.4

32.4

26.0-39.5

28.1

22.1-35.0

16.1

11.3-22.6

13.0

8.6-19.2

Some College +

229

8.3

5.2-12.9

34.3

27.9-41.3

37.2

30.6-44.4

9.7

6.2-15.0

10.4

6.4-16.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

302

10.8

7.7-15.1

30.9

25.5-36.9

102

32.6

27.1-38.7

13.3

9.3-18.6

12.4

8.6-17.7

$50,000+

6.1

2.5-14.1

34.3

24.5-45.8

33.1

23.4-44.4

14.2

7.8-24.5

12.3

5.6-24.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

318

11.4

7.8-16.3

108

32.0

26.4-38.0

101

32.1

26.5-38.2

13.0

9.3-17.9

11.6

8.3-16.0

Cumberland

334

8.6

5.9-12.5

23.8

18.1-30.7

141

45.4

36.0-55.1

12.1

8.2-17.5

10.1

6.1-16.2

Durham

308

14.7

10.5-20.3

100

29.2

23.7-35.4

110

37.2

30.2-44.9

9.7

6.3-14.8

9.1

5.8-13.9

Forsyth

353

11.4

8.5-15.2

29.8

24.1-36.1

148

42.8

36.7-49.0

9.3

6.2-13.7

6.8

4.4-10.4

Gaston

339

12.0

8.6-16.4

126

34.7

29.3-40.5

104

32.0

26.6-37.8

11.5

7.9-16.4

9.9

6.9-14.0

Guilford

310

15.7

11.9-20.5

102

34.2

28.4-40.6

30.8

25.2-37.0

9.3

6.1-13.9

9.9

6.8-14.3

Mecklenburg

339

11.9

8.8-16.0

105

32.7

27.4-38.6

135

40.1

34.5-46.0

9.1

6.0-13.6

6.1

3.9- 9.3

New Hanover

316

9.5

6.4-13.9

28.4

20.4-38.1

130

38.6

31.8-45.9

13.7

9.8-18.7

9.8

6.5-14.5

Onslow

325

8.7

5.9-12.8

25.9

20.6-32.0

128

44.5

36.6-52.6

12.5

8.8-17.5

8.4

5.6-12.4

Wake

361

12.4

9.2-16.6

117

32.2

26.9-37.9

137

38.4

32.7-44.4

8.9

6.0-13.0

8.2

5.3-12.3

Western NC

460

9.4

6.9-12.6

157

33.3

28.7-38.2

154

32.5

28.0-37.5

13.0

9.8-17.1

11.7

8.6-15.9

Piedmont NC

503

11.5

8.8-14.8

139

29.3

24.7-34.3

182

36.8

31.9-41.9

12.6

9.5-16.4

9.9

7.3-13.4

Eastern NC

451

13.9

10.5-18.1

161

34.6

29.6-39.9

144

29.3

24.5-34.5

13.1

9.5-17.7

9.2

6.5-12.9

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

#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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