BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting,/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
TOTAL	5,079	3,195	58.9	56.7-61.1	1,283	26.2	24.3-28.1	601	14.9	13.2-16.8
GENDER
Male	2,121	1,162	51.4	48.1-54.6	528	26.0	23.2-28.9	431	22.6	19.9-25.7
Female	2,958	2,033	68.1	65.4-70.7	755	26.4	24.0-29.0	170	5.5	4.3- 7.1
RACE
White	3,692	2,402	62.3	59.8-64.8	847	22.8	20.8-24.9	443	14.8	12.9-17.0
African American	1,006	632	62.3	57.6-66.9	288	27.7	23.7-32.1	86	9.9	7.2-13.6
Asian	35	25	77.0	53.5-90.7	9	21.2	8.2-44.7	1	1.8	0.2-12.3
Native American	121	62	38.3	24.4-54.4	37	31.1	17.1-49.7	22	30.6	16.8-49.0
Other Minorities	206	61	19.5	13.4-27.5	98	54.0	43.6-64.1	47	26.6	18.0-37.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	224	72	20.6	14.5-28.5	104	52.5	42.2-62.5	48	26.9	18.4-37.5
-English Speaking	80	43	42.7	26.1-61.2	27	49.3	30.7-68.1	10	8.0	2.9-20.4
-Spanish Speaking	144	29	14.7	8.7-23.6	77	53.3	41.4-64.9	38	32.0	21.6-44.5
Non-Hispanic	4,850	3,119	62.0	59.8-64.1	1,178	24.1	22.3-26.0	553	13.9	12.3-15.8
AGE
18-24	310	171	50.5	42.3-58.6	80	26.1	19.6-33.8	59	23.5	17.1-31.3
25-34	1,069	641	54.7	49.9-59.4	277	28.0	24.0-32.3	151	17.3	13.5-21.9
35-44	1,378	859	59.2	55.2-63.2	339	24.9	21.5-28.6	180	15.9	12.9-19.4
45-54	1,328	874	63.9	59.8-67.8	326	25.2	21.8-28.9	128	10.9	8.3-14.2
55-64	737	480	65.7	60.3-70.7	201	27.4	22.7-32.7	56	6.9	4.7- 9.9
65-74	188	121	61.0	50.4-70.7	51	32.7	23.5-43.5	16	6.3	3.4-11.3
75+	26	18	63.1	33.3-85.4	4	22.7	5.2-61.0	4	14.2	3.9-40.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	461	179	31.2	25.0-38.0	179	38.5	31.3-46.2	103	30.4	23.1-38.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,511	832	49.0	45.0-53.0	425	29.3	25.8-33.2	254	21.7	18.2-25.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,360	889	64.1	59.9-68.1	321	24.0	20.7-27.8	150	11.9	9.3-15.0
College Graduate	1,743	1,292	73.4	70.1-76.4	357	20.8	18.1-23.8	94	5.8	4.3- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	247	122	41.6	31.1-53.0	87	42.2	31.2-54.1	38	16.1	9.1-27.0
$15,000- 24,999	848	435	45.1	39.6-50.8	268	29.7	25.0-34.9	145	25.2	20.0-31.2
