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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,502 295 8.4 7.0-10.0 711 21.2 19.1-23.4 1,182 34.0 31.6-36.5 567 16.1 14.4-18.0 747 20.2 18.3-22.3
GENDER
Male 1,373 113 8.0 6.0-10.7 289 21.6 18.4-25.1 462 34.8 30.9-38.9 227 16.1 13.6-19.1 282 19.5 16.6-22.8
Female 2,129 182 8.8 7.1-10.9 422 20.8 18.2-23.7 720 33.3 30.5-36.3 340 16.1 13.9-18.5 465 21.0 18.6-23.6
RACE
White 2,703 209 7.4 6.0- 9.0 515 19.0 16.8-21.4 929 35.4 32.7-38.3 452 17.3 15.3-19.6 598 20.9 18.8-23.3
African American 527 65 13.2 9.5-18.1 116 23.7 18.2-30.2 168 31.1 25.6-37.1 75 11.9 8.8-15.9 103 20.2 15.4-25.9
Asian 48 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 10 21.2 9.6-40.7 20 34.9 18.8-55.6 6 12.6 3.8-34.3 11 30.9 13.6-55.9
Native American 79 6 3.3 1.3- 8.1 24 41.8 25.2-60.4 24 22.2 11.7-38.0 13 11.7 5.7-22.5 12 21.1 9.4-40.7
Other Minorities 127 13 10.8 3.5-28.8 41 38.1 26.2-51.6 38 28.6 17.2-43.4 20 15.5 8.8-26.0 15 7.0 3.4-13.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 13 10.7 3.6-27.5 45 36.1 25.1-48.9 43 28.7 17.8-42.7 22 15.0 8.7-24.6 20 9.5 4.9-17.6
-English Speaking 59 4 8.6 2.6-24.7 12 22.0 10.4-40.8 21 40.8 25.3-58.4 9 7.1 2.9-16.4 13 21.5 9.8-40.8
-Spanish Speaking 84 9 11.5 2.9-36.1 33 42.0 27.1-58.5 22 23.6 10.9-43.8 13 18.3 9.8-31.7 7 4.5 1.6-12.1
Non-Hispanic 3,356 282 8.3 7.0- 9.8 664 20.2 18.1-22.4 1,139 34.4 32.0-37.0 545 16.2 14.4-18.1 726 20.9 18.9-23.0
AGE
18-24 278 19 9.6 5.0-17.8 55 22.7 15.7-31.6 91 30.2 22.0-40.0 45 17.0 11.7-24.0 68 20.5 14.4-28.3
25-34 658 45 5.1 3.4- 7.6 131 22.1 17.8-27.1 232 36.6 31.6-42.0 111 15.2 11.9-19.2 139 21.0 16.9-25.9
35-44 775 59 7.2 4.9-10.2 160 19.6 16.0-23.9 275 35.6 30.8-40.7 138 19.1 15.4-23.4 143 18.5 14.9-22.8
45-54 693 57 10.3 7.3-14.4 155 21.0 16.7-26.1 230 34.0 29.0-39.5 107 14.9 11.3-19.4 144 19.8 15.8-24.5
55-64 487 49 10.7 7.1-16.0 88 15.9 11.9-21.0 159 35.3 29.3-41.8 82 16.7 12.6-21.9 109 21.3 16.8-26.7
65-74 353 38 12.1 7.8-18.3 63 25.7 19.1-33.6 106 27.2 21.0-34.4 53 12.5 8.6-17.9 93 22.6 17.3-28.9
75+ 232 27 7.4 4.4-11.9 54 29.3 21.1-39.0 77 31.3 23.5-40.3 29 12.2 7.7-18.9 45 19.9 13.8-27.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 58 13.7 8.4-21.4 104 27.9 21.5-35.3 107 28.1 20.4-37.4 54 15.1 10.3-21.6 73 15.3 10.9-21.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 964 109 10.7 8.1-14.1 212 22.2 18.4-26.6 316 33.9 29.5-38.6 129 13.4 10.5-16.9 198 19.8 16.4-23.7
