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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	8,035	6,003	76.3	74.8-77.7	2,032	23.7	22.3-25.2
No	1,359	910	64.6	60.3-68.7	449	35.4	31.3-39.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight	184	122	70.1	56.5-80.9	62	29.9	19.1-43.5
Recommended Range	3,263	2,506	75.3	72.7-77.8	757	24.7	22.2-27.3
Overweight	3,110	2,322	76.7	74.3-78.9	788	23.3	21.1-25.7
Obese	2,294	1,638	74.9	72.1-77.6	656	25.1	22.4-27.9
Current Smoker
No	7,212	5,371	75.0	73.4-76.6	1,841	25.0	23.4-26.6
Yes	2,150	1,521	72.2	68.9-75.2	629	27.8	24.8-31.1
Binge Drinker
No	8,683	6,368	74.3	72.8-75.7	2,315	25.7	24.3-27.2
Yes	629	483	73.8	67.4-79.4	146	26.2	20.6-32.6
Heavy Drinker
No	9,062	6,673	74.6	73.1-76.0	2,389	25.4	24.0-26.9
Yes	246	184	72.2	60.2-81.7	62	27.8	18.3-39.8
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	3,241	3,078	93.5	91.8-94.8	163	6.5	5.2- 8.2
Some Physical Activity	3,675	3,564	96.1	94.6-97.2	111	3.9	2.8- 5.4
Physically Inactive	2,201	0	0.0	. - .	2,201	100	. - .
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,049	1,136	57.3	53.6-60.8	913	42.7	39.2-46.4
No	7,327	5,768	78.3	76.7-79.8	1,559	21.7	20.2-23.3
Disability Status
Yes	3,029	1,951	65.5	62.7-68.2	1,078	34.5	31.8-37.3
No	6,228	4,861	77.9	76.2-79.5	1,367	22.1	20.5-23.8
Current Asthma
Yes	731	497	69.1	63.7-74.0	234	30.9	26.0-36.3
No	8,649	6,409	74.9	73.3-76.3	2,240	25.1	23.7-26.7
Diabetes
Yes	955	606	66.0	61.4-70.3	349	34.0	29.7-38.6
Yes, During Pregnancy	78	60	75.2	59.6-86.2	18	24.8	13.8-40.4
No	8,355	6,245	75.1	73.5-76.6	2,110	24.9	23.4-26.5
Arthritis
Yes	3,288	2,276	72.2	69.8-74.5	1,012	27.8	25.5-30.2
No	6,073	4,619	75.2	73.4-76.9	1,454	24.8	23.1-26.6
High Blood Pressure
Yes	3,164	2,135	69.1	66.5-71.5	1,029	30.9	28.5-33.5
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	87	82.1	68.9-90.5	17	17.9	9.5-31.1
No	6,125	4,693	76.3	74.5-78.1	1,432	23.7	21.9-25.5
High Cholesterol
Yes	2,741	1,974	74.0	71.5-76.4	767	26.0	23.6-28.5
No	4,839	3,752	78.9	77.0-80.6	1,087	21.1	19.4-23.0
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	968	586	62.5	57.8-67.0	382	37.5	33.0-42.2
No	8,290	6,238	75.6	74.0-77.1	2,052	24.4	22.9-26.0

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

8,035

6,003

76.3

74.8-77.7

2,032

23.7

22.3-25.2

1,359

910

64.6

60.3-68.7

449

35.4

31.3-39.7

Body Mass Index

Underweight

184

122

70.1

56.5-80.9

29.9

19.1-43.5

Recommended Range

3,263

2,506

75.3

72.7-77.8

757

24.7

22.2-27.3

Overweight

3,110

2,322

76.7

74.3-78.9

788

23.3

21.1-25.7

Obese

2,294

1,638

74.9

72.1-77.6

656

25.1

22.4-27.9

Current Smoker

7,212

5,371

75.0

73.4-76.6

1,841

25.0

23.4-26.6

Yes

2,150

1,521

72.2

68.9-75.2

629

27.8

24.8-31.1

Binge Drinker

8,683

6,368

74.3

72.8-75.7

2,315

25.7

24.3-27.2

Yes

629

483

73.8

67.4-79.4

146

26.2

20.6-32.6

Heavy Drinker

9,062

6,673

74.6

73.1-76.0

2,389

25.4

24.0-26.9

Yes

246

184

72.2

60.2-81.7

27.8

18.3-39.8

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

3,241

3,078

93.5

91.8-94.8

163

6.5

5.2- 8.2

Some Physical Activity

3,675

3,564

96.1

94.6-97.2

111

3.9

2.8- 5.4

Physically Inactive

2,201

0.0

. - .

2,201

100

. - .

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

2,049

1,136

57.3

53.6-60.8

913

42.7

39.2-46.4

7,327

5,768

78.3

76.7-79.8

1,559

21.7

20.2-23.3

Disability Status

Yes

3,029

1,951

65.5

62.7-68.2

1,078

34.5

31.8-37.3

6,228

4,861

77.9

76.2-79.5

1,367

22.1

20.5-23.8

Current Asthma

Yes

731

497

69.1

63.7-74.0

234

30.9

26.0-36.3

8,649

6,409

74.9

73.3-76.3

2,240

25.1

23.7-26.7

Diabetes

Yes

955

606

66.0

61.4-70.3

349

34.0

29.7-38.6

Yes, During Pregnancy

75.2

59.6-86.2

24.8

13.8-40.4

8,355

6,245

75.1

73.5-76.6

2,110

24.9

23.4-26.5

Arthritis

Yes

3,288

2,276

72.2

69.8-74.5

1,012

27.8

25.5-30.2

6,073

4,619

75.2

73.4-76.9

1,454

24.8

23.1-26.6

High Blood Pressure

Yes

3,164

2,135

69.1

66.5-71.5

1,029

30.9

28.5-33.5

Yes, During Pregnancy

104

82.1

68.9-90.5

17.9

9.5-31.1

6,125

4,693

76.3

74.5-78.1

1,432

23.7

21.9-25.5

High Cholesterol

Yes

2,741

1,974

74.0

71.5-76.4

767

26.0

23.6-28.5

4,839

3,752

78.9

77.0-80.6

1,087

21.1

19.4-23.0

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

968

586

62.5

57.8-67.0

382

37.5

33.0-42.2

8,290

6,238

75.6

74.0-77.1

2,052

24.4

22.9-26.0

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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.