BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern 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	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
-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
GENDER
Male	808	47	6.6	4.3-10.2	130	15.6	12.0-20.0	245	30.2	25.1-35.8	173	22.2	17.9-27.2	213	25.4	21.0-30.4
Female	1,479	94	5.4	4.0- 7.3	210	11.5	9.4-13.8	470	35.9	31.9-40.1	287	20.8	17.5-24.7	418	26.4	23.1-30.0
RACE
White	1,516	82	4.9	3.4- 7.0	211	12.7	10.2-15.7	486	33.6	29.7-37.6	314	20.8	17.7-24.4	423	28.0	24.4-31.8
African American	613	45	8.6	5.1-13.9	100	14.4	10.8-18.9	185	32.5	26.2-39.5	109	20.5	15.4-26.7	174	24.0	19.2-29.6
Other Minorities	145	14	8.6	3.9-17.8	28	18.2	9.8-31.4	39	29.9	17.2-46.7	33	28.0	15.7-44.8	31	15.4	9.0-25.2
AGE
18-24	152	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	18	11.3	5.4-22.1	51	35.7	24.2-49.1	38	34.3	23.2-47.3	41	17.6	10.6-27.8
25-34	379	17	6.3	2.9-13.1	63	17.8	12.6-24.4	139	31.6	25.0-39.1	67	18.3	12.9-25.3	93	26.1	19.7-33.6
35-44	445	28	6.8	3.7-12.1	69	13.9	9.9-19.1	145	35.6	29.2-42.7	85	20.2	14.8-26.9	118	23.5	18.4-29.6
45-54	457	33	8.6	5.0-14.2	79	14.0	9.9-19.5	135	33.3	26.2-41.3	99	18.2	13.6-23.9	111	25.9	19.8-33.1
55-64	387	26	4.4	2.8- 6.9	52	12.0	8.2-17.2	124	36.9	29.6-44.7	81	18.8	14.0-24.8	104	28.0	21.6-35.5
65-74	295	20	6.9	3.5-13.1	41	11.1	7.0-17.2	74	21.6	15.4-29.3	63	26.1	19.0-34.7	97	34.3	26.3-43.2
75+	158	13	9.8	4.3-20.8	16	7.2	3.6-13.7	42	31.1	21.2-43.0	25	11.2	6.9-17.6	62	40.8	29.5-53.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	336	26	6.4	3.8-10.6	50	18.2	12.1-26.5	90	24.5	17.6-33.1	56	17.6	11.6-25.9	114	33.3	25.5-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	756	53	6.0	4.1- 8.8	131	15.5	11.9-20.0	219	33.7	28.0-39.9	145	20.0	15.2-25.8	208	24.8	20.2-30.0
Some Post-H.S.	635	36	8.1	4.7-13.5	96	11.6	8.1-16.4	203	31.2	25.2-37.9	127	21.9	16.7-28.2	173	27.2	21.6-33.5
College Graduate	558	26	3.4	1.8- 6.4	63	10.5	7.3-14.8	202	38.9	32.7-45.6	131	24.9	19.7-30.8	136	22.4	17.7-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	279	23	7.8	4.5-13.3	35	16.0	10.1-24.5	77	29.1	18.9-41.9	43	12.9	8.3-19.5	101	34.2	25.3-44.2
$15,000- 24,999	440	32	8.6	4.9-14.6	71	14.9	10.8-20.3	123	26.7	20.2-34.4	83	22.9	15.9-31.8	131	26.9	20.4-34.5
$25,000- 34,999	282	15	6.2	2.7-13.7	52	13.0	8.6-19.0	78	29.0	20.7-39.0	65	26.4	18.3-36.5	72	25.4	18.3-34.2
$35,000- 49,999	335	25	5.9	3.3-10.6	50	13.7	8.0-22.5	118	33.9	26.8-41.7	57	19.0	13.3-26.5	85	27.5	20.7-35.4
$50,000-74,999	262	15	3.2	1.8- 5.7	36	11.2	7.1-17.2	94	45.1	34.7-55.9	61	24.7	17.4-33.7	56	15.9	10.7-23.0
$75,000+	251	6	4.1	1.4-11.2	30	12.5	7.4-20.4	90	34.3	25.4-44.5	65	21.3	15.0-29.3	60	27.8	19.8-37.4
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
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
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***
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

