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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,744 4,830 70.5 68.8-72.2 1,914 29.5 27.8-31.2
GENDER
Male 2,609 1,992 74.7 71.9-77.2 617 25.3 22.8-28.1
Female 4,135 2,838 66.7 64.5-68.9 1,297 33.3 31.1-35.5
RACE
White 5,111 3,827 73.8 71.8-75.6 1,284 26.2 24.4-28.2
African American 1,057 666 63.8 59.3-68.1 391 36.2 31.9-40.7
Asian 78 58 76.4 61.0-87.0 20 23.6 13.0-39.0
Native American 185 107 69.3 58.5-78.3 78 30.7 21.7-41.5
Other Minorities 266 142 50.4 41.2-59.6 124 49.6 40.4-58.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 298 160 47.1 38.2-56.2 138 52.9 43.8-61.8
-English Speaking 127 92 70.7 57.1-81.4 35 29.3 18.6-42.9
-Spanish Speaking 171 68 37.7 27.2-49.5 103 62.3 50.5-72.8
Non-Hispanic 6,434 4,663 72.2 70.5-73.9 1,771 27.8 26.1-29.5
AGE
18-24 485 357 74.3 67.6-80.0 128 25.7 20.0-32.4
25-34 1,140 895 76.8 72.8-80.4 245 23.2 19.6-27.2
35-44 1,319 981 73.2 69.5-76.6 338 26.8 23.4-30.5
45-54 1,329 963 71.1 67.2-74.6 366 28.9 25.4-32.8
55-64 976 665 64.7 60.1-69.1 311 35.3 30.9-39.9
65-74 801 530 60.2 55.0-65.2 271 39.8 34.8-45.0
75+ 628 388 59.8 53.3-66.0 240 40.2 34.0-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,088 527 49.3 44.4-54.2 561 50.7 45.8-55.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,984 1,285 63.5 60.1-66.7 699 36.5 33.3-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,573 1,189 77.6 74.5-80.4 384 22.4 19.6-25.5
College Graduate 2,079 1,817 88.2 86.1-90.1 262 11.8 9.9-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 682 378 52.1 45.7-58.4 304 47.9 41.6-54.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,101 676 59.6 54.7-64.2 425 40.4 35.8-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 816 607 75.1 70.2-79.5 209 24.9 20.5-29.8
$35,000- 49,999 898 700 76.4 72.0-80.3 198 23.6 19.7-28.0
$50,000-74,999 747 627 82.9 78.5-86.6 120 17.1 13.4-21.5
$75,000+ 880 775 87.0 83.4-90.0 105 13.0 10.0-16.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 415 310 74.7 69.3-79.4 105 25.3 20.6-30.7
Forsyth 465 353 77.3 72.8-81.3 112 22.7 18.7-27.2
Guilford 424 316 76.5 70.9-81.2 108 23.5 18.8-29.1
Henderson/Transylvania 475 361 70.3 63.7-76.2 114 29.7 23.8-36.3
Mecklenburg 447 347 75.1 69.0-80.4 100 24.9 19.6-31.0
Orange 441 358 77.5 67.7-85.0 83 22.5 15.0-32.3
Pitt 417 314 78.5 73.7-82.7 103 21.5 17.3-26.3
Randolph 433 289 67.7 61.8-73.0 144 32.3 27.0-38.2
Robeson 445 259 59.1 53.2-64.8 186 40.9 35.2-46.8
Wake 432 349 81.6 76.9-85.5 83 18.4 14.5-23.1
Western NC 659 450 70.8 66.5-74.7 209 29.2 25.3-33.5
Piedmont NC 889 585 65.3 61.2-69.1 304 34.7 30.9-38.8
Eastern NC 802 539 68.6 64.5-72.4 263 31.4 27.6-35.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

#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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