BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How many days per week do you do these vigorous 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 vigorous 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	2,690	515	17.5	15.3-19.9	608	22.3	19.8-24.9	970	39.0	36.0-42.0	382	13.8	11.8-16.1	215	7.5	6.0- 9.2
-Eastern NC	805	174	20.1	15.4-25.7	185	23.5	18.6-29.3	261	30.3	25.4-35.7	115	15.9	11.7-21.1	70	10.2	7.1-14.5
GENDER
Male	374	90	21.7	14.8-30.5	79	24.8	17.5-34.0	121	27.4	21.0-34.7	45	14.1	8.7-22.1	39	12.0	7.6-18.5
Female	431	84	18.0	13.0-24.3	106	21.7	16.4-28.1	140	34.4	27.3-42.2	70	18.3	12.7-25.6	31	7.7	4.2-13.6
RACE
White	580	113	19.3	13.8-26.3	132	23.1	17.5-29.8	194	30.9	25.3-37.1	81	14.9	10.4-20.9	60	11.8	8.1-16.8
African American	168	46	27.2	17.5-39.6	37	19.8	12.1-30.7	53	32.9	21.6-46.7	23	12.5	6.6-22.3	9	7.7	2.1-24.0
Other Minorities	49	15	12.5	5.1-27.8	14	40.4	16.1-70.6	11	12.3	5.2-26.5	9	34.7	12.5-66.4	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	94	19	19.8	9.3-37.3	23	26.6	14.5-43.7	23	19.5	10.4-33.6	20	25.3	14.0-41.4	9	8.7	3.7-19.0
25-34	158	25	14.7	8.6-24.0	32	20.3	12.0-32.1	55	29.8	20.7-41.0	31	22.5	13.9-34.3	15	12.7	5.7-26.0
35-44	196	36	20.4	13.2-30.3	43	24.7	16.3-35.6	73	36.9	27.6-47.4	25	7.7	4.3-13.5	19	10.2	5.4-18.4
45-54	152	37	23.8	12.6-40.4	34	18.5	10.6-30.2	53	37.7	25.7-51.4	15	8.4	4.0-16.6	13	11.7	4.6-26.4
55-64	103	28	22.0	13.8-33.2	24	22.8	13.7-35.6	35	43.0	29.9-57.1	9	4.8	2.2-10.4	7	7.3	2.7-18.2
65-74	65	22	32.6	18.1-51.5	15	20.3	10.1-36.5	15	28.3	14.8-47.2	9	14.4	6.4-29.1	4	4.4	1.5-12.0
75+	30	6	18.3	4.6-50.9	11	35.9	16.7-61.0	5	17.4	5.8-42.2	5	10.3	3.7-25.7	3	18.1	4.4-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	22	31.0	16.7-50.3	24	40.5	23.3-60.5	11	19.4	9.1-36.8	7	7.1	2.4-18.9	3	1.9	0.5- 6.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	243	58	15.3	10.4-22.0	52	23.1	14.8-34.2	77	35.1	25.5-45.9	29	13.6	7.2-24.2	27	12.9	7.5-21.3
Some Post-H.S.	246	51	19.1	10.5-32.2	54	26.1	16.6-38.5	81	25.1	17.7-34.3	41	18.5	10.7-30.0	19	11.2	5.6-21.1
College Graduate	249	43	24.0	15.6-35.0	55	16.9	11.3-24.5	92	33.9	25.7-43.2	38	17.2	11.0-26.1	21	8.0	4.0-15.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	20	39.8	20.2-63.3	12	26.4	7.2-62.5	17	14.2	6.9-27.1	13	17.0	7.2-34.9	3	2.6	0.5-12.0
$15,000- 24,999	133	42	16.5	10.2-25.4	33	26.5	15.9-40.7	30	12.9	7.8-20.4	20	33.0	18.6-51.6	8	11.2	4.5-25.1
$25,000- 34,999	102	21	16.5	9.3-27.5	29	27.3	15.0-44.3	21	27.3	14.9-44.5	17	13.9	6.1-28.5	14	15.1	6.4-31.8
$35,000- 49,999	147	27	16.6	9.4-27.6	40	33.2	21.2-48.0	50	32.1	21.9-44.4	17	11.3	5.5-21.8	13	6.8	3.5-12.8
