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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--WHITE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,938 1,591 32.2 30.2-34.3 3,347 67.8 65.7-69.8
GENDER
Male 1,906 532 28.5 25.4-31.9 1,374 71.5 68.1-74.6
Female 3,032 1,059 35.6 33.1-38.2 1,973 64.4 61.8-66.9
AGE
18-24 314 92 29.0 21.1-38.3 222 71.0 61.7-78.9
25-34 776 235 27.4 23.2-32.1 541 72.6 67.9-76.8
35-44 922 275 33.2 28.9-37.8 647 66.8 62.2-71.1
45-54 989 287 30.3 26.0-34.9 702 69.7 65.1-74.0
55-64 748 237 31.0 26.5-36.0 511 69.0 64.0-73.5
65-74 652 239 40.0 34.6-45.7 413 60.0 54.3-65.4
75+ 505 213 42.3 35.2-49.8 292 57.7 50.2-64.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 646 274 43.3 37.3-49.4 372 56.7 50.6-62.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,433 494 33.7 30.1-37.5 939 66.3 62.5-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,152 395 33.0 28.7-37.7 757 67.0 62.3-71.3
College Graduate 1,696 422 24.2 21.3-27.4 1,274 75.8 72.6-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 421 192 42.7 34.7-51.0 229 57.3 49.0-65.3
$15,000- 24,999 679 265 40.0 34.3-46.0 414 60.0 54.0-65.7
$25,000- 34,999 568 198 35.5 29.7-41.6 370 64.5 58.4-70.3
$35,000- 49,999 705 240 34.3 29.2-39.6 465 65.7 60.4-70.8
$50,000-74,999 635 159 27.4 21.6-34.1 476 72.6 65.9-78.4
$75,000+ 756 153 20.4 16.8-24.5 603 79.6 75.5-83.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 357 135 36.9 31.3-42.9 222 63.1 57.1-68.7
Forsyth 337 113 31.7 26.2-37.8 224 68.3 62.2-73.8
Guilford 272 102 37.0 30.6-44.0 170 63.0 56.0-69.4
Henderson/Transylvania 419 104 24.1 19.3-29.6 315 75.9 70.4-80.7
Mecklenburg 264 98 31.3 24.7-38.8 166 68.7 61.2-75.3
Orange 345 94 22.9 17.5-29.4 251 77.1 70.6-82.5
Pitt 287 85 26.7 21.1-33.2 202 73.3 66.8-78.9
Randolph 377 116 26.5 21.6-31.9 261 73.5 68.1-78.4
Robeson 171 64 30.7 23.5-39.1 107 69.3 60.9-76.5
Wake 301 98 31.4 25.6-37.7 203 68.6 62.3-74.4
Western NC 588 189 32.2 27.8-36.9 399 67.8 63.1-72.2
Piedmont NC 698 222 32.8 28.4-37.6 476 67.2 62.4-71.6
Eastern NC 522 171 32.7 28.2-37.6 351 67.3 62.4-71.8

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#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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