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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--MALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,526 741 27.4 24.9-30.1 1,785 72.6 69.9-75.1
RACE
White 1,907 520 24.9 22.1-28.0 1,387 75.1 72.0-77.9
African American 361 120 31.5 25.1-38.6 241 68.5 61.4-74.9
Asian 31 16 39.5 18.3-65.6 15 60.5 34.4-81.7
Native American 69 16 31.9 15.8-54.0 53 68.1 46.0-84.2
Other Minorities 144 65 39.6 28.5-51.8 79 60.4 48.2-71.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 152 71 43.8 32.0-56.4 81 56.2 43.6-68.0
-English Speaking 53 20 40.5 24.0-59.4 33 59.5 40.6-76.0
-Spanish Speaking 99 51 44.8 30.5-59.9 48 55.2 40.1-69.5
Non-Hispanic 2,369 670 25.9 23.3-28.6 1,699 74.1 71.4-76.7
AGE
18-24 182 57 29.1 20.4-39.7 125 70.9 60.3-79.6
25-34 435 170 35.0 28.9-41.6 265 65.0 58.4-71.1
35-44 544 154 25.3 20.7-30.5 390 74.7 69.5-79.3
45-54 515 137 25.3 20.2-31.3 378 74.7 68.7-79.8
55-64 360 89 24.0 18.4-30.7 271 76.0 69.3-81.6
65-74 287 78 24.5 18.1-32.5 209 75.5 67.5-81.9
75+ 181 53 23.2 16.4-31.6 128 76.8 68.4-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 104 21.3 16.3-27.4 320 78.7 72.6-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 746 210 28.4 23.8-33.6 536 71.6 66.4-76.2
Some Post-H.S. 520 157 26.6 21.2-32.7 363 73.4 67.3-78.8
College Graduate 829 269 31.2 26.6-36.1 560 68.8 63.9-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 56 32.1 21.5-45.0 139 67.9 55.0-78.5
$15,000- 24,999 394 127 30.8 24.5-38.0 267 69.2 62.0-75.5
$25,000- 34,999 311 98 31.2 23.7-39.9 213 68.8 60.1-76.3
$35,000- 49,999 388 119 31.1 24.5-38.6 269 68.9 61.4-75.5
$50,000-74,999 287 79 24.1 17.7-31.8 208 75.9 68.2-82.3
$75,000+ 426 128 27.2 21.8-33.4 298 72.8 66.6-78.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 153 45 28.0 20.9-36.5 108 72.0 63.5-79.1
Forsyth 172 66 39.6 31.4-48.5 106 60.4 51.5-68.6
Guilford 150 61 42.1 33.2-51.6 89 57.9 48.4-66.8
Henderson/Transylvania 183 46 24.1 17.9-31.7 137 75.9 68.3-82.1
Mecklenburg 159 60 44.0 34.1-54.5 99 56.0 45.5-65.9
Orange 174 76 45.9 37.8-54.2 98 54.1 45.8-62.2
Pitt 155 34 20.7 14.1-29.5 121 79.3 70.5-85.9
Randolph 170 43 24.3 17.6-32.5 127 75.7 67.5-82.4
Robeson 169 38 24.5 16.4-34.9 131 75.5 65.1-83.6
Wake 177 66 33.8 26.4-42.2 111 66.2 57.8-73.6
Western NC 272 84 30.6 24.5-37.5 188 69.4 62.5-75.5
Piedmont NC 314 65 21.1 16.0-27.3 249 78.9 72.7-84.0
Eastern NC 278 57 20.3 15.3-26.4 221 79.7 73.6-84.7

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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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