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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

How many days per week do you do these vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1 day 2 days 3-4 days 5-6 days Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,981 425 21.1 18.5-24.1 531 26.4 23.3-29.6 574 28.4 25.4-31.5 226 13.6 11.1-16.6 225 10.5 8.5-12.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,722 371 21.3 18.5-24.4 455 25.3 22.3-28.7 502 27.9 24.8-31.2 198 14.1 11.3-17.4 196 11.4 9.1-14.1
No 252 54 20.7 13.9-29.7 74 31.7 22.0-43.4 70 31.3 22.7-41.6 27 10.8 6.0-18.7 27 5.4 3.1- 9.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 25 5 8.6 2.6-25.1 8 47.0 20.3-75.4 7 30.7 9.6-65.0 2 9.3 1.4-42.6 3 4.4 1.2-15.4
Recommended Range 873 156 17.1 13.6-21.3 232 27.8 23.1-33.1 258 27.5 23.1-32.4 104 14.8 11.3-19.2 123 12.8 9.5-17.1
Overweight 685 148 21.1 17.0-26.0 180 23.5 19.3-28.1 204 30.6 25.8-35.9 85 14.0 10.7-18.2 68 10.7 7.5-15.2
Obese 324 98 28.9 22.1-36.8 84 23.4 17.1-31.1 88 29.2 22.2-37.4 29 12.2 5.4-25.1 25 6.3 3.6-10.8
Current Smoker
No 1,544 307 18.9 16.2-22.0 407 25.9 22.4-29.7 470 30.9 27.4-34.5 179 13.4 10.5-17.0 181 10.9 8.6-13.7
Yes 430 116 27.3 21.2-34.4 122 27.9 21.8-34.8 103 21.4 16.1-27.9 45 13.8 9.5-19.7 44 9.6 5.9-15.2
Binge Drinker
No 1,695 377 21.5 18.7-24.6 441 26.1 22.9-29.6 503 29.0 25.8-32.4 184 12.8 10.1-16.1 190 10.6 8.4-13.3
Yes 266 45 17.3 11.6-25.0 83 28.9 20.5-39.1 65 26.7 19.4-35.7 40 16.6 10.7-24.7 33 10.5 6.5-16.4
Heavy Drinker
No 1,890 416 21.7 19.0-24.6 509 26.5 23.4-29.9 541 28.5 25.4-31.7 210 12.7 10.2-15.7 214 10.6 8.6-13.1
Yes 70 7 4.5 1.5-12.4 15 26.3 10.6-51.7 28 33.9 18.3-54.1 13 26.8 12.6-48.1 7 8.5 3.0-21.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,257 104 8.3 6.3-10.9 172 11.7 9.3-14.6 544 42.9 38.6-47.2 218 21.0 17.2-25.3 219 16.2 13.1-19.7
Some Physical Activity 658 297 43.1 37.2-49.2 334 52.4 46.2-58.4 20 3.3 1.8- 6.1 4 0.5 0.2- 1.8 3 0.7 0.2- 2.5
Physically Inactive 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 168 51 35.5 23.7-49.4 43 20.7 13.2-30.9 43 21.5 13.7-32.0 14 16.6 5.5-40.4 17 5.7 2.6-12.0
No 1,812 374 19.6 17.0-22.5 487 26.9 23.7-30.4 531 29.1 26.0-32.4 212 13.3 11.1-15.8 208 11.1 8.9-13.7
Disability Status
Yes 250 56 20.4 13.3-29.8 67 25.6 18.6-34.3 81 34.2 25.5-44.2 19 10.5 5.6-18.9 27 9.3 5.1-16.3
No 1,693 359 21.0 18.1-24.1 455 26.6 23.3-30.2 485 27.8 24.6-31.1 201 13.9 11.1-17.1 193 10.8 8.6-13.4
Current Asthma
Yes 84 15 17.6 9.0-31.4 27 28.1 16.4-43.7 20 27.6 13.7-47.7 14 14.1 6.8-27.1 8 12.6 4.6-30.1
No 1,890 408 21.3 18.6-24.3 503 26.2 23.1-29.6 551 28.4 25.4-31.6 212 13.6 11.0-16.7 216 10.5 8.5-12.9
Diabetes
Yes 70 23 46.4 29.1-64.5 14 10.9 5.6-20.3 23 29.8 17.6-45.8 3 5.6 1.3-21.1 7 7.2 2.9-16.9
Yes, During Pregnancy 17 3 17.2 4.6-47.1 4 42.3 15.9-74.0 5 15.1 4.7-38.8 1 17.5 2.6-62.8 4 7.9 2.2-24.4
No 1,890 399 20.5 17.9-23.5 512 26.6 23.5-30.0 544 28.4 25.4-31.7 221 13.8 11.2-16.8 214 10.7 8.6-13.1
Arthritis
Yes 427 99 23.6 18.0-30.3 110 22.4 17.5-28.3 122 29.5 23.6-36.2 47 13.1 9.0-18.7 49 11.3 7.1-17.5
No 1,543 323 20.5 17.6-23.8 419 27.3 23.8-31.1 446 27.9 24.6-31.5 179 13.8 10.9-17.3 176 10.4 8.2-13.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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