BRFSS 2003 - Eastern 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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern 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	6,646	1,242	16.7	15.5-18.1	2,038	29.7	28.0-31.4	2,140	33.6	31.8-35.5	719	12.3	11.0-13.7	507	7.6	6.7- 8.7
-Eastern NC	2,211	429	17.3	14.9-20.0	673	29.9	26.7-33.3	680	33.0	29.8-36.5	258	11.6	9.7-13.9	171	8.2	6.4-10.3
GENDER
Male	784	130	15.0	11.5-19.3	202	28.2	23.0-34.0	240	31.5	26.4-37.1	127	15.2	11.8-19.3	85	10.1	7.2-14.0
Female	1,427	299	19.4	16.2-23.0	471	31.5	27.7-35.5	440	34.4	30.5-38.6	131	8.3	6.4-10.7	86	6.4	4.7- 8.6
RACE
White	1,461	256	14.6	12.1-17.6	450	31.0	27.1-35.2	464	34.0	30.1-38.1	176	11.5	9.2-14.3	115	8.8	6.6-11.7
African American	594	151	27.1	21.1-34.1	165	23.3	17.9-29.6	177	31.4	25.5-37.9	59	11.0	7.4-16.2	42	7.3	4.8-10.8
Other Minorities	143	17	6.6	3.6-12.0	52	39.0	25.6-54.2	38	32.9	18.7-51.1	22	15.5	8.6-26.3	14	6.0	2.8-12.2
AGE
18-24	148	24	14.3	7.3-26.1	40	24.6	14.8-38.0	54	42.5	30.3-55.6	21	10.2	5.6-17.9	9	8.4	3.3-19.7
25-34	370	65	17.7	12.5-24.4	117	33.3	25.9-41.5	116	29.7	23.1-37.2	50	14.6	9.9-21.0	22	4.8	2.7- 8.5
35-44	433	72	15.8	11.3-21.5	145	27.7	22.0-34.3	147	37.7	31.0-44.9	40	8.7	5.4-13.8	29	10.1	6.2-16.0
45-54	445	96	17.5	12.6-23.8	130	35.4	27.9-43.7	131	28.5	22.4-35.5	47	10.7	6.9-16.1	41	7.8	4.8-12.6
55-64	375	70	18.8	13.4-25.8	107	23.9	18.4-30.5	120	36.2	28.9-44.2	47	12.3	8.0-18.5	31	8.7	5.4-13.9
65-74	280	61	19.2	13.3-26.8	89	32.5	24.5-41.6	74	25.9	18.9-34.3	36	14.3	8.7-22.7	20	8.2	4.5-14.3
75+	147	40	24.2	15.0-36.6	41	30.1	20.4-42.1	32	19.6	11.8-30.9	16	13.5	6.7-25.4	18	12.5	6.6-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	315	80	23.6	16.6-32.5	86	31.5	22.9-41.5	84	26.4	19.1-35.2	32	8.4	5.4-12.9	33	10.1	6.4-15.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	150	19.3	14.9-24.7	227	27.9	22.9-33.4	199	32.5	26.7-39.0	94	13.6	10.0-18.1	55	6.7	4.4-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	620	114	17.2	12.8-22.6	185	29.4	23.1-36.5	199	32.2	26.2-38.9	78	12.0	8.6-16.5	44	9.3	5.6-14.9
College Graduate	549	84	11.8	8.5-16.2	175	32.4	26.3-39.1	197	37.7	31.7-44.1	54	10.2	6.8-15.1	39	7.8	5.0-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	73	19.5	13.9-26.5	84	30.7	22.1-40.8	62	29.1	18.5-42.7	23	11.4	6.1-20.3	22	9.4	4.7-17.8
$15,000- 24,999	425	91	18.5	13.7-24.4	127	30.8	23.6-39.2	120	31.9	23.9-41.0	51	10.0	6.5-15.2	36	8.8	5.4-14.0
$25,000- 34,999	270	52	17.8	11.9-25.7	86	29.0	20.8-39.0	73	31.1	22.4-41.5	43	17.1	10.6-26.4	16	4.9	2.5- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	327	62	13.3	9.1-19.0	85	21.9	16.2-29.1	115	42.0	33.9-50.5	37	11.6	7.4-17.8	28	11.1	5.6-21.0