$25,000- 34,999	669	419	50.6	44.3-57.0	164	26.5	21.2-32.6	86	22.9	17.3-29.6
$35,000- 49,999	863	535	58.1	53.0-63.1	234	31.3	26.6-36.3	94	10.6	7.9-14.1
$50,000-74,999	731	493	64.4	59.1-69.3	165	23.0	18.8-27.8	73	12.6	9.4-16.7
$75,000+	893	689	78.2	74.0-82.0	170	18.4	15.0-22.5	34	3.3	1.9- 5.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	240	143	56.4	48.7-63.8	58	24.5	18.5-31.5	39	19.1	13.5-26.4
Guilford	272	201	68.0	60.4-74.6	49	20.6	15.0-27.7	22	11.4	7.2-17.8
Mecklenburg	260	192	67.4	59.5-74.5	50	21.7	16.0-28.6	18	10.9	6.3-18.3
Orange	276	201	68.4	59.2-76.4	50	21.6	14.7-30.6	25	9.9	6.3-15.4
Wake	285	209	67.4	60.0-74.1	58	23.9	18.0-31.0	18	8.7	4.9-14.9
Chatham/Lee	213	126	55.4	47.0-63.5	64	30.1	23.1-38.0	23	14.5	9.3-21.9
Nash/Wilson	213	138	60.4	51.9-68.3	53	25.4	19.0-33.0	22	14.2	8.4-23.1
Craven/Pamlico	209	134	62.1	53.5-69.9	47	22.8	16.2-31.1	28	15.2	10.2-22.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	228	143	62.0	54.7-68.7	54	23.9	18.3-30.6	31	14.1	9.8-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	236	141	58.7	49.3-67.5	58	25.7	17.3-36.3	37	15.7	10.9-22.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	252	146	50.9	42.1-59.5	70	27.0	20.3-35.0	36	22.1	14.3-32.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	234	136	43.1	29.8-57.5	60	30.6	15.9-50.7	38	26.3	13.7-44.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	237	137	55.1	47.6-62.3	74	30.9	24.6-38.0	26	14.1	9.2-20.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	210	128	54.1	45.0-63.0	56	30.5	22.0-40.5	26	15.4	10.1-22.9
Northeast NC I	231	143	62.1	54.4-69.2	69	28.7	22.2-36.1	19	9.3	5.7-14.8
Northeast NC II	264	153	53.2	45.6-60.5	77	31.2	24.6-38.7	34	15.6	10.5-22.6
Northeastern Partnership	495	296	56.1	50.4-61.6	146	30.4	25.4-35.9	53	13.5	9.8-18.5
Mountain AHEC	679	397	53.1	46.6-59.6	177	24.5	19.9-29.8	105	22.3	15.9-30.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,702	1,027	56.0	51.9-60.0	467	28.0	24.6-31.8	208	16.0	12.9-19.5
Piedmont	2,304	1,531	61.5	58.5-64.4	541	25.1	22.6-27.8	232	13.4	11.3-15.9
Western NC	1,073	637	54.0	48.9-59.0	275	26.8	22.7-31.4	161	19.2	14.6-24.9

