BRFSS 2003 - Chatham/Lee Counties: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Chatham/Lee Counties

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	6,854	391	5.4	4.7- 6.3	971	14.1	12.9-15.4	2,307	35.8	34.0-37.6	1,376	20.5	18.9-22.1	1,809	24.2	22.7-25.9
-Chatham/Lee	277	10	3.0	1.5- 5.8	35	12.9	9.0-18.0	98	39.0	31.5-47.0	52	16.7	12.4-22.3	82	28.5	22.7-35.1
GENDER
Male	102	3	1.6	0.5- 5.8	15	14.6	8.5-23.7	31	38.6	25.9-53.0	16	13.3	7.6-22.4	37	31.9	22.3-43.3
Female	175	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0	20	11.4	7.1-17.7	67	39.3	31.3-47.9	36	19.7	14.0-27.0	45	25.5	18.9-33.5
RACE
White	208	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9	31	16.9	11.8-23.6	74	37.4	30.0-45.3	41	17.4	12.6-23.6	56	26.3	20.2-33.5
Other	65	4	5.4	1.8-14.8	2	1.7	0.4- 7.6	22	40.3	23.4-59.9	11	16.5	8.2-30.5	26	36.1	22.7-52.2
AGE
18-44	110	5	3.6	1.3- 9.4	10	10.8	5.7-19.4	44	42.8	32.4-53.8	25	20.3	13.2-29.8	26	22.6	15.0-32.5
45+	165	5	2.4	1.0- 6.1	25	14.7	9.6-21.8	52	35.4	25.0-47.4	27	13.9	9.2-20.7	56	33.5	25.2-42.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	109	2	1.4	0.3- 6.4	16	12.1	6.9-20.2	38	43.7	30.3-58.1	21	17.2	10.3-27.3	32	25.6	17.0-36.7
Some College +	168	8	4.0	1.9- 8.5	19	13.4	8.5-20.6	60	35.7	27.8-44.4	31	16.4	11.3-23.3	50	30.4	23.2-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	139	8	3.9	1.8- 8.1	15	9.5	5.5-16.0	51	44.8	33.1-57.1	22	14.5	8.7-23.0	43	27.3	19.4-36.9
$50,000+	80	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	12	16.6	9.3-27.8	27	35.4	24.4-48.2	22	24.4	15.8-35.5	18	22.2	13.9-33.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	331	14	5.0	2.8- 8.7	34	11.1	7.3-16.4	116	34.7	28.9-41.0	63	17.3	13.2-22.2	104	32.0	26.0-38.6
Guilford	349	26	6.3	4.2- 9.4	56	16.1	12.0-21.2	124	33.3	27.8-39.2	65	20.8	16.1-26.5	78	23.5	18.4-29.6
Mecklenburg	336	15	3.7	2.0- 6.7	41	14.5	10.3-20.0	144	44.3	37.5-51.4	58	15.9	11.3-22.0	78	21.5	16.9-27.0
Orange	358	15	5.1	2.8- 9.2	41	11.0	7.6-15.6	118	30.9	24.6-38.1	82	18.5	14.1-23.9	102	34.6	26.4-43.7
