BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes sma ll increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--MALE Respondents Only

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes smal l increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,573	1,994	75.4	72.5-78.0	579	24.6	22.0-27.5
RACE
White	1,941	1,543	77.9	74.7-80.8	398	22.1	19.2-25.3
African American	366	261	67.8	60.3-74.5	105	32.2	25.5-39.7
Asian	32	30	98.5	92.8-99.7	2	1.5	0.3- 7.2
Native American	71	48	70.2	50.8-84.4	23	29.8	15.6-49.2
Other Minorities	146	98	64.6	52.0-75.5	48	35.4	24.5-48.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	155	107	65.1	52.2-76.1	48	34.9	23.9-47.8
-English Speaking	55	41	73.4	54.2-86.5	14	26.6	13.5-45.8
-Spanish Speaking	100	66	62.7	47.0-76.0	34	37.3	24.0-53.0
Non-Hispanic	2,413	1,884	76.3	73.5-79.0	529	23.7	21.0-26.5
AGE
18-24	186	147	79.9	68.8-87.8	39	20.1	12.2-31.2
25-34	440	351	76.5	69.7-82.1	89	23.5	17.9-30.3
35-44	553	442	80.4	75.2-84.8	111	19.6	15.2-24.8
45-54	522	406	75.1	68.9-80.4	116	24.9	19.6-31.1
55-64	372	279	67.7	60.3-74.3	93	32.3	25.7-39.7
65-74	292	223	71.4	63.0-78.6	69	28.6	21.4-37.0
75+	185	127	61.0	47.7-72.8	58	39.0	27.2-52.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	439	272	63.7	56.7-70.2	167	36.3	29.8-43.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	760	566	68.9	63.5-73.9	194	31.1	26.1-36.5
Some Post-H.S.	526	424	82.0	75.0-87.4	102	18.0	12.6-25.0
College Graduate	841	726	86.0	82.1-89.2	115	14.0	10.8-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	142	62.0	49.1-73.4	62	38.0	26.6-50.9
$15,000- 24,999	402	282	70.9	63.4-77.3	120	29.1	22.7-36.6
$25,000- 34,999	318	256	80.7	73.8-86.2	62	19.3	13.8-26.2
$35,000- 49,999	395	323	78.8	71.7-84.5	72	21.2	15.5-28.3
$50,000-74,999	290	248	79.5	68.0-87.7	42	20.5	12.3-32.0
$75,000+	431	379	87.2	82.2-90.9	52	12.8	9.1-17.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	159	124	79.3	71.5-85.4	35	20.7	14.6-28.5
Forsyth	178	147	82.1	74.5-87.8	31	17.9	12.2-25.5
Guilford	150	114	74.8	65.8-82.1	36	25.2	17.9-34.2
Henderson/Transylvania	188	157	83.0	75.8-88.4	31	17.0	11.6-24.2
Mecklenburg	158	120	77.5	69.0-84.2	38	22.5	15.8-31.0
Orange	181	150	83.3	76.2-88.5	31	16.7	11.5-23.8
Pitt	157	124	76.3	66.6-83.8	33	23.7	16.2-33.4
Randolph	170	126	76.0	68.2-82.4	44	24.0	17.6-31.8
Robeson	175	123	72.3	63.3-79.8	52	27.7	20.2-36.7
Wake	181	149	80.1	72.0-86.3	32	19.9	13.7-28.0
Western NC	276	209	75.9	69.7-81.2	67	24.1	18.8-30.3
Piedmont NC	318	234	68.8	61.4-75.3	84	31.2	24.7-38.6
Eastern NC	282	217	77.4	71.1-82.6	65	22.6	17.4-28.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,573

1,994

75.4

72.5-78.0

579

24.6

22.0-27.5

RACE

White

1,941

1,543

77.9

74.7-80.8

398

22.1

19.2-25.3

African American

366

261

67.8

60.3-74.5

105

32.2

25.5-39.7

Asian

98.5

92.8-99.7

1.5

0.3- 7.2

Native American

70.2

50.8-84.4

29.8

15.6-49.2

Other Minorities

146

64.6

52.0-75.5

35.4

24.5-48.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

155

107

65.1

52.2-76.1

34.9

23.9-47.8

-English Speaking

73.4

54.2-86.5

26.6

13.5-45.8

-Spanish Speaking

100

62.7

47.0-76.0

37.3

24.0-53.0

Non-Hispanic

2,413

1,884

76.3

73.5-79.0

529

23.7

21.0-26.5

AGE

18-24

186

147

79.9

68.8-87.8

20.1

12.2-31.2

25-34

440

351

76.5

69.7-82.1

23.5

17.9-30.3

35-44

553

442

80.4

75.2-84.8

111

19.6

15.2-24.8

45-54

522

406

75.1

68.9-80.4

116

24.9

19.6-31.1

55-64

372

279

67.7

60.3-74.3

32.3

25.7-39.7

65-74

292

223

71.4

63.0-78.6

28.6

21.4-37.0

75+

185

127

61.0

47.7-72.8

39.0

27.2-52.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

439

272

63.7

56.7-70.2

167

36.3

29.8-43.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

760

566

68.9

63.5-73.9

194

31.1

26.1-36.5

Some Post-H.S.

526

424

82.0

75.0-87.4

102

18.0

12.6-25.0

College Graduate

841

726

86.0

82.1-89.2

115

14.0

10.8-17.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

142

62.0

49.1-73.4

38.0

26.6-50.9

$15,000- 24,999

402

282

70.9

63.4-77.3

120

29.1

22.7-36.6

$25,000- 34,999

318

256

80.7

73.8-86.2

19.3

13.8-26.2

$35,000- 49,999

395

323

78.8

71.7-84.5

21.2

15.5-28.3

$50,000-74,999

290

248

79.5

68.0-87.7

20.5

12.3-32.0

$75,000+

431

379

87.2

82.2-90.9

12.8

9.1-17.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

159

124

79.3

71.5-85.4

20.7

14.6-28.5

Forsyth

178

147

82.1

74.5-87.8

17.9

12.2-25.5

Guilford

150

114

74.8

65.8-82.1

25.2

17.9-34.2

Henderson/Transylvania

188

157

83.0

75.8-88.4

17.0

11.6-24.2

Mecklenburg

158

120

77.5

69.0-84.2

22.5

15.8-31.0

Orange

181

150

83.3

76.2-88.5

16.7

11.5-23.8

Pitt

157

124

76.3

66.6-83.8

23.7

16.2-33.4

Randolph

170

126

76.0

68.2-82.4

24.0

17.6-31.8

Robeson

175

123

72.3

63.3-79.8

27.7

20.2-36.7

Wake

181

149

80.1

72.0-86.3

19.9

13.7-28.0

Western NC

276

209

75.9

69.7-81.2

24.1

18.8-30.3

Piedmont NC

318

234

68.8

61.4-75.3

31.2

24.7-38.6

Eastern NC

282

217

77.4

71.1-82.6

22.6

17.4-28.9

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* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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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