$50,000-74,999	259	35	10.9	6.5-17.8	86	40.9	30.3-52.4	87	31.8	23.8-41.1	33	9.5	5.9-15.0	18	6.8	3.6-12.5
$75,000+	249	33	14.7	9.2-22.8	82	31.4	22.7-41.6	86	33.2	24.8-42.7	31	12.6	7.4-20.5	17	8.2	4.2-15.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	324	62	19.2	14.6-24.9	91	25.6	20.4-31.6	113	33.9	28.0-40.3	27	8.3	5.5-12.2	31	13.0	8.6-19.4
Guilford	342	68	21.3	16.5-26.9	96	26.2	21.3-31.8	115	34.5	28.6-40.8	37	12.0	8.2-17.2	26	6.1	4.0- 9.1
Mecklenburg	332	51	12.9	9.5-17.2	110	31.0	25.3-37.4	131	41.9	35.1-49.0	26	9.7	5.7-16.0	14	4.5	2.6- 7.7
Orange	350	54	17.2	10.4-27.0	110	29.4	23.5-36.2	134	34.6	27.9-42.0	32	13.5	8.1-21.8	20	5.3	3.0- 9.1
Wake	347	47	12.4	9.0-16.8	108	29.8	24.4-35.9	141	37.7	31.8-43.9	37	14.9	10.4-20.8	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
Chatham/Lee	264	52	18.7	13.9-24.8	86	37.5	29.7-45.9	71	22.9	17.8-29.1	32	12.5	8.6-17.9	23	8.3	5.3-12.9
Nash/Wilson	257	60	19.0	14.4-24.7	68	23.6	18.4-29.7	79	33.8	26.9-41.6	26	12.9	8.5-19.0	24	10.7	6.6-17.0
Craven/Pamlico	309	50	16.0	11.5-21.7	92	30.0	24.3-36.4	100	31.7	25.9-38.1	44	15.6	11.3-21.1	23	6.7	4.3-10.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	301	61	22.5	15.8-30.9	81	23.9	18.8-29.9	91	29.9	24.0-36.5	33	13.0	9.0-18.5	35	10.7	7.5-15.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	350	65	14.7	11.1-19.2	105	30.9	24.7-37.9	116	34.6	27.4-42.6	33	10.2	7.0-14.8	31	9.5	6.1-14.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	323	69	18.1	13.2-24.2	106	29.2	22.1-37.5	89	26.1	19.5-34.0	34	10.0	6.2-15.6	25	16.7	6.5-36.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	317	57	17.6	13.1-23.3	100	33.3	27.2-40.0	104	31.3	25.4-37.9	27	9.0	6.0-13.1	29	8.9	6.0-12.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	297	56	17.0	12.7-22.4	95	32.5	26.6-39.0	81	26.3	20.9-32.6	39	13.9	9.9-19.2	26	10.3	6.5-16.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	264	63	23.7	16.5-32.8	83	32.0	25.0-39.9	74	26.1	20.3-32.9	26	9.8	6.5-14.6	18	8.4	5.1-13.3
Northeast NC I	297	63	26.1	17.5-37.1	103	31.6	25.2-38.7	81	25.8	20.1-32.5	33	10.4	7.1-15.0	17	6.0	3.5-10.3
Northeast NC II	350	67	19.0	14.5-24.6	93	25.0	20.1-30.7	114	33.2	27.5-39.4	44	13.5	9.8-18.2	32	9.3	6.0-14.1
Northeastern Partnership	647	130	21.4	17.0-26.7	196	27.2	23.3-31.6	195	30.7	26.4-35.4	77	12.4	9.6-15.9	49	8.2	5.7-11.6
Mountain AHEC	958	183	18.9	15.7-22.7	288	28.3	24.3-32.8	313	32.7	27.6-38.2	95	12.1	9.4-15.5	79	7.9	5.9-10.6
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	2,915	525	16.4	14.6-18.3	917	29.8	27.5-32.2	962	34.1	31.5-36.7	305	12.5	10.6-14.6	206	7.3	5.9- 8.8
Western NC	1,520	288	17.0	14.5-19.8	448	28.7	25.3-32.4	498	33.0	28.9-37.3	156	13.2	10.7-16.2	130	8.1	6.3-10.4

