BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Leisure Time Physical Activity *)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Leisure Time Physical Activity *

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,264	805	65.0	60.9-68.9	459	35.0	31.1-39.1
GENDER
Female	1,264	805	65.0	60.9-68.9	459	35.0	31.1-39.1
RACE
African American	1,264	805	65.0	60.9-68.9	459	35.0	31.1-39.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	10	89.7	53.8-98.5	2	10.3	1.5-46.2
-English Speaking	12	10	89.7	53.8-98.5	2	10.3	1.5-46.2
Non-Hispanic	1,252	795	64.8	60.7-68.7	457	35.2	31.3-39.3
AGE
18-24	93	68	75.4	61.0-85.7	25	24.6	14.3-39.0
25-34	200	134	71.1	61.6-79.0	66	28.9	21.0-38.4
35-44	262	168	62.8	53.7-71.0	94	37.2	29.0-46.3
45-54	257	168	65.3	56.2-73.4	89	34.7	26.6-43.8
55-64	184	108	58.9	48.7-68.4	76	41.1	31.6-51.3
65-74	149	95	58.6	46.5-69.6	54	41.4	30.4-53.5
75+	106	55	50.4	36.6-64.1	51	49.6	35.9-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	161	52.9	44.1-61.5	133	47.1	38.5-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	230	52.6	45.0-60.0	197	47.4	40.0-55.0
Some Post-H.S.	303	219	77.2	69.6-83.4	84	22.8	16.6-30.4
College Graduate	237	193	84.3	77.8-89.2	44	15.7	10.8-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	154	49.0	40.5-57.5	120	51.0	42.5-59.5
$15,000- 24,999	285	184	66.0	57.1-73.9	101	34.0	26.1-42.9
$25,000- 34,999	163	107	65.3	53.4-75.6	56	34.7	24.4-46.6
$35,000- 49,999	113	86	83.2	73.2-90.0	27	16.8	10.0-26.8
$50,000-74,999	64	46	72.0	53.6-85.1	18	28.0	14.9-46.4
$75,000+	53	44	82.0	64.8-91.9	9	18.0	8.1-35.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	10	73.5	47.8-89.4	6	26.5	10.6-52.2
Guilford	71	47	64.2	49.3-76.7	24	35.8	23.3-50.7
Mecklenburg	82	61	71.9	59.1-81.9	21	28.1	18.1-40.9
Orange	31	25	78.5	58.6-90.4	6	21.5	9.6-41.4
Wake	55	42	78.0	64.5-87.4	13	22.0	12.6-35.5
Chatham/Lee	53	38	76.4	62.0-86.5	15	23.6	13.5-38.0
Nash/Wilson	81	46	52.1	39.8-64.1	35	47.9	35.9-60.2
Craven/Pamlico	56	41	72.9	56.0-85.1	15	27.1	14.9-44.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	6	85.2	52.0-96.8	3	14.8	3.2-48.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	4	67.7	26.6-92.4	2	32.3	7.6-73.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	68	69.8	59.5-78.4	37	30.2	21.6-40.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	88.2	48.0-98.4	1	11.8	1.6-52.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	52	56.4	45.0-67.2	43	43.6	32.8-55.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	52	48.6	38.0-59.3	50	51.4	40.7-62.0
Northeast NC I	171	108	61.3	52.2-69.7	63	38.7	30.3-47.8
Northeast NC II	99	59	61.8	50.5-71.9	40	38.2	28.1-49.5
Northeastern Partnership	270	167	61.5	54.4-68.2	103	38.5	31.8-45.6
Mountain AHEC	32	24	81.9	64.6-91.8	8	18.1	8.2-35.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	669	395	59.8	53.6-65.6	274	40.2	34.4-46.4
Piedmont	549	377	68.0	62.3-73.2	172	32.0	26.8-37.7
Western NC	46	33	81.1	62.7-91.7	13	18.9	8.3-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,264

805

65.0

60.9-68.9

459

35.0

31.1-39.1

GENDER

Female

1,264

805

65.0

60.9-68.9

459

35.0

31.1-39.1

RACE

African American

1,264

805

65.0

60.9-68.9

459

35.0

31.1-39.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

89.7

53.8-98.5

10.3

1.5-46.2

-English Speaking

89.7

53.8-98.5

10.3

1.5-46.2

Non-Hispanic

1,252

795

64.8

60.7-68.7

457

35.2

31.3-39.3

AGE

18-24

75.4

61.0-85.7

24.6

14.3-39.0

25-34

200

134

71.1

61.6-79.0

28.9

21.0-38.4

35-44

262

168

62.8

53.7-71.0

37.2

29.0-46.3

45-54

257

168

65.3

56.2-73.4

34.7

26.6-43.8

55-64

184

108

58.9

48.7-68.4

41.1

31.6-51.3

65-74

149

58.6

46.5-69.6

41.4

30.4-53.5

75+

106

50.4

36.6-64.1

49.6

35.9-63.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

161

52.9

44.1-61.5

133

47.1

38.5-55.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

230

52.6

45.0-60.0

197

47.4

40.0-55.0

Some Post-H.S.

303

219

77.2

69.6-83.4

22.8

16.6-30.4

College Graduate

237

193

84.3

77.8-89.2

15.7

10.8-22.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

154

49.0

40.5-57.5

120

51.0

42.5-59.5

$15,000- 24,999

285

184

66.0

57.1-73.9

101

34.0

26.1-42.9

$25,000- 34,999

163

107

65.3

53.4-75.6

34.7

24.4-46.6

$35,000- 49,999

113

83.2

73.2-90.0

16.8

10.0-26.8

$50,000-74,999

72.0

53.6-85.1

28.0

14.9-46.4

$75,000+

82.0

64.8-91.9

18.0

8.1-35.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.5

47.8-89.4

26.5

10.6-52.2

Guilford

64.2

49.3-76.7

35.8

23.3-50.7

Mecklenburg

71.9

59.1-81.9

28.1

18.1-40.9

Orange

78.5

58.6-90.4

21.5

9.6-41.4

Wake

78.0

64.5-87.4

22.0

12.6-35.5

Chatham/Lee

76.4

62.0-86.5

23.6

13.5-38.0

Nash/Wilson

52.1

39.8-64.1

47.9

35.9-60.2

Craven/Pamlico

72.9

56.0-85.1

27.1

14.9-44.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

85.2

52.0-96.8

14.8

3.2-48.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

67.7

26.6-92.4

32.3

7.6-73.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

69.8

59.5-78.4

30.2

21.6-40.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

88.2

48.0-98.4

11.8

1.6-52.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

56.4

45.0-67.2

43.6

32.8-55.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

48.6

38.0-59.3

51.4

40.7-62.0

Northeast NC I

171

108

61.3

52.2-69.7

38.7

30.3-47.8

Northeast NC II

61.8

50.5-71.9

38.2

28.1-49.5

Northeastern Partnership

270

167

61.5

54.4-68.2

103

38.5

31.8-45.6

Mountain AHEC

81.9

64.6-91.8

18.1

8.2-35.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

669

395

59.8

53.6-65.6

274

40.2

34.4-46.4

Piedmont

549

377

68.0

62.3-73.2

172

32.0

26.8-37.7

Western NC

81.1

62.7-91.7

18.9

8.3-37.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the exercise question.
Yes = Respondents who report any level of physical activity or exercise.
No = Respondents reporting no physical activity or exercise.

^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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