BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes sma ll increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes smal l increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,623	5,149	76.6	74.9-78.2	1,474	23.4	21.8-25.1
GENDER
Male	2,573	1,994	75.4	72.5-78.0	579	24.6	22.0-27.5
Female	4,050	3,155	77.7	75.6-79.6	895	22.3	20.4-24.4
RACE
White	5,036	4,026	78.9	77.0-80.7	1,010	21.1	19.3-23.0
African American	1,030	730	70.8	66.4-74.9	300	29.2	25.1-33.6
Asian	71	59	81.3	65.6-90.8	12	18.7	9.2-34.4
Native American	180	120	66.3	53.2-77.2	60	33.7	22.8-46.8
Other Minorities	262	183	67.2	57.8-75.4	79	32.8	24.6-42.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	289	207	68.2	58.8-76.3	82	31.8	23.7-41.2
-English Speaking	121	93	72.3	58.1-83.1	28	27.7	16.9-41.9
-Spanish Speaking	168	114	66.6	54.6-76.8	54	33.4	23.2-45.4
Non-Hispanic	6,323	4,936	77.3	75.5-78.9	1,387	22.7	21.1-24.5
AGE
18-24	475	392	82.3	75.4-87.5	83	17.7	12.5-24.6
25-34	1,121	941	81.3	77.3-84.7	180	18.7	15.3-22.7
35-44	1,297	1,057	79.8	76.3-82.9	240	20.2	17.1-23.7
45-54	1,306	1,013	74.6	70.7-78.2	293	25.4	21.8-29.3
55-64	963	730	72.2	67.7-76.3	233	27.8	23.7-32.3
65-74	790	585	72.2	67.3-76.6	205	27.8	23.4-32.7
75+	612	389	60.9	54.2-67.3	223	39.1	32.7-45.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,062	642	61.6	56.7-66.2	420	38.4	33.8-43.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,940	1,459	74.0	70.8-76.9	481	26.0	23.1-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,546	1,256	81.9	78.3-85.0	290	18.1	15.0-21.7
College Graduate	2,057	1,779	85.5	83.0-87.7	278	14.5	12.3-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	665	453	65.2	58.5-71.3	212	34.8	28.7-41.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,083	789	72.2	67.4-76.5	294	27.8	23.5-32.6
$25,000- 34,999	797	652	82.7	78.6-86.2	145	17.3	13.8-21.4
$35,000- 49,999	889	733	81.4	77.0-85.1	156	18.6	14.9-23.0
$50,000-74,999	741	651	82.3	75.9-87.3	90	17.7	12.7-24.1
$75,000+	874	784	87.9	84.6-90.6	90	12.1	9.4-15.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	412	329	81.2	76.6-85.0	83	18.8	15.0-23.4
Forsyth	462	368	79.5	74.7-83.5	94	20.5	16.5-25.3
Guilford	413	325	78.6	73.3-83.0	88	21.4	17.0-26.7
Henderson/Transylvania	468	385	80.5	74.0-85.7	83	19.5	14.3-26.0
Mecklenburg	439	357	81.3	76.3-85.4	82	18.7	14.6-23.7
Orange	436	378	81.2	70.7-88.6	58	18.8	11.4-29.3
Pitt	410	315	77.7	72.0-82.5	95	22.3	17.5-28.0
Randolph	421	311	76.0	70.9-80.5	110	24.0	19.5-29.1
Robeson	433	299	70.3	64.6-75.5	134	29.7	24.5-35.4
Wake	422	353	82.6	77.7-86.6	69	17.4	13.4-22.3
Western NC	649	485	76.4	72.5-79.9	164	23.6	20.1-27.5
Piedmont NC	874	647	70.6	66.3-74.5	227	29.4	25.5-33.7
Eastern NC	784	597	78.1	74.5-81.4	187	21.9	18.6-25.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,623

5,149

76.6

74.9-78.2

1,474

23.4

21.8-25.1

GENDER

Male

2,573

1,994

75.4

72.5-78.0

579

24.6

22.0-27.5

Female

4,050

3,155

77.7

75.6-79.6

895

22.3

20.4-24.4

RACE

White

5,036

4,026

78.9

77.0-80.7

1,010

21.1

19.3-23.0

African American

1,030

730

70.8

66.4-74.9

300

29.2

25.1-33.6

Asian

81.3

65.6-90.8

18.7

9.2-34.4

Native American

180

120

66.3

53.2-77.2

33.7

22.8-46.8

Other Minorities

262

183

67.2

57.8-75.4

32.8

24.6-42.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

289

207

68.2

58.8-76.3

31.8

23.7-41.2

-English Speaking

121

72.3

58.1-83.1

27.7

16.9-41.9

-Spanish Speaking

168

114

66.6

54.6-76.8

33.4

23.2-45.4

Non-Hispanic

6,323

4,936

77.3

75.5-78.9

1,387

22.7

21.1-24.5

AGE

18-24

475

392

82.3

75.4-87.5

17.7

12.5-24.6

25-34

1,121

941

81.3

77.3-84.7

180

18.7

15.3-22.7

35-44

1,297

1,057

79.8

76.3-82.9

240

20.2

17.1-23.7

45-54

1,306

1,013

74.6

70.7-78.2

293

25.4

21.8-29.3

55-64

963

730

72.2

67.7-76.3

233

27.8

23.7-32.3

65-74

790

585

72.2

67.3-76.6

205

27.8

23.4-32.7

75+

612

389

60.9

54.2-67.3

223

39.1

32.7-45.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,062

642

61.6

56.7-66.2

420

38.4

33.8-43.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,940

1,459

74.0

70.8-76.9

481

26.0

23.1-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,546

1,256

81.9

78.3-85.0

290

18.1

15.0-21.7

College Graduate

2,057

1,779

85.5

83.0-87.7

278

14.5

12.3-17.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

665

453

65.2

58.5-71.3

212

34.8

28.7-41.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,083

789

72.2

67.4-76.5

294

27.8

23.5-32.6

$25,000- 34,999

797

652

82.7

78.6-86.2

145

17.3

13.8-21.4

$35,000- 49,999

889

733

81.4

77.0-85.1

156

18.6

14.9-23.0

$50,000-74,999

741

651

82.3

75.9-87.3

17.7

12.7-24.1

$75,000+

874

784

87.9

84.6-90.6

12.1

9.4-15.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

412

329

81.2

76.6-85.0

18.8

15.0-23.4

Forsyth

462

368

79.5

74.7-83.5

20.5

16.5-25.3

Guilford

413

325

78.6

73.3-83.0

21.4

17.0-26.7

Henderson/Transylvania

468

385

80.5

74.0-85.7

19.5

14.3-26.0

Mecklenburg

439

357

81.3

76.3-85.4

18.7

14.6-23.7

Orange

436

378

81.2

70.7-88.6

18.8

11.4-29.3

Pitt

410

315

77.7

72.0-82.5

22.3

17.5-28.0

Randolph

421

311

76.0

70.9-80.5

110

24.0

19.5-29.1

Robeson

433

299

70.3

64.6-75.5

134

29.7

24.5-35.4

Wake

422

353

82.6

77.7-86.6

17.4

13.4-22.3

Western NC

649

485

76.4

72.5-79.9

164

23.6

20.1-27.5

Piedmont NC

874

647

70.6

66.3-74.5

227

29.4

25.5-33.7

Eastern NC

784

597

78.1

74.5-81.4

187

21.9

18.6-25.5

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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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