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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--FEMALE Respondents Only

Moderate Physical Activity*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,880 1,385 35.1 32.9-37.4 2,495 64.9 62.6-67.1
RACE
White 2,967 1,125 38.0 35.4-40.6 1,842 62.0 59.4-64.6
African American 629 168 25.2 20.4-30.6 461 74.8 69.4-79.6
Asian 38 14 30.4 15.5-51.1 24 69.6 48.9-84.5
Native American 107 28 33.1 19.0-51.0 79 66.9 49.0-81.0
Other Minorities 115 41 34.6 22.8-48.6 74 65.4 51.4-77.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 132 50 34.5 23.1-48.1 82 65.5 51.9-76.9
-English Speaking 65 29 27.4 15.5-43.5 36 72.6 56.5-84.5
-Spanish Speaking 67 21 38.8 22.9-57.4 46 61.2 42.6-77.1
Non-Hispanic 3,742 1,333 35.2 32.9-37.5 2,409 64.8 62.5-67.1
AGE
18-24 277 125 42.4 33.7-51.5 152 57.6 48.5-66.3
25-34 670 283 40.4 35.2-45.8 387 59.6 54.2-64.8
35-44 724 273 35.4 30.6-40.6 451 64.6 59.4-69.4
45-54 762 274 32.4 27.9-37.4 488 67.6 62.6-72.1
55-64 566 190 32.3 27.0-38.0 376 67.7 62.0-73.0
65-74 465 153 32.4 26.3-39.1 312 67.6 60.9-73.7
75+ 385 76 23.0 17.4-29.9 309 77.0 70.1-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 583 125 24.2 18.7-30.6 458 75.8 69.4-81.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,121 388 34.6 30.6-38.9 733 65.4 61.1-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 974 349 35.8 31.4-40.5 625 64.2 59.5-68.6
College Graduate 1,193 520 42.2 38.1-46.3 673 57.8 53.7-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 119 24.7 18.8-31.8 313 75.3 68.2-81.2
$15,000- 24,999 655 220 33.4 27.7-39.6 435 66.6 60.4-72.3
$25,000- 34,999 463 163 37.1 30.6-44.1 300 62.9 55.9-69.4
$35,000- 49,999 478 192 41.9 35.8-48.3 286 58.1 51.7-64.2
$50,000-74,999 437 192 40.7 34.3-47.3 245 59.3 52.7-65.7
$75,000+ 438 221 49.5 43.0-56.0 217 50.5 44.0-57.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 245 91 38.0 31.3-45.2 154 62.0 54.8-68.7
Forsyth 276 94 30.2 24.6-36.5 182 69.8 63.5-75.4
Guilford 251 96 36.9 30.1-44.3 155 63.1 55.7-69.9
Henderson/Transylvania 267 105 40.4 32.4-49.0 162 59.6 51.0-67.6
Mecklenburg 272 105 35.9 29.7-42.6 167 64.1 57.4-70.3
Orange 243 117 45.6 34.8-56.9 126 54.4 43.1-65.2
Pitt 242 80 38.4 29.1-48.6 162 61.6 51.4-70.9
Randolph 240 74 34.0 23.4-46.5 166 66.0 53.5-76.6
Robeson 250 77 29.0 23.1-35.7 173 71.0 64.3-76.9
Wake 238 97 40.1 33.1-47.4 141 59.9 52.6-66.9
Western NC 352 119 35.6 30.1-41.4 233 64.4 58.6-69.9
Piedmont NC 525 168 30.0 25.6-34.9 357 70.0 65.1-74.4
Eastern NC 479 162 38.0 32.8-43.5 317 62.0 56.5-67.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or respondents who report doing vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes per day, o r less than three days per week.

#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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