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,079

3,195

58.9

56.7-61.1

1,283

26.2

24.3-28.1

601

14.9

13.2-16.8

GENDER

Male

2,121

1,162

51.4

48.1-54.6

528

26.0

23.2-28.9

431

22.6

19.9-25.7

Female

2,958

2,033

68.1

65.4-70.7

755

26.4

24.0-29.0

170

5.5

4.3- 7.1

RACE

White

3,692

2,402

62.3

59.8-64.8

847

22.8

20.8-24.9

443

14.8

12.9-17.0

African American

1,006

632

62.3

57.6-66.9

288

27.7

23.7-32.1

9.9

7.2-13.6

Asian

77.0

53.5-90.7

21.2

8.2-44.7

1.8

0.2-12.3

Native American

121

38.3

24.4-54.4

31.1

17.1-49.7

30.6

16.8-49.0

Other Minorities

206

19.5

13.4-27.5

54.0

43.6-64.1

26.6

18.0-37.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

224

20.6

14.5-28.5

104

52.5

42.2-62.5

26.9

18.4-37.5

-English Speaking

42.7

26.1-61.2

49.3

30.7-68.1

8.0

2.9-20.4

-Spanish Speaking

144

14.7

8.7-23.6

53.3

41.4-64.9

32.0

21.6-44.5

Non-Hispanic

4,850

3,119

62.0

59.8-64.1

1,178

24.1

22.3-26.0

553

13.9

12.3-15.8

AGE

18-24

310

171

50.5

42.3-58.6

26.1

19.6-33.8

23.5

17.1-31.3

25-34

1,069

641

54.7

49.9-59.4

277

28.0

24.0-32.3

151

17.3

13.5-21.9

35-44

1,378

859

59.2

55.2-63.2

339

24.9

21.5-28.6

180

15.9

12.9-19.4

45-54

1,328

874

63.9

59.8-67.8

326

25.2

21.8-28.9

128

10.9

8.3-14.2

55-64

737

480

65.7

60.3-70.7

201

27.4

22.7-32.7

6.9

4.7- 9.9

65-74

188

121

61.0

50.4-70.7

32.7

23.5-43.5

6.3

3.4-11.3

75+

63.1

33.3-85.4

22.7

5.2-61.0

14.2

3.9-40.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

461

179

31.2

25.0-38.0

179

38.5

31.3-46.2

103

30.4

23.1-38.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,511

832

49.0

45.0-53.0

425

29.3

25.8-33.2

254

21.7

18.2-25.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,360

889

64.1

59.9-68.1

321

24.0

20.7-27.8

150

11.9

9.3-15.0

College Graduate

1,743

1,292

73.4

70.1-76.4

357

20.8

18.1-23.8

5.8

4.3- 7.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

247

122

41.6

31.1-53.0

42.2

31.2-54.1

16.1

9.1-27.0

$15,000- 24,999

848

435

45.1

39.6-50.8

268

29.7

25.0-34.9

145

25.2

20.0-31.2

$25,000- 34,999

669

419

50.6

44.3-57.0

164

26.5

21.2-32.6

22.9

17.3-29.6

$35,000- 49,999

863

535

58.1

53.0-63.1

234

31.3

26.6-36.3

10.6

7.9-14.1

$50,000-74,999

731

493

64.4

59.1-69.3

165

23.0

18.8-27.8

12.6

9.4-16.7

$75,000+

893

689

78.2

74.0-82.0

170

18.4

15.0-22.5

3.3

1.9- 5.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

240

143

56.4

48.7-63.8

24.5

18.5-31.5

19.1

13.5-26.4

Guilford

272

201

68.0

60.4-74.6

20.6

15.0-27.7

11.4

7.2-17.8

Mecklenburg

260

192

67.4

59.5-74.5

21.7

16.0-28.6

10.9

6.3-18.3

Orange

276

201

68.4

59.2-76.4

21.6

14.7-30.6

9.9

6.3-15.4

Wake

285

209

67.4

60.0-74.1

23.9

18.0-31.0

8.7

4.9-14.9

Chatham/Lee

213

126

55.4

47.0-63.5

30.1

23.1-38.0

14.5

9.3-21.9

Nash/Wilson

213

138

60.4

51.9-68.3

25.4

19.0-33.0

14.2

8.4-23.1

Craven/Pamlico

209

134

62.1

53.5-69.9

22.8

16.2-31.1

15.2

10.2-22.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

228

143

62.0

54.7-68.7

23.9

18.3-30.6

14.1

9.8-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

236

141

58.7

49.3-67.5

25.7

17.3-36.3

15.7

10.9-22.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

252

146

50.9

42.1-59.5

27.0

20.3-35.0

22.1

14.3-32.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

234

136

43.1

29.8-57.5

30.6

15.9-50.7

26.3

13.7-44.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

237

137

55.1

47.6-62.3

30.9

24.6-38.0

14.1

9.2-20.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

210

128

54.1

45.0-63.0

30.5

22.0-40.5

15.4

10.1-22.9

Northeast NC I

231

143

62.1

54.4-69.2

28.7

22.2-36.1

9.3

5.7-14.8

Northeast NC II

264

153

53.2

45.6-60.5

31.2

24.6-38.7

15.6

10.5-22.6

Northeastern Partnership

495

296

56.1

50.4-61.6

146

30.4

25.4-35.9

13.5

9.8-18.5

Mountain AHEC

679

397

53.1

46.6-59.6

177

24.5

19.9-29.8

105

22.3

15.9-30.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,702

1,027

56.0

51.9-60.0

467

28.0

24.6-31.8

208

16.0

12.9-19.5

Piedmont

2,304

1,531

61.5

58.5-64.4

541

25.1

22.6-27.8

232

13.4

11.3-15.9

Western NC

1,073

637

54.0

48.9-59.0

275

26.8

22.7-31.4

161

19.2

14.6-24.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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