BRFSS 2002 - Wake County: (Physical Activity Recommendation Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Wake County

Physical Activity

Physical Activity Recommendation Status*

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	Total Respond.#	Meets Recommendation	Some Physical Activity	Physically Inactive
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
Wake County	417	182	43.2	37.7-48.8	177	43.2	37.8-48.9	58	13.6	10.1-18.1
GENDER
Male	179	85	45.9	37.5-54.5	70	40.4	32.3-49.1	24	13.7	8.6-21.1
Female	238	97	40.1	33.1-47.4	107	46.5	39.2-53.8	34	13.5	9.3-19.1
RACE
White	303	137	45.0	38.6-51.6	131	44.1	37.8-50.6	35	10.9	7.5-15.7
Other	112	44	38.8	28.6-50.2	45	41.3	30.4-53.1	23	19.8	12.3-30.4
AGE
18-44	235	114	46.8	39.4-54.3	104	45.6	38.3-53.1	17	7.6	4.4-12.8
45+	178	67	37.0	29.4-45.3	72	39.7	31.8-48.2	39	23.3	16.5-31.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	106	39	37.0	26.9-48.5	49	46.0	35.1-57.3	18	16.9	9.9-27.5
Some College +	311	143	45.4	39.0-51.9	128	42.2	36.0-48.7	40	12.4	8.7-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	147	56	40.1	30.8-50.2	67	44.5	35.1-54.3	24	15.4	9.3-24.4
$50,000+	175	88	47.4	38.9-56.0	77	47.4	38.9-56.2	10	5.2	2.7- 9.6
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
Randolph	401	143	40.5	33.4-48.0	162	38.2	31.8-45.0	96	21.3	17.1-26.3
Robeson	413	125	31.1	25.3-37.6	168	41.0	35.1-47.2	120	27.9	22.7-33.7
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

Total
Respond.#

Meets Recommendation

Some Physical Activity

Physically Inactive

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

Wake County

417

182

43.2

37.7-48.8

177

43.2

37.8-48.9

13.6

10.1-18.1

GENDER

Male

179

45.9

37.5-54.5

40.4

32.3-49.1

13.7

8.6-21.1

Female

238

40.1

33.1-47.4

107

46.5

39.2-53.8

13.5

9.3-19.1

RACE

White

303

137

45.0

38.6-51.6

131

44.1

37.8-50.6

10.9

7.5-15.7

Other

112

38.8

28.6-50.2

41.3

30.4-53.1

19.8

12.3-30.4

AGE

18-44

235

114

46.8

39.4-54.3

104

45.6

38.3-53.1

7.6

4.4-12.8

45+

178

37.0

29.4-45.3

39.7

31.8-48.2

23.3

16.5-31.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

106

37.0

26.9-48.5

46.0

35.1-57.3

16.9

9.9-27.5

Some College +

311

143

45.4

39.0-51.9

128

42.2

36.0-48.7

12.4

8.7-17.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

147

40.1

30.8-50.2

44.5

35.1-54.3

15.4

9.3-24.4

$50,000+

175

47.4

38.9-56.0

47.4

38.9-56.2

5.2

2.7- 9.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

399

153

40.5

34.9-46.3

174

42.7

37.0-48.5

16.8

13.1-21.3

Forsyth

450

167

36.7

31.6-42.2

197

44.9

39.5-50.4

18.4

14.6-22.9

Guilford

397

152

36.1

30.7-41.9

168

45.9

39.9-52.1

17.9

13.9-22.8

Henderson/Transylvania

448

193

44.7

38.8-50.8

181

37.9

32.3-43.8

17.4

12.2-24.1

Mecklenburg

430

162

36.5

30.7-42.7

196

46.8

40.6-53.1

16.7

12.7-21.6

Orange

420

217

51.4

43.9-58.7

157

32.4

26.7-38.5

16.3

8.9-27.8

Pitt

395

153

42.6

36.0-49.4

166

41.1

35.3-47.1

16.3

12.4-21.2

Randolph

401

143

40.5

33.4-48.0

162

38.2

31.8-45.0

21.3

17.1-26.3

Robeson

413

125

31.1

25.3-37.6

168

41.0

35.1-47.2

120

27.9

22.7-33.7

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

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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