BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise-AFRICAN AMERICANS

During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,872	1,236	70.1	66.9-73.1	636	29.9	26.9-33.1
GENDER
Male	608	431	76.6	71.6-80.9	177	23.4	19.1-28.4
Female	1,264	805	65.0	60.9-68.9	459	35.0	31.1-39.1
AGE
18-24	147	113	82.8	73.9-89.1	34	17.2	10.9-26.1
25-34	286	202	78.1	71.3-83.7	84	21.9	16.3-28.7
35-44	372	247	65.7	58.0-72.6	125	34.3	27.4-42.0
45-54	413	276	68.5	61.3-74.9	137	31.5	25.1-38.7
55-64	288	177	62.3	53.8-70.2	111	37.7	29.8-46.2
65-74	208	130	62.4	52.3-71.5	78	37.6	28.5-47.7
75+	143	80	55.7	43.5-67.3	63	44.3	32.7-56.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	250	58.5	51.3-65.3	197	41.5	34.7-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	388	61.1	55.2-66.7	263	38.9	33.3-44.8
Some Post-H.S.	435	319	79.4	73.2-84.5	116	20.6	15.5-26.8
College Graduate	332	275	87.2	81.8-91.2	57	12.8	8.8-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	203	54.8	46.5-62.8	148	45.2	37.2-53.5
$15,000- 24,999	434	277	70.6	63.9-76.6	157	29.4	23.4-36.1
$25,000- 34,999	227	146	61.5	51.6-70.6	81	38.5	29.4-48.4
$35,000- 49,999	199	152	81.5	72.6-88.0	47	18.5	12.0-27.4
$50,000-74,999	118	91	75.0	61.1-85.1	27	25.0	14.9-38.9
$75,000+	94	82	88.7	78.7-94.3	12	11.3	5.7-21.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	22	80.1	57.4-92.3	7	19.9	7.7-42.6
Guilford	116	83	74.7	64.1-83.1	33	25.3	16.9-35.9
Mecklenburg	120	87	69.3	59.0-77.9	33	30.7	22.1-41.0
Orange	48	36	75.1	58.7-86.5	12	24.9	13.5-41.3
Wake	86	67	78.8	67.4-86.9	19	21.2	13.1-32.6
Chatham/Lee	70	50	76.1	61.3-86.5	20	23.9	13.5-38.7
Nash/Wilson	125	78	63.8	53.7-72.7	47	36.2	27.3-46.3
Craven/Pamlico	91	64	72.5	60.3-82.1	27	27.5	17.9-39.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	11	82.8	58.3-94.3	5	17.2	5.7-41.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	46.7	17.8-78.0	4	53.3	22.0-82.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	109	74.5	62.6-83.5	57	25.5	16.5-37.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	9	89.3	51.1-98.5	1	10.7	1.5-48.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	89	63.6	54.2-72.1	56	36.4	27.9-45.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	66	52.4	40.0-64.6	63	47.6	35.4-60.0
Northeast NC I	238	157	68.2	60.9-74.7	81	31.8	25.3-39.1
Northeast NC II	147	91	66.1	56.3-74.6	56	33.9	25.4-43.7
Northeastern Partnership	385	248	67.1	61.0-72.6	137	32.9	27.4-39.0
Mountain AHEC	51	41	81.6	63.6-91.9	10	18.4	8.1-36.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	981	613	67.6	62.9-72.0	368	32.4	28.0-37.1
Piedmont	817	567	71.8	67.3-75.8	250	28.2	24.2-32.7
Western NC	74	56	71.3	46.6-87.6	18	28.7	12.4-53.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,872

1,236

70.1

66.9-73.1

636

29.9

26.9-33.1

GENDER

Male

608

431

76.6

71.6-80.9

177

23.4

19.1-28.4

Female

1,264

805

65.0

60.9-68.9

459

35.0

31.1-39.1

AGE

18-24

147

113

82.8

73.9-89.1

17.2

10.9-26.1

25-34

286

202

78.1

71.3-83.7

21.9

16.3-28.7

35-44

372

247

65.7

58.0-72.6

125

34.3

27.4-42.0

45-54

413

276

68.5

61.3-74.9

137

31.5

25.1-38.7

55-64

288

177

62.3

53.8-70.2

111

37.7

29.8-46.2

65-74

208

130

62.4

52.3-71.5

37.6

28.5-47.7

75+

143

55.7

43.5-67.3

44.3

32.7-56.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

250

58.5

51.3-65.3

197

41.5

34.7-48.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

388

61.1

55.2-66.7

263

38.9

33.3-44.8

Some Post-H.S.

435

319

79.4

73.2-84.5

116

20.6

15.5-26.8

College Graduate

332

275

87.2

81.8-91.2

12.8

8.8-18.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

203

54.8

46.5-62.8

148

45.2

37.2-53.5

$15,000- 24,999

434

277

70.6

63.9-76.6

157

29.4

23.4-36.1

$25,000- 34,999

227

146

61.5

51.6-70.6

38.5

29.4-48.4

$35,000- 49,999

199

152

81.5

72.6-88.0

18.5

12.0-27.4

$50,000-74,999

118

75.0

61.1-85.1

25.0

14.9-38.9

$75,000+

88.7

78.7-94.3

11.3

5.7-21.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

80.1

57.4-92.3

19.9

7.7-42.6

Guilford

116

74.7

64.1-83.1

25.3

16.9-35.9

Mecklenburg

120

69.3

59.0-77.9

30.7

22.1-41.0

Orange

75.1

58.7-86.5

24.9

13.5-41.3

Wake

78.8

67.4-86.9

21.2

13.1-32.6

Chatham/Lee

76.1

61.3-86.5

23.9

13.5-38.7

Nash/Wilson

125

63.8

53.7-72.7

36.2

27.3-46.3

Craven/Pamlico

72.5

60.3-82.1

27.5

17.9-39.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

82.8

58.3-94.3

17.2

5.7-41.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

46.7

17.8-78.0

53.3

22.0-82.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

109

74.5

62.6-83.5

25.5

16.5-37.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

89.3

51.1-98.5

10.7

1.5-48.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

63.6

54.2-72.1

36.4

27.9-45.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

52.4

40.0-64.6

47.6

35.4-60.0

Northeast NC I

238

157

68.2

60.9-74.7

31.8

25.3-39.1

Northeast NC II

147

66.1

56.3-74.6

33.9

25.4-43.7

Northeastern Partnership

385

248

67.1

61.0-72.6

137

32.9

27.4-39.0

Mountain AHEC

81.6

63.6-91.9

18.4

8.1-36.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

981

613

67.6

62.9-72.0

368

32.4

28.0-37.1

Piedmont

817

567

71.8

67.3-75.8

250

28.2

24.2-32.7

Western NC

71.3

46.6-87.6

28.7

12.4-53.4

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^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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