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

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	9,379	2,721	33.8	32.2-35.4	6,658	66.2	64.6-67.8
GENDER
Male	3,435	1,291	42.4	39.8-45.1	2,144	57.6	54.9-60.2
Female	5,944	1,430	25.7	24.0-27.5	4,514	74.3	72.5-76.0
RACE
White	6,890	2,166	36.3	34.5-38.2	4,724	63.7	61.8-65.5
African American	1,855	411	29.1	25.7-32.8	1,444	70.9	67.2-74.3
Asian	49	17	41.1	22.4-62.8	32	58.9	37.2-77.6
Native American	229	55	23.4	13.8-36.8	174	76.6	63.2-86.2
Other Minorities	321	60	19.5	13.4-27.3	261	80.5	72.7-86.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	336	75	19.2	13.3-26.9	261	80.8	73.1-86.7
-English Speaking	136	52	39.1	25.9-54.2	84	60.9	45.8-74.1
-Spanish Speaking	200	23	12.4	6.8-21.4	177	87.6	78.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic	9,033	2,640	34.7	33.0-36.3	6,393	65.3	63.7-67.0
AGE
18-24	581	290	55.3	49.0-61.4	291	44.7	38.6-51.0
25-34	1,402	549	38.9	35.1-42.8	853	61.1	57.2-64.9
35-44	1,776	658	39.7	36.3-43.2	1,118	60.3	56.8-63.7
45-54	1,837	534	30.9	27.7-34.4	1,303	69.1	65.6-72.3
55-64	1,526	361	24.5	21.5-27.9	1,165	75.5	72.1-78.5
65-74	1,263	217	17.8	14.9-21.1	1,046	82.2	78.9-85.1
75+	928	93	9.3	7.0-12.3	835	90.7	87.7-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,583	180	11.7	9.3-14.6	1,403	88.3	85.4-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,808	691	30.6	27.7-33.7	2,117	69.4	66.3-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,340	742	40.5	37.1-44.0	1,598	59.5	56.0-62.9
College Graduate	2,621	1,104	44.4	41.6-47.3	1,517	55.6	52.7-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,097	173	17.7	14.1-22.0	924	82.3	78.0-85.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,721	398	28.0	24.2-32.1	1,323	72.0	67.9-75.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,038	328	36.5	31.7-41.5	710	63.5	58.5-68.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,235	458	38.9	34.8-43.1	777	61.1	56.9-65.2
$50,000-74,999	1,007	419	45.1	40.4-49.9	588	54.9	50.1-59.6
$75,000+	1,153	558	51.4	47.1-55.6	595	48.6	44.4-52.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	148	37.3	31.9-42.9	304	62.7	57.1-68.1
Guilford	445	150	37.9	32.4-43.6	295	62.1	56.4-67.6
Mecklenburg	448	162	37.6	31.8-43.7	286	62.4	56.3-68.2
Orange	451	196	43.2	36.4-50.3	255	56.8	49.7-63.6
Wake	449	166	36.2	31.0-41.7	283	63.8	58.3-69.0
Chatham/Lee	395	93	23.6	18.7-29.2	302	76.4	70.8-81.3
Nash/Wilson	377	80	23.4	18.6-29.0	297	76.6	71.0-81.4
Craven/Pamlico	450	123	31.2	26.1-36.8	327	68.8	63.2-73.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	116	27.2	22.5-32.3	318	72.8	67.7-77.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	450	136	36.9	30.3-44.2	314	63.1	55.8-69.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	476	130	35.4	26.8-45.2	346	64.6	54.8-73.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	142	33.1	25.4-41.7	283	66.9	58.3-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	472	102	23.6	19.3-28.6	370	76.4	71.4-80.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	83	21.2	17.0-26.2	334	78.8	73.8-83.0
Northeast NC I	458	105	25.2	20.5-30.5	353	74.8	69.5-79.5
Northeast NC II	510	127	29.0	24.2-34.3	383	71.0	65.7-75.8
Northeastern Partnership	968	232	27.6	24.1-31.5	736	72.4	68.5-75.9
Mountain AHEC	1,301	409	33.3	29.6-37.3	892	66.7	62.7-70.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,290	818	32.7	29.8-35.8	2,472	67.3	64.2-70.2
Piedmont	4,025	1,270	34.1	31.9-36.4	2,755	65.9	63.6-68.1
Western NC	2,064	633	34.4	31.1-37.8	1,431	65.6	62.2-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,379

