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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

NC Physical Activity--WHITE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Extremely safe Quite safe Slightly safe Not at all safe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,893 1,476 29.9 27.9-31.9 2,907 58.3 56.1-60.4 441 10.6 9.1-12.3 69 1.3 0.9- 1.7
GENDER
Male 1,886 571 29.5 26.5-32.7 1,111 58.1 54.6-61.6 186 11.7 9.2-14.8 18 0.6 0.4- 1.1
Female 3,007 905 30.2 27.8-32.7 1,796 58.4 55.8-61.1 255 9.5 8.0-11.4 51 1.8 1.2- 2.7
AGE
18-24 314 76 23.9 17.4-31.9 188 55.3 46.1-64.2 42 19.6 12.2-30.0 8 1.2 0.5- 2.9
25-34 775 231 31.5 26.9-36.5 465 57.6 52.4-62.6 70 10.1 7.1-14.2 9 0.8 0.4- 1.8
35-44 922 257 27.8 23.9-32.0 553 58.1 53.4-62.6 94 11.9 9.0-15.5 18 2.3 1.3- 4.2
45-54 982 306 34.0 29.5-38.8 577 56.9 52.1-61.6 88 8.3 6.2-11.1 11 0.8 0.4- 1.8
55-64 738 246 31.0 26.4-36.0 419 58.1 52.9-63.2 68 10.4 7.5-14.3 5 0.5 0.2- 1.6
65-74 644 190 29.1 24.1-34.6 398 63.4 57.8-68.7 49 6.3 4.3- 9.3 7 1.2 0.5- 3.0
75+ 487 161 30.1 24.3-36.5 293 62.9 56.1-69.3 24 5.4 3.3- 8.8 9 1.6 0.6- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 622 145 25.5 20.3-31.5 403 62.2 55.9-68.2 61 10.3 7.0-15.0 13 2.0 1.0- 3.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,422 385 26.5 23.3-29.9 875 60.8 57.0-64.5 139 11.3 8.9-14.3 23 1.4 0.8- 2.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,142 323 28.8 24.9-33.1 666 55.4 50.6-60.0 130 14.1 10.3-19.1 23 1.7 0.9- 3.0
College Graduate 1,696 621 36.9 33.4-40.5 958 55.9 52.2-59.5 107 6.8 5.1- 9.1 10 0.4 0.2- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 413 95 23.7 17.7-31.0 257 61.2 53.0-68.8 47 11.9 7.2-19.0 14 3.3 1.7- 6.3
$15,000- 24,999 668 172 24.4 19.8-29.6 401 58.1 51.9-63.9 81 15.1 10.5-21.4 14 2.4 1.2- 4.9
$25,000- 34,999 566 134 26.0 20.7-32.1 364 61.9 55.5-67.8 57 10.9 7.6-15.2 11 1.3 0.6- 2.8
$35,000- 49,999 708 219 29.6 24.9-34.8 411 59.6 54.0-64.9 72 10.3 7.0-14.7 6 0.6 0.2- 1.8
$50,000-74,999 634 219 34.4 28.9-40.3 361 53.0 46.7-59.2 52 12.2 7.3-19.6 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0
$75,000+ 753 304 37.6 32.8-42.6 408 55.9 50.8-60.9 37 6.2 4.1- 9.3 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 355 127 35.1 29.5-41.3 196 54.7 48.5-60.8 28 8.4 5.6-12.4 4 1.8 0.6- 5.5
Forsyth 330 96 26.4 21.5-32.0 198 64.6 58.6-70.2 32 8.3 5.7-12.1 4 0.7 0.3- 1.9
Guilford 268 76 26.0 20.5-32.3 160 58.9 51.8-65.7 26 13.2 8.5-19.9 6 1.9 0.8- 4.5
Henderson/Transylvania 416 176 43.6 37.9-49.4 218 51.6 45.8-57.3 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0
Mecklenburg 261 64 25.1 18.8-32.5 163 58.2 49.6-66.3 30 15.0 8.9-24.2 4 1.7 0.6- 4.7
Orange 343 113 30.9 24.5-38.1 203 62.0 54.2-69.2 24 6.5 4.0-10.3 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9
Pitt 285 61 24.7 17.6-33.5 190 62.6 54.3-70.3 28 10.5 6.8-15.9 6 2.2 0.9- 4.9
Randolph 372 89 23.5 16.9-31.8 243 65.9 57.9-73.0 35 9.1 6.1-13.4 5 1.4 0.5- 3.9
Robeson 168 23 12.5 7.8-19.4 102 56.6 46.8-65.9 34 22.8 15.4-32.5 9 8.0 3.2-18.7
Wake 299 100 33.5 27.4-40.2 176 59.2 52.5-65.6 21 6.5 4.0-10.4 2 0.8 0.2- 3.2
Western NC 582 193 33.0 28.6-37.6 338 57.7 52.9-62.4 47 8.6 6.2-11.9 4 0.7 0.2- 2.2
Piedmont NC 692 206 28.0 24.1-32.3 425 61.5 56.7-66.1 54 9.7 6.6-14.0 7 0.8 0.4- 1.8
Eastern NC 522 152 31.2 26.7-36.1 295 53.3 48.2-58.4 64 13.7 10.3-18.0 11 1.7 0.9- 3.4

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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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