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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--MALE 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 1,373 113 8.0 6.0-10.7 289 21.6 18.4-25.1 462 34.8 30.9-38.9 227 16.1 13.6-19.1 282 19.5 16.6-22.8
RACE
White 1,054 80 6.9 5.1- 9.5 210 20.0 16.6-23.9 363 36.6 32.2-41.2 181 17.2 14.2-20.8 220 19.3 16.1-22.9
African American 180 21 13.0 7.6-21.3 30 16.5 9.8-26.4 56 31.1 22.0-41.9 30 14.4 9.1-21.9 43 25.1 16.7-35.8
Asian 23 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1 4 15.3 4.6-40.0 11 29.4 11.4-57.3 3 10.8 2.7-34.4 4 43.9 16.1-76.1
Native American 33 3 3.5 1.0-11.6 15 52.7 28.9-75.4 10 22.3 8.7-46.3 2 5.4 1.1-22.1 3 16.0 3.9-47.4
Other Minorities 73 8 11.6 2.7-38.5 26 40.3 24.9-57.8 21 29.6 15.1-49.9 10 12.8 5.9-25.6 8 5.7 2.2-14.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 76 9 12.0 2.9-38.5 26 35.5 21.6-52.3 27 36.7 21.2-55.6 7 10.1 4.1-22.7 7 5.7 1.7-17.9
-English Speaking 24 1 1.0 0.1- 7.3 5 17.3 4.0-51.5 13 59.3 31.2-82.4 2 5.3 0.9-24.7 3 17.1 3.5-54.4
-Spanish Speaking 52 8 15.3 3.6-46.6 21 41.0 23.2-61.4 14 29.8 12.9-55.0 5 11.6 4.2-27.9 4 2.3 0.6- 8.5
Non-Hispanic 1,295 104 7.7 5.9-10.0 262 20.3 17.2-23.9 435 34.7 30.7-38.8 220 16.7 14.0-19.8 274 20.6 17.6-24.1
AGE
18-24 107 8 10.7 4.0-25.6 15 17.7 9.6-30.5 36 35.1 22.4-50.3 19 15.4 8.7-25.8 29 21.1 12.5-33.3
25-34 249 20 5.3 2.8- 9.5 53 26.0 18.9-34.6 81 32.8 25.2-41.4 46 15.6 10.8-22.0 49 20.4 14.2-28.3
35-44 325 26 6.3 3.7-10.4 79 23.5 17.7-30.4 119 36.4 29.1-44.3 51 19.0 13.6-25.8 50 14.9 10.4-21.0
45-54 277 27 11.5 7.1-18.2 62 19.5 13.3-27.9 92 34.3 26.6-43.0 38 13.9 8.8-21.4 58 20.7 14.7-28.5
55-64 194 16 8.4 4.5-14.9 36 14.3 9.3-21.5 67 38.7 29.2-49.1 33 18.2 11.9-26.8 42 20.4 13.8-29.3
65-74 135 13 9.6 4.3-20.1 25 25.5 16.0-38.1 37 28.2 18.4-40.6 22 12.5 7.2-21.0 38 24.1 15.7-35.2
75+ 72 2 1.4 0.3- 6.1 18 33.0 19.6-49.9 23 29.8 17.3-46.2 17 18.1 10.0-30.5 12 17.7 8.7-32.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 20 12.8 5.8-25.8 50 26.4 18.1-36.7 44 31.5 20.1-45.7 23 16.1 9.4-26.2 33 13.3 7.9-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 389 49 10.0 6.4-15.3 81 19.6 14.6-25.8 129 37.1 30.0-44.7 61 14.0 9.8-19.6 69 19.3 14.3-25.7
Some Post-H.S. 306 18 6.4 3.5-11.4 68 26.4 19.0-35.5 119 35.2 27.7-43.5 38 12.7 8.3-19.2 63 19.3 13.7-26.4
