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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting,/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
TOTAL	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	2,147	1,509	69.8	66.8-72.7	514	25.0	22.3-27.9	124	5.2	3.8- 7.0
African American	645	433	69.1	63.5-74.2	182	27.0	22.2-32.5	30	3.9	2.2- 6.7
Asian	14	11	72.7	32.9-93.5	3	27.3	6.5-67.1	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	70	40	58.4	38.3-76.1	24	26.2	14.0-43.7	6	15.3	5.1-38.0
Other Minorities	76	34	37.2	22.5-54.8	32	47.7	30.5-65.5	10	15.1	6.2-32.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	86	41	39.9	24.9-57.1	36	45.0	28.2-63.0	9	15.1	6.0-32.9
-English Speaking	43	27	57.3	33.2-78.4	14	40.6	19.7-65.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6
-Spanish Speaking	43	14	33.3	16.4-56.0	22	46.7	25.6-69.0	7	20.0	7.6-43.1
Non-Hispanic	2,869	1,990	69.4	66.7-71.9	718	25.6	23.2-28.1	161	5.1	3.9- 6.5
AGE
18-24	168	114	67.5	56.2-77.0	43	25.7	17.4-36.3	11	6.8	2.6-16.6
25-34	611	420	69.4	63.8-74.5	153	25.4	20.6-30.8	38	5.2	3.2- 8.3
35-44	784	542	67.8	62.3-72.8	199	26.5	21.9-31.8	43	5.7	3.4- 9.4
45-54	814	559	67.2	62.3-71.8	204	27.1	22.8-31.8	51	5.7	3.8- 8.5
55-64	432	299	68.4	61.0-75.0	116	27.6	21.4-35.0	17	3.9	1.9- 8.1
65-74	104	66	62.9	48.6-75.2	32	31.3	19.8-45.6	6	5.8	2.2-14.5
75+	16	11	62.5	24.1-89.8	4	35.1	8.7-75.5	1	2.4	0.3-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	205	94	49.2	37.5-60.9	86	37.7	26.8-50.0	25	13.1	7.0-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	854	548	61.4	56.2-66.5	249	31.8	27.1-37.0	57	6.7	4.5-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	850	623	75.1	70.6-79.1	181	21.3	17.5-25.7	46	3.6	2.4- 5.4
College Graduate	1,047	767	71.8	67.4-75.9	238	23.8	20.1-27.9	42	4.4	2.5- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	97	46.4	35.4-57.7	67	44.2	33.1-56.0	19	9.4	4.3-19.3
$15,000- 24,999	528	301	56.4	49.7-62.9	173	32.8	26.9-39.2	54	10.8	7.1-16.2
$25,000- 34,999	415	304	69.1	61.2-76.0	94	23.8	17.9-30.8	17	7.2	3.5-14.2
$35,000- 49,999	491	345	70.3	63.8-76.1	125	26.3	20.7-32.8	21	3.4	1.8- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	398	301	74.9	68.3-80.5	87	23.4	17.9-29.9	10	1.7	0.7- 4.2
$75,000+	472	366	78.7	73.2-83.3	96	20.2	15.7-25.7	10	1.1	0.5- 2.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	142	94	67.7	58.4-75.7	37	26.1	18.8-35.1	11	6.2	3.2-11.6
Guilford	163	129	76.0	66.9-83.2	30	21.2	14.3-30.3	4	2.8	1.0- 7.3
Mecklenburg	142	109	75.7	66.7-83.0	27	19.8	13.3-28.4	6	4.5	1.7-11.0
Orange	158	121	69.1	54.6-80.6	29	27.3	16.2-42.3	8	3.5	1.4- 8.5
Wake	159	121	73.8	64.9-81.1	35	24.5	17.4-33.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9
Chatham/Lee	114	71	61.6	50.7-71.5	37	32.0	22.8-42.7	6	6.4	2.8-14.0
Nash/Wilson	117	86	74.0	64.1-82.0	26	21.4	14.2-30.9	5	4.6	1.7-11.9
Craven/Pamlico	119	81	65.5	53.3-75.9	30	28.3	18.2-41.0	8	6.3	3.0-12.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	124	86	70.5	61.1-78.4	33	26.2	18.6-35.5	5	3.3	1.3- 7.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	141	95	71.2	62.4-78.7	33	19.9	13.9-27.8	13	8.8	4.9-15.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	147	100	66.8	56.3-75.8	40	28.3	19.8-38.8	7	4.9	2.1-11.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	136	91	67.4	57.9-75.7	31	21.3	14.7-29.7	14	11.3	6.5-19.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	146	92	60.0	50.6-68.7	44	30.4	22.8-39.4	10	9.6	4.7-18.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	135	95	68.1	58.6-76.3	38	31.2	23.0-40.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8
Northeast NC I	159	102	66.2	57.5-74.0	49	28.8	21.5-37.3	8	5.0	2.2-11.1
Northeast NC II	158	103	63.4	54.2-71.7	41	27.9	20.4-36.9	14	8.7	4.7-15.6
Northeastern Partnership	317	205	64.5	58.0-70.5	90	28.2	22.7-34.5	22	7.3	4.4-11.8
Mountain AHEC	404	269	70.0	64.0-75.4	103	23.6	18.7-29.2	32	6.4	4.1- 9.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,032	681	63.8	58.7-68.6	285	29.7	25.1-34.7	66	6.5	4.5- 9.3
Piedmont	1,297	928	69.5	65.7-73.1	315	25.5	22.3-29.1	54	4.9	3.3- 7.4
Western NC	629	424	71.4	66.6-75.8	155	22.8	18.8-27.3	50	5.8	4.1- 8.2

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

2,147

1,509

69.8

66.8-72.7

514

25.0

22.3-27.9

124

5.2

3.8- 7.0

African American

645

433

69.1

63.5-74.2

182

27.0

22.2-32.5

3.9

2.2- 6.7

Asian

72.7

32.9-93.5

27.3

6.5-67.1

0.0

. - .

