BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

On days when you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.#	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
TOTAL	2,176	246	10.3	8.7-12.3	550	24.7	21.9-27.8	798	36.7	33.4-40.0	340	16.7	14.3-19.4	242	11.6	9.6-13.9
GENDER
Male	1,107	106	8.6	6.6-11.3	234	21.9	18.2-26.2	394	36.1	31.6-40.8	218	19.4	16.0-23.3	155	13.9	11.0-17.4
Female	1,069	140	13.3	10.6-16.5	316	29.5	25.7-33.7	404	37.7	33.3-42.2	122	12.1	9.5-15.2	87	7.5	5.5-10.1
RACE
White	1,710	189	10.3	8.4-12.7	442	25.5	22.4-28.8	631	37.4	33.7-41.3	263	16.2	13.5-19.2	185	10.6	8.6-12.9
African American	292	34	10.7	6.9-16.2	69	20.5	14.6-28.0	109	35.9	27.9-44.8	48	20.1	13.7-28.5	32	12.9	8.0-20.0
Asian	27	3	12.2	3.1-37.9	6	25.6	6.8-61.8	15	45.5	21.4-71.9	3	16.6	4.3-47.0	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	41	7	17.6	4.2-51.3	9	8.9	3.6-20.2	5	42.0	17.2-71.6	10	14.8	6.1-31.7	10	16.6	6.7-35.8
Other Minorities	90	7	4.9	1.7-13.2	22	28.3	14.1-48.7	32	27.3	16.4-41.9	16	16.9	8.5-30.7	13	22.6	9.9-43.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	109	9	5.7	2.3-13.4	26	26.3	13.1-45.7	34	29.4	17.6-44.8	23	20.5	11.8-33.3	17	18.1	7.9-36.3
-English Speaking	54	8	19.1	8.1-38.7	12	11.7	5.6-22.9	14	25.9	11.9-47.5	14	34.5	17.9-55.9	6	8.9	3.4-21.3
-Spanish Speaking	55	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	14	32.5	14.8-57.1	20	30.8	15.9-51.3	9	14.6	6.5-29.6	11	22.0	8.4-46.5
Non-Hispanic	2,063	236	10.8	9.0-12.9	523	24.6	21.8-27.5	762	37.2	33.9-40.6	317	16.5	14.0-19.2	225	11.0	9.2-13.2
AGE
18-24	244	33	10.1	6.3-15.9	50	20.8	13.3-31.1	90	39.2	29.3-50.0	47	20.7	13.7-30.1	24	9.2	4.5-17.8
25-34	512	39	5.5	3.6- 8.3	165	33.1	27.4-39.4	194	37.3	31.2-43.8	72	14.2	10.3-19.3	42	9.9	6.6-14.6
35-44	537	69	13.4	9.7-18.1	127	21.3	16.7-26.7	192	35.0	29.4-41.1	98	20.4	15.7-26.2	51	9.9	6.5-15.0
45-54	437	53	15.6	10.7-22.1	118	25.3	19.8-31.6	151	34.0	27.8-40.9	60	13.6	9.6-18.9	55	11.5	7.8-16.6
55-64	244	28	10.3	6.3-16.4	56	21.1	14.6-29.4	89	32.3	24.2-41.5	32	14.5	9.2-22.2	39	21.8	15.1-30.4
65-74	133	16	6.6	3.2-13.3	21	16.2	9.1-27.2	56	50.7	38.2-63.1	19	11.2	5.9-20.2	21	15.3	8.2-26.7
75+	51	8	7.3	2.9-17.1	6	19.5	7.5-41.9	16	17.4	8.5-32.4	12	22.3	11.6-38.7	9	33.4	16.5-56.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	183	23	12.1	6.5-21.5	39	21.4	12.1-35.1	55	30.4	21.1-41.6	30	12.4	7.3-20.1	36	23.7	13.8-37.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	519	53	9.0	6.1-12.9	110	20.7	15.9-26.5	145	30.0	24.1-36.6	107	21.0	15.8-27.2	104	19.4	15.1-24.6
