BRFSS 2002 - Guilford County: (Now thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do (when you are not working, if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything e lse that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Guilford County

Physical Activity

Now thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do (when you are not working, if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything el se that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,621	2,253	36.4	34.5-38.3	4,368	63.6	61.7-65.5
Guilford County	413	150	41.8	36.0-47.9	263	58.2	52.1-64.0
GENDER
Male	151	73	53.2	43.9-62.2	78	46.8	37.8-56.1
Female	262	77	30.9	24.5-38.2	185	69.1	61.8-75.5
RACE
White	275	101	41.1	34.4-48.1	174	58.9	51.9-65.6
Other	134	47	43.1	32.6-54.3	87	56.9	45.7-67.4
AGE
18-44	177	84	51.3	42.2-60.4	93	48.7	39.6-57.8
45+	231	64	31.7	24.8-39.4	167	68.3	60.6-75.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	169	41	32.2	23.5-42.4	128	67.8	57.6-76.5
Some College +	244	109	48.8	41.1-56.4	135	51.2	43.6-58.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	200	65	39.6	31.5-48.4	135	60.4	51.6-68.5
$50,000+	123	65	53.4	42.3-64.2	58	46.6	35.8-57.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	412	132	34.8	29.5-40.6	280	65.2	59.4-70.5
Forsyth	462	159	40.0	34.6-45.5	303	60.0	54.5-65.4
Henderson/Transylvania	467	166	37.5	32.1-43.2	301	62.5	56.8-67.9
Mecklenburg	440	165	42.2	35.9-48.7	275	57.8	51.3-64.1
Orange	436	212	48.5	41.4-55.6	224	51.5	44.4-58.6
Pitt	411	159	43.6	37.7-49.8	252	56.4	50.2-62.3
Randolph	421	121	31.3	25.5-37.8	300	68.7	62.2-74.5
Robeson	432	117	31.8	26.0-38.3	315	68.2	61.7-74.0
Wake	423	170	42.8	37.1-48.7	253	57.2	51.3-62.9
Western NC	649	198	35.7	31.3-40.3	451	64.3	59.7-68.7
Piedmont NC	871	253	30.1	26.2-34.4	618	69.9	65.6-73.8
Eastern NC	784	251	37.5	33.3-41.9	533	62.5	58.1-66.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,621

2,253

36.4

34.5-38.3

4,368

63.6

61.7-65.5

Guilford County

413

150

41.8

36.0-47.9

263

58.2

52.1-64.0

GENDER

Male

151

53.2

43.9-62.2

46.8

37.8-56.1

Female

262

30.9

24.5-38.2

185

69.1

61.8-75.5

RACE

White

275

101

41.1

34.4-48.1

174

58.9

51.9-65.6

Other

134

43.1

32.6-54.3

56.9

45.7-67.4

AGE

18-44

177

51.3

42.2-60.4

48.7

39.6-57.8

45+

231

31.7

24.8-39.4

167

68.3

60.6-75.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

169

32.2

23.5-42.4

128

67.8

57.6-76.5

Some College +

244

109

48.8

41.1-56.4

135

51.2

43.6-58.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

200

39.6

31.5-48.4

135

60.4

51.6-68.5

$50,000+

123

53.4

42.3-64.2

46.6

35.8-57.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

412

132

34.8

29.5-40.6

280

65.2

59.4-70.5

Forsyth

462

159

40.0

34.6-45.5

303

60.0

54.5-65.4

Henderson/Transylvania

467

166

37.5

32.1-43.2

301

62.5

56.8-67.9

Mecklenburg

440

165

42.2

35.9-48.7

275

57.8

51.3-64.1

Orange

436

212

48.5

41.4-55.6

224

51.5

44.4-58.6

Pitt

411

159

43.6

37.7-49.8

252

56.4

50.2-62.3

Randolph

421

121

31.3

25.5-37.8

300

68.7

62.2-74.5

Robeson

432

117

31.8

26.0-38.3

315

68.2

61.7-74.0

Wake

423

170

42.8

37.1-48.7

253

57.2

51.3-62.9

Western NC

649

198

35.7

31.3-40.3

451

64.3

59.7-68.7

Piedmont NC

871

253

30.1

26.2-34.4

618

69.9

65.6-73.8

Eastern NC

784

251

37.5

33.3-41.9

533

62.5

58.1-66.7

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* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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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