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-WHITE FEMALES

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	4,344	3,320	78.0	76.1-79.8	1,024	22.0	20.2-23.9
AGE
18-24	231	199	86.0	78.5-91.1	32	14.0	8.9-21.5
25-34	588	500	85.7	81.1-89.3	88	14.3	10.7-18.9
35-44	765	634	84.2	80.3-87.4	131	15.8	12.6-19.7
45-54	840	685	80.3	75.7-84.2	155	19.7	15.8-24.3
55-64	728	554	77.7	72.7-82.0	174	22.3	18.0-27.3
65-74	633	444	68.2	62.5-73.4	189	31.8	26.6-37.5
75+	530	282	54.1	47.8-60.2	248	45.9	39.8-52.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	576	326	55.6	49.3-61.7	250	44.4	38.3-50.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,287	965	77.5	73.8-80.8	322	22.5	19.2-26.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,160	935	83.9	80.8-86.6	225	16.1	13.4-19.2
College Graduate	1,312	1,088	83.0	79.9-85.8	224	17.0	14.2-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	459	302	63.9	56.6-70.5	157	36.1	29.5-43.4
$15,000- 24,999	737	560	77.3	72.5-81.5	177	22.7	18.5-27.5
$25,000- 34,999	478	380	81.8	76.1-86.3	98	18.2	13.7-23.9
$35,000- 49,999	575	482	85.3	80.5-89.1	93	14.7	10.9-19.5
$50,000-74,999	487	414	86.4	81.6-90.1	73	13.6	9.9-18.4
$75,000+	581	511	89.0	85.2-92.0	70	11.0	8.0-14.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	243	178	76.0	69.7-81.4	65	24.0	18.6-30.3
Guilford	201	168	83.9	77.1-89.0	33	16.1	11.0-22.9
Mecklenburg	183	150	83.6	77.1-88.5	33	16.4	11.5-22.9
Orange	237	200	78.7	63.4-88.8	37	21.3	11.2-36.6
Wake	197	162	82.4	75.5-87.7	35	17.6	12.3-24.5
Chatham/Lee	173	128	77.5	70.4-83.3	45	22.5	16.7-29.6
Nash/Wilson	151	108	73.1	64.5-80.2	43	26.9	19.8-35.5
Craven/Pamlico	220	165	75.6	68.7-81.3	55	24.4	18.7-31.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	257	190	73.4	66.2-79.4	67	26.6	20.6-33.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	216	82.1	76.2-86.7	58	17.9	13.3-23.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	138	75.8	65.6-83.7	47	24.2	16.3-34.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	174	75.5	67.3-82.2	55	24.5	17.8-32.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	118	86	73.2	63.6-81.1	32	26.8	18.9-36.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	122	70.5	62.5-77.5	55	29.5	22.5-37.5
Northeast NC I	137	95	70.6	61.7-78.1	42	29.4	21.9-38.3
Northeast NC II	221	174	80.5	74.4-85.5	47	19.5	14.5-25.6
Northeastern Partnership	358	269	77.8	72.8-82.1	89	22.2	17.9-27.2
Mountain AHEC	735	558	77.3	73.0-81.1	177	22.7	18.9-27.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,320	981	77.3	73.7-80.6	339	22.7	19.4-26.3
Piedmont	1,832	1,437	78.9	76.1-81.4	395	21.1	18.6-23.9
Western NC	1,192	902	76.4	72.8-79.6	290	23.6	20.4-27.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,344

3,320

78.0

76.1-79.8

1,024

22.0

20.2-23.9

AGE

18-24

231

199

86.0

78.5-91.1

14.0

8.9-21.5

25-34

588

500

85.7

81.1-89.3

14.3

10.7-18.9

35-44

765

634

84.2

80.3-87.4

131

15.8

12.6-19.7

45-54

840

685

80.3

75.7-84.2

155

19.7

15.8-24.3

55-64

728

554

77.7

72.7-82.0

174

22.3

18.0-27.3

65-74

633

444

68.2

62.5-73.4

189

31.8

26.6-37.5

75+

530

282

54.1

47.8-60.2

248

45.9

39.8-52.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

576

326

55.6

49.3-61.7

250

44.4

38.3-50.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,287

965

77.5

73.8-80.8

322

22.5

19.2-26.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,160

935

83.9

80.8-86.6

225

16.1

13.4-19.2

College Graduate

1,312

1,088

83.0

79.9-85.8

224

17.0

14.2-20.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

459

302

63.9

56.6-70.5

157

36.1

29.5-43.4

$15,000- 24,999

737

560

77.3

72.5-81.5

177

22.7

18.5-27.5

$25,000- 34,999

478

380

81.8

76.1-86.3

18.2

13.7-23.9

$35,000- 49,999

575

482

85.3

80.5-89.1

14.7

10.9-19.5

$50,000-74,999

487

414

86.4

81.6-90.1

13.6

9.9-18.4

$75,000+

581

511

89.0

85.2-92.0

11.0

8.0-14.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

243

178

76.0

69.7-81.4

24.0

18.6-30.3

Guilford

201

168

83.9

77.1-89.0

16.1

11.0-22.9

Mecklenburg

183

150

83.6

77.1-88.5

16.4

11.5-22.9

Orange

237

200

78.7

63.4-88.8

21.3

11.2-36.6

Wake

197

162

82.4

75.5-87.7

17.6

12.3-24.5

Chatham/Lee

173

128

77.5

70.4-83.3

22.5

16.7-29.6

Nash/Wilson

151

108

73.1

64.5-80.2

26.9

19.8-35.5

Craven/Pamlico

220

165

75.6

68.7-81.3

24.4

18.7-31.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

257

190

73.4

66.2-79.4

26.6

20.6-33.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

216

82.1

76.2-86.7

17.9

13.3-23.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

138

75.8

65.6-83.7

24.2

16.3-34.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

174

75.5

67.3-82.2

24.5

17.8-32.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

118

73.2

63.6-81.1

26.8

18.9-36.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

122

70.5

62.5-77.5

29.5

22.5-37.5

Northeast NC I

137

70.6

61.7-78.1

29.4

21.9-38.3

Northeast NC II

221

174

80.5

74.4-85.5

19.5

14.5-25.6

Northeastern Partnership

358

269

77.8

72.8-82.1

22.2

17.9-27.2

Mountain AHEC

735

558

77.3

73.0-81.1

177

22.7

18.9-27.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,320

981

77.3

73.7-80.6

339

22.7

19.4-26.3

Piedmont

1,832

1,437

78.9

76.1-81.4

395

21.1

18.6-23.9

Western NC

1,192

902

76.4

72.8-79.6

290

23.6

20.4-27.2

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*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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