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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--FEMALE Respondents Only

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,135 2,838 66.7 64.5-68.9 1,297 33.3 31.1-35.5
RACE
White 3,142 2,259 69.6 67.1-72.0 883 30.4 28.0-32.9
African American 688 409 59.0 53.2-64.6 279 41.0 35.4-46.8
Asian 42 28 63.7 42.4-80.7 14 36.3 19.3-57.6
Native American 113 60 60.4 46.4-72.9 53 39.6 27.1-53.6
Other Minorities 120 64 55.1 42.1-67.5 56 44.9 32.5-57.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 77 49.3 37.3-61.5 66 50.7 38.5-62.7
-English Speaking 71 50 62.0 43.1-77.9 21 38.0 22.1-56.9
-Spanish Speaking 72 27 41.9 26.7-58.8 45 58.1 41.2-73.3
Non-Hispanic 3,985 2,757 67.6 65.3-69.8 1,228 32.4 30.2-34.7
AGE
18-24 298 209 69.1 60.4-76.6 89 30.9 23.4-39.6
25-34 691 536 75.7 70.8-80.1 155 24.3 19.9-29.2
35-44 758 542 69.0 63.7-73.8 216 31.0 26.2-36.3
45-54 798 558 66.6 61.4-71.4 240 33.4 28.6-38.6
55-64 603 394 62.8 56.9-68.4 209 37.2 31.6-43.1
65-74 504 313 56.0 49.3-62.4 191 44.0 37.6-50.7
75+ 440 254 57.3 50.6-63.7 186 42.7 36.3-49.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 642 281 42.9 36.8-49.3 361 57.1 50.7-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,209 739 61.1 56.9-65.1 470 38.9 34.9-43.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,041 758 72.4 68.3-76.2 283 27.6 23.8-31.7
College Graduate 1,229 1,052 85.3 82.1-88.1 177 14.7 11.9-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 471 252 50.7 43.6-57.8 219 49.3 42.2-56.4
$15,000- 24,999 693 418 56.1 49.9-62.1 275 43.9 37.9-50.1
$25,000- 34,999 493 355 70.3 63.8-76.1 138 29.7 23.9-36.2
$35,000- 49,999 500 378 74.6 68.9-79.6 122 25.4 20.4-31.1
$50,000-74,999 453 370 79.9 73.7-84.9 83 20.1 15.1-26.3
$75,000+ 447 386 85.1 79.6-89.3 61 14.9 10.7-20.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 255 189 74.5 67.5-80.4 66 25.5 19.6-32.5
Forsyth 286 202 69.5 63.0-75.3 84 30.5 24.7-37.0
Guilford 271 192 71.0 63.2-77.8 79 29.0 22.2-36.8
Henderson/Transylvania 285 213 69.4 59.2-78.0 72 30.6 22.0-40.8
Mecklenburg 288 223 74.1 67.2-80.0 65 25.9 20.0-32.8
Orange 257 205 71.8 55.6-83.8 52 28.2 16.2-44.4
Pitt 260 180 71.3 64.0-77.6 80 28.7 22.4-36.0
Randolph 258 164 64.3 56.5-71.4 94 35.7 28.6-43.5
Robeson 267 145 51.6 44.5-58.6 122 48.4 41.4-55.5
Wake 248 193 79.7 73.4-84.8 55 20.3 15.2-26.6
Western NC 377 240 66.6 61.0-71.8 137 33.4 28.2-39.0
Piedmont NC 566 362 61.4 56.3-66.2 204 38.6 33.8-43.7
Eastern NC 517 330 64.9 59.9-69.6 187 35.1 30.4-40.1

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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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