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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
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
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
GENDER
Male	141	14	7.6	4.4-12.9	29	19.7	13.3-28.1	46	33.4	24.8-43.3	24	17.6	11.0-27.1	28	21.7	14.3-31.4
Female	171	11	5.8	3.1-10.6	39	21.1	15.0-28.7	63	36.4	28.6-45.1	23	15.1	9.5-23.2	35	21.6	14.7-30.6
RACE
White	296	25	7.2	4.8-10.8	60	18.1	13.7-23.5	106	35.4	29.1-42.2	43	16.6	11.7-23.0	62	22.7	17.0-29.5
Other	16	0	0.0	. - .	8	56.5	28.4-81.0	3	24.2	6.6-59.2	4	15.3	5.0-38.4	1	4.0	0.5-24.5
AGE
18-44	122	5	3.0	1.2- 7.3	24	17.2	11.0-25.9	46	35.3	25.7-46.2	20	20.1	12.2-31.3	27	24.4	15.7-36.0
45+	188	19	9.9	6.2-15.3	44	23.5	17.3-31.0	63	34.6	27.3-42.7	27	13.2	8.8-19.3	35	18.9	13.4-26.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	164	18	8.9	5.5-14.2	39	21.6	15.2-29.6	55	34.7	26.3-44.1	20	12.7	7.8-20.0	32	22.1	15.0-31.3
Some College +	148	7	4.4	2.0- 9.3	29	18.8	12.6-27.1	54	34.9	26.4-44.3	27	20.9	13.2-31.4	31	21.1	13.6-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	190	21	9.3	5.9-14.3	37	18.8	13.1-26.3	56	29.2	21.8-38.0	34	18.8	12.4-27.4	42	23.9	17.0-32.4
$50,000+	64	2	3.4	0.8-12.6	15	21.3	12.5-33.8	29	46.7	33.8-60.0	8	16.0	7.8-29.8	10	12.7	6.5-23.2
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
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

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

GENDER

Male

141

7.6

4.4-12.9

19.7

13.3-28.1

33.4

24.8-43.3

17.6

11.0-27.1

21.7

14.3-31.4

Female

171

5.8

3.1-10.6

21.1

15.0-28.7

36.4

28.6-45.1

15.1

9.5-23.2

21.6

14.7-30.6

RACE

White

296

7.2

4.8-10.8

18.1

13.7-23.5

106

35.4

29.1-42.2

16.6

11.7-23.0

22.7

17.0-29.5

Other

0.0

. - .

56.5

28.4-81.0

24.2

6.6-59.2

15.3

5.0-38.4

4.0

0.5-24.5

AGE

18-44

122

3.0

1.2- 7.3

17.2

11.0-25.9

35.3

25.7-46.2

20.1

12.2-31.3

24.4

15.7-36.0

45+

188

9.9

6.2-15.3

23.5

17.3-31.0

34.6

27.3-42.7

13.2

8.8-19.3

18.9

13.4-26.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

164

8.9

5.5-14.2

21.6

15.2-29.6

34.7

26.3-44.1

12.7

7.8-20.0

22.1

15.0-31.3

Some College +

148

4.4

2.0- 9.3

18.8

12.6-27.1

34.9

26.4-44.3

20.9

13.2-31.4

21.1

13.6-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

190

9.3

5.9-14.3

18.8

13.1-26.3

29.2

21.8-38.0

18.8

12.4-27.4

23.9

17.0-32.4

$50,000+

3.4

0.8-12.6

21.3

12.5-33.8

46.7

33.8-60.0

16.0

7.8-29.8

12.7

6.5-23.2

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

Wake

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

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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