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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 1,981 425 21.1 18.5-24.1 531 26.4 23.3-29.6 574 28.4 25.4-31.5 226 13.6 11.1-16.6 225 10.5 8.5-12.9
GENDER
Male 984 223 21.4 17.8-25.6 269 26.2 22.0-30.9 257 27.2 23.2-31.6 133 15.4 11.8-19.9 102 9.8 7.2-13.1
Female 997 202 20.7 17.2-24.6 262 26.6 22.8-30.8 317 30.3 26.3-34.6 93 10.6 8.2-13.7 123 11.8 9.0-15.3
RACE
White 1,555 322 21.1 18.1-24.5 406 24.7 21.6-28.1 456 29.1 25.8-32.6 195 15.1 12.0-18.7 176 10.1 7.9-12.7
African American 272 67 20.6 14.7-28.1 78 28.7 21.2-37.5 75 26.9 19.7-35.5 21 10.0 5.7-16.9 31 13.9 8.1-22.6
Asian 27 6 24.6 8.4-53.7 7 10.3 3.6-26.1 8 39.3 15.8-69.1 2 10.5 2.4-35.2 4 15.3 3.5-47.3
Native American 37 8 16.8 7.2-34.5 13 25.1 11.1-47.3 10 45.6 22.1-71.2 1 1.4 0.2- 9.9 5 11.1 3.7-28.9
Other Minorities 77 21 24.2 13.4-39.8 25 46.5 28.3-65.6 18 16.1 8.1-29.4 6 7.9 2.8-20.1 7 5.3 1.9-14.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 101 21 21.5 11.0-37.7 31 39.1 23.3-57.6 33 20.0 11.7-32.0 5 5.1 1.6-14.9 11 14.3 5.4-32.8
-English Speaking 49 7 21.5 8.3-45.2 11 18.7 7.5-39.2 24 44.2 25.7-64.3 2 1.8 0.4- 7.6 5 14.0 3.7-40.6
-Spanish Speaking 52 14 21.5 8.9-43.5 20 47.9 26.7-69.8 9 9.7 3.7-23.1 3 6.5 1.8-20.9 6 14.5 4.0-40.5
Non-Hispanic 1,877 404 21.2 18.5-24.1 498 25.1 22.3-28.2 541 29.2 26.1-32.4 221 14.4 11.7-17.5 213 10.1 8.2-12.4
AGE
18-24 220 31 14.4 8.9-22.4 69 33.8 23.8-45.5 52 20.8 13.6-30.4 36 20.3 11.8-32.7 32 10.7 5.7-19.1
25-34 476 92 18.7 13.9-24.6 134 29.9 24.2-36.3 130 26.9 21.5-33.0 64 12.8 9.1-17.6 56 11.8 7.7-17.6
35-44 483 97 21.9 16.8-28.1 140 25.4 20.2-31.3 148 31.1 25.4-37.5 49 10.9 7.5-15.8 49 10.6 7.4-15.0
45-54 400 110 26.4 20.3-33.5 90 18.7 14.3-24.1 112 32.9 26.3-40.3 46 13.4 9.1-19.4 42 8.5 5.6-12.7
55-64 209 42 25.7 17.6-35.9 50 18.6 12.7-26.4 70 31.5 23.7-40.5 21 14.0 8.3-22.7 26 10.2 5.6-17.8
65-74 127 36 29.2 19.2-41.7 30 26.3 16.9-38.5 44 31.7 21.3-44.3 3 1.5 0.4- 5.3 14 11.3 4.3-26.9
75+ 47 14 35.6 19.0-56.5 15 18.8 9.7-33.3 13 26.2 13.7-44.1 2 10.7 2.0-40.8 3 8.8 2.3-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 42 22.8 14.3-34.2 61 42.7 29.5-56.9 33 18.7 11.8-28.6 12 8.7 4.1-17.7 12 7.1 2.5-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 117 25.2 19.4-32.1 135 27.7 22.1-34.1 123 23.6 18.4-29.7 48 14.5 10.2-20.2 49 9.0 5.4-14.5