Wake	353	25	8.4	5.2-13.1	47	13.8	9.7-19.3	138	40.4	34.4-46.6	61	17.5	13.1-23.1	82	19.9	15.7-24.9
Nash/Wilson	266	15	5.1	2.9- 8.7	53	20.8	15.6-27.2	87	33.2	26.5-40.7	49	19.4	14.3-25.8	62	21.4	16.2-27.8
Craven/Pamlico	317	18	6.8	3.9-11.6	43	13.0	9.1-18.4	107	35.3	29.2-41.8	62	18.2	14.0-23.3	87	26.7	21.5-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	311	19	5.7	3.5- 9.3	52	16.9	12.6-22.3	114	35.6	29.2-42.5	47	13.9	10.3-18.6	79	27.9	21.1-35.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	358	23	5.3	3.4- 8.1	50	13.7	9.8-19.0	113	30.9	25.2-37.2	75	20.5	15.5-26.5	97	29.6	22.4-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	334	28	8.1	5.1-12.7	46	14.0	9.6-20.2	105	29.2	22.3-37.1	67	26.4	15.4-41.3	88	22.3	16.4-29.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	331	16	3.9	2.3- 6.7	35	12.0	8.0-17.7	87	26.4	20.8-33.0	90	27.1	21.9-32.9	103	30.5	25.0-36.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	309	24	7.1	4.6-10.9	53	15.2	11.4-20.1	91	30.3	24.6-36.7	53	18.5	13.8-24.5	88	28.8	23.2-35.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	270	17	5.7	3.4- 9.4	40	16.9	11.9-23.4	74	26.3	20.0-33.8	60	23.3	16.3-32.1	79	27.8	21.8-34.7
Northeast NC I	307	18	5.3	3.2- 8.7	51	20.7	14.9-27.9	89	24.5	19.2-30.7	73	27.9	19.7-37.9	76	21.7	16.6-27.8
Northeast NC II	367	18	2.9	1.7- 4.8	57	17.1	12.8-22.6	108	32.5	26.9-38.7	75	19.2	15.1-24.3	109	28.2	23.1-34.1
Northeastern Partnership	674	36	3.7	2.6- 5.3	108	18.3	14.7-22.5	197	29.8	25.5-34.4	148	22.1	18.0-26.9	185	26.0	22.1-30.4
Mountain AHEC	992	39	3.6	2.3- 5.5	117	12.9	10.2-16.2	315	31.9	27.8-36.2	221	20.4	17.0-24.3	300	31.3	26.3-36.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,287	141	6.0	4.6- 7.8	340	13.4	11.4-15.8	715	33.2	29.9-36.6	460	21.5	18.7-24.6	631	25.9	23.1-28.9
Piedmont	2,999	180	5.6	4.6- 6.8	430	14.6	12.9-16.5	1,078	37.5	35.0-40.1	581	20.0	17.9-22.4	730	22.2	20.1-24.4
Western NC	1,568	70	3.6	2.6- 5.1	201	13.0	10.8-15.7	514	34.3	30.6-38.1	335	20.0	17.2-23.1	448	29.1	25.1-33.3

