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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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  Total
Respond.#
10-20 minutes 21-30 minutes 31-60 minutes 1-2 hours More than 2 hours
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,930 842 16.1 14.7-17.7 1,623 31.5 29.5-33.5 1,543 32.6 30.5-34.7 534 11.5 10.2-12.9 388 8.3 7.2- 9.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,285 740 16.6 15.0-18.2 1,422 32.0 29.8-34.1 1,348 32.3 30.1-34.5 457 10.9 9.6-12.4 318 8.3 7.1- 9.6
No 635 100 13.5 10.3-17.5 201 29.0 23.8-34.7 191 34.4 28.2-41.1 74 14.9 10.6-20.4 69 8.3 5.7-11.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 95 17 9.1 4.7-16.8 25 24.2 14.2-38.2 40 54.4 38.2-69.7 5 4.8 1.1-18.7 8 7.5 2.4-21.0
Recommended Range 1,967 324 15.8 13.5-18.4 652 33.6 30.3-37.1 623 31.7 28.4-35.2 221 11.6 9.5-14.1 147 7.3 5.8- 9.1
Overweight 1,671 272 15.9 13.6-18.6 540 29.0 25.9-32.4 530 33.9 30.4-37.5 186 11.7 9.6-14.1 143 9.5 7.5-11.9
Obese 940 201 20.2 16.9-24.0 308 31.7 27.6-36.2 268 28.5 24.4-32.9 92 10.7 8.1-14.0 71 8.9 6.5-12.1
Current Smoker
No 3,849 663 16.8 15.1-18.6 1,312 32.2 30.0-34.5 1,228 33.1 30.8-35.6 388 10.9 9.5-12.6 258 6.9 5.8- 8.2
Yes 1,067 177 14.2 11.6-17.2 306 29.3 25.2-33.8 312 31.0 26.8-35.5 143 13.0 10.2-16.4 129 12.5 9.8-15.8
Binge Drinker
No 4,432 779 16.8 15.3-18.4 1,495 32.3 30.2-34.5 1,364 31.9 29.7-34.1 453 11.2 9.8-12.7 341 7.9 6.8- 9.1
Yes 448 58 12.7 8.9-17.9 113 25.8 20.3-32.2 162 37.8 30.9-45.2 77 13.9 9.8-19.3 38 9.8 6.2-15.1
Heavy Drinker
No 4,713 807 16.4 14.9-17.9 1,573 31.9 29.9-34.0 1,461 32.1 30.1-34.3 505 11.5 10.2-13.0 367 8.1 7.0- 9.3
Yes 174 32 13.8 8.1-22.6 40 24.9 15.9-36.8 65 42.4 29.8-56.1 24 10.6 6.0-18.1 13 8.3 3.3-19.1
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,303 92 4.3 3.2- 5.8 813 34.1 31.3-37.1 867 37.4 34.4-40.5 304 14.4 12.2-16.8 227 9.8 8.2-11.7
Some Physical Activity 2,580 739 26.4 24.0-28.9 798 29.5 26.8-32.4 664 28.2 25.4-31.2 224 9.0 7.5-10.8 155 6.8 5.5- 8.5
Physically Inactive 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 764 177 18.8 15.5-22.8 248 32.9 28.2-37.9 178 26.5 22.0-31.6 80 9.3 6.6-12.9 81 12.4 9.3-16.4
No 4,157 663 15.7 14.1-17.3 1,372 31.3 29.1-33.5 1,364 33.7 31.4-36.0 452 11.9 10.4-13.5 306 7.6 6.4- 8.9
Disability Status
Yes 994 235 21.2 17.8-24.9 328 32.2 28.0-36.8 241 26.6 22.2-31.5 108 11.7 8.8-15.4 82 8.3 6.1-11.2
No 3,833 591 15.2 13.6-17.0 1,257 31.3 29.0-33.6 1,274 33.9 31.6-36.3 412 11.3 9.9-13.0 299 8.3 7.0- 9.7
Current Asthma
Yes 280 51 16.8 11.4-24.0 100 31.7 24.1-40.4 75 34.1 24.6-45.0 33 10.6 6.1-17.9 21 6.8 3.5-12.7
No 4,635 790 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,518 31.4 29.4-33.5 1,461 32.5 30.4-34.7 499 11.5 10.2-13.0 367 8.4 7.3- 9.7
Diabetes
Yes 325 69 23.5 17.4-30.8 126 35.1 28.4-42.4 72 25.0 18.8-32.5 37 12.0 7.8-18.1 21 4.4 2.2- 8.6
Yes, During Pregnancy 43 6 14.7 5.1-35.8 15 32.8 17.6-52.7 15 37.9 21.1-58.3 3 4.5 1.3-14.7 4 10.1 2.9-29.7
No 4,557 766 15.7 14.2-17.2 1,481 31.3 29.2-33.4 1,454 33.0 30.8-35.3 494 11.5 10.2-13.1 362 8.5 7.3- 9.8
Arthritis
Yes 1,444 297 19.0 16.3-22.1 460 28.5 25.3-31.9 426 33.5 29.7-37.4 130 9.5 7.5-12.1 131 9.5 7.4-12.1
No 3,464 544 15.2 13.6-17.0 1,153 32.5 30.1-35.0 1,111 32.3 29.9-34.9 401 12.1 10.6-13.9 255 7.8 6.6- 9.3

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

#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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