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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--FEMALE Respondents Only

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 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 1,649 129 7.8 6.0-10.0 305 18.0 15.4-20.9 566 34.3 31.0-37.7 271 17.4 14.8-20.3 378 22.6 19.8-25.6
African American 347 44 13.4 8.7-20.0 86 28.6 21.1-37.4 112 31.1 24.7-38.3 45 10.2 6.8-14.9 60 16.8 11.8-23.3
Asian 25 0 0.0 . - . 6 27.0 9.5-56.5 9 40.3 17.5-68.2 3 14.4 2.4-53.8 7 18.3 6.6-41.5
Native American 46 3 2.8 0.8- 9.3 9 21.9 8.7-45.2 14 22.0 11.4-38.2 11 23.1 11.1-42.0 9 30.3 13.5-54.8
Other Minorities 54 5 8.9 3.1-23.2 15 33.1 18.2-52.5 17 26.2 14.4-42.8 10 21.9 9.8-42.0 7 9.9 3.4-25.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 67 4 8.2 2.7-22.1 19 37.4 21.7-56.3 16 13.7 6.8-25.6 15 24.2 12.8-41.0 13 16.6 8.0-31.1
-English Speaking 35 3 16.7 5.0-43.5 7 27.0 12.0-50.1 8 21.2 8.9-42.5 7 9.0 3.3-22.1 10 26.1 11.8-48.4
-Spanish Speaking 32 1 2.2 0.3-14.8 12 44.6 22.1-69.5 8 8.5 2.9-22.7 8 34.7 16.3-59.2 3 9.9 2.4-32.7
Non-Hispanic 2,061 178 8.9 7.1-11.0 402 20.0 17.4-22.9 704 34.2 31.3-37.3 325 15.7 13.5-18.2 452 21.2 18.7-23.9
AGE
18-24 171 11 8.3 4.2-16.0 40 28.9 18.6-42.0 55 24.0 16.4-33.8 26 19.1 11.9-29.1 39 19.7 12.5-29.6
25-34 409 25 4.9 2.9- 8.4 78 18.1 13.3-24.3 151 40.5 34.1-47.3 65 14.7 10.7-20.0 90 21.7 16.6-27.9
35-44 450 33 8.0 4.8-13.2 81 15.9 11.8-20.9 156 34.8 28.8-41.3 87 19.2 14.5-25.0 93 22.1 16.9-28.4
45-54 416 30 9.1 5.5-14.6 93 22.5 17.2-28.9 138 33.8 27.6-40.6 69 15.9 11.4-21.8 86 18.8 14.1-24.5
55-64 293 33 12.7 7.3-21.1 52 17.2 11.6-24.8 92 32.5 25.3-40.6 49 15.5 10.5-22.4 67 22.1 16.3-29.2
65-74 218 25 13.9 8.2-22.6 38 25.8 17.5-36.4 69 26.4 19.0-35.4 31 12.4 7.4-20.1 55 21.5 15.3-29.3
75+ 160 25 11.3 6.7-18.5 36 26.7 17.3-38.8 54 32.3 23.1-43.1 12 8.3 3.8-17.3 33 21.3 14.0-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 38 15.0 9.0-23.8 54 30.1 21.3-40.7 63 23.1 16.2-31.8 31 13.5 8.1-21.6 40 18.3 12.0-27.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 60 11.3 7.9-16.1 131 24.5 19.1-30.9 187 31.1 26.0-36.7 68 12.8 9.2-17.5 129 20.2 16.0-25.2
Some Post-H.S. 571 45 7.3 4.9-10.7 104 17.3 13.4-22.0 208 34.8 29.6-40.4 100 19.5 15.2-24.6 114 21.2 16.6-26.6
College Graduate 751 39 5.2 3.3- 8.2 132 16.5 13.0-20.8 260 38.3 33.2-43.5 140 17.4 13.8-21.6 180 22.7 18.7-27.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 197 30 16.9 9.4-28.5 49 28.6 19.8-39.4 56 28.0 19.4-38.5 22 7.3 3.9-13.1 40 19.2 12.4-28.6
$15,000- 24,999 325 41 14.1 9.1-21.1 67 25.7 18.9-33.9 108 28.2 21.6-35.8 46 13.4 9.0-19.3 63 18.7 13.0-26.3
$25,000- 34,999 267 21 7.2 4.1-12.3 41 19.1 10.9-31.4 93 36.2 28.0-45.3 44 15.6 10.2-23.0 68 21.9 15.8-29.6
$35,000- 49,999 295 15 6.4 3.1-12.4 61 16.5 11.7-22.7 95 31.8 25.0-39.4 52 17.7 12.4-24.6 72 27.7 20.9-35.7
$50,000-74,999 290 15 5.7 2.6-11.8 50 15.8 10.6-23.0 99 36.2 28.8-44.2 59 23.0 16.5-31.0 67 19.4 13.9-26.3
$75,000+ 284 15 4.4 2.3- 8.2 48 16.5 11.2-23.6 95 35.6 28.2-43.8 60 18.5 13.0-25.6 66 25.1 18.4-33.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 142 11 5.3 2.8- 9.9 38 25.8 18.5-34.7 37 26.2 18.5-35.7 22 19.3 10.9-31.7 34 23.5 16.5-32.1
Forsyth 156 9 5.8 2.9-11.3 33 26.1 18.2-35.9 53 33.5 25.8-42.3 23 13.3 8.5-20.2 38 21.2 15.1-29.0
Guilford 146 11 5.5 2.8-10.5 27 25.1 15.2-38.6 51 34.3 25.5-44.3 30 18.8 12.5-27.4 27 16.2 10.8-23.7
Henderson/Transylvania 141 8 6.0 2.8-12.5 26 17.7 11.6-26.0 52 37.2 28.8-46.5 16 10.8 6.5-17.5 39 28.3 20.8-37.3
Mecklenburg 184 12 5.8 3.1-10.4 30 19.5 12.6-28.7 58 31.1 23.8-39.6 31 19.3 13.0-27.8 53 24.3 18.4-31.4
Orange 147 16 11.0 6.2-18.6 28 16.0 10.4-23.9 53 35.1 26.5-44.7 20 13.4 8.3-20.9 30 24.5 15.8-36.1
Pitt 135 12 8.5 4.6-15.3 22 16.9 10.7-25.7 44 27.7 19.8-37.1 28 23.3 14.3-35.5 29 23.6 15.5-34.2
Randolph 124 15 13.2 6.9-23.6 29 24.1 16.4-34.0 37 31.6 22.8-42.0 21 14.3 8.9-22.0 22 16.8 10.7-25.5
Robeson 99 12 15.4 7.3-29.6 20 21.4 13.5-32.2 35 33.0 23.3-44.5 15 15.8 9.0-26.2 17 14.4 8.4-23.4
Wake 151 11 6.6 3.4-12.8 23 12.9 8.3-19.5 64 44.9 36.0-54.2 24 16.7 10.5-25.5 29 18.8 12.9-26.8
Western NC 171 11 5.8 3.1-10.6 39 21.1 15.0-28.7 63 36.4 28.6-45.1 23 15.1 9.5-23.2 35 21.6 14.7-30.6
Piedmont NC 288 19 7.5 4.5-12.3 65 26.6 20.1-34.3 93 31.6 25.7-38.2 52 16.3 11.7-22.1 59 18.0 13.6-23.6
Eastern NC 245 35 14.1 9.7-20.2 42 16.6 12.1-22.4 80 31.4 25.2-38.3 35 14.2 10.1-19.7 53 23.7 17.9-30.6

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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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