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,646

1,242

16.7

15.5-18.1

2,038

29.7

28.0-31.4

2,140

33.6

31.8-35.5

719

12.3

11.0-13.7

507

7.6

6.7- 8.7

-Eastern NC

2,211

429

17.3

14.9-20.0

673

29.9

26.7-33.3

680

33.0

29.8-36.5

258

11.6

9.7-13.9

171

8.2

6.4-10.3

GENDER

Male

784

130

15.0

11.5-19.3

202

28.2

23.0-34.0

240

31.5

26.4-37.1

127

15.2

11.8-19.3

10.1

7.2-14.0

Female

1,427

299

19.4

16.2-23.0

471

31.5

27.7-35.5

440

34.4

30.5-38.6

131

8.3

6.4-10.7

6.4

4.7- 8.6

RACE

White

1,461

256

14.6

12.1-17.6

450

31.0

27.1-35.2

464

34.0

30.1-38.1

176

11.5

9.2-14.3

115

8.8

6.6-11.7

African American

594

151

27.1

21.1-34.1

165

23.3

17.9-29.6

177

31.4

25.5-37.9

11.0

7.4-16.2

7.3

4.8-10.8

Other Minorities

143

6.6

3.6-12.0

39.0

25.6-54.2

32.9

18.7-51.1

15.5

8.6-26.3

6.0

2.8-12.2

AGE

18-24

148

14.3

7.3-26.1

24.6

14.8-38.0

42.5

30.3-55.6

10.2

5.6-17.9

8.4

3.3-19.7

25-34

370

17.7

12.5-24.4

117

33.3

25.9-41.5

116

29.7

23.1-37.2

14.6

9.9-21.0

4.8

2.7- 8.5

35-44

433

15.8

11.3-21.5

145

27.7

22.0-34.3

147

37.7

31.0-44.9

8.7

5.4-13.8

10.1

6.2-16.0

45-54

445

17.5

12.6-23.8

130

35.4

27.9-43.7

131

28.5

22.4-35.5

10.7

6.9-16.1

7.8

4.8-12.6

55-64

375

18.8

13.4-25.8

107

23.9

18.4-30.5

120

36.2

28.9-44.2

12.3

8.0-18.5

8.7

5.4-13.9

65-74

280

19.2

13.3-26.8

32.5

24.5-41.6

25.9

18.9-34.3

14.3

8.7-22.7

8.2

4.5-14.3

75+

147

24.2

15.0-36.6

30.1

20.4-42.1

19.6

11.8-30.9

13.5

6.7-25.4

12.5

6.6-22.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

315

23.6

16.6-32.5

31.5

22.9-41.5

26.4

19.1-35.2

8.4

5.4-12.9

10.1

6.4-15.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

150

19.3

14.9-24.7

227

27.9

22.9-33.4

199

32.5

26.7-39.0

13.6

10.0-18.1

6.7

4.4-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

620

114

17.2

12.8-22.6

185

29.4

23.1-36.5

199

32.2

26.2-38.9

12.0

8.6-16.5

9.3

5.6-14.9

College Graduate

549

11.8

8.5-16.2

175

32.4

26.3-39.1

197

37.7

31.7-44.1

10.2

6.8-15.1

7.8

5.0-12.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

19.5

13.9-26.5

30.7

22.1-40.8

29.1

18.5-42.7

11.4

6.1-20.3

9.4

4.7-17.8

$15,000- 24,999

425

18.5

13.7-24.4

127

30.8

23.6-39.2

120

31.9

23.9-41.0

10.0

6.5-15.2

8.8

5.4-14.0

$25,000- 34,999

270

17.8

11.9-25.7

29.0

20.8-39.0

31.1

22.4-41.5

17.1

10.6-26.4

4.9

2.5- 9.3

$35,000- 49,999

327

13.3

9.1-19.0

21.9

16.2-29.1

115

42.0

33.9-50.5

11.6

7.4-17.8

11.1

5.6-21.0

$50,000-74,999

259

10.9

6.5-17.8

40.9

30.3-52.4

31.8

23.8-41.1

9.5

5.9-15.0

6.8

3.6-12.5

$75,000+

249

14.7

