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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--FEMALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,959 1,417 36.4 34.2-38.8 2,542 63.6 61.2-65.8
RACE
White 3,032 1,059 35.6 33.1-38.2 1,973 64.4 61.8-66.9
African American 638 263 41.6 35.8-47.8 375 58.4 52.2-64.2
Asian 40 10 21.4 8.9-43.2 30 78.6 56.8-91.1
Native American 107 35 33.0 21.0-47.7 72 67.0 52.3-79.0
Other Minorities 116 38 28.5 18.5-41.1 78 71.5 58.9-81.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 40 25.8 16.2-38.4 94 74.2 61.6-83.8
-English Speaking 65 23 33.7 18.0-54.1 42 66.3 45.9-82.0
-Spanish Speaking 69 17 21.6 11.0-37.9 52 78.4 62.1-89.0
Non-Hispanic 3,819 1,373 36.9 34.6-39.3 2,446 63.1 60.7-65.4
AGE
18-24 279 85 31.0 22.8-40.7 194 69.0 59.3-77.2
25-34 663 217 31.8 27.0-36.9 446 68.2 63.1-73.0
35-44 734 250 34.6 29.7-39.9 484 65.4 60.1-70.3
45-54 773 254 35.5 30.5-40.7 519 64.5 59.3-69.5
55-64 578 211 39.5 33.8-45.5 367 60.5 54.5-66.2
65-74 489 201 45.5 39.0-52.2 288 54.5 47.8-61.0
75+ 411 185 44.2 37.5-51.1 226 55.8 48.9-62.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 611 274 48.0 41.6-54.6 337 52.0 45.4-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,151 448 38.4 34.3-42.8 703 61.6 57.2-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 999 354 31.8 27.8-36.0 645 68.2 64.0-72.2
College Graduate 1,187 336 30.9 27.1-34.9 851 69.1 65.1-72.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 449 210 40.3 33.5-47.4 239 59.7 52.6-66.5
$15,000- 24,999 669 281 45.6 39.4-51.9 388 54.4 48.1-60.6
$25,000- 34,999 464 173 39.5 32.6-46.8 291 60.5 53.2-67.4
$35,000- 49,999 486 169 32.9 27.3-39.0 317 67.1 61.0-72.7
$50,000-74,999 443 117 26.0 20.6-32.2 326 74.0 67.8-79.4
$75,000+ 434 96 26.0 20.4-32.4 338 74.0 67.6-79.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 247 99 40.3 33.4-47.6 148 59.7 52.4-66.6
Forsyth 279 104 37.2 30.8-44.1 175 62.8 55.9-69.2
Guilford 257 97 34.5 28.0-41.6 160 65.5 58.4-72.0
Henderson/Transylvania 277 79 33.8 24.9-44.0 198 66.2 56.0-75.1
Mecklenburg 277 107 38.2 31.6-45.3 170 61.8 54.7-68.4
Orange 249 76 27.9 20.1-37.3 173 72.1 62.7-79.9
Pitt 251 86 31.3 24.7-38.9 165 68.7 61.1-75.3
Randolph 248 86 30.7 24.1-38.1 162 69.3 61.9-75.9
Robeson 250 92 33.2 27.0-40.1 158 66.8 59.9-73.0
Wake 237 80 32.3 26.0-39.4 157 67.7 60.6-74.0
Western NC 362 132 36.1 30.7-41.9 230 63.9 58.1-69.3
Piedmont NC 539 195 38.4 33.3-43.8 344 61.6 56.2-66.7
Eastern NC 486 184 36.4 31.5-41.6 302 63.6 58.4-68.5

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#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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