BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,402	6,920	74.3	72.9-75.7	2,482	25.7	24.3-27.1
-Appalachian/Wilkes	454	362	80.1	73.6-85.3	92	19.9	14.7-26.4
GENDER
Male	167	136	77.7	64.5-87.0	31	22.3	13.0-35.5
Female	287	226	81.9	76.2-86.5	61	18.1	13.5-23.8
RACE
White	433	347	80.7	73.9-86.0	86	19.3	14.0-26.1
Other	21	15	65.1	37.6-85.2	6	34.9	14.8-62.4
AGE
18-44	183	155	87.0	80.8-91.4	28	13.0	8.6-19.2
45+	267	204	73.4	62.8-81.9	63	26.6	18.1-37.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	226	170	72.4	61.1-81.4	56	27.6	18.6-38.9
Some College +	226	190	86.8	81.3-90.8	36	13.2	9.2-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	274	219	79.7	69.5-87.1	55	20.3	12.9-30.5
$50,000+	89	85	94.9	87.0-98.1	4	5.1	1.9-13.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	451	335	76.4	71.6-80.6	116	23.6	19.4-28.4
Guilford	446	351	77.8	72.5-82.2	95	22.2	17.8-27.5
Mecklenburg	448	336	73.3	67.6-78.4	112	26.7	21.6-32.4
Orange	451	363	78.7	70.9-84.9	88	21.3	15.1-29.1
Wake	451	357	78.1	72.9-82.6	94	21.9	17.4-27.1
Chatham/Lee	395	277	66.4	59.8-72.4	118	33.6	27.6-40.2
Nash/Wilson	379	270	71.8	66.3-76.8	109	28.2	23.2-33.7
Craven/Pamlico	452	320	68.4	62.6-73.6	132	31.6	26.4-37.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	314	72.1	66.7-76.9	122	27.9	23.1-33.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	336	71.4	64.2-77.6	141	28.6	22.4-35.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	333	69.1	53.8-81.1	93	30.9	18.9-46.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	473	310	66.3	61.2-71.1	163	33.7	28.9-38.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	274	67.2	61.4-72.5	143	32.8	27.5-38.6
Northeast NC I	458	313	69.6	64.0-74.6	145	30.4	25.4-36.0
Northeast NC II	509	368	73.6	68.6-78.0	141	26.4	22.0-31.4
Northeastern Partnership	967	681	72.2	68.5-75.6	286	27.8	24.4-31.5
Mountain AHEC	1,303	1,002	77.2	73.5-80.5	301	22.8	19.5-26.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,297	2,312	72.4	69.7-75.0	985	27.6	25.0-30.3
Piedmont	4,034	3,024	74.9	72.9-76.9	1,010	25.1	23.1-27.1
Western NC	2,071	1,584	75.8	72.6-78.8	487	24.2	21.2-27.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,402

6,920

74.3

72.9-75.7

2,482

25.7

24.3-27.1

-Appalachian/Wilkes

454

362

80.1

73.6-85.3

19.9

14.7-26.4

GENDER

Male

167

136

77.7

64.5-87.0

22.3

13.0-35.5

Female

287

226

81.9

76.2-86.5

18.1

13.5-23.8

RACE

White

433

347

80.7

73.9-86.0

19.3

14.0-26.1

Other

65.1

37.6-85.2

34.9

14.8-62.4

AGE

18-44

183

155

87.0

80.8-91.4

13.0

8.6-19.2

45+

267

204

73.4

62.8-81.9

26.6

18.1-37.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

226

170

72.4

61.1-81.4

27.6

18.6-38.9

Some College +

226

190

86.8

81.3-90.8

13.2

9.2-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

274

219

79.7

69.5-87.1

20.3

12.9-30.5

$50,000+

94.9

87.0-98.1

5.1

1.9-13.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

451

335

76.4

71.6-80.6

116

23.6

19.4-28.4

Guilford

446

351

77.8

72.5-82.2

22.2

17.8-27.5

Mecklenburg

448

336

73.3

67.6-78.4

112

26.7

21.6-32.4

Orange

451

363

78.7

70.9-84.9

21.3

15.1-29.1

Wake

451

357

78.1

72.9-82.6

21.9

17.4-27.1

Chatham/Lee

395

277

66.4

59.8-72.4

118

33.6

27.6-40.2

Nash/Wilson

379

270

71.8

66.3-76.8

109

28.2

23.2-33.7

Craven/Pamlico

452

320

68.4

62.6-73.6

132

31.6

26.4-37.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

314

72.1

66.7-76.9

122

27.9

23.1-33.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

336

71.4

64.2-77.6

141

28.6

22.4-35.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

333

69.1

53.8-81.1

30.9

18.9-46.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

473

310

66.3

61.2-71.1

163

33.7

28.9-38.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

274

67.2

61.4-72.5

143

32.8

27.5-38.6

Northeast NC I

458

313

69.6

64.0-74.6

145

30.4

25.4-36.0

Northeast NC II

509

368

73.6

68.6-78.0

141

26.4

22.0-31.4

Northeastern Partnership

967

681

72.2

68.5-75.6

286

27.8

24.4-31.5

Mountain AHEC

1,303

1,002

77.2

73.5-80.5

301

22.8

19.5-26.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,297

2,312

72.4

69.7-75.0

985

27.6

25.0-30.3

Piedmont

4,034

3,024

74.9

72.9-76.9

1,010

25.1

23.1-27.1

Western NC

2,071

1,584

75.8

72.6-78.8

487

24.2

21.2-27.4

Back to Physical Activity.

*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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