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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,006	632	62.3	57.6-66.9	288	27.7	23.7-32.1	86	9.9	7.2-13.6
GENDER
Male	361	199	55.3	47.7-62.7	106	28.4	22.2-35.6	56	16.2	11.2-23.0
Female	645	433	69.1	63.5-74.2	182	27.0	22.2-32.5	30	3.9	2.2- 6.7
AGE
18-24	77	50	67.1	51.2-79.8	18	17.7	9.5-30.4	9	15.3	6.7-31.0
25-34	228	150	67.3	57.5-75.8	58	23.5	16.1-32.9	20	9.2	4.9-16.7
35-44	290	182	60.8	51.8-69.1	81	31.0	23.3-39.9	27	8.2	4.3-15.1
45-54	267	159	55.3	46.3-64.1	86	33.7	25.9-42.6	22	11.0	5.5-20.6
55-64	114	72	60.0	45.6-72.8	36	32.8	20.8-47.7	6	7.2	2.4-19.4
65-74	17	10	58.5	27.8-83.8	6	37.2	13.4-69.4	1	4.3	0.6-26.1
75+	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	51	48.2	33.4-63.3	43	35.9	23.3-51.0	12	15.9	6.8-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	214	52.2	44.2-60.1	111	32.8	25.6-40.8	46	15.1	9.7-22.7
Some Post-H.S.	284	184	71.6	63.2-78.8	79	21.2	15.2-28.9	21	7.1	3.7-13.3
College Graduate	243	181	72.5	63.7-79.9	55	24.4	17.5-33.1	7	3.0	1.1- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	36	41.2	23.6-61.3	31	46.7	27.7-66.8	10	12.1	4.6-28.0
$15,000- 24,999	251	153	63.2	52.9-72.4	80	26.3	18.9-35.3	18	10.5	4.9-21.0
$25,000- 34,999	177	115	59.3	47.6-70.0	48	28.6	19.5-39.8	14	12.1	5.4-25.0
$35,000- 49,999	153	97	57.4	45.8-68.2	43	34.8	24.5-46.9	13	7.8	3.6-15.9
$50,000-74,999	99	73	78.9	67.4-87.1	22	17.6	10.4-28.3	4	3.4	0.8-13.0
$75,000+	81	58	76.4	64.0-85.5	20	20.0	11.9-31.8	3	3.6	0.9-13.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	10	60.7	30.4-84.6	2	15.4	3.2-49.8	3	23.9	6.3-59.5
Guilford	78	59	65.9	50.9-78.3	10	16.8	8.4-30.9	9	17.2	8.1-33.0
Mecklenburg	77	57	68.7	55.4-79.5	16	26.6	16.6-39.8	4	4.7	1.3-15.1
Orange	29	18	62.1	41.5-79.1	7	27.2	13.1-48.1	4	10.7	3.2-30.4
Wake	59	41	57.0	41.0-71.7	14	31.0	18.4-47.2	4	12.0	3.7-32.5
Chatham/Lee	40	20	48.1	31.2-65.4	17	45.3	28.5-63.2	3	6.6	1.9-20.4
Nash/Wilson	75	47	64.3	50.5-76.0	20	24.9	14.8-38.7	8	10.8	5.1-21.4
Craven/Pamlico	44	26	54.9	35.1-73.2	11	29.9	13.4-53.9	7	15.3	6.7-31.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	7	5	61.8	20.4-91.1	1	28.6	4.4-77.6	1	9.6	1.2-48.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	3	59.8	17.9-91.0	2	40.2	9.0-82.1	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	46	51.3	37.8-64.6	31	34.7	23.7-47.8	7	14.0	4.7-34.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	6	83.1	37.1-97.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.9	2.4-62.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	64	37	61.9	47.8-74.3	22	29.4	18.7-43.1	5	8.6	3.3-20.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	38	50.7	31.3-69.8	20	43.5	24.2-65.0	4	5.9	1.7-17.9
Northeast NC I	120	72	61.5	50.7-71.3	41	31.8	22.8-42.3	7	6.8	2.9-15.1
Northeast NC II	73	41	58.2	44.1-71.2	25	32.2	20.9-46.1	7	9.5	3.8-21.8
Northeastern Partnership	193	113	59.8	50.8-68.2	66	32.0	24.5-40.6	14	8.2	4.3-15.0
Mountain AHEC	26	19	66.5	39.0-86.1	3	17.1	5.0-44.9	4	16.3	4.3-45.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	495	294	60.2	53.0-67.0	155	28.6	22.8-35.3	46	11.2	7.2-17.0
Piedmont	472	311	63.6	57.1-69.7	126	27.3	21.9-33.5	35	9.0	5.6-14.3
Western NC	39	27	65.0	43.4-81.7	7	22.3	9.8-43.1	5	12.8	3.9-34.7

