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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,256	206	19.7	16.3-23.6	1,050	80.3	76.4-83.7
GENDER
Female	1,256	206	19.7	16.3-23.6	1,050	80.3	76.4-83.7
RACE
African American	1,256	206	19.7	16.3-23.6	1,050	80.3	76.4-83.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	3	36.6	8.4-78.4	10	63.4	21.6-91.6
-English Speaking	13	3	36.6	8.4-78.4	10	63.4	21.6-91.6
Non-Hispanic	1,243	203	19.6	16.2-23.5	1,040	80.4	76.5-83.8
AGE
18-24	93	27	32.4	18.9-49.6	66	67.6	50.4-81.1
25-34	199	44	23.2	16.0-32.4	155	76.8	67.6-84.0
35-44	259	58	24.5	17.7-32.7	201	75.5	67.3-82.3
45-54	258	43	21.4	15.0-29.7	215	78.6	70.3-85.0
55-64	182	23	10.7	6.2-17.8	159	89.3	82.2-93.8
65-74	147	7	3.2	1.3- 7.9	140	96.8	92.1-98.7
75+	105	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	104	99.7	97.7- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	17	4.0	2.2- 7.1	274	96.0	92.9-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	423	50	12.7	7.7-20.4	373	87.3	79.6-92.3
Some Post-H.S.	302	72	31.1	23.3-40.1	230	68.9	59.9-76.7
College Graduate	237	67	33.1	25.4-41.7	170	66.9	58.3-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	27	7.3	4.5-11.6	244	92.7	88.4-95.5
$15,000- 24,999	284	41	15.3	9.2-24.3	243	84.7	75.7-90.8
$25,000- 34,999	163	38	22.0	14.2-32.5	125	78.0	67.5-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	113	37	39.6	27.6-53.1	76	60.4	46.9-72.4
$50,000-74,999	64	19	41.6	26.2-58.9	45	58.4	41.1-73.8
$75,000+	53	20	44.0	27.9-61.5	33	56.0	38.5-72.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	4	24.1	8.6-51.6	12	75.9	48.4-91.4
Guilford	71	14	19.9	10.9-33.7	57	80.1	66.3-89.1
Mecklenburg	81	27	33.5	23.0-45.9	54	66.5	54.1-77.0
Orange	31	9	26.9	13.7-46.0	22	73.1	54.0-86.3
Wake	55	13	24.5	13.9-39.5	42	75.5	60.5-86.1
Chatham/Lee	52	7	16.3	7.5-31.8	45	83.7	68.2-92.5
Nash/Wilson	81	11	11.0	5.6-20.4	70	89.0	79.6-94.4
Craven/Pamlico	56	6	8.8	3.3-21.7	50	91.2	78.3-96.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	4.3	0.5-30.1	8	95.7	69.9-99.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	17	20.8	12.4-32.7	88	79.2	67.3-87.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	42.1	14.8-75.2	6	57.9	24.8-85.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	16	18.7	10.7-30.8	78	81.3	69.2-89.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	10	10.7	5.7-19.3	92	89.3	80.7-94.3
Northeast NC I	171	19	13.8	8.4-21.9	152	86.2	78.1-91.6
Northeast NC II	98	16	20.3	11.7-32.9	82	79.7	67.1-88.3
Northeastern Partnership	269	35	16.9	11.6-23.9	234	83.1	76.1-88.4
Mountain AHEC	32	8	25.2	11.1-47.6	24	74.8	52.4-88.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	666	89	17.7	12.5-24.4	577	82.3	75.6-87.5
Piedmont	544	107	21.2	16.7-26.4	437	78.8	73.6-83.3
Western NC	46	10	19.8	8.3-40.2	36	80.2	59.8-91.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,256

206

19.7

16.3-23.6

1,050

80.3

76.4-83.7

GENDER

Female

1,256

206

19.7

16.3-23.6

1,050

80.3

76.4-83.7

RACE

African American

1,256

206

19.7

16.3-23.6

1,050

80.3

76.4-83.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.6

8.4-78.4

63.4

21.6-91.6

-English Speaking

36.6

8.4-78.4

63.4

21.6-91.6

Non-Hispanic

1,243

203

19.6

16.2-23.5

1,040

80.4

76.5-83.8

AGE

18-24

32.4

18.9-49.6

67.6

50.4-81.1

25-34

199

23.2

16.0-32.4

155

76.8

67.6-84.0

35-44

259

24.5

17.7-32.7

201

75.5

67.3-82.3

45-54

258

21.4

15.0-29.7

215

78.6

70.3-85.0

55-64

182

10.7

6.2-17.8

159

89.3

82.2-93.8

65-74

147

3.2

1.3- 7.9

140

96.8

92.1-98.7

75+

105

0.3

0.0- 2.3

104

99.7

97.7- 100

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

4.0

2.2- 7.1

274

96.0

92.9-97.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

423

12.7

7.7-20.4

373

87.3

79.6-92.3

Some Post-H.S.

302

31.1

23.3-40.1

230

68.9

59.9-76.7

College Graduate

237

33.1

25.4-41.7

170

66.9

58.3-74.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

7.3

4.5-11.6

244

92.7

88.4-95.5

$15,000- 24,999

284

15.3

9.2-24.3

243

84.7

75.7-90.8

$25,000- 34,999

163

22.0

14.2-32.5

125

78.0

67.5-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

113

39.6

27.6-53.1

60.4

46.9-72.4

$50,000-74,999

41.6

26.2-58.9

58.4

41.1-73.8

$75,000+

44.0

27.9-61.5

56.0

38.5-72.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.1

8.6-51.6

75.9

48.4-91.4

Guilford

19.9

10.9-33.7

80.1

66.3-89.1

Mecklenburg

33.5

23.0-45.9

66.5

54.1-77.0

Orange

26.9

13.7-46.0

73.1

54.0-86.3

Wake

24.5

13.9-39.5

75.5

60.5-86.1

Chatham/Lee

16.3

7.5-31.8

83.7

68.2-92.5

Nash/Wilson

11.0

5.6-20.4

89.0

79.6-94.4

Craven/Pamlico

8.8

3.3-21.7

91.2

78.3-96.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

4.3

0.5-30.1

95.7

69.9-99.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

20.8

12.4-32.7

79.2

67.3-87.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

42.1

14.8-75.2

57.9

24.8-85.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

18.7

10.7-30.8

81.3

69.2-89.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

10.7

5.7-19.3

89.3

80.7-94.3

Northeast NC I

171

13.8

8.4-21.9

152

86.2

78.1-91.6

Northeast NC II

20.3

11.7-32.9

79.7

67.1-88.3

Northeastern Partnership

269

16.9

11.6-23.9

234

83.1

76.1-88.4

Mountain AHEC

25.2

11.1-47.6

74.8

52.4-88.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

666

17.7

12.5-24.4

577

82.3

75.6-87.5

Piedmont

544

107

21.2

16.7-26.4

437

78.8

73.6-83.3

Western NC

19.8

8.3-40.2

80.2

59.8-91.7

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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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