BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes sma ll increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes smal l increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,623	5,149	76.6	74.9-78.2	1,474	23.4	21.8-25.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,670	4,479	78.6	76.8-80.3	1,191	21.4	19.7-23.2
No	935	659	66.8	61.7-71.6	276	33.2	28.4-38.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	132	98	74.5	61.4-84.3	34	25.5	15.7-38.6
Recommended Range	2,532	2,055	80.5	77.9-82.8	477	19.5	17.2-22.1
Overweight	2,191	1,735	79.0	76.1-81.6	456	21.0	18.4-23.9
Obese	1,351	977	71.2	67.0-75.0	374	28.8	25.0-33.0
Current Smoker
No	5,086	3,998	77.8	75.9-79.6	1,088	22.2	20.4-24.1
Yes	1,510	1,130	73.1	69.3-76.6	380	26.9	23.4-30.7
Binge Drinker
No	5,975	4,626	76.1	74.3-77.8	1,349	23.9	22.2-25.7
Yes	565	462	81.1	75.7-85.6	103	18.9	14.4-24.3
Heavy Drinker
No	6,328	4,918	76.6	74.9-78.3	1,410	23.4	21.7-25.1
Yes	221	178	76.7	65.9-84.9	43	23.3	15.1-34.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	2,430	2,326	93.4	90.7-95.3	104	6.6	4.7- 9.3
Some Physical Activity	2,657	2,580	96.0	94.4-97.1	77	4.0	2.9- 5.6
Physically Inactive	1,277	0	0.0	. - .	1,277	100	. - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	1,377	828	57.5	53.2-61.8	549	42.5	38.2-46.8
No	5,228	4,308	81.7	80.0-83.3	920	18.3	16.7-20.0
Disability Status
Yes	1,604	1,051	63.7	59.9-67.3	553	36.3	32.7-40.1
No	4,859	3,980	80.3	78.4-82.1	879	19.7	17.9-21.6
Current Asthma
Yes	422	286	67.3	59.7-74.2	136	32.7	25.8-40.3
No	6,178	4,846	77.3	75.6-78.9	1,332	22.7	21.1-24.4
Diabetes
Yes	518	347	64.5	58.2-70.4	171	35.5	29.6-41.8
Yes, During Pregnancy	55	44	78.0	61.1-88.9	11	22.0	11.1-38.9
No	6,042	4,752	77.5	75.7-79.2	1,290	22.5	20.8-24.3
Arthritis
Yes	2,144	1,538	69.7	66.4-72.7	606	30.3	27.3-33.6
No	4,440	3,583	79.5	77.5-81.4	857	20.5	18.6-22.5

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,623

5,149

76.6

74.9-78.2

1,474

23.4

21.8-25.1

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,670

4,479

78.6

76.8-80.3

1,191

21.4

19.7-23.2

935

659

66.8

61.7-71.6

276

33.2

28.4-38.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

132

74.5

61.4-84.3

25.5

15.7-38.6

Recommended Range

2,532

2,055

80.5

77.9-82.8

477

19.5

17.2-22.1

Overweight

2,191

1,735

79.0

76.1-81.6

456

21.0

18.4-23.9

Obese

1,351

977

71.2

67.0-75.0

374

28.8

25.0-33.0

Current Smoker

5,086

3,998

77.8

75.9-79.6

1,088

22.2

20.4-24.1

Yes

1,510

1,130

73.1

69.3-76.6

380

26.9

23.4-30.7

Binge Drinker

5,975

4,626

76.1

74.3-77.8

1,349

23.9

22.2-25.7

Yes

565

462

81.1

75.7-85.6

103

18.9

14.4-24.3

Heavy Drinker

6,328

4,918

76.6

74.9-78.3

1,410

23.4

21.7-25.1

Yes

221

178

76.7

65.9-84.9

23.3

15.1-34.1

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

2,430

2,326

93.4

90.7-95.3

104

6.6

4.7- 9.3

Some Physical Activity

2,657

2,580

96.0

94.4-97.1

4.0

2.9- 5.6

Physically Inactive

1,277

0.0

. - .

1,277

100

. - .

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

1,377

828

57.5

53.2-61.8

549

42.5

38.2-46.8

5,228

4,308

81.7

80.0-83.3

920

18.3

16.7-20.0

Disability Status

Yes

1,604

1,051

63.7

59.9-67.3

553

36.3

32.7-40.1

4,859

3,980

80.3

78.4-82.1

879

19.7

17.9-21.6

Current Asthma

Yes

422

286

67.3

59.7-74.2

136

32.7

25.8-40.3

6,178

4,846

77.3

75.6-78.9

1,332

22.7

21.1-24.4

Diabetes

Yes

518

347

64.5

58.2-70.4

171

35.5

29.6-41.8

Yes, During Pregnancy

78.0

61.1-88.9

22.0

11.1-38.9

6,042

4,752

77.5

75.7-79.2

1,290

22.5

20.8-24.3

Arthritis

Yes

2,144

1,538

69.7

66.4-72.7

606

30.3

27.3-33.6

4,440

3,583

79.5

77.5-81.4

857

20.5

18.6-22.5

Back to Physical Activity.

* If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

#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.