-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

GENDER

Male

808

6.6

4.3-10.2

130

15.6

12.0-20.0

245

30.2

25.1-35.8

173

22.2

17.9-27.2

213

25.4

21.0-30.4

Female

1,479

5.4

4.0- 7.3

210

11.5

9.4-13.8

470

35.9

31.9-40.1

287

20.8

17.5-24.7

418

26.4

23.1-30.0

RACE

White

1,516

4.9

3.4- 7.0

211

12.7

10.2-15.7

486

33.6

29.7-37.6

314

20.8

17.7-24.4

423

28.0

24.4-31.8

African American

613

8.6

5.1-13.9

100

14.4

10.8-18.9

185

32.5

26.2-39.5

109

20.5

15.4-26.7

174

24.0

19.2-29.6

Other Minorities

145

8.6

3.9-17.8

18.2

9.8-31.4

29.9

17.2-46.7

28.0

15.7-44.8

15.4

9.0-25.2

AGE

18-24

152

1.2

0.4- 3.6

11.3

5.4-22.1

35.7

24.2-49.1

34.3

23.2-47.3

17.6

10.6-27.8

25-34

379

6.3

2.9-13.1

17.8

12.6-24.4

139

31.6

25.0-39.1

18.3

12.9-25.3

26.1

19.7-33.6

35-44

445

6.8

3.7-12.1

13.9

9.9-19.1

145

35.6

29.2-42.7

20.2

14.8-26.9

118

23.5

18.4-29.6

45-54

457

8.6

5.0-14.2

14.0

9.9-19.5

135

33.3

26.2-41.3

18.2

13.6-23.9

111

25.9

19.8-33.1

55-64

387

4.4

2.8- 6.9

12.0

8.2-17.2

124

36.9

29.6-44.7

18.8

14.0-24.8

104

28.0

21.6-35.5

65-74

295

6.9

3.5-13.1

11.1

7.0-17.2

21.6

15.4-29.3

26.1

19.0-34.7

34.3

26.3-43.2

75+

158

9.8

4.3-20.8

7.2

3.6-13.7

31.1

21.2-43.0

11.2

6.9-17.6

40.8

29.5-53.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

336

6.4

3.8-10.6

18.2

12.1-26.5

24.5

17.6-33.1

17.6

11.6-25.9

114

33.3

25.5-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

756

6.0

4.1- 8.8

131

15.5

11.9-20.0

219

33.7

28.0-39.9

145

20.0

15.2-25.8

208

24.8

20.2-30.0

Some Post-H.S.

635

8.1

4.7-13.5

11.6

8.1-16.4

203

31.2

25.2-37.9

127

21.9

16.7-28.2

173

27.2

21.6-33.5

College Graduate

558

3.4

1.8- 6.4

10.5

7.3-14.8

202

38.9

32.7-45.6

131

24.9

19.7-30.8

136

22.4

17.7-27.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

279

7.8

4.5-13.3

16.0

10.1-24.5

29.1

18.9-41.9

12.9

8.3-19.5

101

34.2

25.3-44.2

$15,000- 24,999

440

8.6

4.9-14.6

14.9

10.8-20.3

123

26.7

20.2-34.4

22.9

15.9-31.8

131

26.9

20.4-34.5

$25,000- 34,999

282

6.2

2.7-13.7

13.0

8.6-19.0

29.0

20.7-39.0

26.4

18.3-36.5

25.4

18.3-34.2

$35,000- 49,999

335

5.9

3.3-10.6

13.7

8.0-22.5

118

33.9

26.8-41.7

19.0

13.3-26.5

27.5

20.7-35.4

$50,000-74,999

262

3.2

1.8- 5.7

11.2

7.1-17.2

45.1

34.7-55.9

24.7

17.4-33.7

15.9

10.7-23.0

$75,000+

251

4.1

1.4-11.2

12.5

7.4-20.4

34.3

25.4-44.5

21.3

15.0-29.3

27.8

19.8-37.4

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

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

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***

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

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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 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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