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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 vigorous 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 2,176 246 10.3 8.7-12.3 550 24.7 21.9-27.8 798 36.7 33.4-40.0 340 16.7 14.3-19.4 242 11.6 9.6-13.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,880 211 10.4 8.6-12.6 480 25.3 22.4-28.5 710 36.8 33.3-40.4 286 16.2 13.7-19.0 193 11.3 9.1-13.8
No 287 32 9.4 5.8-15.0 70 22.2 14.5-32.6 88 37.3 28.3-47.3 51 19.5 12.6-28.9 46 11.5 7.3-17.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 34 7 28.9 8.3-64.6 6 20.9 6.8-48.8 12 33.8 10.7-68.6 4 3.6 1.0-11.9 5 12.8 2.9-41.9
Recommended Range 973 113 9.3 7.1-11.9 249 25.6 21.3-30.3 386 38.4 33.6-43.5 139 17.0 13.1-21.7 86 9.8 6.7-14.0
Overweight 745 70 10.1 7.3-13.9 185 23.0 18.9-27.6 261 34.6 29.7-39.8 138 19.8 15.8-24.6 91 12.5 9.4-16.4
Obese 349 51 13.4 9.2-19.1 90 24.1 17.9-31.6 113 36.8 28.3-46.3 46 12.2 8.1-18.1 49 13.4 9.2-19.2
Current Smoker
No 1,693 185 10.3 8.4-12.5 446 26.7 23.3-30.3 646 37.3 33.6-41.2 255 15.9 13.3-18.8 161 9.9 7.8-12.5
Yes 477 60 10.6 7.2-15.4 104 19.3 14.8-24.8 149 34.6 28.1-41.6 83 19.1 13.9-25.6 81 16.4 12.0-22.0
Binge Drinker
No 1,855 218 11.1 9.2-13.3 481 25.9 22.8-29.2 674 36.0 32.6-39.7 276 16.3 13.7-19.2 206 10.8 8.9-13.0
Yes 299 27 7.7 4.6-12.6 67 21.3 15.2-29.1 114 36.2 28.1-45.1 59 19.5 13.2-27.9 32 15.3 8.8-25.2
Heavy Drinker
No 2,071 235 10.8 9.0-12.9 533 25.4 22.5-28.5 750 35.3 32.0-38.6 324 17.0 14.5-19.8 229 11.6 9.6-14.0
Yes 84 10 4.0 1.7- 9.2 16 18.4 8.3-36.1 37 51.6 32.8-70.0 12 16.7 7.5-33.3 9 9.2 2.1-32.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,470 127 7.7 6.0- 9.9 393 25.5 22.2-29.2 581 40.1 36.1-44.3 221 16.4 13.6-19.8 148 10.2 8.0-12.8
Some Physical Activity 668 108 14.3 11.1-18.3 151 23.7 18.7-29.6 210 30.5 25.2-36.4 113 17.7 13.5-22.7 86 13.8 9.8-18.9
Physically Inactive 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 189 31 13.2 8.0-21.0 38 15.2 9.3-23.6 56 42.6 29.4-56.9 33 14.2 8.6-22.6 31 14.8 8.9-23.7
No 1,985 215 10.0 8.3-12.1 511 25.8 22.8-29.0 742 36.0 32.8-39.4 306 16.9 14.4-19.8 211 11.2 9.1-13.7
Disability Status
Yes 285 39 13.9 9.1-20.6 59 15.6 10.6-22.3 102 38.1 29.4-47.5 42 16.5 10.7-24.6 43 16.0 10.5-23.6
No 1,849 204 10.0 8.2-12.1 476 25.8 22.7-29.2 685 36.7 33.1-40.3 292 16.8 14.2-19.8 192 10.7 8.6-13.3
Current Asthma
Yes 93 11 10.1 4.7-20.5 24 23.9 13.5-38.9 33 35.7 21.3-53.3 12 10.0 4.5-21.0 13 20.2 10.2-35.9
No 2,075 233 10.3 8.6-12.3 525 24.8 22.0-27.9 762 36.6 33.3-40.0 326 17.0 14.5-19.8 229 11.3 9.3-13.7
Diabetes
Yes 78 5 2.5 0.9- 6.8 19 22.5 12.3-37.6 32 43.9 28.0-61.3 6 3.7 1.5- 9.0 16 27.4 15.0-44.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 18 1 15.2 2.2-58.6 7 39.1 15.5-69.2 8 38.2 14.5-69.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 7.4 1.3-33.8
No 2,076 240 10.5 8.8-12.5 523 24.7 21.8-27.8 756 36.5 33.1-39.9 333 17.2 14.7-19.9 224 11.2 9.2-13.6
Arthritis
Yes 460 56 12.7 8.6-18.4 101 21.6 16.6-27.5 176 36.4 29.9-43.4 64 14.6 10.5-19.9 63 14.8 10.5-20.4
No 1,705 190 9.9 8.1-12.0 444 25.4 22.2-28.9 620 36.9 33.2-40.7 273 17.0 14.2-20.1 178 10.9 8.7-13.6

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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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