BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
TOTAL	2,486	1,047	41.3	38.3-44.3	1,001	41.3	38.3-44.3	438	17.4	15.3-19.8
RACE
White	1,879	831	43.1	39.7-46.6	744	41.3	37.9-44.8	304	15.6	13.4-18.1
African American	352	134	42.7	35.3-50.5	140	35.2	28.6-42.5	78	22.1	16.5-28.9
Asian	32	11	51.1	26.2-75.4	19	47.4	23.7-72.4	2	1.5	0.3- 7.2
Native American	64	17	25.6	11.3-48.3	29	45.9	27.6-65.3	18	28.5	14.1-49.2
Other Minorities	142	44	22.7	14.9-33.1	64	52.1	39.6-64.4	34	25.1	15.8-37.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	151	52	28.8	19.1-40.9	65	49.8	37.2-62.4	34	21.4	13.0-33.3
-English Speaking	53	27	49.8	31.5-68.1	18	35.2	19.2-55.4	8	15.0	6.5-30.9
-Spanish Speaking	98	25	22.8	12.6-37.6	47	54.0	38.7-68.5	26	23.3	13.0-38.0
Non-Hispanic	2,330	993	42.4	39.4-45.5	935	40.5	37.5-43.6	402	17.0	14.9-19.3
AGE
18-24	183	98	51.3	40.2-62.2	67	39.6	29.1-51.0	18	9.1	4.9-16.3
25-34	436	199	42.6	36.1-49.3	176	43.5	36.9-50.4	61	13.9	9.7-19.4
35-44	534	226	43.3	37.5-49.4	229	42.9	37.0-49.0	79	13.8	10.3-18.2
45-54	506	210	38.7	32.8-45.0	208	42.2	35.9-48.8	88	19.0	14.3-24.8
55-64	358	143	37.0	30.5-44.1	143	37.8	31.2-45.0	72	25.1	19.0-32.5
65-74	278	114	34.1	26.8-42.3	103	39.2	31.2-47.9	61	26.6	19.4-35.3
75+	170	47	26.6	18.3-37.0	67	37.6	28.2-48.0	56	35.8	26.2-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	417	133	28.5	22.5-35.4	144	41.6	34.0-49.5	140	29.9	23.7-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	267	34.2	29.3-39.5	317	44.2	38.9-49.7	141	21.5	17.5-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	515	222	46.4	39.5-53.4	217	41.9	35.3-48.9	76	11.7	8.5-15.8
College Graduate	823	423	54.4	49.3-59.3	320	37.0	32.3-41.9	80	8.7	6.3-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	196	68	35.8	25.6-47.5	75	32.8	23.8-43.4	53	31.4	21.1-43.8
$15,000- 24,999	386	143	35.6	28.5-43.4	144	43.0	35.2-51.2	99	21.4	16.2-27.7
$25,000- 34,999	307	125	42.7	34.3-51.6	141	44.1	35.8-52.8	41	13.2	8.8-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	386	162	40.9	33.7-48.5	182	47.4	39.9-55.0	42	11.7	7.6-17.5
$50,000-74,999	281	139	45.8	36.7-55.3	119	46.7	37.7-55.9	23	7.5	4.5-12.2
$75,000+	424	227	52.5	45.8-59.0	162	39.1	32.9-45.8	35	8.4	5.4-12.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	154	62	43.2	34.4-52.4	64	39.6	31.3-48.5	28	17.2	11.6-24.8
Forsyth	174	73	43.5	35.2-52.3	76	42.9	34.7-51.5	25	13.5	8.9-20.1
Guilford	146	56	35.4	27.2-44.6	63	47.0	37.7-56.4	27	17.7	11.6-26.0
Henderson/Transylvania	181	88	48.8	40.4-57.2	70	39.4	31.3-48.1	23	11.8	7.4-18.4
Mecklenburg	158	57	37.1	27.6-47.6	70	43.9	34.3-53.9	31	19.1	12.9-27.2
Orange	177	100	57.7	49.5-65.6	53	28.7	22.0-36.5	24	13.5	8.7-20.5
Pitt	153	73	46.9	37.5-56.4	61	40.9	32.8-49.6	19	12.2	7.0-20.3
Randolph	161	69	47.1	38.1-56.3	58	33.0	25.3-41.7	34	19.9	14.0-27.6
Robeson	163	48	33.0	23.8-43.8	74	43.0	33.8-52.7	41	24.0	16.6-33.4
Wake	179	85	45.9	37.5-54.5	70	40.4	32.3-49.1	24	13.7	8.6-21.1
Western NC	261	106	43.7	36.7-50.9	101	35.9	29.6-42.8	54	20.4	15.4-26.5
Piedmont NC	306	117	38.5	31.8-45.7	129	41.4	34.7-48.5	60	20.1	15.1-26.2
Eastern NC	273	113	41.6	34.9-48.7	112	43.1	36.1-50.4	48	15.3	11.2-20.6