$50,000-74,999	120	22	13.3	6.8-24.4	25	29.8	15.3-49.9	52	42.7	28.8-57.8	14	8.7	3.7-18.8	7	5.5	1.8-15.7
$75,000+	122	20	27.0	14.9-43.9	19	11.9	5.8-23.0	54	37.2	25.4-50.7	17	12.9	6.2-25.0	12	11.1	4.9-23.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	147	25	15.2	9.6-23.2	38	23.2	16.5-31.5	52	40.3	30.8-50.6	20	11.3	6.9-17.9	12	10.1	5.2-18.4
Guilford	149	22	10.3	6.6-15.7	30	24.9	16.6-35.5	67	43.4	34.0-53.2	21	13.9	8.6-21.6	9	7.6	3.1-17.4
Mecklenburg	160	19	11.8	7.2-18.7	36	20.7	14.4-28.7	70	43.4	33.5-53.8	27	21.3	12.4-34.2	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0
Orange	195	23	11.8	7.2-18.6	44	21.5	15.5-28.9	72	37.2	28.8-46.4	38	20.9	14.8-28.7	18	8.7	4.7-15.4
Wake	166	35	21.4	14.7-30.0	26	16.3	10.9-23.8	71	44.2	35.4-53.4	24	12.8	7.9-20.2	10	5.2	2.5-10.7
Chatham/Lee	92	18	18.7	11.1-29.7	25	26.7	17.7-38.2	29	26.3	17.7-37.3	9	16.0	6.8-33.3	11	12.3	6.3-22.5
Nash/Wilson	78	21	25.2	15.7-37.8	14	20.1	11.5-32.8	25	32.0	21.1-45.4	10	14.0	6.9-26.2	8	8.7	4.0-17.9
Craven/Pamlico	123	23	15.0	9.6-22.7	23	19.2	12.2-29.0	51	44.7	34.3-55.6	14	12.6	6.8-22.1	12	8.5	4.6-15.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	115	26	24.6	16.9-34.4	25	20.7	14.0-29.6	41	37.0	27.6-47.5	13	10.4	5.5-19.0	10	7.2	3.7-13.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	135	25	16.0	9.8-24.8	49	32.3	22.5-43.9	39	40.1	27.1-54.6	13	8.0	4.3-14.4	9	3.7	1.8- 7.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	129	27	15.6	8.6-26.7	31	24.6	14.2-39.0	42	42.1	23.7-63.1	19	12.6	6.6-22.9	10	5.1	2.1-11.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	141	33	20.0	13.9-27.8	21	11.7	7.3-18.2	48	40.4	30.3-51.4	24	16.5	10.7-24.7	15	11.5	6.3-20.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	101	25	23.0	14.7-34.1	30	26.5	18.0-37.1	27	31.3	21.5-43.1	15	13.5	7.5-23.1	4	5.7	1.6-18.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	80	19	21.7	13.8-32.3	23	26.8	17.9-38.2	20	26.3	16.9-38.4	11	14.0	7.6-24.4	7	11.2	5.1-22.8
Northeast NC I	102	28	29.1	20.2-40.0	26	26.0	17.7-36.6	28	25.3	17.3-35.4	14	14.6	8.4-24.3	6	4.9	2.1-10.8
Northeast NC II	124	18	15.9	9.6-25.0	30	26.3	17.7-37.2	41	31.5	22.2-42.7	20	15.0	9.1-23.7	15	11.3	6.6-18.6
Northeastern Partnership	226	46	20.0	14.5-26.9	56	26.2	19.5-34.2	69	29.6	22.5-37.8	34	14.9	10.2-21.3	21	9.3	5.9-14.4
Mountain AHEC	405	82	18.2	13.4-24.1	82	20.8	15.7-26.9	142	38.1	31.6-45.1	62	14.2	10.0-19.7	37	8.8	5.9-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,258	215	16.3	13.6-19.4	270	21.7	18.5-25.2	497	42.6	38.4-46.8	184	13.3	10.8-16.4	92	6.1	4.3- 8.5
Western NC	627	126	16.8	13.1-21.3	153	22.0	17.8-26.9	212	41.8	35.8-48.0	83	11.9	8.7-16.0	53	7.5	5.3-10.6

