BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Mecklenburg County

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
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
Mecklenburg County	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
GENDER
Male	89	6	5.2	2.2-11.8	26	36.4	24.3-50.6	24	23.5	15.3-34.3	19	19.6	12.0-30.3	14	15.3	7.8-27.7
Female	184	12	5.8	3.1-10.4	30	19.5	12.6-28.7	58	31.1	23.8-39.6	31	19.3	13.0-27.8	53	24.3	18.4-31.4
RACE
White	169	11	6.0	3.1-11.4	29	21.3	12.6-33.7	48	27.1	19.8-35.8	32	21.5	14.6-30.4	49	24.1	17.3-32.5
Other	103	7	4.9	2.2-10.6	27	35.6	24.6-48.5	34	28.1	19.3-39.1	18	16.8	9.8-27.2	17	14.5	7.6-26.0
AGE
18-44	163	12	5.3	2.8- 9.5	35	30.7	21.4-41.8	47	25.7	18.7-34.2	35	21.4	14.8-29.9	34	17.0	10.9-25.4
45+	108	6	6.2	2.5-15.0	20	19.2	12.0-29.4	34	31.8	23.0-42.2	15	14.6	8.6-23.9	33	28.1	20.0-37.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	68	4	3.0	1.0- 8.4	21	45.6	30.9-61.1	18	17.6	10.1-28.9	9	16.9	7.8-32.9	16	16.9	8.9-29.9
Some College +	204	14	6.6	3.7-11.5	35	19.9	12.5-30.1	63	31.6	24.3-39.8	41	20.6	14.8-27.8	51	21.4	15.3-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	120	7	3.3	1.5- 7.4	30	39.2	27.0-53.0	31	22.6	14.9-32.7	19	14.6	8.8-23.4	33	20.2	12.5-30.9
$50,000+	103	7	7.4	3.4-15.3	17	15.4	9.1-24.8	32	33.9	24.1-45.3	21	24.3	15.2-36.4	26	19.1	12.5-27.9
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
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

Total
Respond.#

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

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

Mecklenburg County

273

5.5

3.3- 9.1

27.6

20.4-36.1

27.5

21.7-34.2

19.4

14.2-25.9

20.0

14.9-26.4

GENDER

Male

5.2

2.2-11.8

36.4

24.3-50.6

23.5

15.3-34.3

19.6

12.0-30.3

15.3

7.8-27.7

Female

184

5.8

3.1-10.4

19.5

12.6-28.7

31.1

23.8-39.6

19.3

13.0-27.8

24.3

18.4-31.4

RACE

White

169

6.0

3.1-11.4

21.3

12.6-33.7

27.1

19.8-35.8

21.5

14.6-30.4

24.1

17.3-32.5

Other

103

4.9

2.2-10.6

35.6

24.6-48.5

28.1

19.3-39.1

16.8

9.8-27.2

14.5

7.6-26.0

AGE

18-44

163

5.3

2.8- 9.5

30.7

21.4-41.8

25.7

18.7-34.2

21.4

14.8-29.9

17.0

10.9-25.4

45+

108

6.2

2.5-15.0

19.2

12.0-29.4

31.8

23.0-42.2

14.6

8.6-23.9

28.1

20.0-37.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

3.0

1.0- 8.4

45.6

30.9-61.1

17.6

10.1-28.9

16.9

7.8-32.9

16.9

8.9-29.9

Some College +

204

6.6

3.7-11.5

19.9

12.5-30.1

31.6

24.3-39.8

20.6

14.8-27.8

21.4

15.3-29.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

120

3.3

1.5- 7.4

39.2

27.0-53.0

22.6

14.9-32.7

14.6

8.8-23.4

20.2

12.5-30.9

$50,000+

103

7.4

3.4-15.3

15.4

9.1-24.8

33.9

24.1-45.3

24.3

15.2-36.4

19.1

12.5-27.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

218

6.5

3.6-11.4

24.3

18.6-31.1

34.3

27.3-42.2

15.3

9.4-24.0

19.5

14.3-26.0

Forsyth

261

6.6

3.9-10.9

24.2

18.5-31.1

32.8

26.7-39.5

15.6

11.2-21.3

20.8

15.8-26.9

Guilford

234

7.1

4.0-12.1

22.4

15.6-31.2

35.1

27.9-43.1

18.6

13.3-25.2

16.8

12.2-22.7

Henderson/Transylvania

241

5.6

3.2- 9.5

18.3

12.8-25.5

35.0

28.1-42.6

20.3

14.5-27.6

20.9

15.8-27.0

Orange

245

10.6

6.6-16.7

18.5

13.7-24.5

31.3

25.1-38.4

11.3

7.6-16.4

28.3

21.6-36.0

Pitt

217

6.9

4.2-11.2

14.9

10.4-21.0

31.0

24.3-38.6

21.7

15.4-29.6

25.4

18.8-33.5

Randolph

206

13.2

8.4-20.1

18.6

13.3-25.3

31.6

24.8-39.3

14.3

9.5-20.9

22.4

16.1-30.3

Robeson

182

14.2

8.7-22.2

25.8

18.4-35.0

36.9

27.8-47.1

9.3

5.6-14.9

13.8

8.9-20.9

Wake

261

5.8

3.4- 9.7

17.8

13.0-24.0

36.2

29.8-43.1

19.2

14.0-25.8

20.9

15.7-27.2

Western NC

312

6.8

4.5-10.2

20.3

15.7-25.9

109

34.8

28.7-41.4

16.5

11.8-22.6

21.6

16.3-28.2

Piedmont NC

449

7.9

5.3-11.5

104

24.8

19.8-30.4

150

35.1

29.6-40.9

17.3

13.4-22.1

15.0

11.7-19.1

Eastern NC

403

11.9

8.3-16.9

16.7

12.9-21.3

133

34.5

28.9-40.7

12.1

9.1-16.0

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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