BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
TOTAL	981	302	32.8	28.4-37.6	414	42.0	37.4-46.7	265	25.2	21.3-29.5
GENDER
Male	352	134	42.7	35.3-50.5	140	35.2	28.6-42.5	78	22.1	16.5-28.9
Female	629	168	25.2	20.4-30.6	274	47.3	41.3-53.4	187	27.6	22.5-33.3
AGE
18-24	87	33	43.5	28.7-59.6	43	44.6	29.8-60.4	11	11.9	4.4-28.5
25-34	188	74	40.3	30.3-51.1	77	45.7	35.5-56.3	37	14.0	8.6-22.0
35-44	219	65	31.1	23.0-40.5	92	38.6	30.0-47.9	62	30.4	22.0-40.2
45-54	209	66	28.9	21.2-38.0	80	37.1	28.6-46.5	63	34.0	25.1-44.2
55-64	121	27	24.3	15.0-36.8	57	47.1	34.9-59.8	37	28.6	18.7-41.0
65-74	85	20	22.6	13.2-36.0	39	43.7	30.2-58.2	26	33.7	21.1-49.2
75+	56	10	16.6	7.9-31.6	23	44.0	28.3-60.9	23	39.5	24.5-56.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	46	28.7	19.2-40.6	70	34.2	25.1-44.7	65	37.1	26.2-49.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	328	103	34.9	27.3-43.4	138	42.9	34.9-51.4	87	22.1	16.7-28.8
Some Post-H.S.	269	78	31.5	23.3-41.0	122	46.2	37.4-55.3	69	22.3	15.8-30.5
College Graduate	197	73	35.5	27.3-44.7	83	43.2	34.2-52.8	41	21.3	14.3-30.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	138	34	16.7	9.7-27.2	59	42.4	30.6-55.1	45	40.9	28.4-54.7
$15,000- 24,999	223	67	32.9	23.1-44.4	89	40.9	31.2-51.3	67	26.2	17.7-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	152	55	42.8	30.8-55.7	74	48.7	36.1-61.4	23	8.6	4.9-14.6
$35,000- 49,999	121	40	42.7	29.9-56.7	49	33.1	22.7-45.4	32	24.2	14.8-36.9
$50,000-74,999	61	24	30.9	18.1-47.4	28	49.1	30.5-68.1	9	20.0	7.9-42.0
$75,000+	57	26	44.3	28.8-60.9	24	43.8	28.1-61.0	7	11.9	5.0-25.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	25	5	18.8	7.5-39.6	12	58.4	36.9-77.1	8	22.8	10.4-42.9
Forsyth	92	31	34.1	23.9-46.1	37	42.2	31.1-54.2	24	23.7	15.0-35.3
Guilford	110	31	23.9	16.0-34.2	55	58.6	46.9-69.4	24	17.5	11.1-26.5
Henderson/Transylvania	12	4	15.8	3.5-49.1	1	6.6	0.7-40.1	7	77.7	40.6-94.6
Mecklenburg	129	44	30.4	22.5-39.7	61	50.8	41.1-60.5	24	18.8	12.2-27.8
Orange	37	14	39.2	22.4-59.2	19	54.2	35.1-72.1	4	6.6	2.3-17.4
Pitt	100	25	28.4	17.6-42.4	44	44.4	34.0-55.2	31	27.2	17.1-40.4
Randolph	15	5	37.1	14.5-67.3	5	39.7	15.1-70.9	5	23.2	8.1-50.9
Robeson	87	25	34.9	20.2-53.2	34	36.4	24.3-50.5	28	28.6	18.4-41.6
Wake	71	27	38.2	25.2-53.2	25	35.4	21.7-52.1	19	26.3	15.3-41.5
Western NC	22	7	40.3	19.9-64.6	8	33.4	16.2-56.4	7	26.4	11.8-49.1
Piedmont NC	104	35	34.4	24.0-46.5	36	35.6	24.5-48.5	33	30.0	19.8-42.7
Eastern NC	177	49	33.6	25.0-43.4	77	41.0	32.7-49.8	51	25.4	18.6-33.7

Total
Respond.#

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

981

302

32.8

28.4-37.6

414

42.0

37.4-46.7

265

25.2

21.3-29.5

GENDER

Male

352

134

42.7

35.3-50.5

140

35.2

28.6-42.5

22.1

16.5-28.9

Female

629

168

25.2

20.4-30.6

274

47.3

41.3-53.4

187

27.6

22.5-33.3

AGE

18-24

43.5

28.7-59.6

44.6

29.8-60.4

11.9

4.4-28.5

25-34

188

40.3

30.3-51.1

45.7

35.5-56.3

14.0

8.6-22.0

35-44

219

31.1

23.0-40.5

38.6

30.0-47.9

30.4

22.0-40.2

45-54

209

28.9

21.2-38.0

37.1

28.6-46.5

34.0

25.1-44.2

55-64

121

24.3

15.0-36.8

47.1

34.9-59.8

28.6

18.7-41.0

65-74

22.6

13.2-36.0

43.7

30.2-58.2

33.7

21.1-49.2

75+

16.6

7.9-31.6

44.0

28.3-60.9

39.5

24.5-56.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

28.7

19.2-40.6

34.2

25.1-44.7

37.1

26.2-49.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

328

103

34.9

27.3-43.4

138

42.9

34.9-51.4

22.1

16.7-28.8

Some Post-H.S.

269

31.5

23.3-41.0

122

46.2

37.4-55.3

22.3

15.8-30.5

College Graduate

197

35.5

27.3-44.7

43.2

34.2-52.8

21.3

14.3-30.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

138

16.7

9.7-27.2

42.4

30.6-55.1

40.9

28.4-54.7

$15,000- 24,999

223

32.9

23.1-44.4

40.9

31.2-51.3

26.2

17.7-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

152

42.8

30.8-55.7

48.7

36.1-61.4

8.6

4.9-14.6

$35,000- 49,999

121

42.7

29.9-56.7

33.1

22.7-45.4

24.2

14.8-36.9

$50,000-74,999

30.9

18.1-47.4

49.1

30.5-68.1

20.0

7.9-42.0

$75,000+

44.3

28.8-60.9

43.8

28.1-61.0

11.9

5.0-25.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.8

7.5-39.6

58.4

36.9-77.1

22.8

10.4-42.9

Forsyth

34.1

23.9-46.1

42.2

31.1-54.2

23.7

15.0-35.3

Guilford

110

23.9

16.0-34.2

58.6

46.9-69.4

17.5

11.1-26.5

Henderson/Transylvania

15.8

3.5-49.1

6.6

0.7-40.1

77.7

40.6-94.6

Mecklenburg

129

30.4

22.5-39.7

50.8

41.1-60.5

18.8

12.2-27.8

Orange

39.2

22.4-59.2

54.2

35.1-72.1

6.6

2.3-17.4

Pitt

100

28.4

17.6-42.4

44.4

34.0-55.2

27.2

17.1-40.4

Randolph

37.1

14.5-67.3

39.7

15.1-70.9

23.2

8.1-50.9

Robeson

34.9

20.2-53.2

36.4

24.3-50.5

28.6

18.4-41.6

Wake

38.2

25.2-53.2

35.4

21.7-52.1

26.3

15.3-41.5

Western NC

40.3

19.9-64.6

33.4

16.2-56.4

26.4

11.8-49.1

Piedmont NC

104

34.4

24.0-46.5

35.6

24.5-48.5

30.0

19.8-42.7

Eastern NC

177

33.6

25.0-43.4

41.0

32.7-49.8

25.4

18.6-33.7

Back to Physical Activity.

*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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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