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,690

515

17.5

15.3-19.9

608

22.3

19.8-24.9

970

39.0

36.0-42.0

382

13.8

11.8-16.1

215

7.5

6.0- 9.2

-Eastern NC

805

174

20.1

15.4-25.7

185

23.5

18.6-29.3

261

30.3

25.4-35.7

115

15.9

11.7-21.1

10.2

7.1-14.5

GENDER

Male

374

21.7

14.8-30.5

24.8

17.5-34.0

121

27.4

21.0-34.7

14.1

8.7-22.1

12.0

7.6-18.5

Female

431

18.0

13.0-24.3

106

21.7

16.4-28.1

140

34.4

27.3-42.2

18.3

12.7-25.6

7.7

4.2-13.6

RACE

White

580

113

19.3

13.8-26.3

132

23.1

17.5-29.8

194

30.9

25.3-37.1

14.9

10.4-20.9

11.8

8.1-16.8

African American

168

27.2

17.5-39.6

19.8

12.1-30.7

32.9

21.6-46.7

12.5

6.6-22.3

7.7

2.1-24.0

Other Minorities

12.5

5.1-27.8

40.4

16.1-70.6

12.3

5.2-26.5

34.7

12.5-66.4

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

19.8

9.3-37.3

26.6

14.5-43.7

19.5

10.4-33.6

25.3

14.0-41.4

8.7

3.7-19.0

25-34

158

14.7

8.6-24.0

20.3

12.0-32.1

29.8

20.7-41.0

22.5

13.9-34.3

12.7

5.7-26.0

35-44

196

20.4

13.2-30.3

24.7

16.3-35.6

36.9

27.6-47.4

7.7

4.3-13.5

10.2

5.4-18.4

45-54

152

23.8

12.6-40.4

18.5

10.6-30.2

37.7

25.7-51.4

8.4

4.0-16.6

11.7

4.6-26.4

55-64

103

22.0

13.8-33.2

22.8

13.7-35.6

43.0

29.9-57.1

4.8

2.2-10.4

7.3

2.7-18.2

65-74

32.6

18.1-51.5

20.3

10.1-36.5

28.3

14.8-47.2

14.4

6.4-29.1

4.4

1.5-12.0

75+

18.3

4.6-50.9

35.9

16.7-61.0

17.4

5.8-42.2

10.3

3.7-25.7

18.1

4.4-51.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.0

16.7-50.3

40.5

23.3-60.5

19.4

9.1-36.8

7.1

2.4-18.9

1.9

0.5- 6.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

243

15.3

10.4-22.0

23.1

14.8-34.2

35.1

25.5-45.9

13.6

7.2-24.2

12.9

7.5-21.3

Some Post-H.S.