2,721

33.8

32.2-35.4

6,658

66.2

64.6-67.8

GENDER

Male

3,435

1,291

42.4

39.8-45.1

2,144

57.6

54.9-60.2

Female

5,944

1,430

25.7

24.0-27.5

4,514

74.3

72.5-76.0

RACE

White

6,890

2,166

36.3

34.5-38.2

4,724

63.7

61.8-65.5

African American

1,855

411

29.1

25.7-32.8

1,444

70.9

67.2-74.3

Asian

41.1

22.4-62.8

58.9

37.2-77.6

Native American

229

23.4

13.8-36.8

174

76.6

63.2-86.2

Other Minorities

321

19.5

13.4-27.3

261

80.5

72.7-86.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

336

19.2

13.3-26.9

261

80.8

73.1-86.7

-English Speaking

136

39.1

25.9-54.2

60.9

45.8-74.1

-Spanish Speaking

200

12.4

6.8-21.4

177

87.6

78.6-93.2

Non-Hispanic

9,033

2,640

34.7

33.0-36.3

6,393

65.3

63.7-67.0

AGE

18-24

581

290

55.3

49.0-61.4

291

44.7

38.6-51.0

25-34

1,402

549

38.9

35.1-42.8

853

61.1

57.2-64.9

35-44

1,776

658

39.7

36.3-43.2

1,118

60.3

56.8-63.7

45-54

1,837

534

30.9

27.7-34.4

1,303

69.1

65.6-72.3

55-64

1,526

361

24.5

21.5-27.9

1,165

75.5

72.1-78.5

65-74

1,263

217

17.8

14.9-21.1

1,046

82.2

78.9-85.1

75+

928

9.3

7.0-12.3

835

90.7

87.7-93.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,583

180

11.7

9.3-14.6

1,403

88.3

85.4-90.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,808

691

30.6

27.7-33.7

2,117

69.4

66.3-72.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,340

742

40.5

37.1-44.0

1,598

59.5

56.0-62.9

College Graduate

2,621

1,104

44.4

41.6-47.3

1,517

55.6

52.7-58.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,097

173

17.7

14.1-22.0

924

82.3

78.0-85.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,721

398

28.0

24.2-32.1

1,323

72.0

67.9-75.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,038

328

36.5

31.7-41.5

710

63.5

58.5-68.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,235

458

38.9

34.8-43.1

777

61.1

56.9-65.2

$50,000-74,999

1,007

419

45.1

40.4-49.9

588

54.9

50.1-59.6

$75,000+

1,153

558

51.4

47.1-55.6

595

48.6

44.4-52.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

148

37.3

31.9-42.9

304

62.7

57.1-68.1

Guilford

445

150

37.9

32.4-43.6

295

62.1

56.4-67.6

Mecklenburg

448

162

37.6

31.8-43.7

286

62.4

56.3-68.2

Orange

451

196

43.2

36.4-50.3

255

56.8

49.7-63.6

Wake

449

166

36.2

31.0-41.7

283

63.8

58.3-69.0

Chatham/Lee

395

23.6

18.7-29.2

302

76.4

70.8-81.3

Nash/Wilson

377

23.4

18.6-29.0

297

76.6

71.0-81.4

Craven/Pamlico

450

123

31.2

26.1-36.8

327

68.8

63.2-73.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

116

27.2

22.5-32.3

318

72.8

67.7-77.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

450

136

36.9

30.3-44.2

314

63.1

55.8-69.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

476

130

35.4

26.8-45.2

346

64.6

54.8-73.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

142

33.1

25.4-41.7

283

66.9

58.3-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

472

102

23.6

19.3-28.6

370

76.4

71.4-80.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

21.2

17.0-26.2

334

78.8

73.8-83.0

Northeast NC I

458

105

25.2

20.5-30.5

353

74.8

69.5-79.5

Northeast NC II

510

127

29.0

24.2-34.3

383

71.0

65.7-75.8

Northeastern Partnership

968

232

27.6

24.1-31.5

736

72.4

68.5-75.9

Mountain AHEC

1,301

409

33.3

29.6-37.3

892

66.7

62.7-70.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,290

818

32.7

29.8-35.8

2,472

67.3

64.2-70.2

Piedmont

4,025

1,270

34.1

31.9-36.4

2,755

65.9

63.6-68.1

Western NC

2,064

633

34.4

31.1-37.8

1,431

65.6

62.2-68.9

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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