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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

What other type of physical activity gave you the next most exercise during the past month? *

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  Total
Respond.#
Walking Running/Jogging Gardening/Raking/Mowing Aerobics/Ballet All others
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,012 574 18.6 16.5-20.9 196 7.4 5.9- 9.2 614 18.9 16.9-21.0 159 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,469 50.4 47.6-53.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,675 519 19.1 16.9-21.6 165 6.7 5.2- 8.6 552 19.6 17.5-21.9 135 4.6 3.6- 6.0 1,304 50.0 47.0-52.9
No 333 55 14.8 9.7-21.8 30 12.0 7.4-18.9 62 14.2 9.7-20.3 24 5.3 3.0- 9.2 162 53.7 45.0-62.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 50 5 9.7 3.2-25.7 5 20.4 5.6-52.7 8 14.9 4.7-38.2 3 2.0 0.4- 9.8 29 53.1 29.9-74.9
Recommended Range 1,327 245 17.7 14.7-21.2 117 8.8 6.7-11.4 246 16.7 13.9-19.9 71 4.5 3.1- 6.5 648 52.3 48.1-56.4
Overweight 1,042 206 19.5 15.9-23.7 51 7.7 5.0-11.6 229 20.9 17.6-24.7 49 4.1 2.7- 6.3 507 47.8 43.2-52.5
Obese 473 91 18.2 13.4-24.3 18 4.1 2.2- 7.3 111 21.5 16.7-27.3 27 5.1 3.1- 8.2 226 51.1 43.9-58.2
Current Smoker
No 2,420 465 18.2 15.9-20.8 143 6.0 4.7- 7.5 489 19.4 17.2-21.9 134 5.1 4.0- 6.6 1,189 51.3 48.1-54.4
Yes 579 108 19.7 15.1-25.3 51 12.3 8.0-18.4 122 16.8 13.2-21.2 25 3.3 1.6- 6.6 273 47.9 41.7-54.2
Binge Drinker
No 2,659 522 19.2 16.9-21.7 166 7.0 5.4- 8.9 558 20.0 17.8-22.3 140 4.9 3.8- 6.2 1,273 49.0 46.0-52.1
Yes 327 48 14.6 9.7-21.5 28 10.6 6.5-16.7 52 12.3 8.4-17.6 18 3.9 1.7- 8.7 181 58.7 50.6-66.3
Heavy Drinker
No 2,877 551 18.7 16.5-21.1 183 7.4 5.9- 9.2 587 19.1 17.1-21.3 153 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,403 50.0 47.1-52.9
Yes 110 21 17.5 9.2-30.7 10 8.8 4.1-17.7 24 14.7 8.0-25.4 5 2.0 0.7- 5.5 50 57.1 42.8-70.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,569 288 16.4 13.8-19.3 123 8.6 6.6-11.0 280 16.2 13.7-19.0 92 5.5 4.0- 7.5 786 53.4 49.4-57.2
Some Physical Activity 1,237 246 20.0 16.6-23.9 68 6.8 4.5-10.1 277 21.0 17.9-24.6 59 3.8 2.6- 5.5 587 48.4 44.1-52.8
Physically Inactive 109 20 14.5 8.0-24.8 4 3.5 1.0-11.1 26 26.4 16.1-40.2 5 7.0 1.9-22.4 54 48.6 35.3-62.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 322 66 19.2 13.3-26.9 9 4.2 1.8- 9.2 89 28.2 21.3-36.4 10 1.9 0.7- 5.0 148 46.5 37.1-56.1
No 2,686 508 18.5 16.3-21.0 187 7.8 6.2- 9.8 523 17.6 15.7-19.8 149 5.1 4.0- 6.5 1,319 50.9 48.0-53.9
Disability Status
Yes 496 89 21.9 15.9-29.4 18 4.3 2.3- 7.9 117 22.4 17.6-28.1 14 1.8 0.9- 3.5 258 49.6 42.7-56.4
No 2,508 483 18.0 15.8-20.4 177 7.9 6.2- 9.9 495 18.1 16.0-20.4 145 5.2 4.1- 6.7 1,208 50.8 47.7-53.8
Current Asthma
Yes 134 26 25.8 13.9-42.8 8 4.0 1.5-10.0 29 20.9 12.5-32.8 11 4.1 1.8- 8.9 60 45.3 31.9-59.4
No 2,870 546 18.3 16.2-20.6 187 7.6 6.0- 9.4 584 18.8 16.8-21.0 148 4.7 3.7- 6.0 1,405 50.6 47.7-53.5
Diabetes
Yes 154 32 19.4 12.6-28.7 3 3.8 1.0-13.8 42 22.9 14.7-33.9 7 3.7 1.4- 9.6 70 50.1 39.2-61.1
Yes, During Pregnancy 21 1 1.4 0.2-10.0 1 1.3 0.2- 9.0 6 44.4 21.2-70.4 4 12.1 3.9-32.0 9 40.8 19.7-66.0
No 2,836 541 18.7 16.5-21.1 192 7.6 6.1- 9.5 566 18.4 16.5-20.6 148 4.7 3.7- 6.0 1,389 50.5 47.6-53.5
Arthritis
Yes 821 163 22.9 18.3-28.2 21 3.1 1.8- 5.3 209 23.6 19.7-28.0 33 3.1 1.9- 5.0 395 47.3 42.2-52.5
No 2,171 405 17.2 14.9-19.8 175 8.9 7.1-11.3 398 17.1 14.9-19.6 126 5.3 4.1- 6.9 1,067 51.4 48.1-54.8

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having leisure time activity and reported some type of exercise. The respondents reporting no leisure time activity for this question are excluded
First five most frequent response categories presented here. OTHER category was formed from the remaining responses.

#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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