BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Now thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do (when you are not working, if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything e lse that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

Now thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do (when you are not working, if employed or self-employed) in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything el se that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,031	304	32.3	28.1-36.9	727	67.7	63.1-71.9
GENDER
Male	367	155	47.8	40.4-55.3	212	52.2	44.7-59.6
Female	664	149	20.8	16.6-25.7	515	79.2	74.3-83.4
AGE
18-24	89	47	52.6	36.9-67.8	42	47.4	32.2-63.1
25-34	190	75	43.0	32.8-53.8	115	57.0	46.2-67.2
35-44	231	77	32.1	24.2-41.2	154	67.9	58.8-75.8
45-54	218	57	25.3	18.3-33.8	161	74.7	66.2-81.7
55-64	125	25	22.7	13.7-35.2	100	77.3	64.8-86.3
65-74	94	9	9.2	4.0-19.9	85	90.8	80.1-96.0
75+	67	8	6.8	2.4-17.6	59	93.2	82.4-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	198	35	20.1	12.2-31.2	163	79.9	68.8-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	345	91	30.0	23.0-37.9	254	70.0	62.1-77.0
Some Post-H.S.	278	102	40.4	31.8-49.8	176	59.6	50.2-68.2
College Graduate	203	75	39.1	30.5-48.5	128	60.9	51.5-69.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	23	9.7	5.2-17.2	123	90.3	82.8-94.8
$15,000- 24,999	234	67	36.5	26.7-47.6	167	63.5	52.4-73.3
$25,000- 34,999	159	63	42.4	30.9-54.8	96	57.6	45.2-69.1
$35,000- 49,999	123	47	45.7	33.0-59.0	76	54.3	41.0-67.0
$50,000-74,999	62	23	41.8	24.2-61.7	39	58.2	38.3-75.8
$75,000+	59	30	47.9	31.9-64.4	29	52.1	35.6-68.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	27	4	18.0	6.6-40.3	23	82.0	59.7-93.4
Forsyth	94	24	33.7	23.1-46.4	70	66.3	53.6-76.9
Guilford	114	37	39.7	28.5-52.0	77	60.3	48.0-71.5
Henderson/Transylvania	13	4	12.4	3.0-39.3	9	87.6	60.7-97.0
Mecklenburg	132	48	38.9	29.8-48.8	84	61.1	51.2-70.2
Orange	41	15	39.4	23.0-58.6	26	60.6	41.4-77.0
Pitt	107	33	32.9	23.2-44.2	74	67.1	55.8-76.8
Randolph	17	5	45.2	19.8-73.4	12	54.8	26.6-80.2
Robeson	90	27	39.7	24.9-56.7	63	60.3	43.3-75.1
Wake	72	28	41.6	27.3-57.4	44	58.4	42.6-72.7
Western NC	23	7	41.6	21.3-65.3	16	58.4	34.7-78.7
Piedmont NC	113	28	27.7	18.5-39.1	85	72.3	60.9-81.5
Eastern NC	188	44	28.4	20.6-37.8	144	71.6	62.2-79.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,031

304

32.3

28.1-36.9

727

67.7

63.1-71.9

GENDER

Male

367

155

47.8

40.4-55.3

212

52.2

44.7-59.6

Female

664

149

20.8

16.6-25.7

515

79.2

74.3-83.4

AGE

18-24

52.6

36.9-67.8

47.4

32.2-63.1

25-34

190

43.0

32.8-53.8

115

57.0

46.2-67.2

35-44

231

32.1

24.2-41.2

154

67.9

58.8-75.8

45-54

218

25.3

18.3-33.8

161

74.7

66.2-81.7

55-64

125

22.7

13.7-35.2

100

77.3

64.8-86.3

65-74

9.2

4.0-19.9

90.8

80.1-96.0

75+

6.8

2.4-17.6

93.2

82.4-97.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

198

20.1

12.2-31.2

163

79.9

68.8-87.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

345

30.0

23.0-37.9

254

70.0

62.1-77.0

Some Post-H.S.

278

102

40.4

31.8-49.8

176

59.6

50.2-68.2

College Graduate

203

39.1

30.5-48.5

128

60.9

51.5-69.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

9.7

5.2-17.2

123

90.3

82.8-94.8

$15,000- 24,999

234

36.5

26.7-47.6

167

63.5

52.4-73.3

$25,000- 34,999

159

42.4

30.9-54.8

57.6

45.2-69.1

$35,000- 49,999

123

45.7

33.0-59.0

54.3

41.0-67.0

$50,000-74,999

41.8

24.2-61.7

58.2

38.3-75.8

$75,000+

47.9

31.9-64.4

52.1

35.6-68.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.0

6.6-40.3

82.0

59.7-93.4

Forsyth

33.7

23.1-46.4

66.3

53.6-76.9

Guilford

114

39.7

28.5-52.0

60.3

48.0-71.5

Henderson/Transylvania

12.4

3.0-39.3

87.6

60.7-97.0

Mecklenburg

132

38.9

29.8-48.8

61.1

51.2-70.2

Orange

39.4

23.0-58.6

60.6

41.4-77.0

Pitt

107

32.9

23.2-44.2

67.1

55.8-76.8

Randolph

45.2

19.8-73.4

54.8

26.6-80.2

Robeson

39.7

24.9-56.7

60.3

43.3-75.1

Wake

41.6

27.3-57.4

58.4

42.6-72.7

Western NC

41.6

21.3-65.3

58.4

34.7-78.7

Piedmont NC

113

27.7

18.5-39.1

72.3

60.9-81.5

Eastern NC

188

28.4

20.6-37.8

144

71.6

62.2-79.4

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* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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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