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--WHITE Respondents Only

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	5,036	4,026	78.9	77.0-80.7	1,010	21.1	19.3-23.0
GENDER
Male	1,941	1,543	77.9	74.7-80.8	398	22.1	19.2-25.3
Female	3,095	2,483	79.9	77.7-81.9	612	20.1	18.1-22.3
AGE
18-24	321	267	82.5	73.1-89.2	54	17.5	10.8-26.9
25-34	793	702	86.2	81.9-89.6	91	13.8	10.4-18.1
35-44	934	802	85.0	81.2-88.1	132	15.0	11.9-18.8
45-54	999	808	78.2	73.8-82.0	191	21.8	18.0-26.2
55-64	769	595	73.5	68.5-77.9	174	26.5	22.1-31.5
65-74	664	494	72.7	67.5-77.4	170	27.3	22.6-32.5
75+	521	333	60.0	52.5-67.0	188	40.0	33.0-47.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	662	398	62.4	56.5-67.9	264	37.6	32.1-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,465	1,126	75.4	71.8-78.7	339	24.6	21.3-28.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,171	982	83.9	79.5-87.5	189	16.1	12.5-20.5
College Graduate	1,727	1,511	87.0	84.4-89.2	216	13.0	10.8-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	433	299	68.4	60.3-75.5	134	31.6	24.5-39.7
$15,000- 24,999	690	519	73.9	67.9-79.1	171	26.1	20.9-32.1
$25,000- 34,999	581	482	82.1	77.0-86.3	99	17.9	13.7-23.0
$35,000- 49,999	719	613	84.6	80.1-88.3	106	15.4	11.7-19.9
$50,000-74,999	646	571	82.7	75.6-88.1	75	17.3	11.9-24.4
$75,000+	766	687	87.4	83.7-90.4	79	12.6	9.6-16.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	364	293	81.4	76.5-85.4	71	18.6	14.6-23.5
Forsyth	344	283	82.1	76.7-86.5	61	17.9	13.5-23.3
Guilford	276	225	81.1	74.8-86.1	51	18.9	13.9-25.2
Henderson/Transylvania	428	362	86.6	82.5-89.8	66	13.4	10.2-17.5
Mecklenburg	264	222	85.1	79.4-89.5	42	14.9	10.5-20.6
Orange	354	310	80.5	67.3-89.2	44	19.5	10.8-32.7
Pitt	287	234	82.7	76.7-87.5	53	17.3	12.5-23.3
Randolph	381	283	76.6	71.2-81.2	98	23.4	18.8-28.8
Robeson	175	129	76.5	68.5-83.0	46	23.5	17.0-31.5
Wake	307	265	85.9	80.6-89.9	42	14.1	10.1-19.4
Western NC	603	455	77.6	73.7-81.2	148	22.4	18.8-26.3
Piedmont NC	713	541	73.0	68.3-77.3	172	27.0	22.7-31.7
Eastern NC	540	424	81.1	76.9-84.6	116	18.9	15.4-23.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,036

4,026

78.9

77.0-80.7

1,010

21.1

19.3-23.0

GENDER

Male

1,941

1,543

77.9

74.7-80.8

398

22.1

19.2-25.3

Female

3,095

2,483

79.9

77.7-81.9

612

20.1

18.1-22.3

AGE

18-24

321

267

82.5

73.1-89.2

17.5

10.8-26.9

25-34

793

702

86.2

81.9-89.6

13.8

10.4-18.1

35-44

934

802

85.0

81.2-88.1

132

15.0

11.9-18.8

45-54

999

808

78.2

73.8-82.0

191

21.8

18.0-26.2

55-64

769

595

73.5

68.5-77.9

174

26.5

22.1-31.5

65-74

664

494

72.7

67.5-77.4

170

27.3

22.6-32.5

75+

521

333

60.0

52.5-67.0

188

40.0

33.0-47.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

662

398

62.4

56.5-67.9

264

37.6

32.1-43.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,465

1,126

75.4

71.8-78.7

339

24.6

21.3-28.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,171

982

83.9

79.5-87.5

189

16.1

12.5-20.5

College Graduate

1,727

1,511

87.0

84.4-89.2

216

13.0

10.8-15.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

433

299

68.4

60.3-75.5

134

31.6

24.5-39.7

$15,000- 24,999

690

519

73.9

67.9-79.1

171

26.1

20.9-32.1

$25,000- 34,999

581

482

82.1

77.0-86.3

17.9

13.7-23.0

$35,000- 49,999

719

613

84.6

80.1-88.3

106

15.4

11.7-19.9

$50,000-74,999

646

571

82.7

75.6-88.1

17.3

11.9-24.4

$75,000+

766

687

87.4

83.7-90.4

12.6

9.6-16.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

364

293

81.4

76.5-85.4

18.6

14.6-23.5

Forsyth

344

283

82.1

76.7-86.5

17.9

13.5-23.3

Guilford

276

225

81.1

74.8-86.1

18.9

13.9-25.2

Henderson/Transylvania

428

362

86.6

82.5-89.8

13.4

10.2-17.5

Mecklenburg

264

222

85.1

79.4-89.5

14.9

10.5-20.6

Orange

354

310

80.5

67.3-89.2

19.5

10.8-32.7

Pitt

287

234

82.7

76.7-87.5

17.3

12.5-23.3

Randolph

381

283

76.6

71.2-81.2

23.4

18.8-28.8

Robeson

175

129

76.5

68.5-83.0

23.5

17.0-31.5

Wake

307

265

85.9

80.6-89.9

14.1

10.1-19.4

Western NC

603

455

77.6

73.7-81.2

148

22.4

18.8-26.3

Piedmont NC

713

541

73.0

68.3-77.3

172

27.0

22.7-31.7

Eastern NC

540

424

81.1

76.9-84.6

116

18.9

15.4-23.1

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* 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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