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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity--WHITE Respondents Only

How many days per week do you do these moderate 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 2,703 209 7.4 6.0- 9.0 515 19.0 16.8-21.4 929 35.4 32.7-38.3 452 17.3 15.3-19.6 598 20.9 18.8-23.3
GENDER
Male 1,054 80 6.9 5.1- 9.5 210 20.0 16.6-23.9 363 36.6 32.2-41.2 181 17.2 14.2-20.8 220 19.3 16.1-22.9
Female 1,649 129 7.8 6.0-10.0 305 18.0 15.4-20.9 566 34.3 31.0-37.7 271 17.4 14.8-20.3 378 22.6 19.8-25.6
AGE
18-24 180 11 8.5 3.8-17.8 29 15.2 8.8-25.0 59 29.6 19.5-42.1 34 23.0 15.2-33.2 47 23.6 15.8-33.9
25-34 484 26 4.1 2.3- 7.1 89 19.7 14.8-25.8 176 39.0 32.9-45.5 89 16.1 12.2-21.0 104 21.1 16.4-26.7
35-44 591 39 6.0 4.0- 9.0 117 17.9 14.1-22.6 214 36.8 31.3-42.7 105 19.1 15.0-24.2 116 20.1 15.8-25.2
45-54 550 40 8.1 5.4-12.1 122 21.3 16.3-27.4 189 36.5 30.6-42.9 84 15.3 11.1-20.6 115 18.8 14.4-24.0
55-64 390 36 8.5 5.1-13.6 61 14.1 9.8-19.8 133 38.3 31.4-45.7 72 18.6 13.7-24.7 88 20.5 15.6-26.5
65-74 295 34 14.1 8.9-21.5 51 23.8 17.1-32.2 82 24.4 18.1-32.1 44 12.6 8.3-18.8 84 25.0 19.0-32.2
75+ 197 22 7.3 4.2-12.4 42 26.2 17.9-36.5 70 34.4 25.7-44.3 23 11.9 7.0-19.4 40 20.2 13.6-28.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 36 10.9 6.2-18.2 56 23.4 16.4-32.3 66 30.9 21.0-43.0 36 18.4 11.5-28.2 49 16.4 11.1-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 738 83 10.7 7.8-14.5 151 21.0 17.0-25.6 245 33.9 29.0-39.2 105 14.2 10.9-18.4 154 20.2 16.3-24.7
Some Post-H.S. 662 41 5.2 3.4- 8.0 122 18.1 13.7-23.5 254 37.4 32.0-43.2 106 18.7 14.6-23.6 139 20.5 16.5-25.2
College Graduate 1,052 49 4.7 3.2- 6.9 184 16.4 13.3-20.0 361 36.5 32.2-41.0 204 19.0 15.8-22.6 254 23.4 19.7-27.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 25 11.4 6.5-19.4 36 19.8 12.2-30.4 50 30.1 20.3-42.0 30 18.9 11.1-30.2 40 19.9 12.7-29.7
$15,000- 24,999 330 37 10.1 6.3-15.8 66 23.7 17.3-31.6 108 30.4 23.1-38.9 46 14.0 9.3-20.4 73 21.8 15.9-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 322 28 7.2 4.2-12.0 52 14.5 9.7-21.1 111 37.5 29.6-46.2 50 18.7 12.4-27.2 81 22.1 16.0-29.6
$35,000- 49,999 438 28 8.2 4.8-13.5 83 20.7 14.8-28.3 150 34.3 28.1-41.1 77 16.0 11.8-21.2 100 20.8 16.1-26.6
$50,000-74,999 399 19 4.9 2.6- 9.2 76 18.7 13.9-24.7 142 40.2 33.3-47.5 75 17.9 13.3-23.7 87 18.3 13.6-24.3
$75,000+ 478 25 4.7 2.8- 7.7 82 16.0 11.9-21.1 160 32.8 27.3-38.8 103 23.5 18.3-29.6 108 23.0 18.0-29.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 195 16 7.3 4.1-12.7 49 23.3 17.4-30.4 62 32.8 25.5-41.0 26 15.7 9.3-25.2 42 21.0 15.3-28.2
Forsyth 196 11 5.8 3.0-11.0 42 24.5 17.9-32.7 66 32.1 25.3-39.9 32 16.1 11.0-23.0 45 21.4 15.5-28.7
Guilford 152 8 5.5 2.4-12.0 24 18.8 12.0-28.1 53 31.8 24.0-40.7 33 22.0 15.4-30.5 34 21.9 15.4-30.2
Henderson/Transylvania 229 15 6.0 3.5-10.3 39 18.1 12.4-25.7 83 35.3 28.4-43.0 37 19.0 13.3-26.4 55 21.5 16.2-27.9
Mecklenburg 169 11 6.0 3.1-11.4 29 21.3 12.6-33.7 48 27.1 19.8-35.8 32 21.5 14.6-30.4 49 24.1 17.3-32.5
Orange 197 15 7.0 4.0-12.2 41 17.9 12.9-24.4 65 33.1 25.9-41.2 25 12.3 8.0-18.4 51 29.6 22.0-38.5
Pitt 159 13 5.9 3.3-10.2 20 12.1 7.6-18.7 55 34.4 26.3-43.7 36 26.5 18.4-36.6 35 21.1 14.8-29.2
Randolph 190 25 14.5 9.2-21.9 35 17.6 12.3-24.5 63 31.9 24.8-40.0 30 14.4 9.4-21.5 37 21.6 15.1-29.9
Robeson 75 8 13.0 6.2-25.0 19 31.9 19.3-47.9 30 37.8 26.1-51.1 7 5.7 2.6-12.2 11 11.6 6.0-21.3
Wake 189 12 6.2 3.3-11.4 29 14.4 9.7-20.9 69 35.4 28.1-43.5 39 23.3 16.6-31.7 40 20.6 14.7-28.2
Western NC 296 25 7.2 4.8-10.8 60 18.1 13.7-23.5 106 35.4 29.1-42.2 43 16.6 11.7-23.0 62 22.7 17.0-29.5
Piedmont NC 373 24 7.3 4.6-11.3 76 20.6 15.9-26.3 131 37.8 31.7-44.3 72 18.1 13.7-23.5 70 16.2 12.3-20.9
Eastern NC 283 26 8.5 5.4-13.1 52 17.6 13.1-23.1 98 37.0 30.5-44.0 40 12.8 9.2-17.6 67 24.2 18.8-30.5

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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.

** 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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