Some Post-H.S. 487 116 21.1 16.6-26.5 133 26.2 20.3-33.1 133 26.2 20.7-32.6 52 14.4 8.6-23.2 53 12.1 8.1-17.7
College Graduate 859 150 17.6 14.1-21.7 202 21.1 17.5-25.0 284 36.3 31.5-41.3 112 13.5 10.5-17.2 111 11.5 8.8-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 31 20.7 11.8-33.8 25 25.0 13.7-41.2 24 28.4 16.4-44.5 11 14.2 5.7-31.1 13 11.7 5.7-22.5
$15,000- 24,999 278 60 21.6 14.1-31.6 83 36.1 26.4-47.0 81 27.7 19.4-37.8 24 7.9 4.4-13.5 30 6.8 3.9-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 251 62 20.5 14.4-28.5 93 30.8 23.5-39.3 50 20.9 14.3-29.4 24 11.9 6.5-20.7 22 15.9 8.3-28.3
$35,000- 49,999 344 80 26.4 19.9-34.2 91 21.3 15.4-28.9 102 27.8 21.3-35.4 34 13.6 8.8-20.6 37 10.8 6.4-17.5
$50,000-74,999 293 65 24.2 17.2-32.9 68 20.0 13.9-27.9 91 31.6 24.1-40.3 39 17.6 9.3-30.7 30 6.6 3.9-11.0
$75,000+ 418 74 18.0 13.5-23.7 87 20.7 15.7-26.7 135 31.5 25.6-38.1 68 18.4 13.6-24.5 54 11.3 7.7-16.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 117 23 19.8 12.1-30.7 30 23.2 16.0-32.5 36 28.5 20.4-38.4 10 11.2 5.1-22.9 18 17.2 10.7-26.6
Forsyth 141 43 33.4 24.8-43.3 39 25.0 17.9-33.7 38 26.4 19.1-35.2 10 6.7 3.3-12.8 11 8.6 4.4-16.3
Guilford 134 25 21.2 13.8-31.1 38 34.2 24.9-44.9 39 23.2 16.2-32.0 15 10.7 5.8-19.0 17 10.6 6.4-17.3
Henderson/Transylvania 137 24 12.3 7.9-18.5 36 28.6 20.5-38.3 44 32.6 24.1-42.4 14 14.5 8.3-24.2 19 12.1 7.4-19.0
Mecklenburg 153 31 18.8 12.4-27.4 44 31.7 22.0-43.3 43 27.6 19.3-37.8 19 9.1 5.1-15.8 16 12.8 5.6-26.8
Orange 181 34 18.1 12.6-25.4 34 20.0 14.2-27.6 58 30.1 22.9-38.3 26 16.6 11.2-23.8 29 15.2 10.4-21.8
Pitt 137 26 17.4 11.4-25.5 40 32.3 23.6-42.4 41 31.0 21.9-41.9 17 12.9 7.8-20.6 13 6.4 3.5-11.5
Randolph 103 26 22.8 14.7-33.6 29 32.7 22.6-44.7 30 26.2 18.0-36.7 9 7.3 3.3-15.7 9 10.9 4.9-22.7
Robeson 103 26 24.0 15.6-34.8 40 38.8 27.1-52.0 22 23.1 12.2-39.5 4 3.9 1.4-10.6 11 10.1 5.0-19.5
Wake 155 28 18.1 12.2-26.0 39 28.3 20.0-38.4 43 22.9 16.5-30.9 24 19.2 12.6-28.3 21 11.5 7.2-17.9
Western NC 172 42 21.5 15.5-29.1 48 25.6 19.0-33.6 46 30.4 22.6-39.6 21 15.2 9.0-24.6 15 7.2 4.2-12.2
Piedmont NC 226 42 20.2 14.3-27.8 64 23.2 17.2-30.5 69 29.9 23.1-37.6 32 17.9 10.9-28.0 19 8.8 5.1-15.0
Eastern NC 222 55 23.1 17.1-30.5 50 24.4 17.5-32.9 65 29.8 23.2-37.5 25 11.1 7.2-16.6 27 11.5 7.4-17.5

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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