BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

Physical Activity

When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting,/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
North Carolina	5,079	3,195	58.9	56.7-61.1	1,283	26.2	24.3-28.1	601	14.9	13.2-16.8
-Mecklenburg County	260	192	67.4	59.5-74.5	50	21.7	16.0-28.6	18	10.9	6.3-18.3
GENDER
Male	118	83	61.7	50.1-72.1	23	22.9	15.0-33.5	12	15.4	8.2-27.0
Female	142	109	75.7	66.7-83.0	27	19.8	13.3-28.4	6	4.5	1.7-11.0
RACE
White	156	126	82.4	74.4-88.3	21	11.4	7.0-18.1	9	6.2	2.9-12.6
Other	100	63	46.3	34.9-58.1	28	35.8	24.9-48.3	9	17.9	8.8-33.0
AGE
18-44	144	104	64.8	54.0-74.4	27	19.8	13.0-29.1	13	15.3	8.4-26.2
45+	114	86	71.3	60.2-80.4	23	25.3	16.6-36.5	5	3.4	1.2- 9.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	58	33	40.3	27.1-55.1	16	33.5	20.5-49.7	9	26.1	13.5-44.4
Some College +	202	159	79.1	71.9-84.9	34	16.5	11.5-23.2	9	4.4	2.0- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	108	68	46.9	35.5-58.6	27	31.1	20.8-43.7	13	22.0	12.2-36.5
$50,000+	107	89	84.6	76.0-90.4	16	14.1	8.5-22.4	2	1.4	0.3- 5.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	240	143	56.4	48.7-63.8	58	24.5	18.5-31.5	39	19.1	13.5-26.4
Guilford	272	201	68.0	60.4-74.6	49	20.6	15.0-27.7	22	11.4	7.2-17.8
Mecklenburg	260	192	67.4	59.5-74.5	50	21.7	16.0-28.6	18	10.9	6.3-18.3
Orange	276	201	68.4	59.2-76.4	50	21.6	14.7-30.6	25	9.9	6.3-15.4
Wake	285	209	67.4	60.0-74.1	58	23.9	18.0-31.0	18	8.7	4.9-14.9
Chatham/Lee	213	126	55.4	47.0-63.5	64	30.1	23.1-38.0	23	14.5	9.3-21.9
Nash/Wilson	213	138	60.4	51.9-68.3	53	25.4	19.0-33.0	22	14.2	8.4-23.1
Craven/Pamlico	209	134	62.1	53.5-69.9	47	22.8	16.2-31.1	28	15.2	10.2-22.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	228	143	62.0	54.7-68.7	54	23.9	18.3-30.6	31	14.1	9.8-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	236	141	58.7	49.3-67.5	58	25.7	17.3-36.3	37	15.7	10.9-22.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	252	146	50.9	42.1-59.5	70	27.0	20.3-35.0	36	22.1	14.3-32.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	234	136	43.1	29.8-57.5	60	30.6	15.9-50.7	38	26.3	13.7-44.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	237	137	55.1	47.6-62.3	74	30.9	24.6-38.0	26	14.1	9.2-20.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	210	128	54.1	45.0-63.0	56	30.5	22.0-40.5	26	15.4	10.1-22.9
Northeast NC I	231	143	62.1	54.4-69.2	69	28.7	22.2-36.1	19	9.3	5.7-14.8
Northeast NC II	264	153	53.2	45.6-60.5	77	31.2	24.6-38.7	34	15.6	10.5-22.6
Northeastern Partnership	495	296	56.1	50.4-61.6	146	30.4	25.4-35.9	53	13.5	9.8-18.5
Mountain AHEC	679	397	53.1	46.6-59.6	177	24.5	19.9-29.8	105	22.3	15.9-30.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,702	1,027	56.0	51.9-60.0	467	28.0	24.6-31.8	208	16.0	12.9-19.5
Piedmont	2,304	1,531	61.5	58.5-64.4	541	25.1	22.6-27.8	232	13.4	11.3-15.9
Western NC	1,073	637	54.0	48.9-59.0	275	26.8	22.7-31.4	161	19.2	14.6-24.9

