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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,258	850	68.2	64.1-72.0	408	31.8	28.0-35.9
GENDER
Female	1,258	850	68.2	64.1-72.0	408	31.8	28.0-35.9
RACE
African American	1,258	850	68.2	64.1-72.0	408	31.8	28.0-35.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	88.1	54.7-97.8	2	11.9	2.2-45.3
-English Speaking	13	11	88.1	54.7-97.8	2	11.9	2.2-45.3
Non-Hispanic	1,245	839	68.1	64.0-71.9	406	31.9	28.1-36.0
AGE
18-24	93	63	71.8	57.6-82.6	30	28.2	17.4-42.4
25-34	199	158	77.2	67.1-84.9	41	22.8	15.1-32.9
35-44	260	192	68.1	58.5-76.4	68	31.9	23.6-41.5
45-54	258	174	70.9	62.8-77.9	84	29.1	22.1-37.2
55-64	183	123	68.8	58.8-77.2	60	31.2	22.8-41.2
65-74	147	91	66.6	55.3-76.2	56	33.4	23.8-44.7
75+	105	39	37.2	25.1-51.1	66	62.8	48.9-74.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	161	50.1	41.4-58.8	130	49.9	41.2-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	425	266	64.9	57.5-71.6	159	35.1	28.4-42.5
Some Post-H.S.	302	230	76.7	68.2-83.6	72	23.3	16.4-31.8
College Graduate	237	191	80.7	73.2-86.5	46	19.3	13.5-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	163	57.9	49.2-66.3	108	42.1	33.7-50.8
$15,000- 24,999	285	196	68.5	59.3-76.5	89	31.5	23.5-40.7
$25,000- 34,999	163	122	70.4	58.3-80.2	41	29.6	19.8-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	113	92	77.9	64.2-87.4	21	22.1	12.6-35.8
$50,000-74,999	64	52	73.2	53.4-86.7	12	26.8	13.3-46.6
$75,000+	53	49	90.6	73.3-97.1	4	9.4	2.9-26.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	14	90.7	67.0-97.9	2	9.3	2.1-33.0
Guilford	71	57	79.4	65.1-88.8	14	20.6	11.2-34.9
Mecklenburg	81	59	74.0	62.1-83.2	22	26.0	16.8-37.9
Orange	31	26	85.3	67.8-94.1	5	14.7	5.9-32.2
Wake	55	43	76.9	61.9-87.2	12	23.1	12.8-38.1
Chatham/Lee	53	38	71.4	55.6-83.3	15	28.6	16.7-44.4
Nash/Wilson	81	52	59.5	46.9-71.0	29	40.5	29.0-53.1
Craven/Pamlico	56	36	56.3	37.5-73.4	20	43.7	26.6-62.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	6	85.2	52.0-96.8	3	14.8	3.2-48.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	5	85.4	40.0-98.1	1	14.6	1.9-60.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	71	70.8	60.2-79.5	34	29.2	20.5-39.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	7	80.9	45.4-95.5	2	19.1	4.5-54.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	58	60.6	49.0-71.2	36	39.4	28.8-51.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	64	66.9	56.5-75.9	38	33.1	24.1-43.5
Northeast NC I	171	113	65.2	56.2-73.2	58	34.8	26.8-43.8
Northeast NC II	98	58	62.1	50.8-72.2	40	37.9	27.8-49.2
Northeastern Partnership	269	171	63.8	56.7-70.3	98	36.2	29.7-43.3
Mountain AHEC	32	24	75.0	51.2-89.6	8	25.0	10.4-48.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	666	422	63.9	57.8-69.5	244	36.1	30.5-42.2
Piedmont	546	394	70.9	65.2-76.0	152	29.1	24.0-34.8
Western NC	46	34	78.3	56.9-90.8	12	21.7	9.2-43.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,258

850

68.2

64.1-72.0

408

31.8

28.0-35.9

GENDER

Female

1,258

850

68.2

64.1-72.0

408

31.8

28.0-35.9

RACE

African American

1,258

850

68.2

64.1-72.0

408

31.8

28.0-35.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

88.1

54.7-97.8

11.9

2.2-45.3

-English Speaking

88.1

54.7-97.8

11.9

2.2-45.3

Non-Hispanic

1,245

839

68.1

64.0-71.9

406

31.9

28.1-36.0

AGE

18-24

71.8

57.6-82.6

28.2

17.4-42.4

25-34

199

158

77.2

67.1-84.9

22.8

15.1-32.9

35-44

260

192

68.1

58.5-76.4

31.9

23.6-41.5

45-54

258

174

70.9

62.8-77.9

29.1

22.1-37.2

55-64

183

123

68.8

58.8-77.2

31.2

22.8-41.2

65-74

147

66.6

55.3-76.2

33.4

23.8-44.7

75+

105

37.2

25.1-51.1

62.8

48.9-74.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

161

50.1

41.4-58.8

130

49.9

41.2-58.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

425

266

64.9

57.5-71.6

159

35.1

28.4-42.5

Some Post-H.S.

302

230

76.7

68.2-83.6

23.3

16.4-31.8

College Graduate

237

191

80.7

73.2-86.5

19.3

13.5-26.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

163

57.9

49.2-66.3

108

42.1

33.7-50.8

$15,000- 24,999

285

196

68.5

59.3-76.5

31.5

23.5-40.7

$25,000- 34,999

163

122

70.4

58.3-80.2

29.6

19.8-41.7

$35,000- 49,999

113

77.9

64.2-87.4

22.1

12.6-35.8

$50,000-74,999

73.2

53.4-86.7

26.8

13.3-46.6

$75,000+

90.6

73.3-97.1

9.4

2.9-26.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

90.7

67.0-97.9

9.3

2.1-33.0

Guilford

79.4

65.1-88.8

20.6

11.2-34.9

Mecklenburg

74.0

62.1-83.2

26.0

16.8-37.9

Orange

85.3

67.8-94.1

14.7

5.9-32.2

Wake

76.9

61.9-87.2

23.1

12.8-38.1

Chatham/Lee

71.4

55.6-83.3

28.6

16.7-44.4

Nash/Wilson

59.5

46.9-71.0

40.5

29.0-53.1

Craven/Pamlico

56.3

37.5-73.4

43.7

26.6-62.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

85.2

52.0-96.8

14.8

3.2-48.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

85.4

40.0-98.1

14.6

1.9-60.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

70.8

60.2-79.5

29.2

20.5-39.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

80.9

45.4-95.5

19.1

4.5-54.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

60.6

49.0-71.2

39.4

28.8-51.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

66.9

56.5-75.9

33.1

24.1-43.5

Northeast NC I

171

113

65.2

56.2-73.2

34.8

26.8-43.8

Northeast NC II

62.1

50.8-72.2

37.9

27.8-49.2

Northeastern Partnership

269

171

63.8

56.7-70.3

36.2

29.7-43.3

Mountain AHEC

75.0

51.2-89.6

25.0

10.4-48.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

666

422

63.9

57.8-69.5

244

36.1

30.5-42.2

Piedmont

546

394

70.9

65.2-76.0

152

29.1

24.0-34.8

Western NC

78.3

56.9-90.8

21.7

9.2-43.1

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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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