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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do?
Would you say:*

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  Total
Respond.#
Mostly sitting/standing Mostly walking Mostly heavy labor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,851 2,538 63.1 60.7-65.4 830 22.2 20.3-24.3 483 14.7 13.0-16.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,286 2,271 66.4 63.8-68.8 668 20.9 18.9-23.1 347 12.7 11.0-14.6
No 556 263 46.7 39.8-53.6 160 29.3 23.7-35.6 133 24.0 18.6-30.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 68 46 70.0 49.1-85.0 15 17.5 6.5-39.5 7 12.4 4.3-31.1
Recommended Range 1,449 976 65.7 61.7-69.5 313 23.2 19.8-26.9 160 11.1 8.9-13.8
Overweight 1,317 877 62.0 58.0-65.9 260 21.5 18.4-24.9 180 16.5 13.6-20.0
Obese 782 504 65.0 59.9-69.7 174 19.0 15.6-23.0 104 16.0 12.5-20.2
Current Smoker
No 2,877 2,009 67.2 64.5-69.9 587 21.3 19.1-23.7 281 11.5 9.7-13.5
Yes 967 527 52.8 47.9-57.6 238 24.3 20.5-28.6 202 22.9 19.1-27.3
Binge Drinker
No 3,352 2,257 65.4 62.8-67.8 716 21.7 19.7-23.9 379 12.9 11.2-14.9
Yes 450 254 51.3 44.2-58.3 102 24.3 18.4-31.3 94 24.5 18.9-31.0
Heavy Drinker
No 3,645 2,414 63.6 61.2-66.0 786 22.3 20.3-24.4 445 14.1 12.4-16.0
Yes 167 104 55.7 42.9-67.8 34 17.4 10.6-27.0 29 27.0 16.6-40.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,497 983 63.7 59.9-67.4 306 20.6 17.7-23.9 208 15.7 13.1-18.7
Some Physical Activity 1,671 1,130 64.2 60.4-67.9 353 22.7 19.6-26.1 188 13.1 10.6-16.1
Physically Inactive 560 351 59.7 53.4-65.6 146 26.0 21.1-31.7 63 14.3 10.4-19.4
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 415 239 60.5 53.0-67.6 112 23.8 18.2-30.6 64 15.7 11.3-21.4
No 3,432 2,295 63.4 60.9-65.9 718 22.0 19.9-24.2 419 14.6 12.7-16.6
Disability Status
Yes 510 347 63.8 57.0-70.1 93 19.6 14.7-25.6 70 16.6 12.2-22.2
No 3,266 2,139 62.7 60.1-65.3 721 22.8 20.6-25.1 406 14.5 12.7-16.6
Current Asthma
Yes 209 132 66.2 55.4-75.5 52 22.2 14.8-31.9 25 11.6 6.4-20.3
No 3,633 2,401 62.9 60.4-65.3 775 22.2 20.2-24.4 457 14.9 13.1-16.9
Diabetes
Yes 133 97 74.4 63.5-82.9 23 17.7 10.5-28.2 13 7.9 4.0-15.0
Yes, During Pregnancy 40 28 64.4 44.4-80.3 9 25.3 12.0-45.7 3 10.3 3.3-28.0
No 3,673 2,410 62.7 60.2-65.2 796 22.3 20.3-24.5 467 15.0 13.2-17.0
Arthritis
Yes 834 563 65.2 60.2-69.9 171 20.8 17.2-25.0 100 13.9 10.6-18.1
No 2,991 1,966 62.9 60.1-65.6 648 22.2 20.0-24.7 377 14.9 12.9-17.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

#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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