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,079

3,195

58.9

56.7-61.1

1,283

26.2

24.3-28.1

601

14.9

13.2-16.8

-Mecklenburg County

260

192

67.4

59.5-74.5

21.7

16.0-28.6

10.9

6.3-18.3

GENDER

Male

118

61.7

50.1-72.1

22.9

15.0-33.5

15.4

8.2-27.0

Female

142

109

75.7

66.7-83.0

19.8

13.3-28.4

4.5

1.7-11.0

RACE

White

156

126

82.4

74.4-88.3

11.4

7.0-18.1

6.2

2.9-12.6

Other

100

46.3

34.9-58.1

35.8

24.9-48.3

17.9

8.8-33.0

AGE

18-44

144

104

64.8

54.0-74.4

19.8

13.0-29.1

15.3

8.4-26.2

45+

114

71.3

60.2-80.4

25.3

16.6-36.5

3.4

1.2- 9.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

40.3

27.1-55.1

33.5

20.5-49.7

26.1

13.5-44.4

Some College +

202

159

79.1

71.9-84.9

16.5

11.5-23.2

4.4

2.0- 9.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

108

46.9

35.5-58.6

31.1

20.8-43.7

22.0

12.2-36.5

$50,000+

107

84.6

76.0-90.4

14.1

8.5-22.4

1.4

0.3- 5.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

240

143

56.4

48.7-63.8

24.5

18.5-31.5

19.1

13.5-26.4

Guilford

272

201

68.0

60.4-74.6

20.6

15.0-27.7

11.4

7.2-17.8

Mecklenburg

260

192

67.4

59.5-74.5

21.7

16.0-28.6

10.9

6.3-18.3

Orange

276

201

68.4

59.2-76.4

21.6

14.7-30.6

9.9

6.3-15.4

Wake

285

209

67.4

60.0-74.1

23.9

18.0-31.0

8.7

4.9-14.9

Chatham/Lee

213

126

55.4

47.0-63.5

30.1

23.1-38.0

14.5

9.3-21.9

Nash/Wilson

213

138

60.4

51.9-68.3

25.4

19.0-33.0

14.2

8.4-23.1

Craven/Pamlico

209

134

62.1

53.5-69.9

22.8

16.2-31.1

15.2

10.2-22.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

228

143

62.0

54.7-68.7

23.9

18.3-30.6

14.1

9.8-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

236

141

58.7

49.3-67.5

25.7

17.3-36.3

15.7

10.9-22.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

252

146

50.9

42.1-59.5

27.0

20.3-35.0

22.1

14.3-32.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

234

136

43.1

29.8-57.5

30.6

15.9-50.7

26.3

13.7-44.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

237

137

55.1

47.6-62.3

30.9

24.6-38.0

14.1

9.2-20.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

210

128

54.1

45.0-63.0

30.5

22.0-40.5

15.4

10.1-22.9

Northeast NC I

231

143

62.1

54.4-69.2

28.7

22.2-36.1

9.3

5.7-14.8

Northeast NC II

264

153

53.2

45.6-60.5

31.2

24.6-38.7

15.6

10.5-22.6

Northeastern Partnership

495

296

56.1

50.4-61.6

146

30.4

25.4-35.9

13.5

9.8-18.5

Mountain AHEC

679

397

53.1

46.6-59.6

177

24.5

19.9-29.8

105

22.3

15.9-30.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,702

1,027

56.0

51.9-60.0

467

28.0

24.6-31.8

208

16.0

12.9-19.5

Piedmont

2,304

1,531

61.5

58.5-64.4

541

25.1

22.6-27.8

232

13.4

11.3-15.9

Western NC

1,073

637

54.0

48.9-59.0

275

26.8

22.7-31.4

161

19.2

14.6-24.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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