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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Physical Activity

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%)
North Carolina 3,502 295 8.4 7.0-10.0 711 21.2 19.1-23.4 1,182 34.0 31.6-36.5 567 16.1 14.4-18.0 747 20.2 18.3-22.3
Piedmont NC 449 32 7.9 5.3-11.5 104 24.8 19.8-30.4 150 35.1 29.6-40.9 82 17.3 13.4-22.1 81 15.0 11.7-19.1
GENDER
Male 161 13 8.3 4.6-14.7 39 22.6 15.7-31.3 57 39.1 30.1-49.0 30 18.5 12.4-26.8 22 11.5 7.1-18.0
Female 288 19 7.5 4.5-12.3 65 26.6 20.1-34.3 93 31.6 25.7-38.2 52 16.3 11.7-22.1 59 18.0 13.6-23.6
RACE
White 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
Other 75 8 10.5 4.7-21.9 28 44.1 30.2-59.0 19 22.8 13.8-35.4 10 13.7 7.0-25.1 10 8.9 4.6-16.5
AGE
18-44 217 15 7.6 4.3-13.2 43 22.4 15.8-30.7 74 35.9 28.1-44.5 47 20.0 14.4-26.9 38 14.2 9.8-20.0
45+ 228 17 8.3 4.9-13.8 61 28.2 21.3-36.3 73 33.1 26.1-40.9 35 14.3 9.4-21.3 42 16.0 11.3-22.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 216 19 8.7 5.1-14.3 60 28.5 21.4-36.9 66 33.1 25.4-41.7 35 18.4 12.8-25.8 36 11.3 7.9-16.0
Some College + 231 13 6.9 3.8-12.2 44 20.4 14.3-28.3 82 36.9 29.6-44.9 47 16.0 11.2-22.4 45 19.7 14.1-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 237 17 9.0 5.3-14.9 58 27.6 20.4-36.0 80 32.4 25.6-39.9 37 16.7 11.4-23.6 45 14.4 10.4-19.7
$50,000+ 133 4 4.7 1.7-12.2 26 18.2 11.6-27.3 45 37.3 27.9-47.8 34 20.8 13.8-30.1 24 19.0 12.2-28.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 218 16 6.5 3.6-11.4 58 24.3 18.6-31.1 71 34.3 27.3-42.2 29 15.3 9.4-24.0 44 19.5 14.3-26.0
Forsyth 261 17 6.6 3.9-10.9 56 24.2 18.5-31.1 88 32.8 26.7-39.5 41 15.6 11.2-21.3 59 20.8 15.8-26.9
Guilford 234 17 7.1 4.0-12.1 44 22.4 15.6-31.2 81 35.1 27.9-43.1 47 18.6 13.3-25.2 45 16.8 12.2-22.7
Henderson/Transylvania 241 15 5.6 3.2- 9.5 42 18.3 12.8-25.5 85 35.0 28.1-42.6 41 20.3 14.5-27.6 58 20.9 15.8-27.0
Mecklenburg 273 18 5.5 3.3- 9.1 56 27.6 20.4-36.1 82 27.5 21.7-34.2 50 19.4 14.2-25.9 67 20.0 14.9-26.4
Orange 245 24 10.6 6.6-16.7 51 18.5 13.7-24.5 80 31.3 25.1-38.4 30 11.3 7.6-16.4 60 28.3 21.6-36.0
Pitt 217 18 6.9 4.2-11.2 33 14.9 10.4-21.0 73 31.0 24.3-38.6 44 21.7 15.4-29.6 49 25.4 18.8-33.5
Randolph 206 25 13.2 8.4-20.1 40 18.6 13.3-25.3 67 31.6 24.8-39.3 33 14.3 9.5-20.9 41 22.4 16.1-30.3
Robeson 182 23 14.2 8.7-22.2 43 25.8 18.4-35.0 68 36.9 27.8-47.1 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 28 13.8 8.9-20.9
Wake 261 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7 43 17.8 13.0-24.0 95 36.2 29.8-43.1 48 19.2 14.0-25.8 57 20.9 15.7-27.2
Western NC 312 25 6.8 4.5-10.2 68 20.3 15.7-25.9 109 34.8 28.7-41.4 47 16.5 11.8-22.6 63 21.6 16.3-28.2
Eastern NC 403 47 11.9 8.3-16.9 73 16.7 12.9-21.3 133 34.5 28.9-40.7 55 12.1 9.1-16.0 95 24.7 20.0-30.1

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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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