Some Post-H.S. 877 63 6.9 4.9- 9.6 172 21.4 17.2-26.3 327 35.0 30.5-39.8 138 16.4 13.2-20.3 177 20.3 16.7-24.6
College Graduate 1,256 65 5.1 3.7- 7.0 221 16.9 14.1-20.2 428 35.8 31.9-39.9 245 19.2 16.3-22.5 297 22.9 19.6-26.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 284 39 13.6 8.2-21.7 72 28.2 20.7-37.0 76 26.3 19.2-34.9 37 12.8 7.9-20.2 60 19.2 13.6-26.4
$15,000- 24,999 518 63 10.5 7.4-14.7 111 24.8 19.4-31.1 170 34.1 27.2-41.7 73 12.7 9.1-17.4 101 17.9 13.3-23.8
$25,000- 34,999 443 36 6.4 4.0- 9.9 76 19.2 13.2-27.1 155 35.1 28.6-42.4 73 18.2 13.1-24.6 103 21.1 15.9-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 539 36 9.0 5.7-13.9 103 19.8 14.7-26.2 186 33.4 27.9-39.3 98 17.2 13.2-22.1 116 20.6 16.2-25.9
$50,000-74,999 461 23 4.8 2.7- 8.5 95 20.5 15.5-26.7 158 39.4 32.9-46.2 80 16.3 12.1-21.5 105 19.0 14.6-24.5
$75,000+ 549 31 5.3 3.4- 8.2 95 17.7 13.5-22.8 180 31.3 26.2-36.8 118 22.7 18.0-28.3 125 23.0 18.3-28.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 218 16 6.5 3.6-11.4 58 24.3 18.6-31.1 71 34.3 27.3-42.2 29 15.3 9.4-24.0 44 19.5 14.3-26.0
Forsyth 261 17 6.6 3.9-10.9 56 24.2 18.5-31.1 88 32.8 26.7-39.5 41 15.6 11.2-21.3 59 20.8 15.8-26.9
Guilford 234 17 7.1 4.0-12.1 44 22.4 15.6-31.2 81 35.1 27.9-43.1 47 18.6 13.3-25.2 45 16.8 12.2-22.7
Henderson/Transylvania 241 15 5.6 3.2- 9.5 42 18.3 12.8-25.5 85 35.0 28.1-42.6 41 20.3 14.5-27.6 58 20.9 15.8-27.0
Mecklenburg 273 18 5.5 3.3- 9.1 56 27.6 20.4-36.1 82 27.5 21.7-34.2 50 19.4 14.2-25.9 67 20.0 14.9-26.4
Orange 245 24 10.6 6.6-16.7 51 18.5 13.7-24.5 80 31.3 25.1-38.4 30 11.3 7.6-16.4 60 28.3 21.6-36.0
Pitt 217 18 6.9 4.2-11.2 33 14.9 10.4-21.0 73 31.0 24.3-38.6 44 21.7 15.4-29.6 49 25.4 18.8-33.5
Randolph 206 25 13.2 8.4-20.1 40 18.6 13.3-25.3 67 31.6 24.8-39.3 33 14.3 9.5-20.9 41 22.4 16.1-30.3
Robeson 182 23 14.2 8.7-22.2 43 25.8 18.4-35.0 68 36.9 27.8-47.1 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 28 13.8 8.9-20.9
Wake 261 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7 43 17.8 13.0-24.0 95 36.2 29.8-43.1 48 19.2 14.0-25.8 57 20.9 15.7-27.2
Western NC 312 25 6.8 4.5-10.2 68 20.3 15.7-25.9 109 34.8 28.7-41.4 47 16.5 11.8-22.6 63 21.6 16.3-28.2
Piedmont NC 449 32 7.9 5.3-11.5 104 24.8 19.8-30.4 150 35.1 29.6-40.9 82 17.3 13.4-22.1 81 15.0 11.7-19.1
Eastern NC 403 47 11.9 8.3-16.9 73 16.7 12.9-21.3 133 34.5 28.9-40.7 55 12.1 9.1-16.0 95 24.7 20.0-30.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

#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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