BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.^	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
TOTAL	1,187	297	24.3	20.6-28.4	335	24.6	21.0-28.5	373	33.6	29.5-38.0	116	10.4	7.8-13.7	66	7.1	4.8-10.5
GENDER
Male	375	83	21.4	16.0-28.0	89	21.0	15.3-28.2	124	31.3	24.7-38.7	44	14.1	9.2-21.0	35	12.2	7.5-19.2
Female	812	214	26.5	21.7-32.0	246	27.4	23.1-32.0	249	35.4	30.4-40.8	72	7.5	5.3-10.5	31	3.2	1.8- 5.5
AGE
18-24	96	31	30.4	18.5-45.7	18	15.3	7.3-29.2	29	27.5	16.7-41.7	7	11.4	4.2-27.2	11	15.5	6.6-32.2
25-34	208	43	20.2	13.1-29.9	70	29.2	21.4-38.5	63	35.5	26.4-45.7	20	8.7	4.6-15.9	12	6.4	2.9-13.4
35-44	262	52	15.6	10.6-22.4	78	29.4	21.7-38.4	91	36.9	28.7-45.9	30	12.4	7.2-20.5	11	5.8	2.7-11.8
45-54	266	64	21.2	14.5-30.0	72	26.9	19.5-36.0	88	35.6	27.1-45.1	29	11.8	7.4-18.5	13	4.4	2.2- 8.5
55-64	180	50	31.1	21.8-42.1	48	17.1	11.7-24.3	58	39.4	29.3-50.4	16	8.0	3.9-15.6	8	4.5	1.5-12.9
65-74	109	31	32.7	20.2-48.4	32	25.7	15.3-39.9	29	25.4	15.2-39.2	12	13.5	5.1-31.1	5	2.7	1.1- 6.8
75+	56	25	51.2	33.7-68.4	14	24.3	12.1-42.7	11	18.5	9.2-33.7	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	4	5.1	1.3-18.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	227	71	30.0	21.6-39.9	61	23.8	16.1-33.7	63	35.9	26.1-47.0	19	6.0	3.2-11.1	13	4.3	2.1- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	393	100	25.8	19.2-33.7	107	21.2	15.8-27.8	120	33.3	26.2-41.1	42	11.2	6.9-17.6	24	8.6	4.0-17.4
Some Post-H.S.	311	78	26.4	19.1-35.2	90	27.2	20.0-35.9	94	28.7	21.5-37.1	29	9.9	5.3-17.8	20	7.9	4.5-13.5
College Graduate	252	47	15.2	10.3-21.8	75	27.0	20.3-34.9	95	39.5	31.4-48.3	26	12.7	7.6-20.6	9	5.6	2.5-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	202	62	30.3	21.4-41.0	59	22.4	15.9-30.5	47	28.8	20.1-39.4	19	11.7	5.9-22.0	15	6.7	2.8-15.3
$15,000- 24,999	281	90	30.0	22.2-39.2	71	23.4	15.7-33.4	78	29.6	21.7-38.9	25	8.9	4.6-16.5	17	8.1	3.1-19.5
$25,000- 34,999	156	29	18.5	11.5-28.6	49	32.7	22.5-44.8	47	27.8	19.1-38.5	23	15.4	8.5-26.3	8	5.6	2.5-12.4
$35,000- 49,999	144	32	21.4	13.3-32.5	40	25.7	16.9-36.9	50	37.5	26.6-49.8	14	9.7	4.9-18.3	8	5.7	2.3-13.3
$50,000-74,999	93	19	15.1	8.4-25.7	26	30.6	19.5-44.5	33	33.6	22.2-47.3	12	17.3	7.7-34.3	3	3.4	0.9-12.4
$75,000+	80	10	12.1	5.8-23.7	25	24.7	14.3-39.2	32	43.3	29.4-58.4	10	12.2	5.8-24.0	3	7.6	2.2-23.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	19	6	24.9	9.5-51.1	6	29.1	11.9-55.5	6	36.1	15.9-62.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.9	1.4-45.7
Guilford	84	17	26.7	16.0-40.9	17	16.8	9.9-27.0	37	43.9	31.7-56.8	10	9.0	4.3-17.9	3	3.7	1.1-11.9
Mecklenburg	79	16	20.5	12.1-32.7	24	28.2	18.8-40.1	31	42.0	30.3-54.7	6	6.4	2.7-14.4	2	2.8	0.7-10.7
Orange	35	5	15.0	6.0-32.5	12	36.3	20.7-55.5	15	35.7	20.9-53.9	3	13.0	3.8-36.3	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	59	13	24.4	13.7-39.8	17	27.2	16.0-42.2	23	36.6	23.1-52.7	3	5.7	1.6-18.5	3	6.1	1.7-19.6
Chatham/Lee	52	19	26.7	14.9-43.2	17	46.0	26.0-67.3	9	16.7	7.8-32.2	6	9.1	3.5-21.4	1	1.5	0.2-10.3
Nash/Wilson	80	19	19.9	12.1-31.0	21	19.7	12.5-29.6	19	28.8	18.3-42.3	12	16.1	8.7-28.0	9	15.4	6.7-31.6
Craven/Pamlico	55	12	25.6	14.0-42.1	17	32.0	19.8-47.4	15	22.5	12.8-36.6	8	11.4	5.2-23.2	3	8.4	2.6-23.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	10	2	11.0	2.2-40.2	1	4.6	0.6-29.7	6	69.8	31.9-91.9	1	14.6	1.9-60.4	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	7	1	21.2	3.1-69.7	2	20.2	4.5-57.7	3	45.5	14.2-80.8	1	13.1	1.7-56.3	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	109	32	20.5	11.2-34.5	34	23.3	12.8-38.5	26	20.4	11.0-34.6	10	8.3	3.5-18.5	7	27.6	6.8-66.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	3	29.9	8.9-65.3	3	39.1	12.7-74.0	1	11.1	1.5-50.8	1	19.8	2.9-67.1	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	86	22	23.8	14.5-36.7	27	30.7	20.5-43.2	25	29.2	19.0-42.0	8	9.1	4.0-19.2	4	7.2	2.3-20.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	76	23	38.6	21.3-59.3	18	17.3	9.7-28.8	22	28.3	16.8-43.7	6	5.9	2.3-14.4	7	9.9	4.4-20.9
Northeast NC I	143	37	28.5	19.7-39.2	44	29.7	21.6-39.3	45	30.0	22.0-39.3	10	6.3	3.2-12.2	7	5.5	2.3-12.6
Northeast NC II	86	21	26.4	15.5-41.1	22	21.1	12.8-32.8	28	33.4	22.2-46.9	9	11.6	5.5-22.9	6	7.5	2.5-20.6
Northeastern Partnership	229	58	27.4	19.9-36.3	66	25.2	19.0-32.6	73	31.8	24.5-40.0	19	9.1	5.3-15.2	13	6.6	3.1-13.3
Mountain AHEC	32	9	18.2	7.3-38.7	12	30.8	14.7-53.5	9	43.3	21.5-68.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	1	6.5	0.9-34.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	594	151	27.1	21.1-34.1	165	23.3	17.9-29.6	177	31.4	25.5-37.9	59	11.0	7.4-16.2	42	7.3	4.8-10.8
Piedmont	545	135	22.9	18.2-28.4	155	25.9	21.2-31.3	179	34.4	28.8-40.5	53	9.5	6.2-14.2	23	7.2	3.9-13.1
Western NC	48	11	11.0	4.4-24.8	15	17.1	7.5-34.2	17	49.3	24.0-75.0	4	19.5	4.2-56.9	1	3.2	0.4-20.4