Some Post-H.S.	529	68	10.4	7.6-14.2	135	22.3	17.2-28.4	184	39.5	32.4-47.1	91	18.6	14.1-24.1	51	9.2	6.3-13.2
College Graduate	942	102	10.8	8.2-14.2	264	30.5	26.1-35.3	413	41.6	37.0-46.4	112	13.4	10.1-17.5	51	3.7	2.5- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	16	10.9	5.4-20.6	31	18.8	10.5-31.5	28	29.5	17.2-45.7	24	24.8	12.3-43.7	17	16.0	7.6-30.5
$15,000- 24,999	304	30	7.5	4.4-12.6	73	25.4	17.1-35.8	107	35.7	26.7-45.8	49	16.6	10.6-24.9	45	14.9	9.7-22.1
$25,000- 34,999	277	34	12.6	7.2-21.0	74	27.4	19.7-36.8	97	38.3	29.7-47.8	39	9.7	6.1-15.0	33	12.0	7.5-18.7
$35,000- 49,999	370	35	6.7	4.2-10.3	89	22.8	16.9-29.9	119	33.1	26.0-41.1	75	21.9	15.8-29.4	52	15.6	10.8-22.1
$50,000-74,999	319	35	10.5	6.6-16.2	89	26.4	19.5-34.8	121	41.6	32.2-51.5	49	15.7	10.8-22.4	25	5.8	3.1-10.8
$75,000+	459	56	13.9	9.9-19.1	111	25.6	20.1-31.9	207	40.4	34.3-46.9	56	13.1	9.2-18.3	29	7.1	4.3-11.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	126	14	17.5	9.6-29.7	38	29.2	21.1-39.0	40	27.7	20.1-36.9	15	10.2	6.0-16.8	19	15.5	9.6-23.9
Forsyth	156	13	7.5	4.2-13.3	34	21.4	14.8-29.9	65	44.6	35.4-54.2	24	13.7	8.9-20.5	20	12.8	7.6-20.8
Guilford	145	13	10.1	5.3-18.3	35	23.3	16.3-32.1	53	30.4	22.6-39.5	29	25.7	17.4-36.3	15	10.6	5.9-18.5
Henderson/Transylvania	155	18	11.7	6.8-19.1	40	27.8	20.1-37.0	54	30.5	23.0-39.0	23	15.3	9.7-23.5	20	14.8	9.1-23.1
Mecklenburg	164	24	13.8	8.1-22.4	47	32.6	22.8-44.3	56	30.7	21.7-41.5	23	14.4	9.0-22.3	14	8.5	4.8-14.6
Orange	208	18	8.1	4.7-13.6	67	33.9	26.8-41.7	88	41.1	33.7-49.0	22	11.0	7.0-17.0	13	5.9	3.3-10.4
Pitt	153	14	10.8	6.0-18.8	41	24.1	17.3-32.5	60	36.5	27.8-46.2	31	24.0	16.6-33.5	7	4.5	2.0- 9.8
Randolph	116	19	17.5	10.5-27.7	18	14.9	9.0-23.7	36	26.7	18.7-36.5	25	24.8	16.1-36.3	18	16.0	9.2-26.6
Robeson	112	16	10.7	6.1-18.2	28	25.7	14.8-40.9	24	15.7	9.9-24.1	23	27.4	17.4-40.3	21	20.4	12.5-31.5
Wake	168	23	13.1	8.2-20.2	38	26.2	18.2-36.2	80	42.6	34.2-51.6	16	9.7	5.2-17.2	11	8.4	4.5-15.0
Western NC	185	27	12.6	8.1-19.0	38	20.8	14.5-29.1	55	27.4	20.8-35.2	31	17.3	11.9-24.4	34	21.9	15.0-30.7
Piedmont NC	250	28	11.0	7.0-16.7	55	19.1	14.0-25.4	103	42.5	34.4-51.0	39	17.9	12.2-25.4	25	9.6	6.0-15.1
Eastern NC	238	19	6.1	3.6-10.0	71	27.5	21.1-35.0	84	37.4	30.1-45.3	39	17.4	12.3-24.1	25	11.6	7.0-18.4

