BRFSS 2002 - Western North Carolina: (On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Physical Activity

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.#	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
North Carolina	4,930	842	16.1	14.7-17.7	1,623	31.5	29.5-33.5	1,543	32.6	30.5-34.7	534	11.5	10.2-12.9	388	8.3	7.2- 9.5
Western NC	460	66	13.4	10.1-17.5	147	30.7	26.0-35.9	132	28.7	24.2-33.8	64	14.9	11.3-19.3	51	12.3	8.8-16.9
GENDER
Male	199	18	8.6	5.2-13.7	59	28.9	22.0-36.9	53	27.7	21.1-35.4	34	16.8	11.4-24.1	35	18.1	12.2-26.1
Female	261	48	18.9	13.5-25.6	88	32.8	26.8-39.4	79	29.9	24.0-36.6	30	12.7	8.7-18.1	16	5.8	3.4- 9.6
RACE
White	430	62	13.7	10.3-18.1	141	32.1	27.1-37.5	119	26.6	22.2-31.6	60	15.3	11.5-20.0	48	12.3	8.7-17.2
Other	29	4	9.7	3.3-25.3	6	12.6	5.2-27.6	12	53.6	33.0-73.0	4	10.3	3.5-26.3	3	13.8	4.3-36.3
AGE
18-44	182	27	15.0	9.7-22.5	53	29.2	21.8-37.8	54	28.8	21.7-37.1	29	14.8	9.4-22.5	19	12.2	7.1-20.3
45+	275	39	12.1	8.6-16.7	93	31.8	26.1-38.2	76	28.6	23.0-34.9	35	15.0	10.7-20.6	32	12.5	8.3-18.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	242	41	16.7	11.7-23.3	70	28.2	22.2-35.2	73	29.5	23.3-36.6	33	15.5	10.4-22.4	25	10.1	6.2-16.0
Some College +	217	25	9.8	6.3-14.9	76	33.3	26.2-41.2	59	27.9	21.5-35.4	31	14.2	9.7-20.3	26	14.8	9.4-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	285	39	12.6	8.6-18.1	84	28.0	22.4-34.3	90	31.3	25.4-37.9	41	16.4	11.5-22.9	31	11.7	7.5-17.8
$50,000+	90	12	12.6	6.7-22.4	32	32.3	22.8-43.6	16	18.0	10.8-28.4	18	18.1	11.2-27.8	12	19.0	10.4-32.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	317	57	17.6	13.1-23.3	122	36.3	30.3-42.7	89	28.8	23.3-35.1	26	9.4	5.9-14.6	23	7.9	5.0-12.2
Forsyth	358	66	17.7	13.7-22.7	110	31.2	25.8-37.1	110	29.6	24.1-35.6	48	14.3	10.6-19.1	24	7.2	4.7-10.8
Guilford	310	49	15.2	11.1-20.4	107	31.8	25.9-38.3	104	33.1	27.1-39.7	27	12.6	7.6-20.0	23	7.4	4.3-12.5
Henderson/Transylvania	364	58	13.4	10.1-17.7	96	27.8	22.1-34.3	126	35.3	29.6-41.4	49	14.5	10.6-19.4	35	9.1	6.3-13.0
Mecklenburg	347	73	19.0	14.5-24.6	116	29.4	24.0-35.4	109	33.7	26.8-41.4	34	9.9	6.7-14.4	15	7.9	4.5-13.5
Orange	364	50	12.6	9.3-16.9	138	38.3	32.7-44.3	122	34.0	28.6-39.9	33	9.2	6.3-13.3	21	5.9	3.5- 9.7
Pitt	303	46	14.6	10.6-19.8	96	31.7	24.7-39.7	109	35.0	28.5-42.1	30	10.5	7.1-15.2	22	8.1	5.2-12.5
Randolph	290	52	16.2	11.3-22.6	94	28.4	22.3-35.4	88	29.8	23.8-36.7	31	16.4	9.1-27.8	25	9.1	5.8-14.0
Robeson	284	55	18.4	13.7-24.3	85	30.2	23.2-38.2	70	22.1	16.7-28.5	37	13.5	9.5-18.9	37	15.9	10.7-23.0
Wake	351	55	14.7	11.1-19.3	127	36.5	30.5-43.0	119	33.8	28.2-39.9	31	9.9	6.5-14.9	19	5.0	3.1- 7.9
Piedmont NC	610	108	15.7	12.7-19.3	190	29.9	25.5-34.8	191	32.4	27.9-37.2	64	11.3	8.6-14.8	57	10.7	8.1-13.9
Eastern NC	572	107	17.2	14.0-21.0	195	31.7	27.4-36.4	174	34.4	29.6-39.5	60	10.8	8.1-14.2	36	5.9	4.0- 8.5