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,187

297

24.3

20.6-28.4

335

24.6

21.0-28.5

373

33.6

29.5-38.0

116

10.4

7.8-13.7

7.1

4.8-10.5

GENDER

Male

375

21.4

16.0-28.0

21.0

15.3-28.2

124

31.3

24.7-38.7

14.1

9.2-21.0

12.2

7.5-19.2

Female

812

214

26.5

21.7-32.0

246

27.4

23.1-32.0

249

35.4

30.4-40.8

7.5

5.3-10.5

3.2

1.8- 5.5

AGE

18-24

30.4

18.5-45.7

15.3

7.3-29.2

27.5

16.7-41.7

11.4

4.2-27.2

15.5

6.6-32.2

25-34

208

20.2

13.1-29.9

29.2

21.4-38.5

35.5

26.4-45.7

8.7

4.6-15.9

6.4

2.9-13.4

35-44

262

15.6

10.6-22.4

29.4

21.7-38.4

36.9

28.7-45.9

12.4

7.2-20.5

5.8

2.7-11.8

45-54

266

21.2

14.5-30.0

26.9

19.5-36.0

35.6

27.1-45.1

11.8

7.4-18.5

4.4

2.2- 8.5

55-64

180

31.1

21.8-42.1

17.1

11.7-24.3

39.4

29.3-50.4

8.0

3.9-15.6

4.5

1.5-12.9

65-74

109

32.7

20.2-48.4

25.7

15.3-39.9

25.4

15.2-39.2

13.5

5.1-31.1

2.7

1.1- 6.8

75+

51.2

33.7-68.4

24.3

12.1-42.7

18.5

9.2-33.7

1.0

0.2- 4.0

5.1

1.3-18.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

227

30.0

21.6-39.9

23.8

16.1-33.7

35.9

26.1-47.0

6.0

3.2-11.1

4.3

2.1- 8.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

393

100

25.8

19.2-33.7

107

21.2

15.8-27.8

120

33.3

26.2-41.1

11.2

6.9-17.6

8.6

4.0-17.4

Some Post-H.S.

