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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.#
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,366 2,432 38.1 36.3-40.0 2,657 42.2 40.3-44.1 1,277 19.7 18.2-21.3
GENDER
Male 2,486 1,047 41.3 38.3-44.3 1,001 41.3 38.3-44.3 438 17.4 15.3-19.8
Female 3,880 1,385 35.1 32.9-37.4 1,656 43.0 40.7-45.4 839 21.9 19.9-24.0
RACE
White 4,846 1,956 40.5 38.3-42.7 2,013 41.8 39.7-44.0 877 17.7 16.2-19.4
African American 981 302 32.8 28.4-37.6 414 42.0 37.4-46.7 265 25.2 21.3-29.5
Asian 70 25 39.7 24.2-57.7 37 48.1 31.9-64.7 8 12.2 4.8-27.4
Native American 171 45 28.8 17.6-43.3 74 41.7 29.7-54.7 52 29.5 19.1-42.6
Other Minorities 257 85 27.0 19.9-35.4 109 47.3 37.9-56.9 63 25.7 18.3-34.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 283 102 30.8 23.1-39.9 115 46.5 37.2-56.0 66 22.7 15.9-31.3
-English Speaking 118 56 39.0 27.2-52.2 40 39.2 27.3-52.7 22 21.8 12.2-35.7
-Spanish Speaking 165 46 27.7 18.5-39.4 75 49.2 37.4-61.2 44 23.1 14.8-34.1
Non-Hispanic 6,072 2,326 38.6 36.7-40.6 2,540 42.0 40.1-43.9 1,206 19.4 17.9-20.9
AGE
18-24 460 223 47.1 39.9-54.5 183 41.5 34.4-48.9 54 11.4 7.6-16.7
25-34 1,106 482 41.5 37.4-45.8 479 45.2 40.9-49.5 145 13.3 10.5-16.6
35-44 1,258 499 39.4 35.5-43.4 563 43.5 39.6-47.5 196 17.2 14.2-20.6
45-54 1,268 484 35.5 31.7-39.4 534 42.8 38.7-46.9 250 21.7 18.4-25.5
55-64 924 333 34.6 30.4-39.1 386 41.4 36.9-46.1 205 24.0 20.1-28.4
65-74 743 267 33.1 28.3-38.2 282 39.2 34.1-44.5 194 27.8 23.2-32.9
75+ 555 123 24.5 19.6-30.2 215 34.8 29.4-40.6 217 40.7 34.9-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,000 258 26.5 22.3-31.1 357 37.6 32.6-42.8 385 35.9 31.2-40.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,846 655 34.4 31.3-37.8 777 44.1 40.7-47.6 414 21.5 18.8-24.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,489 571 40.5 36.5-44.6 669 44.5 40.6-48.5 249 15.1 12.6-17.9
College Graduate 2,016 943 48.4 45.1-51.8 849 40.7 37.6-44.0 224 10.8 9.0-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 628 187 29.2 23.6-35.5 247 38.1 32.2-44.2 194 32.7 26.9-39.2
$15,000- 24,999 1,041 363 34.4 29.8-39.3 414 41.7 36.8-46.8 264 23.9 19.9-28.4
$25,000- 34,999 770 288 39.7 34.4-45.3 364 46.3 40.8-51.8 118 14.0 10.9-17.8
$35,000- 49,999 864 354 41.4 36.5-46.4 392 45.3 40.3-50.4 118 13.3 10.3-17.1
$50,000-74,999 718 331 43.3 37.6-49.1 324 46.2 40.6-52.0 63 10.5 7.6-14.4
$75,000+ 862 448 51.2 46.5-55.9 347 40.1 35.6-44.8 67 8.7 6.4-11.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 399 153 40.5 34.9-46.3 174 42.7 37.0-48.5 72 16.8 13.1-21.3
Forsyth 450 167 36.7 31.6-42.2 197 44.9 39.5-50.4 86 18.4 14.6-22.9
Guilford 397 152 36.1 30.7-41.9 168 45.9 39.9-52.1 77 17.9 13.9-22.8
Henderson/Transylvania 448 193 44.7 38.8-50.8 181 37.9 32.3-43.8 74 17.4 12.2-24.1
Mecklenburg 430 162 36.5 30.7-42.7 196 46.8 40.6-53.1 72 16.7 12.7-21.6
Orange 420 217 51.4 43.9-58.7 157 32.4 26.7-38.5 46 16.3 8.9-27.8
Pitt 395 153 42.6 36.0-49.4 166 41.1 35.3-47.1 76 16.3 12.4-21.2
Randolph 401 143 40.5 33.4-48.0 162 38.2 31.8-45.0 96 21.3 17.1-26.3
Robeson 413 125 31.1 25.3-37.6 168 41.0 35.1-47.2 120 27.9 22.7-33.7
Wake 417 182 43.2 37.7-48.8 177 43.2 37.8-48.9 58 13.6 10.1-18.1
Western NC 613 225 39.9 35.3-44.7 246 39.5 35.0-44.1 142 20.6 17.2-24.4
Piedmont NC 831 285 33.9 29.9-38.2 351 41.7 37.5-46.0 195 24.4 20.8-28.3
Eastern NC 752 275 39.7 35.5-44.1 314 42.0 37.7-46.4 163 18.3 15.4-21.7

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*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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