Total
Respond.#

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,176

246

10.3

8.7-12.3

550

24.7

21.9-27.8

798

36.7

33.4-40.0

340

16.7

14.3-19.4

242

11.6

9.6-13.9

GENDER

Male

1,107

106

8.6

6.6-11.3

234

21.9

18.2-26.2

394

36.1

31.6-40.8

218

19.4

16.0-23.3

155

13.9

11.0-17.4

Female

1,069

140

13.3

10.6-16.5

316

29.5

25.7-33.7

404

37.7

33.3-42.2

122

12.1

9.5-15.2

7.5

5.5-10.1

RACE

White

1,710

189

10.3

8.4-12.7

442

25.5

22.4-28.8

631

37.4

33.7-41.3

263

16.2

13.5-19.2

185

10.6

8.6-12.9

African American

292

10.7

6.9-16.2

20.5

14.6-28.0

109

35.9

27.9-44.8

20.1

13.7-28.5

12.9

8.0-20.0

Asian

12.2

3.1-37.9

25.6

6.8-61.8

45.5

21.4-71.9

16.6

4.3-47.0

0.0

. - .

Native American

17.6

4.2-51.3

8.9

3.6-20.2

42.0

17.2-71.6

14.8

6.1-31.7

16.6

6.7-35.8

Other Minorities

4.9

1.7-13.2

28.3

14.1-48.7

27.3

16.4-41.9

16.9

8.5-30.7

22.6

9.9-43.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

109

5.7

2.3-13.4

26.3

13.1-45.7

29.4

17.6-44.8

20.5

11.8-33.3

18.1

7.9-36.3

-English Speaking

19.1

8.1-38.7

11.7

5.6-22.9

25.9

11.9-47.5

34.5

17.9-55.9

8.9

3.4-21.3

-Spanish Speaking

0.1

0.0- 1.0

32.5

14.8-57.1

30.8

15.9-51.3

14.6

6.5-29.6

22.0

8.4-46.5

Non-Hispanic

2,063

236

10.8

9.0-12.9

523

24.6

21.8-27.5

762

37.2

33.9-40.6

317

16.5

14.0-19.2

225

11.0

9.2-13.2

AGE

18-24

244

10.1

6.3-15.9

20.8

13.3-31.1

39.2

29.3-50.0

20.7

13.7-30.1

9.2

4.5-17.8

25-34

512

5.5

3.6- 8.3

165

33.1

27.4-39.4

194

37.3

31.2-43.8

14.2

10.3-19.3

9.9

6.6-14.6

35-44

537

13.4

9.7-18.1

127

21.3

16.7-26.7

192

35.0

29.4-41.1

20.4

15.7-26.2

9.9

6.5-15.0

45-54

437

15.6

10.7-22.1

118

25.3

19.8-31.6

151

34.0

27.8-40.9

13.6

9.6-18.9

11.5

7.8-16.6

55-64

244

10.3

6.3-16.4

21.1

14.6-29.4

32.3

24.2-41.5

14.5

9.2-22.2

21.8

15.1-30.4

65-74

133

6.6

3.2-13.3

16.2

9.1-27.2

50.7

38.2-63.1

11.2

5.9-20.2

15.3

8.2-26.7

75+

7.3

2.9-17.1

19.5

7.5-41.9

17.4

8.5-32.4

22.3

11.6-38.7

33.4

16.5-56.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

183

12.1

6.5-21.5

21.4

12.1-35.1

30.4

21.1-41.6

12.4

7.3-20.1

23.7

13.8-37.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

519

9.0

6.1-12.9

110

20.7

15.9-26.5

145

30.0

24.1-36.6

107

21.0

15.8-27.2

104

19.4

15.1-24.6

Some Post-H.S.

