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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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
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
GENDER
Male 100 7 5.2 2.3-11.2 16 18.8 10.8-30.7 33 33.3 23.3-45.0 25 27.7 18.4-39.5 19 15.0 9.1-23.6
Female 141 8 6.0 2.8-12.5 26 17.7 11.6-26.0 52 37.2 28.8-46.5 16 10.8 6.5-17.5 39 28.3 20.8-37.3
RACE
White 229 15 6.0 3.5-10.3 39 18.1 12.4-25.7 83 35.3 28.4-43.0 37 19.0 13.3-26.4 55 21.5 16.2-27.9
Other 11 0 0.0 . - . 3 21.3 5.9-54.0 2 32.7 8.3-72.3 4 36.9 12.0-71.6 2 9.0 2.0-32.8
AGE
18-44 88 6 6.0 2.4-14.1 18 20.3 12.4-31.3 32 36.2 25.1-48.9 16 19.7 11.4-31.9 16 17.9 10.5-28.8
45+ 151 9 5.3 2.6-10.2 23 16.7 9.6-27.4 52 34.0 25.6-43.4 25 20.8 13.5-30.7 42 23.2 16.9-31.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 98 11 9.6 5.0-17.7 14 18.6 9.9-32.4 34 32.5 22.6-44.3 18 21.3 12.8-33.2 21 17.9 11.1-27.6
Some College + 142 4 2.4 0.8- 6.6 28 18.1 12.0-26.5 51 37.2 28.1-47.3 23 19.6 12.4-29.6 36 22.7 16.1-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 133 12 7.6 4.0-13.9 23 19.4 11.5-31.0 46 33.3 24.4-43.6 22 20.1 12.3-31.1 30 19.6 13.2-28.0
$50,000+ 51 2 3.5 0.9-13.2 10 18.2 9.5-32.1 14 28.0 16.6-43.2 12 26.6 15.2-42.2 13 23.7 13.3-38.8
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
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
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

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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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