BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (In the past week, how much time did you spend walking or bicycling for transportation, such as to and from work or shopping?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

In the past week, how much time did you spend walking or bicycling for transportation, such as to and from work or shopping?*

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	Total Respond.#	None	Less than 60 minutes	60-119 minutes	2-4 hours	More than 4 hours
TOTAL	983	820	83.1	79.2-86.4	75	6.6	4.9- 8.9	47	4.8	3.1- 7.3	30	4.6	2.7- 7.7	11	0.9	0.4- 2.2
GENDER
Male	355	285	81.3	74.6-86.7	37	7.2	4.7-10.9	18	6.0	3.1-11.5	10	4.2	1.6-10.3	5	1.3	0.3- 4.6
Female	628	535	84.5	79.7-88.3	38	6.1	3.9- 9.3	29	3.9	2.4- 6.2	20	4.9	2.6- 9.1	6	0.6	0.2- 1.7
AGE
18-24	82	56	67.4	51.2-80.3	10	8.4	3.8-17.6	6	8.1	2.6-22.4	10	16.1	7.2-32.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	184	146	81.6	72.7-88.0	15	7.1	3.5-13.6	15	9.4	4.9-17.5	4	0.9	0.3- 3.3	4	1.0	0.3- 3.6
35-44	221	183	85.5	77.1-91.2	17	6.8	3.4-13.1	12	3.4	1.7- 6.7	6	3.8	1.0-13.9	3	0.5	0.1- 2.6
45-54	208	176	87.9	81.5-92.3	16	5.4	2.7-10.3	9	2.6	1.2- 6.0	4	2.8	0.9- 8.4	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2
55-64	122	108	89.8	82.1-94.4	9	5.8	2.7-11.9	3	2.1	0.6- 7.4	2	2.3	0.5- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	87	78	86.9	73.3-94.2	4	4.4	1.4-12.9	2	2.4	0.4-13.5	2	2.3	0.5-10.2	1	4.0	0.6-23.1
75+	63	58	87.2	70.7-95.0	3	9.8	3.1-26.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.1	0.6-15.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	156	80.9	70.4-88.3	19	10.0	5.6-17.0	6	5.8	1.6-18.5	5	3.3	1.2- 9.0	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	327	264	81.3	73.9-86.9	31	8.3	5.0-13.3	18	4.8	2.6- 8.9	10	4.8	1.7-12.6	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4
Some Post-H.S.	266	220	83.7	75.9-89.4	16	3.6	1.8- 6.9	15	4.7	2.3- 9.3	10	5.8	2.3-13.7	5	2.2	0.6- 7.2
College Graduate	196	174	88.4	81.2-93.0	9	4.3	2.0- 9.2	7	3.3	1.4- 7.6	5	3.9	1.3-11.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	113	87.9	78.7-93.5	13	6.9	2.9-15.6	10	4.6	1.8-11.2	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	221	170	69.3	58.3-78.5	22	10.4	6.0-17.4	15	10.0	4.9-19.3	8	7.6	2.8-19.1	6	2.7	0.8- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	150	130	89.9	82.3-94.4	9	6.3	2.7-14.1	6	2.0	0.8- 4.8	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999	122	102	88.2	78.0-94.0	9	2.6	1.0- 6.4	8	7.6	2.9-18.6	2	0.7	0.1- 3.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	61	56	86.1	61.8-96.0	2	2.0	0.5- 8.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.8	2.8-38.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	56	47	73.4	53.4-86.9	2	4.0	1.0-14.8	4	6.0	2.0-16.8	3	16.6	5.6-40.0	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	24	21	82.1	56.2-94.2	2	10.5	2.5-35.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.4	1.1-37.5	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	92	78	85.9	76.6-91.9	7	7.3	3.2-15.8	3	2.5	0.8- 7.9	3	3.0	0.9- 9.8	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8
Guilford	111	92	71.5	56.7-82.9	7	9.7	3.9-22.2	7	7.0	3.0-15.3	4	10.2	3.0-29.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.5
Henderson/Transylvania	12	10	90.9	62.3-98.4	1	4.6	0.5-31.1	1	4.6	0.5-31.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	129	109	82.7	72.9-89.4	9	7.7	3.8-14.8	6	3.1	1.3- 7.0	4	5.7	1.8-16.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
Orange	39	31	82.3	65.4-92.0	5	11.7	4.2-28.8	2	3.5	0.8-13.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	101	81	73.2	58.8-84.0	9	13.8	5.9-28.8	6	6.4	2.7-14.6	3	4.6	1.3-14.8	2	2.0	0.4- 9.9
Randolph	15	14	92.2	60.1-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.8	1.1-39.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	83	64	82.9	71.6-90.3	11	11.6	5.7-22.4	4	2.7	0.9- 7.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	3	2.2	0.6- 8.1
Wake	67	57	84.7	71.5-92.4	6	9.6	3.7-22.6	2	2.6	0.6-10.4	2	3.1	0.7-12.0	0	0.0	. - .
Western NC	22	20	88.6	64.0-97.2	1	6.2	0.9-33.4	1	5.1	0.7-29.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	105	85	84.5	75.1-90.8	6	4.0	1.6-10.0	6	5.9	2.4-13.9	6	3.5	1.4- 8.9	2	2.1	0.4- 9.7
Eastern NC	183	158	84.6	76.1-90.4	11	5.3	2.7-10.0	8	5.3	2.3-11.7	5	4.7	1.5-13.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5