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,006

632

62.3

57.6-66.9

288

27.7

23.7-32.1

9.9

7.2-13.6

GENDER

Male

361

199

55.3

47.7-62.7

106

28.4

22.2-35.6

16.2

11.2-23.0

Female

645

433

69.1

63.5-74.2

182

27.0

22.2-32.5

3.9

2.2- 6.7

AGE

18-24

67.1

51.2-79.8

17.7

9.5-30.4

15.3

6.7-31.0

25-34

228

150

67.3

57.5-75.8

23.5

16.1-32.9

9.2

4.9-16.7

35-44

290

182

60.8

51.8-69.1

31.0

23.3-39.9

8.2

4.3-15.1

45-54

267

159

55.3

46.3-64.1

33.7

25.9-42.6

11.0

5.5-20.6

55-64

114

60.0

45.6-72.8

32.8

20.8-47.7

7.2

2.4-19.4

65-74

58.5

27.8-83.8

37.2

13.4-69.4

4.3

0.6-26.1

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

48.2

33.4-63.3

35.9

23.3-51.0

15.9

6.8-32.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

214

52.2

44.2-60.1

111

32.8

25.6-40.8

15.1

9.7-22.7

Some Post-H.S.

284

184

71.6

63.2-78.8

21.2

15.2-28.9

7.1

3.7-13.3

College Graduate

243

181

72.5

63.7-79.9

24.4

17.5-33.1

3.0

1.1- 8.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

41.2

23.6-61.3

46.7

27.7-66.8

12.1

4.6-28.0

$15,000- 24,999

251

153

63.2

52.9-72.4

26.3

18.9-35.3

10.5

4.9-21.0

$25,000- 34,999

177

115

59.3

47.6-70.0

28.6

19.5-39.8

12.1

5.4-25.0

$35,000- 49,999

153

57.4

45.8-68.2

34.8

24.5-46.9

7.8

3.6-15.9

$50,000-74,999

78.9

67.4-87.1

17.6

10.4-28.3

3.4

0.8-13.0

$75,000+

76.4

64.0-85.5

20.0

11.9-31.8

3.6

0.9-13.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

60.7

30.4-84.6

15.4

3.2-49.8

23.9

6.3-59.5

Guilford

65.9

50.9-78.3

16.8

8.4-30.9

17.2

8.1-33.0

Mecklenburg

68.7

55.4-79.5

26.6

16.6-39.8

4.7

1.3-15.1

Orange

62.1

41.5-79.1

27.2

13.1-48.1

10.7

3.2-30.4

Wake

57.0

41.0-71.7

31.0

18.4-47.2

12.0

3.7-32.5

Chatham/Lee

48.1

31.2-65.4

45.3

28.5-63.2

6.6

1.9-20.4

Nash/Wilson

64.3

50.5-76.0

24.9

14.8-38.7

10.8

5.1-21.4

Craven/Pamlico

54.9

35.1-73.2

29.9

13.4-53.9

15.3

6.7-31.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

61.8

20.4-91.1

28.6

4.4-77.6

9.6

1.2-48.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

59.8

17.9-91.0

40.2

9.0-82.1

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

51.3

37.8-64.6

34.7

23.7-47.8

14.0

4.7-34.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

83.1

37.1-97.6

0.0

. - .

16.9

2.4-62.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

61.9

47.8-74.3

29.4

18.7-43.1

8.6

3.3-20.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

50.7

31.3-69.8

43.5

24.2-65.0

5.9

1.7-17.9

Northeast NC I

120

61.5

50.7-71.3

31.8

22.8-42.3

6.8

2.9-15.1

Northeast NC II

58.2

44.1-71.2

32.2

20.9-46.1

9.5

3.8-21.8

Northeastern Partnership

193

113

59.8

50.8-68.2

32.0

24.5-40.6

8.2

4.3-15.0

Mountain AHEC

66.5

39.0-86.1

17.1

5.0-44.9

16.3

4.3-45.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

495

294

60.2

53.0-67.0

155

28.6

22.8-35.3

11.2

7.2-17.0

Piedmont

472

311

63.6

57.1-69.7

126

27.3

21.9-33.5

9.0

5.6-14.3

Western NC

65.0

43.4-81.7

22.3

9.8-43.1

12.8

3.9-34.7

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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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