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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--WHITE Respondents Only

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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  Total
Respond.#
Meets Recommendation Some Physical Activity Physically Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,846 1,956 40.5 38.3-42.7 2,013 41.8 39.7-44.0 877 17.7 16.2-19.4
GENDER
Male 1,879 831 43.1 39.7-46.6 744 41.3 37.9-44.8 304 15.6 13.4-18.1
Female 2,967 1,125 38.0 35.4-40.6 1,269 42.3 39.7-45.0 573 19.7 17.6-22.0
AGE
18-24 310 166 53.9 44.8-62.8 109 34.8 26.7-43.8 35 11.3 7.0-17.9
25-34 782 363 43.8 38.8-48.9 342 46.6 41.5-51.7 77 9.7 7.3-12.7
35-44 909 389 42.5 38.0-47.2 415 45.1 40.4-49.8 105 12.4 9.6-15.9
45-54 974 394 37.8 33.4-42.4 422 44.1 39.4-49.0 158 18.1 14.6-22.3
55-64 738 284 35.8 31.1-40.8 304 41.3 36.2-46.5 150 22.9 18.7-27.8
65-74 626 237 35.8 30.5-41.6 229 37.1 31.8-42.8 160 27.0 22.2-32.5
75+ 477 111 26.0 20.5-32.3 183 33.4 27.7-39.6 183 40.7 34.4-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 623 160 27.4 22.3-33.2 217 34.8 28.9-41.2 246 37.8 32.1-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,395 514 34.9 31.3-38.6 584 44.8 40.9-48.7 297 20.3 17.5-23.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 457 43.2 38.6-48.0 504 43.6 39.1-48.2 163 13.2 10.6-16.2
College Graduate 1,695 822 50.8 47.1-54.4 704 40.1 36.6-43.6 169 9.2 7.4-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 407 131 36.6 29.0-44.9 154 35.0 28.2-42.5 122 28.4 22.5-35.1
$15,000- 24,999 662 248 36.1 30.7-41.8 259 40.6 34.8-46.7 155 23.3 18.5-29.0
$25,000- 34,999 564 216 40.7 34.5-47.2 261 43.0 36.9-49.4 87 16.2 12.2-21.3
$35,000- 49,999 697 302 41.4 36.1-47.0 316 47.4 41.9-53.1 79 11.1 8.1-15.1
$50,000-74,999 625 290 44.5 38.3-50.8 284 46.4 40.4-52.6 51 9.1 6.4-12.9
$75,000+ 757 399 51.6 46.5-56.6 301 39.6 34.8-44.6 57 8.8 6.3-12.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 353 141 42.5 36.4-48.7 151 41.2 35.2-47.4 61 16.3 12.5-21.1
Forsyth 334 130 39.3 33.1-45.8 150 45.6 39.3-52.0 54 15.1 11.3-20.0
Guilford 264 115 43.8 37.0-50.9 103 39.9 33.1-47.0 46 16.3 11.7-22.3
Henderson/Transylvania 409 179 47.1 41.2-52.9 171 41.5 35.8-47.4 59 11.4 8.6-15.1
Mecklenburg 258 106 42.4 34.2-51.0 116 44.8 36.7-53.2 36 12.9 8.8-18.4
Orange 343 185 53.1 44.1-61.8 122 28.8 23.0-35.5 36 18.1 9.2-32.3
Pitt 280 122 48.3 40.5-56.2 115 39.3 32.3-46.8 43 12.3 8.9-17.0
Randolph 364 129 40.9 33.3-49.0 151 38.7 31.9-45.9 84 20.4 16.1-25.5
Robeson 168 57 36.5 27.7-46.3 68 40.4 31.5-49.9 43 23.2 16.5-31.4
Wake 303 137 45.0 38.6-51.6 131 44.1 37.8-50.6 35 10.9 7.5-15.7
Western NC 569 208 39.5 34.7-44.4 231 40.2 35.5-45.0 130 20.4 16.9-24.4
Piedmont NC 680 237 34.6 30.1-39.3 291 42.4 37.8-47.2 152 23.0 19.3-27.1
Eastern NC 521 210 43.8 38.8-48.9 213 41.4 36.4-46.5 98 14.8 11.8-18.3

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*Meets recommendation = Moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
Some Physical Activity = Do some physical activity , but do not meet recommendations ABOVE.
Physically Inactive = Respondents reporting no physical activity.

#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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