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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth 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 6,744 4,830 70.5 68.8-72.2 1,914 29.5 27.8-31.2
Forsyth County 465 353 77.3 72.8-81.3 112 22.7 18.7-27.2
GENDER
Male 179 151 85.6 79.2-90.3 28 14.4 9.7-20.8
Female 286 202 69.5 63.0-75.3 84 30.5 24.7-37.0
RACE
White 345 272 80.8 75.8-84.9 73 19.2 15.1-24.2
Other 116 77 66.9 56.4-76.0 39 33.1 24.0-43.6
AGE
18-44 199 157 79.4 72.3-85.1 42 20.6 14.9-27.7
45+ 261 192 75.1 68.8-80.4 69 24.9 19.6-31.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 195 131 69.2 61.3-76.2 64 30.8 23.8-38.7
Some College + 269 221 84.1 78.7-88.3 48 15.9 11.7-21.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 161 72.8 65.3-79.1 60 27.2 20.9-34.7
$50,000+ 141 120 86.7 79.9-91.4 21 13.3 8.6-20.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 415 310 74.7 69.3-79.4 105 25.3 20.6-30.7
Guilford 424 316 76.5 70.9-81.2 108 23.5 18.8-29.1
Henderson/Transylvania 475 361 70.3 63.7-76.2 114 29.7 23.8-36.3
Mecklenburg 447 347 75.1 69.0-80.4 100 24.9 19.6-31.0
Orange 441 358 77.5 67.7-85.0 83 22.5 15.0-32.3
Pitt 417 314 78.5 73.7-82.7 103 21.5 17.3-26.3
Randolph 433 289 67.7 61.8-73.0 144 32.3 27.0-38.2
Robeson 445 259 59.1 53.2-64.8 186 40.9 35.2-46.8
Wake 432 349 81.6 76.9-85.5 83 18.4 14.5-23.1
Western NC 659 450 70.8 66.5-74.7 209 29.2 25.3-33.5
Piedmont NC 889 585 65.3 61.2-69.1 304 34.7 30.9-38.8
Eastern NC 802 539 68.6 64.5-72.4 263 31.4 27.6-35.5

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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, 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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