BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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 Eastern North Carolina**

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
-Eastern NC	3,290	818	32.7	29.8-35.8	2,472	67.3	64.2-70.2
GENDER
Male	1,150	378	39.8	34.9-44.9	772	60.2	55.1-65.1
Female	2,140	440	26.3	23.1-29.7	1,700	73.7	70.3-76.9
RACE
White	2,053	587	37.7	34.0-41.6	1,466	62.3	58.4-66.0
African American	974	173	23.3	18.7-28.7	801	76.7	71.3-81.3
Other Minorities	245	50	23.6	14.0-36.9	195	76.4	63.1-86.0
AGE
18-24	201	95	61.0	50.3-70.7	106	39.0	29.3-49.7
25-34	488	159	37.4	30.8-44.5	329	62.6	55.5-69.2
35-44	594	197	38.5	32.4-45.0	397	61.5	55.0-67.6
45-54	642	155	27.3	21.5-34.0	487	72.7	66.0-78.5
55-64	563	105	16.9	13.0-21.6	458	83.1	78.4-87.0
65-74	456	68	18.4	13.2-25.1	388	81.6	74.9-86.8
75+	326	32	11.7	7.2-18.3	294	88.3	81.7-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	655	68	12.1	8.4-17.1	587	87.9	82.9-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,101	248	31.1	26.2-36.4	853	68.9	63.6-73.8
Some Post-H.S.	845	250	40.2	33.9-46.9	595	59.8	53.1-66.1
College Graduate	684	252	43.0	37.1-49.0	432	57.0	51.0-62.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	466	67	20.6	13.5-30.1	399	79.4	69.9-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	654	136	27.0	20.9-34.2	518	73.0	65.8-79.1
$25,000- 34,999	381	106	35.6	27.6-44.4	275	64.4	55.6-72.4
$35,000- 49,999	421	147	38.9	31.6-46.7	274	61.1	53.3-68.4
$50,000-74,999	331	121	44.5	35.4-53.9	210	55.5	46.1-64.6
$75,000+	288	123	52.0	43.0-61.0	165	48.0	39.0-57.0
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
Chatham/Lee	395	93	23.6	18.7-29.2	302	76.4	70.8-81.3
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,290

818

32.7

29.8-35.8

2,472

67.3

64.2-70.2

GENDER

Male

1,150

378

39.8

34.9-44.9

772

60.2

55.1-65.1

Female

2,140

440

26.3

23.1-29.7

1,700

73.7

70.3-76.9

RACE

White

2,053

587

37.7

34.0-41.6

1,466

62.3

58.4-66.0

African American

974

173

23.3

18.7-28.7

801

76.7

71.3-81.3

Other Minorities

245

23.6

14.0-36.9

195

76.4

63.1-86.0

AGE

18-24

201

61.0

50.3-70.7

106

39.0

29.3-49.7

25-34

488

159

37.4

30.8-44.5

329

62.6

55.5-69.2

35-44

594

197

38.5

32.4-45.0

397

61.5

55.0-67.6

45-54

642

155

27.3

21.5-34.0

487

72.7

66.0-78.5

55-64

563

105

16.9

13.0-21.6

458

83.1

78.4-87.0

65-74

456

18.4

13.2-25.1

388

81.6

74.9-86.8

75+

326

11.7

7.2-18.3

294

88.3

81.7-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

655

12.1

8.4-17.1

587

87.9

82.9-91.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,101

248

31.1

26.2-36.4

853

68.9

63.6-73.8

Some Post-H.S.

845

250

40.2

33.9-46.9

595

59.8

53.1-66.1

College Graduate

684

252

43.0

37.1-49.0

432

57.0

51.0-62.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

466

20.6

13.5-30.1

399

79.4

69.9-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

654

136

27.0

20.9-34.2

518

73.0

65.8-79.1

$25,000- 34,999

381

106

35.6

27.6-44.4

275

64.4

55.6-72.4

$35,000- 49,999

421

147

38.9

31.6-46.7

274

61.1

53.3-68.4

$50,000-74,999

331

121

44.5

35.4-53.9

210

55.5

46.1-64.6

$75,000+

288

123

52.0

43.0-61.0

165

48.0

39.0-57.0

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

Chatham/Lee

395

23.6

18.7-29.2

302

76.4

70.8-81.3

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***

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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