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

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	9,402	6,920	74.3	72.9-75.7	2,482	25.7	24.3-27.1
GENDER
Male	3,449	2,541	74.0	71.6-76.3	908	26.0	23.7-28.4
Female	5,953	4,379	74.6	72.9-76.3	1,574	25.4	23.7-27.1
RACE
White	6,905	5,302	78.2	76.6-79.7	1,603	21.8	20.3-23.4
African American	1,858	1,244	68.2	64.8-71.4	614	31.8	28.6-35.2
Asian	50	38	88.3	73.4-95.4	12	11.7	4.6-26.6
Native American	230	154	68.5	56.1-78.7	76	31.5	21.3-43.9
Other Minorities	324	159	47.6	39.3-56.0	165	52.4	44.0-60.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	165	45.0	36.7-53.5	172	55.0	46.5-63.3
-English Speaking	136	101	73.3	59.3-83.8	35	26.7	16.2-40.7
-Spanish Speaking	201	64	35.3	26.1-45.7	137	64.7	54.3-73.9
Non-Hispanic	9,055	6,747	76.3	74.9-77.6	2,308	23.7	22.4-25.1
AGE
18-24	582	455	78.6	73.0-83.2	127	21.4	16.8-27.0
25-34	1,407	1,108	76.3	72.6-79.7	299	23.7	20.3-27.4
35-44	1,782	1,386	76.2	72.8-79.3	396	23.8	20.7-27.2
45-54	1,842	1,398	76.4	73.1-79.4	444	23.6	20.6-26.9
55-64	1,533	1,127	73.6	70.1-76.8	406	26.4	23.2-29.9
65-74	1,264	881	71.0	67.1-74.6	383	29.0	25.4-32.9
75+	927	519	57.8	53.1-62.3	408	42.2	37.7-46.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,587	865	51.6	47.4-55.8	722	48.4	44.2-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,818	2,007	72.4	69.7-75.0	811	27.6	25.0-30.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,342	1,848	81.0	78.2-83.5	494	19.0	16.5-21.8
College Graduate	2,628	2,183	83.9	81.8-85.8	445	16.1	14.2-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,101	699	59.4	54.2-64.3	402	40.6	35.7-45.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,725	1,214	68.8	64.9-72.5	511	31.2	27.5-35.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	800	77.1	72.6-81.1	239	22.9	18.9-27.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,237	1,008	79.9	76.2-83.2	229	20.1	16.8-23.8
$50,000-74,999	1,009	853	85.3	81.9-88.1	156	14.7	11.9-18.1
$75,000+	1,156	997	87.7	84.9-90.0	159	12.3	10.0-15.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	451	335	76.4	71.6-80.6	116	23.6	19.4-28.4
Guilford	446	351	77.8	72.5-82.2	95	22.2	17.8-27.5
Mecklenburg	448	336	73.3	67.6-78.4	112	26.7	21.6-32.4
Orange	451	363	78.7	70.9-84.9	88	21.3	15.1-29.1
Wake	451	357	78.1	72.9-82.6	94	21.9	17.4-27.1
Chatham/Lee	395	277	66.4	59.8-72.4	118	33.6	27.6-40.2
Nash/Wilson	379	270	71.8	66.3-76.8	109	28.2	23.2-33.7
Craven/Pamlico	452	320	68.4	62.6-73.6	132	31.6	26.4-37.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	314	72.1	66.7-76.9	122	27.9	23.1-33.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	362	80.1	73.6-85.3	92	19.9	14.7-26.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	336	71.4	64.2-77.6	141	28.6	22.4-35.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	333	69.1	53.8-81.1	93	30.9	18.9-46.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	473	310	66.3	61.2-71.1	163	33.7	28.9-38.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	274	67.2	61.4-72.5	143	32.8	27.5-38.6
Northeast NC I	458	313	69.6	64.0-74.6	145	30.4	25.4-36.0
Northeast NC II	509	368	73.6	68.6-78.0	141	26.4	22.0-31.4
Northeastern Partnership	967	681	72.2	68.5-75.6	286	27.8	24.4-31.5
Mountain AHEC	1,303	1,002	77.2	73.5-80.5	301	22.8	19.5-26.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,297	2,312	72.4	69.7-75.0	985	27.6	25.0-30.3
Piedmont	4,034	3,024	74.9	72.9-76.9	1,010	25.1	23.1-27.1
Western NC	2,071	1,584	75.8	72.6-78.8	487	24.2	21.2-27.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,402

