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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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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
Henderson/ Transylvania 475 361 70.3 63.7-76.2 114 29.7 23.8-36.3
GENDER
Male 190 148 71.2 62.4-78.7 42 28.8 21.3-37.6
Female 285 213 69.4 59.2-78.0 72 30.6 22.0-40.8
RACE
White 434 343 77.1 71.6-81.7 91 22.9 18.3-28.4
Other 36 15 29.5 15.0-49.8 21 70.5 50.2-85.0
AGE
18-44 163 125 65.1 53.2-75.4 38 34.9 24.6-46.8
45+ 309 233 74.3 67.6-80.1 76 25.7 19.9-32.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 194 121 53.4 43.2-63.3 73 46.6 36.7-56.8
Some College + 280 239 84.3 78.2-88.9 41 15.7 11.1-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 258 187 64.1 54.4-72.8 71 35.9 27.2-45.6
$50,000+ 98 83 84.2 74.7-90.5 15 15.8 9.5-25.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 415 310 74.7 69.3-79.4 105 25.3 20.6-30.7
Forsyth 465 353 77.3 72.8-81.3 112 22.7 18.7-27.2
Guilford 424 316 76.5 70.9-81.2 108 23.5 18.8-29.1
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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#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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