Total
Respond.#

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,930

842

16.1

14.7-17.7

1,623

31.5

29.5-33.5

1,543

32.6

30.5-34.7

534

11.5

10.2-12.9

388

8.3

7.2- 9.5

Western NC

460

13.4

10.1-17.5

147

30.7

26.0-35.9

132

28.7

24.2-33.8

14.9

11.3-19.3

12.3

8.8-16.9

GENDER

Male

199

8.6

5.2-13.7

28.9

22.0-36.9

27.7

21.1-35.4

16.8

11.4-24.1

18.1

12.2-26.1

Female

261

18.9

13.5-25.6

32.8

26.8-39.4

29.9

24.0-36.6

12.7

8.7-18.1

5.8

3.4- 9.6

RACE

White

430

13.7

10.3-18.1

141

32.1

27.1-37.5

119

26.6

22.2-31.6

15.3

11.5-20.0

12.3

8.7-17.2

Other

9.7

3.3-25.3

12.6

5.2-27.6

53.6

33.0-73.0

10.3

3.5-26.3

13.8

4.3-36.3

AGE

18-44

182

15.0

9.7-22.5

29.2

21.8-37.8

28.8

21.7-37.1

14.8

9.4-22.5

12.2

7.1-20.3

45+

275

12.1

8.6-16.7

31.8

26.1-38.2

28.6

23.0-34.9

15.0

10.7-20.6

12.5

8.3-18.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

242

16.7

11.7-23.3

28.2

22.2-35.2

29.5

23.3-36.6

15.5

10.4-22.4

10.1

6.2-16.0

Some College +

217

9.8

6.3-14.9

33.3

26.2-41.2

27.9

21.5-35.4

14.2

9.7-20.3

14.8

9.4-22.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

285

12.6

8.6-18.1

28.0

22.4-34.3

31.3

25.4-37.9

16.4

11.5-22.9

11.7

7.5-17.8

$50,000+

12.6

6.7-22.4

32.3

22.8-43.6

18.0

10.8-28.4

18.1

11.2-27.8

19.0

10.4-32.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

317

17.6

13.1-23.3

122

36.3

30.3-42.7

28.8

23.3-35.1

9.4

5.9-14.6

7.9

5.0-12.2

Forsyth

358

17.7

13.7-22.7

110

31.2

25.8-37.1

110

29.6

24.1-35.6

14.3

10.6-19.1

7.2

4.7-10.8

Guilford

310

15.2

11.1-20.4

107

31.8

25.9-38.3

104

33.1

27.1-39.7

12.6

7.6-20.0

7.4

4.3-12.5

Henderson/Transylvania

364

13.4

10.1-17.7

27.8

22.1-34.3

126

35.3

29.6-41.4

14.5

10.6-19.4

9.1

6.3-13.0

Mecklenburg

347

19.0

14.5-24.6

116

29.4

24.0-35.4

109

33.7

26.8-41.4

9.9

6.7-14.4

7.9

4.5-13.5

Orange

364

12.6

9.3-16.9

138

38.3

32.7-44.3

122

34.0

28.6-39.9

9.2

6.3-13.3

5.9

3.5- 9.7

Pitt

303

14.6

10.6-19.8

31.7

24.7-39.7

109

35.0

28.5-42.1

10.5

7.1-15.2

8.1

5.2-12.5

Randolph

290

16.2

11.3-22.6

28.4

22.3-35.4

29.8

23.8-36.7

16.4

9.1-27.8

9.1

5.8-14.0

Robeson

284

18.4

13.7-24.3

30.2

23.2-38.2

22.1

16.7-28.5

13.5

9.5-18.9

15.9

10.7-23.0

Wake

351

14.7

11.1-19.3

127

36.5

30.5-43.0

119

33.8

28.2-39.9

9.9

6.5-14.9

5.0

3.1- 7.9

Piedmont NC

610

108

15.7

12.7-19.3

190

29.9

25.5-34.8

191

32.4

27.9-37.2

11.3

8.6-14.8

10.7

8.1-13.9

Eastern NC

572

107

17.2

14.0-21.0

195

31.7

27.4-36.4

174

34.4

29.6-39.5

10.8

8.1-14.2

5.9

4.0- 8.5

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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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