6,920

74.3

72.9-75.7

2,482

25.7

24.3-27.1

GENDER

Male

3,449

2,541

74.0

71.6-76.3

908

26.0

23.7-28.4

Female

5,953

4,379

74.6

72.9-76.3

1,574

25.4

23.7-27.1

RACE

White

6,905

5,302

78.2

76.6-79.7

1,603

21.8

20.3-23.4

African American

1,858

1,244

68.2

64.8-71.4

614

31.8

28.6-35.2

Asian

88.3

73.4-95.4

11.7

4.6-26.6

Native American

230

154

68.5

56.1-78.7

31.5

21.3-43.9

Other Minorities

324

159

47.6

39.3-56.0

165

52.4

44.0-60.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

165

45.0

36.7-53.5

172

55.0

46.5-63.3

-English Speaking

136

101

73.3

59.3-83.8

26.7

16.2-40.7

-Spanish Speaking

201

35.3

26.1-45.7

137

64.7

54.3-73.9

Non-Hispanic

9,055

6,747

76.3

74.9-77.6

2,308

23.7

22.4-25.1

AGE

18-24

582

455

78.6

73.0-83.2

127

21.4

16.8-27.0

25-34

1,407

1,108

76.3

72.6-79.7

299

23.7

20.3-27.4

35-44

1,782

1,386

76.2

72.8-79.3

396

23.8

20.7-27.2

45-54

1,842

1,398

76.4

73.1-79.4

444

23.6

20.6-26.9

55-64

1,533

1,127

73.6

70.1-76.8

406

26.4

23.2-29.9

65-74

1,264

881

71.0

67.1-74.6

383

29.0

25.4-32.9

75+

927

519

57.8

53.1-62.3

408

42.2

37.7-46.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,587

865

51.6

47.4-55.8

722

48.4

44.2-52.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,818

2,007

72.4

69.7-75.0

811

27.6

25.0-30.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,342

1,848

81.0

78.2-83.5

494

19.0

16.5-21.8

College Graduate

2,628

2,183

83.9

81.8-85.8

445

16.1

14.2-18.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,101

699

59.4

54.2-64.3

402

40.6

35.7-45.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,725

1,214

68.8

64.9-72.5

511

31.2

27.5-35.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

800

77.1

72.6-81.1

239

22.9

18.9-27.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,237

1,008

79.9

76.2-83.2

229

20.1

16.8-23.8

$50,000-74,999

1,009

853

85.3

81.9-88.1

156

14.7

11.9-18.1

$75,000+

1,156

997

87.7

84.9-90.0

159

12.3

10.0-15.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

451

335

76.4

71.6-80.6

116

23.6

19.4-28.4

Guilford

446

351

77.8

72.5-82.2

22.2

17.8-27.5

Mecklenburg

448

336

73.3

67.6-78.4

112

26.7

21.6-32.4

Orange

451

363

78.7

70.9-84.9

21.3

15.1-29.1

Wake

451

357

78.1

72.9-82.6

21.9

17.4-27.1

Chatham/Lee

395

277

66.4

59.8-72.4

118

33.6

27.6-40.2

Nash/Wilson

379

270

71.8

66.3-76.8

109

28.2

23.2-33.7

Craven/Pamlico

452

320

68.4

62.6-73.6

132

31.6

26.4-37.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

314

72.1

66.7-76.9

122

27.9

23.1-33.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

362

80.1

73.6-85.3

19.9

14.7-26.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

336

71.4

64.2-77.6

141

28.6

22.4-35.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

333

69.1

53.8-81.1

30.9

18.9-46.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

473

310

66.3

61.2-71.1

163

33.7

28.9-38.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

274

67.2

61.4-72.5

143

32.8

27.5-38.6

Northeast NC I

458

313

69.6

64.0-74.6

145

30.4

25.4-36.0

Northeast NC II

509

368

73.6

68.6-78.0

141

26.4

22.0-31.4

Northeastern Partnership

967

681

72.2

68.5-75.6

286

27.8

24.4-31.5

Mountain AHEC

1,303

1,002

77.2

73.5-80.5

301

22.8

19.5-26.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,297

2,312

72.4

69.7-75.0

985

27.6

25.0-30.3

Piedmont

4,034

3,024

74.9

72.9-76.9

1,010

25.1

23.1-27.1

Western NC

2,071

1,584

75.8

72.6-78.8

487

24.2

21.2-27.4

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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