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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Randolph County

Physical Activity

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%)
North Carolina 6,366 2,432 38.1 36.3-40.0 2,657 42.2 40.3-44.1 1,277 19.7 18.2-21.3
Randolph County 401 143 40.5 33.4-48.0 162 38.2 31.8-45.0 96 21.3 17.1-26.3
GENDER
Male 161 69 47.1 38.1-56.3 58 33.0 25.3-41.7 34 19.9 14.0-27.6
Female 240 74 34.0 23.4-46.5 104 43.2 33.3-53.8 62 22.7 17.1-29.6
RACE
White 364 129 40.9 33.3-49.0 151 38.7 31.9-45.9 84 20.4 16.1-25.5
Other 36 14 36.2 21.0-54.9 11 33.6 18.2-53.6 11 30.1 15.8-49.7
AGE
18-44 173 65 44.3 33.1-56.2 74 38.1 28.4-48.8 34 17.6 12.2-24.8
45+ 226 77 35.6 28.8-43.0 88 38.6 31.5-46.1 61 25.8 19.9-32.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 260 92 41.6 32.2-51.7 100 34.9 27.1-43.6 68 23.5 18.1-30.0
Some College + 141 51 38.3 29.0-48.5 62 44.7 35.1-54.8 28 17.0 11.1-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 223 74 35.2 28.3-42.7 95 41.5 34.3-49.1 54 23.3 17.6-30.2
$50,000+ 78 38 48.9 36.1-61.9 29 37.2 25.4-50.8 11 13.8 7.2-24.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 399 153 40.5 34.9-46.3 174 42.7 37.0-48.5 72 16.8 13.1-21.3
Forsyth 450 167 36.7 31.6-42.2 197 44.9 39.5-50.4 86 18.4 14.6-22.9
Guilford 397 152 36.1 30.7-41.9 168 45.9 39.9-52.1 77 17.9 13.9-22.8
Henderson/Transylvania 448 193 44.7 38.8-50.8 181 37.9 32.3-43.8 74 17.4 12.2-24.1
Mecklenburg 430 162 36.5 30.7-42.7 196 46.8 40.6-53.1 72 16.7 12.7-21.6
Orange 420 217 51.4 43.9-58.7 157 32.4 26.7-38.5 46 16.3 8.9-27.8
Pitt 395 153 42.6 36.0-49.4 166 41.1 35.3-47.1 76 16.3 12.4-21.2
Robeson 413 125 31.1 25.3-37.6 168 41.0 35.1-47.2 120 27.9 22.7-33.7
Wake 417 182 43.2 37.7-48.8 177 43.2 37.8-48.9 58 13.6 10.1-18.1
Western NC 613 225 39.9 35.3-44.7 246 39.5 35.0-44.1 142 20.6 17.2-24.4
Piedmont NC 831 285 33.9 29.9-38.2 351 41.7 37.5-46.0 195 24.4 20.8-28.3
Eastern NC 752 275 39.7 35.5-44.1 314 42.0 37.7-46.4 163 18.3 15.4-21.7

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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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