BRFSS 2003 - Chatham/Lee Counties: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increase s in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Chatham/Lee Counties

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,379	2,721	33.8	32.2-35.4	6,658	66.2	64.6-67.8
-Chatham/Lee	395	93	23.6	18.7-29.2	302	76.4	70.8-81.3
GENDER
Male	151	47	28.6	20.5-38.3	104	71.4	61.7-79.5
Female	244	46	18.6	13.7-24.8	198	81.4	75.2-86.3
RACE
White	289	74	27.4	21.2-34.5	215	72.6	65.5-78.8
Other	102	18	16.6	10.1-25.9	84	83.4	74.1-89.9
AGE
18-44	145	47	29.1	20.9-38.8	98	70.9	61.2-79.1
45+	247	46	18.9	13.8-25.2	201	81.1	74.8-86.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	186	27	12.6	8.2-18.8	159	87.4	81.2-91.8
Some College +	209	66	34.5	26.8-43.1	143	65.5	56.9-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	199	40	18.5	13.1-25.5	159	81.5	74.5-86.9
$50,000+	99	40	42.5	30.7-55.3	59	57.5	44.7-69.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	148	37.3	31.9-42.9	304	62.7	57.1-68.1
Guilford	445	150	37.9	32.4-43.6	295	62.1	56.4-67.6
Mecklenburg	448	162	37.6	31.8-43.7	286	62.4	56.3-68.2
Orange	451	196	43.2	36.4-50.3	255	56.8	49.7-63.6
Wake	449	166	36.2	31.0-41.7	283	63.8	58.3-69.0
Nash/Wilson	377	80	23.4	18.6-29.0	297	76.6	71.0-81.4
Craven/Pamlico	450	123	31.2	26.1-36.8	327	68.8	63.2-73.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	116	27.2	22.5-32.3	318	72.8	67.7-77.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	450	136	36.9	30.3-44.2	314	63.1	55.8-69.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	130	35.4	26.8-45.2	346	64.6	54.8-73.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	142	33.1	25.4-41.7	283	66.9	58.3-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	472	102	23.6	19.3-28.6	370	76.4	71.4-80.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	83	21.2	17.0-26.2	334	78.8	73.8-83.0
Northeast NC I	458	105	25.2	20.5-30.5	353	74.8	69.5-79.5
Northeast NC II	510	127	29.0	24.2-34.3	383	71.0	65.7-75.8
Northeastern Partnership	968	232	27.6	24.1-31.5	736	72.4	68.5-75.9
Mountain AHEC	1,301	409	33.3	29.6-37.3	892	66.7	62.7-70.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,290	818	32.7	29.8-35.8	2,472	67.3	64.2-70.2
Piedmont	4,025	1,270	34.1	31.9-36.4	2,755	65.9	63.6-68.1
Western NC	2,064	633	34.4	31.1-37.8	1,431	65.6	62.2-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,379

2,721

33.8

32.2-35.4

6,658

66.2

64.6-67.8

-Chatham/Lee

395

23.6

18.7-29.2

302

76.4

70.8-81.3

GENDER

Male

151

28.6

20.5-38.3

104

71.4

61.7-79.5

Female

244

18.6

13.7-24.8

198

81.4

75.2-86.3

RACE

White

289

27.4

21.2-34.5

215

72.6

65.5-78.8

Other

102

16.6

10.1-25.9

83.4

74.1-89.9

AGE

18-44

145

29.1

20.9-38.8

70.9

61.2-79.1

45+

247

18.9

13.8-25.2

201

81.1

74.8-86.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

186

12.6

8.2-18.8

159

87.4

81.2-91.8

Some College +

209

34.5

26.8-43.1

143

65.5

56.9-73.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

199

18.5

13.1-25.5

159

81.5

74.5-86.9

$50,000+

42.5

30.7-55.3

57.5

44.7-69.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

148

37.3

31.9-42.9

304

62.7

57.1-68.1

Guilford

445

150

37.9

32.4-43.6

295

62.1

56.4-67.6

Mecklenburg

448

162

37.6

31.8-43.7

286

62.4

56.3-68.2

Orange

451

196

43.2

36.4-50.3

255

56.8

49.7-63.6

Wake

449

166

36.2

31.0-41.7

283

63.8

58.3-69.0

Nash/Wilson

377

23.4

18.6-29.0

297

76.6

71.0-81.4

Craven/Pamlico

450

123

31.2

26.1-36.8

327

68.8

63.2-73.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

116

27.2

22.5-32.3

318

72.8

67.7-77.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

450

136

36.9

30.3-44.2

314

63.1

55.8-69.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

130

35.4

26.8-45.2

346

64.6

54.8-73.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

142

33.1

25.4-41.7

283

66.9

58.3-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

472

102

23.6

19.3-28.6

370

76.4

71.4-80.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

21.2

17.0-26.2

334

78.8

73.8-83.0

Northeast NC I

458

105

25.2

20.5-30.5

353

74.8

69.5-79.5

Northeast NC II

510

127

29.0

24.2-34.3

383

71.0

65.7-75.8

Northeastern Partnership

968

232

27.6

24.1-31.5

736

72.4

68.5-75.9

Mountain AHEC

1,301

409

33.3

29.6-37.3

892

66.7

62.7-70.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,290

818

32.7

29.8-35.8

2,472

67.3

64.2-70.2

Piedmont

4,025

1,270

34.1

31.9-36.4

2,755

65.9

63.6-68.1

Western NC

2,064

633

34.4

31.1-37.8

1,431

65.6

62.2-68.9

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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