246

19.1

10.5-32.2

26.1

16.6-38.5

25.1

17.7-34.3

18.5

10.7-30.0

11.2

5.6-21.1

College Graduate

249

24.0

15.6-35.0

16.9

11.3-24.5

33.9

25.7-43.2

17.2

11.0-26.1

8.0

4.0-15.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.8

20.2-63.3

26.4

7.2-62.5

14.2

6.9-27.1

17.0

7.2-34.9

2.6

0.5-12.0

$15,000- 24,999

133

16.5

10.2-25.4

26.5

15.9-40.7

12.9

7.8-20.4

33.0

18.6-51.6

11.2

4.5-25.1

$25,000- 34,999

102

16.5

9.3-27.5

27.3

15.0-44.3

27.3

14.9-44.5

13.9

6.1-28.5

15.1

6.4-31.8

$35,000- 49,999

147

16.6

9.4-27.6

33.2

21.2-48.0

32.1

21.9-44.4

11.3

5.5-21.8

6.8

3.5-12.8

$50,000-74,999

120

13.3

6.8-24.4

29.8

15.3-49.9

42.7

28.8-57.8

8.7

3.7-18.8

5.5

1.8-15.7

$75,000+

122

27.0

14.9-43.9

11.9

5.8-23.0

37.2

25.4-50.7

12.9

6.2-25.0

11.1

4.9-23.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

147

15.2

9.6-23.2

23.2

16.5-31.5

40.3

30.8-50.6

11.3

6.9-17.9

10.1

5.2-18.4

Guilford

149

10.3

6.6-15.7

24.9

16.6-35.5

43.4

34.0-53.2

13.9

8.6-21.6

7.6

3.1-17.4

Mecklenburg

160

11.8

7.2-18.7

20.7

14.4-28.7

43.4

33.5-53.8

21.3

12.4-34.2

2.8

1.3- 6.0

Orange

195

11.8

7.2-18.6

21.5

15.5-28.9

37.2

28.8-46.4

20.9

14.8-28.7

8.7

4.7-15.4

Wake

166

21.4

14.7-30.0

16.3

10.9-23.8

44.2

35.4-53.4

12.8

7.9-20.2

5.2

2.5-10.7

Chatham/Lee

18.7

11.1-29.7

26.7

17.7-38.2

26.3

17.7-37.3

16.0

6.8-33.3

12.3

6.3-22.5

Nash/Wilson

25.2

15.7-37.8

20.1

11.5-32.8

32.0

21.1-45.4

14.0

6.9-26.2

8.7

4.0-17.9

Craven/Pamlico

123

15.0

9.6-22.7

19.2

12.2-29.0

44.7

34.3-55.6

12.6

6.8-22.1

8.5

4.6-15.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

115

24.6

16.9-34.4

20.7

14.0-29.6

37.0

27.6-47.5

10.4

5.5-19.0

7.2

3.7-13.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

135

16.0

9.8-24.8

32.3

22.5-43.9

40.1

27.1-54.6

8.0

4.3-14.4

3.7

1.8- 7.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

129

15.6

8.6-26.7

24.6

14.2-39.0

42.1

23.7-63.1

12.6

6.6-22.9

5.1

2.1-11.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

141

20.0

13.9-27.8

11.7

7.3-18.2

40.4

30.3-51.4

16.5

10.7-24.7

11.5

6.3-20.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

101

23.0

14.7-34.1

26.5

18.0-37.1

31.3

21.5-43.1

13.5

7.5-23.1

5.7

1.6-18.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

21.7

13.8-32.3

26.8

17.9-38.2

26.3

16.9-38.4

14.0

7.6-24.4

11.2

5.1-22.8

Northeast NC I

102

29.1

20.2-40.0

26.0

17.7-36.6

25.3

17.3-35.4

14.6

8.4-24.3

4.9

2.1-10.8

Northeast NC II

124

15.9

9.6-25.0

26.3

17.7-37.2

31.5

22.2-42.7

15.0

9.1-23.7

11.3

6.6-18.6

Northeastern Partnership

226

20.0

14.5-26.9

26.2

19.5-34.2

29.6

22.5-37.8

14.9

10.2-21.3

9.3

5.9-14.4

Mountain AHEC

405

18.2

13.4-24.1

20.8

15.7-26.9

142

38.1

31.6-45.1

14.2

10.0-19.7

8.8

5.9-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,258

215

16.3

13.6-19.4

270

21.7

18.5-25.2

497

42.6

38.4-46.8

184

13.3

10.8-16.4

6.1

4.3- 8.5

Western NC

627

126

16.8

13.1-21.3

153

22.0

17.8-26.9

212

41.8

35.8-48.0

11.9

8.7-16.0

7.5

5.3-10.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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