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,854

391

5.4

4.7- 6.3

971

14.1

12.9-15.4

2,307

35.8

34.0-37.6

1,376

20.5

18.9-22.1

1,809

24.2

22.7-25.9

-Chatham/Lee

277

3.0

1.5- 5.8

12.9

9.0-18.0

39.0

31.5-47.0

16.7

12.4-22.3

28.5

22.7-35.1

GENDER

Male

102

1.6

0.5- 5.8

14.6

8.5-23.7

38.6

25.9-53.0

13.3

7.6-22.4

31.9

22.3-43.3

Female

175

4.1

1.8- 9.0

11.4

7.1-17.7

39.3

31.3-47.9

19.7

14.0-27.0

25.5

18.9-33.5

RACE

White

208

2.1

0.9- 4.9

16.9

11.8-23.6

37.4

30.0-45.3

17.4

12.6-23.6

26.3

20.2-33.5

Other

5.4

1.8-14.8

1.7

0.4- 7.6

40.3

23.4-59.9

16.5

8.2-30.5

36.1

22.7-52.2

AGE

18-44

110

3.6

1.3- 9.4

10.8

5.7-19.4

42.8

32.4-53.8

20.3

13.2-29.8

22.6

15.0-32.5

45+

165

2.4

1.0- 6.1

14.7

9.6-21.8

35.4

25.0-47.4

13.9

9.2-20.7

33.5

25.2-42.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

109

1.4

0.3- 6.4

12.1

6.9-20.2

43.7

30.3-58.1

17.2

10.3-27.3

25.6

17.0-36.7

Some College +

168

4.0

1.9- 8.5

13.4

8.5-20.6

35.7

27.8-44.4

16.4

11.3-23.3

30.4

23.2-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

139

3.9

1.8- 8.1

9.5

5.5-16.0

44.8

33.1-57.1

14.5

8.7-23.0

27.3

19.4-36.9

$50,000+

1.4

0.2- 9.4

16.6

9.3-27.8

35.4

24.4-48.2

24.4

15.8-35.5

22.2

13.9-33.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

331

5.0

2.8- 8.7

11.1

7.3-16.4

116

34.7

28.9-41.0

17.3

13.2-22.2

104

32.0

26.0-38.6

Guilford

349

6.3

4.2- 9.4

16.1

12.0-21.2

124

33.3

27.8-39.2

20.8

16.1-26.5

23.5

18.4-29.6

Mecklenburg

336

3.7

2.0- 6.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

144

44.3

37.5-51.4

15.9

11.3-22.0

21.5

16.9-27.0

Orange

358

5.1

2.8- 9.2

11.0

7.6-15.6

118

30.9

24.6-38.1

18.5

14.1-23.9

102

34.6

26.4-43.7

Wake

353

8.4

5.2-13.1

13.8

9.7-19.3

138

40.4

34.4-46.6

17.5

13.1-23.1

19.9

15.7-24.9

Nash/Wilson

266

5.1

2.9- 8.7

20.8

15.6-27.2

33.2

26.5-40.7

19.4

14.3-25.8

21.4

16.2-27.8

Craven/Pamlico

317

6.8

3.9-11.6

13.0

9.1-18.4

107

35.3

29.2-41.8

18.2

14.0-23.3

26.7

21.5-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

311

5.7

3.5- 9.3

16.9

12.6-22.3

114

35.6

29.2-42.5

13.9

10.3-18.6

27.9

21.1-35.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

358

5.3

3.4- 8.1

13.7

9.8-19.0

113

30.9

25.2-37.2

20.5

15.5-26.5

29.6

22.4-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

334

8.1

5.1-12.7

14.0

9.6-20.2

105

29.2

22.3-37.1

26.4

15.4-41.3

22.3

16.4-29.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

331

3.9

2.3- 6.7

12.0

8.0-17.7

26.4

20.8-33.0

27.1

21.9-32.9

103

30.5

25.0-36.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

309

7.1

4.6-10.9

15.2

11.4-20.1

30.3

24.6-36.7

18.5

13.8-24.5

28.8

23.2-35.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

270

5.7

3.4- 9.4

16.9

11.9-23.4

26.3

20.0-33.8

23.3

16.3-32.1

27.8

21.8-34.7

Northeast NC I

307

5.3

3.2- 8.7

20.7

14.9-27.9

24.5

19.2-30.7

27.9

19.7-37.9

21.7

16.6-27.8

Northeast NC II

367

2.9

1.7- 4.8

17.1

12.8-22.6

108

32.5

26.9-38.7

19.2

15.1-24.3

109

28.2

23.1-34.1

Northeastern Partnership

674

3.7

2.6- 5.3

108

18.3

14.7-22.5

197

29.8

25.5-34.4

148

22.1

18.0-26.9

185

26.0

22.1-30.4

Mountain AHEC

992

3.6

2.3- 5.5

117

12.9

10.2-16.2

315

31.9

27.8-36.2

221

20.4

17.0-24.3

300

31.3

26.3-36.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,287

141

6.0

4.6- 7.8

340

13.4

11.4-15.8

715

33.2

29.9-36.6

460

21.5

18.7-24.6

631

25.9

23.1-28.9

Piedmont

2,999

180

5.6

4.6- 6.8

430

14.6

12.9-16.5

1,078

37.5

35.0-40.1

581

20.0

17.9-22.4

730

22.2

20.1-24.4

Western NC

1,568

3.6

2.6- 5.1

201

13.0

10.8-15.7

514

34.3

30.6-38.1

335

20.0

17.2-23.1

448

29.1

25.1-33.3

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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