BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,858	1,244	68.2	64.8-71.4	614	31.8	28.6-35.2
GENDER
Male	600	394	68.2	62.4-73.5	206	31.8	26.5-37.6
Female	1,258	850	68.2	64.1-72.0	408	31.8	28.0-35.9
AGE
18-24	146	100	72.8	62.0-81.4	46	27.2	18.6-38.0
25-34	283	211	72.3	63.6-79.5	72	27.7	20.5-36.4
35-44	369	271	69.2	61.4-76.1	98	30.8	23.9-38.6
45-54	413	279	69.7	62.8-75.9	134	30.3	24.1-37.2
55-64	286	188	65.6	57.1-73.3	98	34.4	26.7-42.9
65-74	204	121	64.4	54.5-73.2	83	35.6	26.8-45.5
75+	142	63	48.6	36.7-60.5	79	51.4	39.5-63.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	442	249	55.4	48.0-62.7	193	44.6	37.3-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	646	418	65.5	59.6-71.0	228	34.5	29.0-40.4
Some Post-H.S.	434	318	76.3	69.5-82.0	116	23.7	18.0-30.5
College Graduate	330	255	75.7	68.3-81.8	75	24.3	18.2-31.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	348	215	58.9	50.3-67.1	133	41.1	32.9-49.7
$15,000- 24,999	432	289	68.1	60.5-74.9	143	31.9	25.1-39.5
$25,000- 34,999	227	163	69.6	59.8-77.9	64	30.4	22.1-40.2
$35,000- 49,999	198	147	72.3	62.4-80.4	51	27.7	19.6-37.6
$50,000-74,999	117	94	70.9	56.9-81.8	23	29.1	18.2-43.1
$75,000+	94	83	87.5	76.5-93.8	11	12.5	6.2-23.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	21	68.5	45.8-84.8	8	31.5	15.2-54.2
Guilford	116	87	72.9	61.0-82.2	29	27.1	17.8-39.0
Mecklenburg	119	81	66.8	56.5-75.6	38	33.2	24.4-43.5
Orange	48	38	81.9	67.9-90.6	10	18.1	9.4-32.1
Wake	85	62	69.0	56.2-79.4	23	31.0	20.6-43.8
Chatham/Lee	70	53	76.6	61.2-87.1	17	23.4	12.9-38.8
Nash/Wilson	125	85	68.3	58.5-76.8	40	31.7	23.2-41.5
Craven/Pamlico	90	56	58.7	44.7-71.3	34	41.3	28.7-55.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	11	82.8	58.3-94.3	5	17.2	5.7-41.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	7	75.3	36.4-94.2	2	24.7	5.8-63.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	164	112	73.1	59.6-83.3	52	26.9	16.7-40.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	8	82.6	49.0-95.9	2	17.4	4.1-51.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	90	63.8	54.4-72.2	54	36.2	27.8-45.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	80	67.5	56.3-77.1	48	32.5	22.9-43.7
Northeast NC I	238	152	64.6	57.2-71.4	86	35.4	28.6-42.8
Northeast NC II	145	88	65.4	55.5-74.0	57	34.6	26.0-44.5
Northeastern Partnership	383	240	65.0	58.9-70.7	143	35.0	29.3-41.1
Mountain AHEC	50	35	65.8	46.9-80.7	15	34.2	19.3-53.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	974	623	68.1	63.2-72.6	351	31.9	27.4-36.8
Piedmont	812	570	68.1	63.2-72.6	242	31.9	27.4-36.8
Western NC	72	51	74.1	57.2-85.9	21	25.9	14.1-42.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,858

1,244

68.2

64.8-71.4

614

31.8

28.6-35.2

GENDER

Male

600

394

68.2

62.4-73.5

206

31.8

26.5-37.6

Female

1,258

850

68.2

64.1-72.0

408

31.8

28.0-35.9

AGE

18-24

146

100

72.8

62.0-81.4

27.2

18.6-38.0

25-34

283

211

72.3

63.6-79.5

27.7

20.5-36.4

35-44

369

271

69.2

61.4-76.1

30.8

23.9-38.6

45-54

413

279

69.7

62.8-75.9

134

30.3

24.1-37.2

55-64

286

188

65.6

57.1-73.3

34.4

26.7-42.9

65-74

204

121

64.4

54.5-73.2

35.6

26.8-45.5

75+

142

48.6

36.7-60.5

51.4

39.5-63.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

442

249

55.4

48.0-62.7

193

44.6

37.3-52.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

646

418

65.5

59.6-71.0

228

34.5

29.0-40.4

Some Post-H.S.

434

318

76.3

69.5-82.0

116

23.7

18.0-30.5

College Graduate

330

255

75.7

68.3-81.8

24.3

18.2-31.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

348

215

58.9

50.3-67.1

133

41.1

32.9-49.7

$15,000- 24,999

432

289

68.1

60.5-74.9

143

31.9

25.1-39.5

$25,000- 34,999

227

163

69.6

59.8-77.9

30.4

22.1-40.2

$35,000- 49,999

198

147

72.3

62.4-80.4

27.7

19.6-37.6

$50,000-74,999

117

70.9

56.9-81.8

29.1

18.2-43.1

$75,000+

87.5

76.5-93.8

12.5

6.2-23.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

68.5

45.8-84.8

31.5

15.2-54.2

Guilford

116

72.9

61.0-82.2

27.1

17.8-39.0

Mecklenburg

119

66.8

56.5-75.6

33.2

24.4-43.5

Orange

81.9

67.9-90.6

18.1

9.4-32.1

Wake

69.0

56.2-79.4

31.0

20.6-43.8

Chatham/Lee

76.6

61.2-87.1

23.4

12.9-38.8

Nash/Wilson

125

68.3

58.5-76.8

31.7

23.2-41.5

Craven/Pamlico

58.7

44.7-71.3

41.3

28.7-55.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

82.8

58.3-94.3

17.2

5.7-41.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.3

36.4-94.2

24.7

5.8-63.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

164

112

73.1

59.6-83.3

26.9

16.7-40.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

82.6

49.0-95.9

17.4

4.1-51.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

63.8

54.4-72.2

36.2

27.8-45.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

67.5

56.3-77.1

32.5

22.9-43.7

Northeast NC I

238

152

64.6

57.2-71.4

35.4

28.6-42.8

Northeast NC II

145

65.4

55.5-74.0

34.6

26.0-44.5

Northeastern Partnership

383

240

65.0

58.9-70.7

143

35.0

29.3-41.1

Mountain AHEC

65.8

46.9-80.7

34.2

19.3-53.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

974

623

68.1

63.2-72.6

351

31.9

27.4-36.8

Piedmont

812

570

68.1

63.2-72.6

242

31.9

27.4-36.8

Western NC

74.1

57.2-85.9

25.9

14.1-42.8

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*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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