Native American

58.4

38.3-76.1

26.2

14.0-43.7

15.3

5.1-38.0

Other Minorities

37.2

22.5-54.8

47.7

30.5-65.5

15.1

6.2-32.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.9

24.9-57.1

45.0

28.2-63.0

15.1

6.0-32.9

-English Speaking

57.3

33.2-78.4

40.6

19.7-65.5

2.1

0.5- 8.6

-Spanish Speaking

33.3

16.4-56.0

46.7

25.6-69.0

20.0

7.6-43.1

Non-Hispanic

2,869

1,990

69.4

66.7-71.9

718

25.6

23.2-28.1

161

5.1

3.9- 6.5

AGE

18-24

168

114

67.5

56.2-77.0

25.7

17.4-36.3

6.8

2.6-16.6

25-34

611

420

69.4

63.8-74.5

153

25.4

20.6-30.8

5.2

3.2- 8.3

35-44

784

542

67.8

62.3-72.8

199

26.5

21.9-31.8

5.7

3.4- 9.4

45-54

814

559

67.2

62.3-71.8

204

27.1

22.8-31.8

5.7

3.8- 8.5

55-64

432

299

68.4

61.0-75.0

116

27.6

21.4-35.0

3.9

1.9- 8.1

65-74

104

62.9

48.6-75.2

31.3

19.8-45.6

5.8

2.2-14.5

75+

62.5

24.1-89.8

35.1

8.7-75.5

2.4

0.3-16.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

205

49.2

37.5-60.9

37.7

26.8-50.0

13.1

7.0-23.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

854

548

61.4

56.2-66.5

249

31.8

27.1-37.0

6.7

4.5-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

850

623

75.1

70.6-79.1

181

21.3

17.5-25.7

3.6

2.4- 5.4

College Graduate

1,047

767

71.8

67.4-75.9

238

23.8

20.1-27.9

4.4

2.5- 7.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

46.4

35.4-57.7

44.2

33.1-56.0

9.4

4.3-19.3

$15,000- 24,999

528

301

56.4

49.7-62.9

173

32.8

26.9-39.2

10.8

7.1-16.2

$25,000- 34,999

415

304

69.1

61.2-76.0

23.8

17.9-30.8

7.2

3.5-14.2

$35,000- 49,999

491

345

70.3

63.8-76.1

125

26.3

20.7-32.8

3.4

1.8- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

398

301

74.9

68.3-80.5

23.4

17.9-29.9

1.7

0.7- 4.2

$75,000+

472

366

78.7

73.2-83.3

20.2

15.7-25.7

1.1

0.5- 2.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

142

67.7

58.4-75.7

26.1

18.8-35.1

6.2

3.2-11.6

Guilford

163

129

76.0

66.9-83.2

21.2

14.3-30.3

2.8

1.0- 7.3

Mecklenburg

142

109

75.7

66.7-83.0

19.8

13.3-28.4

4.5

1.7-11.0

Orange

158

121

69.1

54.6-80.6

27.3

16.2-42.3

3.5

1.4- 8.5

Wake

159

121

73.8

64.9-81.1

24.5

17.4-33.4

1.7

0.5- 5.9

Chatham/Lee

114

61.6

50.7-71.5

32.0

22.8-42.7

6.4

2.8-14.0

Nash/Wilson

117

74.0

64.1-82.0

21.4

14.2-30.9

4.6

1.7-11.9

Craven/Pamlico

119

65.5

53.3-75.9

28.3

18.2-41.0

6.3

3.0-12.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

124

70.5

61.1-78.4

26.2

18.6-35.5

3.3

1.3- 7.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

141

71.2

62.4-78.7

19.9

13.9-27.8

8.8

4.9-15.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

147

100

66.8

56.3-75.8

28.3

19.8-38.8

4.9

2.1-11.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

136

67.4

57.9-75.7

21.3

14.7-29.7

11.3

6.5-19.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

146

60.0

50.6-68.7

30.4

22.8-39.4

9.6

4.7-18.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

135

68.1

58.6-76.3

31.2

23.0-40.8

0.7

0.2- 2.8

Northeast NC I

159

102

66.2

57.5-74.0

28.8

21.5-37.3

5.0

2.2-11.1

Northeast NC II

158

103

63.4

54.2-71.7

27.9

20.4-36.9

8.7

4.7-15.6

Northeastern Partnership

317

205

64.5

58.0-70.5

28.2

22.7-34.5

7.3

4.4-11.8

Mountain AHEC

404

269

70.0

64.0-75.4

103

23.6

18.7-29.2

6.4

4.1- 9.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,032

681

63.8

58.7-68.6

285

29.7

25.1-34.7

6.5

4.5- 9.3

Piedmont

1,297

928

69.5

65.7-73.1

315

25.5

22.3-29.1

4.9

3.3- 7.4

Western NC

629

424

71.4

66.6-75.8

155

22.8

18.8-27.3

5.8

4.1- 8.2

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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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