311

26.4

19.1-35.2

27.2

20.0-35.9

28.7

21.5-37.1

9.9

5.3-17.8

7.9

4.5-13.5

College Graduate

252

15.2

10.3-21.8

27.0

20.3-34.9

39.5

31.4-48.3

12.7

7.6-20.6

5.6

2.5-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

202

30.3

21.4-41.0

22.4

15.9-30.5

28.8

20.1-39.4

11.7

5.9-22.0

6.7

2.8-15.3

$15,000- 24,999

281

30.0

22.2-39.2

23.4

15.7-33.4

29.6

21.7-38.9

8.9

4.6-16.5

8.1

3.1-19.5

$25,000- 34,999

156

18.5

11.5-28.6

32.7

22.5-44.8

27.8

19.1-38.5

15.4

8.5-26.3

5.6

2.5-12.4

$35,000- 49,999

144

21.4

13.3-32.5

25.7

16.9-36.9

37.5

26.6-49.8

9.7

4.9-18.3

5.7

2.3-13.3

$50,000-74,999

15.1

8.4-25.7

30.6

19.5-44.5

33.6

22.2-47.3

17.3

7.7-34.3

3.4

0.9-12.4

$75,000+

12.1

5.8-23.7

24.7

14.3-39.2

43.3

29.4-58.4

12.2

5.8-24.0

7.6

2.2-23.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.9

9.5-51.1

29.1

11.9-55.5

36.1

15.9-62.7

0.0

. - .

9.9

1.4-45.7

Guilford

26.7

16.0-40.9

16.8

9.9-27.0

43.9

31.7-56.8

9.0

4.3-17.9

3.7

1.1-11.9

Mecklenburg

20.5

12.1-32.7

28.2

18.8-40.1

42.0

30.3-54.7

6.4

2.7-14.4

2.8

0.7-10.7

Orange

15.0

6.0-32.5

36.3

20.7-55.5

35.7

20.9-53.9

13.0

3.8-36.3

0.0

. - .

Wake

24.4

13.7-39.8

27.2

16.0-42.2

36.6

23.1-52.7

5.7

1.6-18.5

6.1

1.7-19.6

Chatham/Lee

26.7

14.9-43.2

46.0

26.0-67.3

16.7

7.8-32.2

9.1

3.5-21.4

1.5

0.2-10.3

Nash/Wilson

19.9

12.1-31.0

19.7

12.5-29.6

28.8

18.3-42.3

16.1

8.7-28.0

15.4

6.7-31.6

Craven/Pamlico

25.6

14.0-42.1

32.0

19.8-47.4

22.5

12.8-36.6

11.4

5.2-23.2

8.4

2.6-23.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.0

2.2-40.2

4.6

0.6-29.7

69.8

31.9-91.9

14.6

1.9-60.4

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

21.2

3.1-69.7

20.2

4.5-57.7

45.5

14.2-80.8

13.1

1.7-56.3

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

109

20.5

11.2-34.5

23.3

12.8-38.5

20.4

11.0-34.6

8.3

3.5-18.5

27.6

6.8-66.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

29.9

8.9-65.3

39.1

12.7-74.0

11.1

1.5-50.8

19.8

2.9-67.1

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

23.8

14.5-36.7

30.7

20.5-43.2

29.2

19.0-42.0

9.1

4.0-19.2

7.2

2.3-20.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

38.6

21.3-59.3

17.3

9.7-28.8

28.3

16.8-43.7

5.9

2.3-14.4

9.9

4.4-20.9

Northeast NC I

143

28.5

19.7-39.2

29.7

21.6-39.3

30.0

22.0-39.3

6.3

3.2-12.2

5.5

2.3-12.6

Northeast NC II

26.4

15.5-41.1

21.1

12.8-32.8

33.4

22.2-46.9

11.6

5.5-22.9

7.5

2.5-20.6

Northeastern Partnership

229

27.4

19.9-36.3

25.2

19.0-32.6

31.8

24.5-40.0

9.1

5.3-15.2

6.6

3.1-13.3

Mountain AHEC

18.2

7.3-38.7

30.8

14.7-53.5

43.3

21.5-68.0

1.2

0.2- 8.4

6.5

0.9-34.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

594

151

27.1

21.1-34.1

165

23.3

17.9-29.6

177

31.4

25.5-37.9

11.0

7.4-16.2

7.3

4.8-10.8

Piedmont

545

135

22.9

18.2-28.4

155

25.9

21.2-31.3

179

34.4

28.8-40.5

9.5

6.2-14.2

7.2

3.9-13.1

Western NC

11.0

4.4-24.8

17.1

7.5-34.2

49.3

24.0-75.0

19.5

4.2-56.9

3.2

0.4-20.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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