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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,609 1,992 74.7 71.9-77.2 617 25.3 22.8-28.1
RACE
White 1,969 1,568 78.2 75.3-81.0 401 21.8 19.0-24.7
African American 369 257 70.4 63.2-76.7 112 29.6 23.3-36.8
Asian 36 30 91.7 76.8-97.4 6 8.3 2.6-23.2
Native American 72 47 75.7 59.9-86.7 25 24.3 13.3-40.1
Other Minorities 146 78 47.5 35.2-60.1 68 52.5 39.9-64.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 155 83 45.7 33.6-58.3 72 54.3 41.7-66.4
-English Speaking 56 42 79.5 60.2-90.8 14 20.5 9.2-39.8
-Spanish Speaking 99 41 35.6 22.6-51.2 58 64.4 48.8-77.4
Non-Hispanic 2,449 1,906 77.4 74.8-79.8 543 22.6 20.2-25.2
AGE
18-24 187 148 79.1 68.4-86.8 39 20.9 13.2-31.6
25-34 449 359 77.9 71.3-83.3 90 22.1 16.7-28.7
35-44 561 439 77.6 72.2-82.2 122 22.4 17.8-27.8
45-54 531 405 75.7 70.0-80.6 126 24.3 19.4-30.0
55-64 373 271 66.9 59.5-73.5 102 33.1 26.5-40.5
65-74 297 217 66.8 58.4-74.2 80 33.2 25.8-41.6
75+ 188 134 63.6 50.1-75.2 54 36.4 24.8-49.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 446 246 55.2 47.9-62.4 200 44.8 37.6-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 775 546 66.1 60.7-71.1 229 33.9 28.9-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 532 431 84.5 80.0-88.1 101 15.5 11.9-20.0
College Graduate 850 765 91.0 88.1-93.3 85 9.0 6.7-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 126 54.2 42.4-65.5 85 45.8 34.5-57.6
$15,000- 24,999 408 258 63.3 55.8-70.2 150 36.7 29.8-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 323 252 80.9 72.9-86.9 71 19.1 13.1-27.1
$35,000- 49,999 398 322 77.9 71.2-83.4 76 22.1 16.6-28.8
$50,000-74,999 294 257 86.0 79.3-90.8 37 14.0 9.2-20.7
$75,000+ 433 389 88.5 83.3-92.2 44 11.5 7.8-16.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 160 121 74.9 66.2-82.0 39 25.1 18.0-33.8
Forsyth 179 151 85.6 79.2-90.3 28 14.4 9.7-20.8
Guilford 153 124 82.3 74.4-88.1 29 17.7 11.9-25.6
Henderson/Transylvania 190 148 71.2 62.4-78.7 42 28.8 21.3-37.6
Mecklenburg 159 124 76.2 65.8-84.2 35 23.8 15.8-34.2
Orange 184 153 84.0 77.4-89.0 31 16.0 11.0-22.6
Pitt 157 134 86.0 79.0-91.0 23 14.0 9.0-21.0
Randolph 175 125 71.1 62.0-78.8 50 28.9 21.2-38.0
Robeson 178 114 65.8 56.8-73.8 64 34.2 26.2-43.2
Wake 184 156 83.3 75.8-88.8 28 16.7 11.2-24.2
Western NC 282 210 74.2 67.9-79.7 72 25.8 20.3-32.1
Piedmont NC 323 223 69.9 63.3-75.7 100 30.1 24.3-36.7
Eastern NC 285 209 73.0 66.2-78.9 76 27.0 21.1-33.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

#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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