Total
Respond.#

None

Less than 60 minutes

60-119 minutes

2-4 hours

More than 4 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

983

820

83.1

79.2-86.4

6.6

4.9- 8.9

4.8

3.1- 7.3

4.6

2.7- 7.7

0.9

0.4- 2.2

GENDER

Male

355

285

81.3

74.6-86.7

7.2

4.7-10.9

6.0

3.1-11.5

4.2

1.6-10.3

1.3

0.3- 4.6

Female

628

535

84.5

79.7-88.3

6.1

3.9- 9.3

3.9

2.4- 6.2

4.9

2.6- 9.1

0.6

0.2- 1.7

AGE

18-24

67.4

51.2-80.3

8.4

3.8-17.6

8.1

2.6-22.4

16.1

7.2-32.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

184

146

81.6

72.7-88.0

7.1

3.5-13.6

9.4

4.9-17.5

0.9

0.3- 3.3

1.0

0.3- 3.6

35-44

221

183

85.5

77.1-91.2

6.8

3.4-13.1

3.4

1.7- 6.7

3.8

1.0-13.9

0.5

0.1- 2.6

45-54

208

176

87.9

81.5-92.3

5.4

2.7-10.3

2.6

1.2- 6.0

2.8

0.9- 8.4

1.3

0.4- 4.2

55-64

122

108

89.8

82.1-94.4

5.8

2.7-11.9

2.1

0.6- 7.4

2.3

0.5- 9.0

0.0

. - .

65-74

86.9

73.3-94.2

4.4

1.4-12.9

2.4

0.4-13.5

2.3

0.5-10.2

4.0

0.6-23.1

75+

87.2

70.7-95.0

9.8

3.1-26.7

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.6-15.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

156

80.9

70.4-88.3

10.0

5.6-17.0

5.8

1.6-18.5

3.3

1.2- 9.0

0.0

0.0- 0.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

327

264

81.3

73.9-86.9

8.3

5.0-13.3

4.8

2.6- 8.9

4.8

1.7-12.6

0.8

0.3- 2.4

Some Post-H.S.

266

220

83.7

75.9-89.4

3.6

1.8- 6.9

4.7

2.3- 9.3

5.8

2.3-13.7

2.2

0.6- 7.2

College Graduate

196

174

88.4

81.2-93.0

4.3

2.0- 9.2

3.3

1.4- 7.6

3.9

1.3-11.0

0.1

0.0- 0.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

113

87.9

78.7-93.5

6.9

2.9-15.6

4.6

1.8-11.2

0.5

0.2- 1.7

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

221

170

69.3

58.3-78.5

10.4

6.0-17.4

10.0

4.9-19.3

7.6

2.8-19.1

2.7

0.8- 8.8

$25,000- 34,999

150

130

89.9

82.3-94.4

6.3

2.7-14.1

2.0

0.8- 4.8

1.1

0.3- 3.6

0.8

0.2- 3.3

$35,000- 49,999

122

102

88.2

78.0-94.0

2.6

1.0- 6.4

7.6

2.9-18.6

0.7

0.1- 3.4

0.9

0.1- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

86.1

61.8-96.0

2.0

0.5- 8.2

0.0

. - .

11.8

2.8-38.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

73.4

53.4-86.9

4.0

1.0-14.8

6.0

2.0-16.8

16.6

5.6-40.0

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

82.1

56.2-94.2

10.5

2.5-35.0

0.0

. - .

7.4

1.1-37.5

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

85.9

76.6-91.9

7.3

3.2-15.8

2.5

0.8- 7.9

3.0

0.9- 9.8

1.2

0.2- 7.8

Guilford

111

71.5

56.7-82.9

9.7

3.9-22.2

7.0

3.0-15.3

10.2

3.0-29.4

1.6

0.2-10.5

Henderson/Transylvania

90.9

62.3-98.4

4.6

0.5-31.1

4.6

0.5-31.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

129

109

82.7

72.9-89.4

7.7

3.8-14.8

3.1

1.3- 7.0

5.7

1.8-16.7

0.9

0.1- 6.1

Orange

82.3

65.4-92.0

11.7

4.2-28.8

3.5

0.8-13.7

2.5

0.3-15.7

0.0

. - .

Pitt

101

73.2

58.8-84.0

13.8

5.9-28.8

6.4

2.7-14.6

4.6

1.3-14.8

2.0

0.4- 9.9

Randolph

92.2

60.1-98.9

0.0

. - .

7.8

1.1-39.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Robeson

82.9

71.6-90.3

11.6

5.7-22.4

2.7

0.9- 7.9

0.6

0.1- 4.4

2.2

0.6- 8.1

Wake

84.7

71.5-92.4

9.6

3.7-22.6

2.6

0.6-10.4

3.1

0.7-12.0

0.0

. - .

Western NC

88.6

64.0-97.2

6.2

0.9-33.4

5.1

0.7-29.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

105

84.5

75.1-90.8

4.0

1.6-10.0

5.9

2.4-13.9

3.5

1.4- 8.9

2.1

0.4- 9.7

Eastern NC

183

158

84.6

76.1-90.4

5.3

2.7-10.0

5.3

2.3-11.7

4.7

1.5-13.6

0.2

0.0- 1.5

Back to NC Physical Activity.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having leisure time activity and reported some type of exercise. The respondents reporting no leisure time activity for this question are excluded
First five most frequent response categories presented here. OTHER category was formed from the remaining responses.

#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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