529

10.4

7.6-14.2

135

22.3

17.2-28.4

184

39.5

32.4-47.1

18.6

14.1-24.1

9.2

6.3-13.2

College Graduate

942

102

10.8

8.2-14.2

264

30.5

26.1-35.3

413

41.6

37.0-46.4

112

13.4

10.1-17.5

3.7

2.5- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

10.9

5.4-20.6

18.8

10.5-31.5

29.5

17.2-45.7

24.8

12.3-43.7

16.0

7.6-30.5

$15,000- 24,999

304

7.5

4.4-12.6

25.4

17.1-35.8

107

35.7

26.7-45.8

16.6

10.6-24.9

14.9

9.7-22.1

$25,000- 34,999

277

12.6

7.2-21.0

27.4

19.7-36.8

38.3

29.7-47.8

9.7

6.1-15.0

12.0

7.5-18.7

$35,000- 49,999

370

6.7

4.2-10.3

22.8

16.9-29.9

119

33.1

26.0-41.1

21.9

15.8-29.4

15.6

10.8-22.1

$50,000-74,999

319

10.5

6.6-16.2

26.4

19.5-34.8

121

41.6

32.2-51.5

15.7

10.8-22.4

5.8

3.1-10.8

$75,000+

459

13.9

9.9-19.1

111

25.6

20.1-31.9

207

40.4

34.3-46.9

13.1

9.2-18.3

7.1

4.3-11.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

126

17.5

9.6-29.7

29.2

21.1-39.0

27.7

20.1-36.9

10.2

6.0-16.8

15.5

9.6-23.9

Forsyth

156

7.5

4.2-13.3

21.4

14.8-29.9

44.6

35.4-54.2

13.7

8.9-20.5

12.8

7.6-20.8

Guilford

145

10.1

5.3-18.3

23.3

16.3-32.1

30.4

22.6-39.5

25.7

17.4-36.3

10.6

5.9-18.5

Henderson/Transylvania

155

11.7

6.8-19.1

27.8

20.1-37.0

30.5

23.0-39.0

15.3

9.7-23.5

14.8

9.1-23.1

Mecklenburg

164

13.8

8.1-22.4

32.6

22.8-44.3

30.7

21.7-41.5

14.4

9.0-22.3

8.5

4.8-14.6

Orange

208

8.1

4.7-13.6

33.9

26.8-41.7

41.1

33.7-49.0

11.0

7.0-17.0

5.9

3.3-10.4

Pitt

153

10.8

6.0-18.8

24.1

17.3-32.5

36.5

27.8-46.2

24.0

16.6-33.5

4.5

2.0- 9.8

Randolph

116

17.5

10.5-27.7

14.9

9.0-23.7

26.7

18.7-36.5

24.8

16.1-36.3

16.0

9.2-26.6

Robeson

112

10.7

6.1-18.2

25.7

14.8-40.9

15.7

9.9-24.1

27.4

17.4-40.3

20.4

12.5-31.5

Wake

168

13.1

8.2-20.2

26.2

18.2-36.2

42.6

34.2-51.6

9.7

5.2-17.2

8.4

4.5-15.0

Western NC

185

12.6

8.1-19.0

20.8

14.5-29.1

27.4

20.8-35.2

17.3

11.9-24.4

21.9

15.0-30.7

Piedmont NC

250

11.0

7.0-16.7

19.1

14.0-25.4

103

42.5

34.4-51.0

17.9

12.2-25.4

9.6

6.0-15.1

Eastern NC

238

6.1

3.6-10.0

27.5

21.1-35.0

37.4

30.1-45.3

17.4

12.3-24.1

11.6

7.0-18.4

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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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