BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increase s in breathing or heart rate?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Now, thinking about the vigorous physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do vigorous activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, such as running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,855	411	29.1	25.7-32.8	1,444	70.9	67.2-74.3
GENDER
Male	599	205	41.2	35.2-47.5	394	58.8	52.5-64.8
Female	1,256	206	19.7	16.3-23.6	1,050	80.3	76.4-83.7
AGE
18-24	145	60	50.9	38.9-62.9	85	49.1	37.1-61.1
25-34	284	90	35.3	27.4-44.1	194	64.7	55.9-72.6
35-44	367	106	35.9	28.8-43.8	261	64.1	56.2-71.2
45-54	413	88	24.1	18.3-31.0	325	75.9	69.0-81.7
55-64	285	41	10.3	7.0-14.8	244	89.7	85.2-93.0
65-74	204	17	11.3	5.3-22.6	187	88.7	77.4-94.7
75+	142	6	4.7	1.8-11.4	136	95.3	88.6-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	441	45	12.4	7.7-19.3	396	87.6	80.7-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	132	28.4	22.5-35.1	512	71.6	64.9-77.5
Some Post-H.S.	434	125	35.6	28.4-43.4	309	64.4	56.6-71.6
College Graduate	330	108	39.0	31.7-46.8	222	61.0	53.2-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	348	41	13.7	8.3-21.8	307	86.3	78.2-91.7
$15,000- 24,999	431	90	27.8	20.6-36.5	341	72.2	63.5-79.4
$25,000- 34,999	227	64	30.9	22.6-40.7	163	69.1	59.3-77.4
$35,000- 49,999	198	74	38.8	29.7-48.7	124	61.2	51.3-70.3
$50,000-74,999	118	47	50.4	38.1-62.7	71	49.6	37.3-61.9
$75,000+	94	38	47.8	34.8-61.1	56	52.2	38.9-65.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	13	48.6	28.9-68.7	16	51.4	31.3-71.1
Guilford	116	34	37.3	26.7-49.3	82	62.7	50.7-73.3
Mecklenburg	119	43	37.1	27.9-47.3	76	62.9	52.7-72.1
Orange	48	15	31.0	18.7-46.6	33	69.0	53.4-81.3
Wake	85	26	34.2	23.0-47.5	59	65.8	52.5-77.0
Chatham/Lee	69	15	23.0	13.1-37.1	54	77.0	62.9-86.9
Nash/Wilson	124	21	20.5	12.7-31.3	103	79.5	68.7-87.3
Craven/Pamlico	90	12	12.7	6.7-22.8	78	87.3	77.2-93.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	4	21.4	6.0-54.0	12	78.6	46.0-94.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	16.6	2.4-61.9	8	83.4	38.1-97.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	164	39	41.3	23.3-62.0	125	58.7	38.0-76.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	4	47.4	19.6-76.9	6	52.6	23.1-80.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	33	24.8	17.4-34.0	111	75.2	66.0-82.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	15	12.7	7.1-21.6	113	87.3	78.4-92.9
Northeast NC I	238	46	25.9	19.4-33.5	192	74.1	66.5-80.6
Northeast NC II	146	22	16.8	10.3-26.3	124	83.2	73.7-89.7
Northeastern Partnership	384	68	21.2	16.3-27.1	316	78.8	72.9-83.7
Mountain AHEC	50	18	36.3	21.6-54.1	32	63.7	45.9-78.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	974	173	23.3	18.7-28.7	801	76.7	71.3-81.3
Piedmont	809	215	33.4	28.6-38.6	594	66.6	61.4-71.4
Western NC	72	23	27.0	15.2-43.4	49	73.0	56.6-84.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,855

411

29.1

25.7-32.8

1,444

70.9

67.2-74.3

GENDER

Male

599

205

41.2

35.2-47.5

394

58.8

52.5-64.8

Female

1,256

206

19.7

16.3-23.6

1,050

80.3

76.4-83.7

AGE

18-24

145

50.9

38.9-62.9

49.1

37.1-61.1

25-34

284

35.3

27.4-44.1

194

64.7

55.9-72.6

35-44

367

106

35.9

28.8-43.8

261

64.1

56.2-71.2

45-54

413

24.1

18.3-31.0

325

75.9

69.0-81.7

55-64

285

10.3

7.0-14.8

244

89.7

85.2-93.0

65-74

204

11.3

5.3-22.6

187

88.7

77.4-94.7

75+

142

4.7

1.8-11.4

136

95.3

88.6-98.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

441

12.4

7.7-19.3

396

87.6

80.7-92.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

132

28.4

22.5-35.1

512

71.6

64.9-77.5

Some Post-H.S.

434

125

35.6

28.4-43.4

309

64.4

56.6-71.6

College Graduate

330

108

39.0

31.7-46.8

222

61.0

53.2-68.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

348

13.7

8.3-21.8

307

86.3

78.2-91.7

$15,000- 24,999

431

27.8

20.6-36.5

341

72.2

63.5-79.4

$25,000- 34,999

227

30.9

22.6-40.7

163

69.1

59.3-77.4

$35,000- 49,999

198

38.8

29.7-48.7

124

61.2

51.3-70.3

$50,000-74,999

118

50.4

38.1-62.7

49.6

37.3-61.9

$75,000+

47.8

34.8-61.1

52.2

38.9-65.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.6

28.9-68.7

51.4

31.3-71.1

Guilford

116

37.3

26.7-49.3

62.7

50.7-73.3

Mecklenburg

119

37.1

27.9-47.3

62.9

52.7-72.1

Orange

31.0

18.7-46.6

69.0

53.4-81.3

Wake

34.2

23.0-47.5

65.8

52.5-77.0

Chatham/Lee

23.0

13.1-37.1

77.0

62.9-86.9

Nash/Wilson

124

20.5

12.7-31.3

103

79.5

68.7-87.3

Craven/Pamlico

12.7

6.7-22.8

87.3

77.2-93.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

21.4

6.0-54.0

78.6

46.0-94.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

16.6

2.4-61.9

83.4

38.1-97.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

164

41.3

23.3-62.0

125

58.7

38.0-76.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.4

19.6-76.9

52.6

23.1-80.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

24.8

17.4-34.0

111

75.2

66.0-82.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

12.7

7.1-21.6

113

87.3

78.4-92.9

Northeast NC I

238

25.9

19.4-33.5

192

74.1

66.5-80.6

Northeast NC II

146

16.8

10.3-26.3

124

83.2

73.7-89.7

Northeastern Partnership

384

21.2

16.3-27.1

316

78.8

72.9-83.7

Mountain AHEC

36.3

21.6-54.1

63.7

45.9-78.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

974

173

23.3

18.7-28.7

801

76.7

71.3-81.3

Piedmont

809

215

33.4

28.6-38.6

594

66.6

61.4-71.4

Western NC

27.0

15.2-43.4

73.0

56.6-84.8

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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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