Total
Respond.#

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,486

1,047

41.3

38.3-44.3

1,001

41.3

38.3-44.3

438

17.4

15.3-19.8

RACE

White

1,879

831

43.1

39.7-46.6

744

41.3

37.9-44.8

304

15.6

13.4-18.1

African American

352

134

42.7

35.3-50.5

140

35.2

28.6-42.5

22.1

16.5-28.9

Asian

51.1

26.2-75.4

47.4

23.7-72.4

1.5

0.3- 7.2

Native American

25.6

11.3-48.3

45.9

27.6-65.3

28.5

14.1-49.2

Other Minorities

142

22.7

14.9-33.1

52.1

39.6-64.4

25.1

15.8-37.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

151

28.8

19.1-40.9

49.8

37.2-62.4

21.4

13.0-33.3

-English Speaking

49.8

31.5-68.1

35.2

19.2-55.4

15.0

6.5-30.9

-Spanish Speaking

22.8

12.6-37.6

54.0

38.7-68.5

23.3

13.0-38.0

Non-Hispanic

2,330

993

42.4

39.4-45.5

935

40.5

37.5-43.6

402

17.0

14.9-19.3

AGE

18-24

183

51.3

40.2-62.2

39.6

29.1-51.0

9.1

4.9-16.3

25-34

436

199

42.6

36.1-49.3

176

43.5

36.9-50.4

13.9

9.7-19.4

35-44

534

226

43.3

37.5-49.4

229

42.9

37.0-49.0

13.8

10.3-18.2

45-54

506

210

38.7

32.8-45.0

208

42.2

35.9-48.8

19.0

14.3-24.8

55-64

358

143

37.0

30.5-44.1

143

37.8

31.2-45.0

25.1

19.0-32.5

65-74

278

114

34.1

26.8-42.3

103

39.2

31.2-47.9

26.6

19.4-35.3

75+

170

26.6

18.3-37.0

37.6

28.2-48.0

35.8

26.2-46.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

417

133

28.5

22.5-35.4

144

41.6

34.0-49.5

140

29.9

23.7-36.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

267

34.2

29.3-39.5

317

44.2

38.9-49.7

141

21.5

17.5-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

515

222

46.4

39.5-53.4

217

41.9

35.3-48.9

11.7

8.5-15.8

College Graduate

823

423

54.4

49.3-59.3

320

37.0

32.3-41.9

8.7

6.3-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

196

35.8

25.6-47.5

32.8

23.8-43.4

31.4

21.1-43.8

$15,000- 24,999

386

143

35.6

28.5-43.4

144

43.0

35.2-51.2

21.4

16.2-27.7

$25,000- 34,999

307

125

42.7

34.3-51.6

141

44.1

35.8-52.8

13.2

8.8-19.3

$35,000- 49,999

386

162

40.9

33.7-48.5

182

47.4

39.9-55.0

11.7

7.6-17.5

$50,000-74,999

281

139

45.8

36.7-55.3

119

46.7

37.7-55.9

7.5

4.5-12.2

$75,000+

424

227

52.5

45.8-59.0

162

39.1

32.9-45.8

8.4

5.4-12.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

154

43.2

34.4-52.4

39.6

31.3-48.5

17.2

11.6-24.8

Forsyth

174

43.5

35.2-52.3

42.9

34.7-51.5

13.5

8.9-20.1

Guilford

146

35.4

27.2-44.6

47.0

37.7-56.4

17.7

11.6-26.0

Henderson/Transylvania

181

48.8

40.4-57.2

39.4

31.3-48.1

11.8

7.4-18.4

Mecklenburg

158

37.1

27.6-47.6

43.9

34.3-53.9

19.1

12.9-27.2

Orange

177

100

57.7

49.5-65.6

28.7

22.0-36.5

13.5

8.7-20.5

Pitt

153

46.9

37.5-56.4

40.9

32.8-49.6

12.2

7.0-20.3

Randolph

161

47.1

38.1-56.3

33.0

25.3-41.7

19.9

14.0-27.6

Robeson

163

33.0

23.8-43.8

43.0

33.8-52.7

24.0

16.6-33.4

Wake

179

45.9

37.5-54.5

40.4

32.3-49.1

13.7

8.6-21.1

Western NC

261

106

43.7

36.7-50.9

101

35.9

29.6-42.8

20.4

15.4-26.5

Piedmont NC

306

117

38.5

31.8-45.7

129

41.4

34.7-48.5

20.1

15.1-26.2

Eastern NC

273

113

41.6

34.9-48.7

112

43.1

36.1-50.4

15.3

11.2-20.6

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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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