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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,502 295 8.4 7.0-10.0 711 21.2 19.1-23.4 1,182 34.0 31.6-36.5 567 16.1 14.4-18.0 747 20.2 18.3-22.3
Eastern NC 403 47 11.9 8.3-16.9 73 16.7 12.9-21.3 133 34.5 28.9-40.7 55 12.1 9.1-16.0 95 24.7 20.0-30.1
GENDER
Male 158 12 9.7 4.8-18.7 31 16.9 11.2-24.5 53 37.7 28.6-47.7 20 10.0 6.1-16.0 42 25.7 18.6-34.5
Female 245 35 14.1 9.7-20.2 42 16.6 12.1-22.4 80 31.4 25.2-38.3 35 14.2 10.1-19.7 53 23.7 17.9-30.6
RACE
White 283 26 8.5 5.4-13.1 52 17.6 13.1-23.1 98 37.0 30.5-44.0 40 12.8 9.2-17.6 67 24.2 18.8-30.5
Other 118 20 19.3 10.9-31.7 21 15.1 8.9-24.4 35 29.6 19.4-42.3 15 10.9 6.1-18.6 27 25.2 16.5-36.5
AGE
18-44 200 19 9.3 4.9-17.0 34 16.0 11.0-22.8 69 35.8 27.9-44.6 28 12.0 8.0-17.5 50 26.9 20.2-34.9
45+ 200 28 15.9 10.7-23.0 38 17.4 12.4-23.9 64 33.0 25.8-41.1 25 11.9 7.8-17.7 45 21.7 15.9-28.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 189 32 18.4 12.0-27.2 40 17.7 12.5-24.4 52 29.8 21.8-39.4 19 8.5 5.1-13.8 46 25.7 18.9-33.8
Some College + 214 15 5.6 3.0- 9.9 33 15.8 10.8-22.6 81 39.1 31.6-47.2 36 15.8 11.1-21.8 49 23.7 17.5-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 226 26 11.5 7.5-17.2 44 17.1 12.2-23.5 78 36.0 28.4-44.3 29 11.9 8.0-17.3 49 23.6 17.5-31.0
$50,000+ 84 5 3.7 1.3-10.2 14 15.8 8.7-26.8 23 30.3 19.9-43.0 15 17.5 10.3-28.1 27 32.8 22.3-45.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 218 16 6.5 3.6-11.4 58 24.3 18.6-31.1 71 34.3 27.3-42.2 29 15.3 9.4-24.0 44 19.5 14.3-26.0
Forsyth 261 17 6.6 3.9-10.9 56 24.2 18.5-31.1 88 32.8 26.7-39.5 41 15.6 11.2-21.3 59 20.8 15.8-26.9
Guilford 234 17 7.1 4.0-12.1 44 22.4 15.6-31.2 81 35.1 27.9-43.1 47 18.6 13.3-25.2 45 16.8 12.2-22.7
Henderson/Transylvania 241 15 5.6 3.2- 9.5 42 18.3 12.8-25.5 85 35.0 28.1-42.6 41 20.3 14.5-27.6 58 20.9 15.8-27.0
Mecklenburg 273 18 5.5 3.3- 9.1 56 27.6 20.4-36.1 82 27.5 21.7-34.2 50 19.4 14.2-25.9 67 20.0 14.9-26.4
Orange 245 24 10.6 6.6-16.7 51 18.5 13.7-24.5 80 31.3 25.1-38.4 30 11.3 7.6-16.4 60 28.3 21.6-36.0
Pitt 217 18 6.9 4.2-11.2 33 14.9 10.4-21.0 73 31.0 24.3-38.6 44 21.7 15.4-29.6 49 25.4 18.8-33.5
Randolph 206 25 13.2 8.4-20.1 40 18.6 13.3-25.3 67 31.6 24.8-39.3 33 14.3 9.5-20.9 41 22.4 16.1-30.3
Robeson 182 23 14.2 8.7-22.2 43 25.8 18.4-35.0 68 36.9 27.8-47.1 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 28 13.8 8.9-20.9
Wake 261 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7 43 17.8 13.0-24.0 95 36.2 29.8-43.1 48 19.2 14.0-25.8 57 20.9 15.7-27.2
Western NC 312 25 6.8 4.5-10.2 68 20.3 15.7-25.9 109 34.8 28.7-41.4 47 16.5 11.8-22.6 63 21.6 16.3-28.2
Piedmont NC 449 32 7.9 5.3-11.5 104 24.8 19.8-30.4 150 35.1 29.6-40.9 82 17.3 13.4-22.1 81 15.0 11.7-19.1

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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