9.2-22.8

31.4

22.7-41.6

33.2

24.8-42.7

12.6

7.4-20.5

8.2

4.2-15.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

324

19.2

14.6-24.9

25.6

20.4-31.6

113

33.9

28.0-40.3

8.3

5.5-12.2

13.0

8.6-19.4

Guilford

342

21.3

16.5-26.9

26.2

21.3-31.8

115

34.5

28.6-40.8

12.0

8.2-17.2

6.1

4.0- 9.1

Mecklenburg

332

12.9

9.5-17.2

110

31.0

25.3-37.4

131

41.9

35.1-49.0

9.7

5.7-16.0

4.5

2.6- 7.7

Orange

350

17.2

10.4-27.0

110

29.4

23.5-36.2

134

34.6

27.9-42.0

13.5

8.1-21.8

5.3

3.0- 9.1

Wake

347

12.4

9.0-16.8

108

29.8

24.4-35.9

141

37.7

31.8-43.9

14.9

10.4-20.8

5.2

2.7- 9.9

Chatham/Lee

264

18.7

13.9-24.8

37.5

29.7-45.9

22.9

17.8-29.1

12.5

8.6-17.9

8.3

5.3-12.9

Nash/Wilson

257

19.0

14.4-24.7

23.6

18.4-29.7

33.8

26.9-41.6

12.9

8.5-19.0

10.7

6.6-17.0

Craven/Pamlico

309

16.0

11.5-21.7

30.0

24.3-36.4

100

31.7

25.9-38.1

15.6

11.3-21.1

6.7

4.3-10.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

301

22.5

15.8-30.9

23.9

18.8-29.9

29.9

24.0-36.5

13.0

9.0-18.5

10.7

7.5-15.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

350

14.7

11.1-19.2

105

30.9

24.7-37.9

116

34.6

27.4-42.6

10.2

7.0-14.8

9.5

6.1-14.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

323

18.1

13.2-24.2

106

29.2

22.1-37.5

26.1

19.5-34.0

10.0

6.2-15.6

16.7

6.5-36.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

317

17.6

13.1-23.3

100

33.3

27.2-40.0

104

31.3

25.4-37.9

9.0

6.0-13.1

8.9

6.0-12.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

297

17.0

12.7-22.4

32.5

26.6-39.0

26.3

20.9-32.6

13.9

9.9-19.2

10.3

6.5-16.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

264

23.7

16.5-32.8

32.0

25.0-39.9

26.1

20.3-32.9

9.8

6.5-14.6

8.4

5.1-13.3

Northeast NC I

297

26.1

17.5-37.1

103

31.6

25.2-38.7

25.8

20.1-32.5

10.4

7.1-15.0

6.0

3.5-10.3

Northeast NC II

350

19.0

14.5-24.6

25.0

20.1-30.7

114

33.2

27.5-39.4

13.5

9.8-18.2

9.3

6.0-14.1

Northeastern Partnership

647

130

21.4

17.0-26.7

196

27.2

23.3-31.6

195

30.7

26.4-35.4

12.4

9.6-15.9

8.2

5.7-11.6

Mountain AHEC

958

183

18.9

15.7-22.7

288

28.3

24.3-32.8

313

32.7

27.6-38.2

12.1

9.4-15.5

7.9

5.9-10.6

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

2,915

525

16.4

14.6-18.3

917

29.8

27.5-32.2

962

34.1

31.5-36.7

305

12.5

10.6-14.6

206

7.3

5.9- 8.8

Western NC

1,520

288

17.0

14.5-19.8

448

28.7

25.3-32.4

498

33.0

28.9-37.3

156

13.2

10.7-16.2

130

8.1

6.3-10.4

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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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