BRFSS 2002 - Wake County: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Wake County

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
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
Wake County	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
GENDER
Male	110	7	5.0	2.2-11.2	20	22.6	13.7-34.8	31	27.9	19.5-38.2	24	21.7	13.9-32.1	28	22.9	15.0-33.3
Female	151	11	6.6	3.4-12.8	23	12.9	8.3-19.5	64	44.9	36.0-54.2	24	16.7	10.5-25.5	29	18.8	12.9-26.8
RACE
White	189	12	6.2	3.3-11.4	29	14.4	9.7-20.9	69	35.4	28.1-43.5	39	23.3	16.6-31.7	40	20.6	14.7-28.2
Other	70	6	5.1	2.0-12.2	14	26.3	13.9-44.1	25	38.0	25.3-52.6	9	9.6	4.5-19.2	16	21.1	12.0-34.2
AGE
18-44	163	7	3.4	1.4- 7.7	29	20.3	14.0-28.6	63	36.8	28.8-45.5	33	21.2	14.5-29.8	31	18.3	12.3-26.4
45+	96	11	11.6	6.0-21.4	14	12.7	7.2-21.6	30	32.8	23.1-44.4	15	15.4	8.9-25.4	26	27.4	18.4-38.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	56	7	6.8	2.8-15.6	7	12.2	5.0-26.9	27	52.3	37.2-66.9	6	16.8	7.5-33.5	9	11.9	5.9-22.7
Some College +	205	11	5.6	2.9-10.3	36	19.4	13.8-26.5	68	31.9	25.1-39.5	42	19.9	14.1-27.3	48	23.3	17.2-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	87	10	9.9	4.7-19.6	9	11.2	5.3-22.1	31	39.4	28.0-52.0	21	23.0	14.5-34.4	16	16.6	10.0-26.2
$50,000+	119	6	5.2	2.3-11.5	22	22.4	13.5-34.8	47	38.9	29.2-49.6	22	19.2	11.9-29.5	22	14.2	8.9-22.0
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
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
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
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

Total
Respond.#

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

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

Wake County

261

5.8

3.4- 9.7

17.8

13.0-24.0

36.2

29.8-43.1

19.2

14.0-25.8

20.9

15.7-27.2

GENDER

Male

110

5.0

2.2-11.2

22.6

13.7-34.8

27.9

19.5-38.2

21.7

13.9-32.1

22.9

15.0-33.3

Female

151

6.6

3.4-12.8

12.9

8.3-19.5

44.9

36.0-54.2

16.7

10.5-25.5

18.8

12.9-26.8

RACE

White

189

6.2

3.3-11.4

14.4

9.7-20.9

35.4

28.1-43.5

23.3

16.6-31.7

20.6

14.7-28.2

Other

5.1

2.0-12.2

26.3

13.9-44.1

38.0

25.3-52.6

9.6

4.5-19.2

21.1

12.0-34.2

AGE

18-44

163

3.4

1.4- 7.7

20.3

14.0-28.6

36.8

28.8-45.5

21.2

14.5-29.8

18.3

12.3-26.4

45+

11.6

6.0-21.4

12.7

7.2-21.6

32.8

23.1-44.4

15.4

8.9-25.4

27.4

18.4-38.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

6.8

2.8-15.6

12.2

5.0-26.9

52.3

37.2-66.9

16.8

7.5-33.5

11.9

5.9-22.7

Some College +

205

5.6

2.9-10.3

19.4

13.8-26.5

31.9

25.1-39.5

19.9

14.1-27.3

23.3

17.2-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

9.9

4.7-19.6

11.2

5.3-22.1

39.4

28.0-52.0

23.0

14.5-34.4

16.6

10.0-26.2

$50,000+

119

5.2

2.3-11.5

22.4

13.5-34.8

38.9

29.2-49.6

19.2

11.9-29.5

14.2

8.9-22.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

218

6.5

3.6-11.4

24.3

18.6-31.1

34.3

27.3-42.2

15.3

9.4-24.0

19.5

14.3-26.0

Forsyth

261

6.6

3.9-10.9

24.2

18.5-31.1

32.8

26.7-39.5

15.6

11.2-21.3

20.8

15.8-26.9

Guilford

234

7.1

4.0-12.1

22.4

15.6-31.2

35.1

27.9-43.1

18.6

13.3-25.2

16.8

12.2-22.7

Henderson/Transylvania

241

5.6

3.2- 9.5

18.3

12.8-25.5

35.0

28.1-42.6

20.3

14.5-27.6

20.9

15.8-27.0

Mecklenburg

273

5.5

3.3- 9.1

27.6

20.4-36.1

27.5

21.7-34.2

19.4

14.2-25.9

20.0

14.9-26.4

Orange

245

10.6

6.6-16.7

18.5

13.7-24.5

31.3

25.1-38.4

11.3

7.6-16.4

28.3

21.6-36.0

Pitt

217

6.9

4.2-11.2

14.9

10.4-21.0

31.0

24.3-38.6

21.7

15.4-29.6

25.4

18.8-33.5

Randolph

206

13.2

8.4-20.1

18.6

13.3-25.3

31.6

24.8-39.3

14.3

9.5-20.9

22.4

16.1-30.3

Robeson

182

14.2

8.7-22.2

25.8

18.4-35.0

36.9

27.8-47.1

9.3

5.6-14.9

13.8

8.9-20.9

Western NC

312

6.8

4.5-10.2

20.3

15.7-25.9

109

34.8

28.7-41.4

16.5

11.8-22.6

21.6

16.3-28.2

Piedmont NC

449

7.9

5.3-11.5

104

24.8

19.8-30.4

150

35.1

29.6-40.9

17.3

13.4-22.1

15.0

11.7-19.1

Eastern NC

403

11.9

8.3-16.9

16.7

12.9-21.3

133

34.5

28.9-40.7

12.1

9.1-16.0

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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