BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (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 Mountain Area Health Education Center**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,301	409	33.3	29.6-37.3	892	66.7	62.7-70.4
GENDER
Male	489	196	39.8	33.2-46.7	293	60.2	53.3-66.8
Female	812	213	27.1	23.1-31.5	599	72.9	68.5-76.9
RACE
White	1,164	368	33.7	29.8-37.9	796	66.3	62.1-70.2
Other	134	41	30.7	19.1-45.3	93	69.3	54.7-80.9
AGE
18-44	436	196	44.0	36.5-51.7	240	56.0	48.3-63.5
45+	854	210	25.5	21.6-29.9	644	74.5	70.1-78.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	583	129	26.2	20.8-32.4	454	73.8	67.6-79.2
Some College +	714	279	40.0	35.1-45.1	435	60.0	54.9-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	752	225	32.9	28.0-38.1	527	67.1	61.9-72.0
$50,000+	263	128	48.5	40.7-56.4	135	51.5	43.6-59.3
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
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
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

-Mountain AHEC

1,301

409

33.3

29.6-37.3

892

66.7

62.7-70.4

GENDER

Male

489

196

39.8

33.2-46.7

293

60.2

53.3-66.8

Female

812

213

27.1

23.1-31.5

599

72.9

68.5-76.9

RACE

White

1,164

368

33.7

29.8-37.9

796

66.3

62.1-70.2

Other

134

30.7

19.1-45.3

69.3

54.7-80.9

AGE

18-44

436

196

44.0

36.5-51.7

240

56.0

48.3-63.5

45+

854

210

25.5

21.6-29.9

644

74.5

70.1-78.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

583

129

26.2

20.8-32.4

454

73.8

67.6-79.2

Some College +

714

279

40.0

35.1-45.1

435

60.0

54.9-64.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

752

225

32.9

28.0-38.1

527

67.1

61.9-72.0

$50,000+

263

128

48.5

40.7-56.4

135

51.5

43.6-59.3

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

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

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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