College Graduate 505 26 5.0 3.1- 7.9 89 17.3 13.1-22.5 168 33.5 27.7-39.8 105 21.0 16.6-26.1 117 23.2 18.0-29.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 9 7.4 3.2-16.4 23 27.3 15.3-43.8 20 23.1 12.3-39.3 15 23.1 11.8-40.1 20 19.1 10.7-31.6
$15,000- 24,999 193 22 7.2 4.1-12.4 44 24.0 16.4-33.7 62 39.4 28.4-51.6 27 12.1 7.1-20.0 38 17.2 10.6-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 176 15 5.5 2.6-11.5 35 19.2 11.6-30.2 62 34.0 23.9-45.6 29 21.0 12.9-32.4 35 20.3 12.2-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 244 21 11.2 6.2-19.4 42 22.7 14.7-33.3 91 34.8 26.7-43.8 46 16.8 11.4-24.1 44 14.6 9.6-21.6
$50,000-74,999 171 8 3.9 1.6- 9.3 45 25.6 17.3-36.1 59 42.8 32.4-53.9 21 9.1 5.2-15.2 38 18.7 12.1-27.7
$75,000+ 265 16 6.0 3.3-10.8 47 18.6 12.8-26.2 85 28.0 21.5-35.7 58 25.9 19.0-34.2 59 21.5 15.3-29.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 76 5 8.0 3.2-18.6 20 22.6 14.3-33.8 34 44.3 32.3-57.0 7 10.5 4.2-24.2 10 14.6 7.8-25.8
Forsyth 105 8 7.3 3.3-15.2 23 22.4 14.8-32.4 35 32.1 23.2-42.6 18 17.9 11.0-27.6 21 20.4 13.0-30.4
Guilford 88 6 8.7 3.8-18.5 17 19.7 11.7-31.2 30 36.0 25.0-48.7 17 18.3 10.7-29.5 18 17.4 10.5-27.4
Henderson/Transylvania 100 7 5.2 2.3-11.2 16 18.8 10.8-30.7 33 33.3 23.3-45.0 25 27.7 18.4-39.5 19 15.0 9.1-23.6
Mecklenburg 89 6 5.2 2.2-11.8 26 36.4 24.3-50.6 24 23.5 15.3-34.3 19 19.6 12.0-30.3 14 15.3 7.8-27.7
Orange 98 8 10.2 4.6-21.2 23 21.0 13.9-30.6 27 27.5 18.9-38.1 10 9.1 4.6-17.1 30 32.2 22.8-43.2
Pitt 82 6 5.2 2.2-11.5 11 12.8 7.0-22.1 29 34.6 24.2-46.7 16 20.0 12.4-30.7 20 27.4 17.5-40.2
Randolph 82 10 13.3 7.0-23.7 11 13.0 7.0-22.9 30 31.6 21.8-43.3 12 14.2 7.2-26.2 19 27.9 17.7-41.1
Robeson 83 11 13.4 7.0-24.0 23 28.7 18.1-42.4 33 39.4 26.3-54.2 5 5.0 1.9-12.6 11 13.5 6.9-24.5
Wake 110 7 5.0 2.2-11.2 20 22.6 13.7-34.8 31 27.9 19.5-38.2 24 21.7 13.9-32.1 28 22.9 15.0-33.3
Western NC 141 14 7.6 4.4-12.9 29 19.7 13.3-28.1 46 33.4 24.8-43.3 24 17.6 11.0-27.1 28 21.7 14.3-31.4
Piedmont NC 161 13 8.3 4.6-14.7 39 22.6 15.7-31.3 57 39.1 30.1-49.0 30 18.5 12.4-26.8 22 11.5 7.1-18.0
Eastern NC 158 12 9.7 4.8-18.7 31 16.9 11.2-24.5 53 37.7 28.6-47.7 20 10.0 6.1-16.0 42 25.7 18.6-34.5

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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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