BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITE FEMALES

On days when you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time, how much total time per day do you spend doing these activities?*

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	Total Respond.^	10-20 minutes	21-30 minutes	31-60 minutes	1-2 hours	More than 2 hours
TOTAL	3,189	599	17.5	15.7-19.5	1,064	33.0	30.6-35.6	1,049	32.9	30.5-35.4	285	10.5	8.9-12.4	192	6.0	4.9- 7.4
AGE
18-24	194	31	11.6	6.7-19.5	75	38.5	28.6-49.4	59	33.3	24.1-44.0	25	15.5	8.9-25.6	4	1.0	0.3- 3.1
25-34	490	73	14.5	10.8-19.1	164	33.4	27.8-39.5	175	34.9	29.1-41.1	48	9.6	6.5-14.0	30	7.7	4.7-12.2
35-44	622	119	19.5	15.5-24.2	222	32.9	27.8-38.4	216	36.1	30.8-41.6	43	7.2	4.9-10.6	22	4.3	2.4- 7.8
45-54	669	137	20.7	16.5-25.8	219	32.9	27.9-38.2	210	28.5	24.0-33.5	59	12.0	8.6-16.5	44	5.9	3.9- 8.7
55-64	531	98	17.8	13.6-23.0	162	30.8	25.5-36.7	189	35.7	30.0-41.8	44	8.6	5.6-13.0	38	7.1	4.4-11.2
65-74	411	74	18.0	13.4-23.8	140	32.3	26.2-39.0	126	30.7	24.7-37.4	39	10.8	7.0-16.3	32	8.2	5.1-13.0
75+	251	62	19.0	13.3-26.3	77	29.2	21.7-38.0	64	26.7	19.3-35.8	26	13.7	7.9-22.7	22	11.4	6.6-19.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	74	23.7	17.4-31.5	79	21.2	15.4-28.3	88	35.5	27.5-44.4	25	8.4	5.1-13.5	27	11.2	6.9-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	913	200	20.9	17.4-24.9	315	34.0	29.3-38.9	236	25.2	21.1-29.7	92	12.7	9.7-16.5	70	7.3	5.2-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	913	179	17.0	13.9-20.6	305	33.5	28.9-38.4	284	32.7	28.1-37.7	89	10.4	7.4-14.4	56	6.4	4.4- 9.4
College Graduate	1,066	146	13.6	10.7-17.1	363	34.7	30.7-39.0	441	39.1	35.0-43.4	79	9.4	6.9-12.6	37	3.1	1.9- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	284	83	23.8	18.1-30.7	82	28.4	21.1-37.0	73	27.8	20.6-36.3	22	9.2	5.4-15.1	24	10.8	6.3-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	538	99	18.0	13.8-23.2	180	29.1	23.9-34.9	163	35.7	29.4-42.6	50	9.3	6.2-13.8	46	7.8	5.0-11.9
$25,000- 34,999	365	74	21.1	15.6-27.9	124	33.4	25.9-41.8	112	28.9	21.8-37.1	29	9.1	5.1-15.7	26	7.5	4.3-12.8
$35,000- 49,999	469	95	14.4	10.9-18.9	150	34.8	28.2-41.9	158	33.4	27.2-40.2	44	12.3	8.1-18.2	22	5.1	2.8- 9.3
$50,000-74,999	405	61	18.5	13.6-24.7	149	32.0	26.2-38.3	147	35.5	29.2-42.4	33	10.4	6.6-15.8	15	3.7	1.9- 7.2
$75,000+	506	74	14.3	10.5-19.1	187	37.5	32.0-43.4	180	35.1	29.6-40.9	45	9.8	6.7-14.2	20	3.3	1.7- 6.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	171	30	17.7	12.2-24.8	49	25.4	19.1-32.9	69	43.4	34.9-52.3	14	8.1	4.6-14.1	9	5.4	2.4-11.8
Guilford	162	35	24.2	17.4-32.7	51	28.6	21.6-36.8	53	34.1	25.8-43.4	15	9.6	5.1-17.1	8	3.6	1.7- 7.4
Mecklenburg	148	21	14.0	9.0-21.2	49	30.4	23.0-38.9	57	38.6	30.2-47.7	14	10.7	6.2-18.1	7	6.3	2.9-13.2
Orange	194	32	13.6	9.1-19.8	63	30.7	22.6-40.1	71	32.5	23.6-42.9	18	17.4	8.5-32.5	10	5.7	2.4-13.1
Wake	160	19	11.2	7.1-17.3	59	37.4	29.4-46.3	67	38.7	30.8-47.2	12	10.6	5.8-18.6	3	2.0	0.6- 6.7
Chatham/Lee	119	18	13.1	8.0-20.6	42	41.5	31.6-52.2	36	26.4	18.7-35.8	14	12.7	7.4-20.9	9	6.4	3.2-12.3
Nash/Wilson	102	28	26.0	17.7-36.4	31	34.3	24.6-45.5	36	33.3	24.3-43.7	2	1.5	0.3- 6.6	5	4.9	1.9-12.0
Craven/Pamlico	158	23	12.8	8.4-19.0	53	32.5	25.1-40.9	55	36.9	28.8-45.7	18	14.0	8.6-22.0	9	3.9	1.9- 7.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	181	40	21.3	15.5-28.6	55	31.3	24.0-39.7	53	29.1	22.2-37.1	15	9.4	5.4-15.9	18	8.9	5.4-14.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	208	44	17.0	11.7-23.9	70	34.6	25.7-44.7	71	38.1	27.4-50.1	10	4.8	2.4- 9.2	13	5.6	2.7-11.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	133	18	12.4	7.4-20.0	54	41.8	31.7-52.5	43	35.6	25.5-47.2	10	5.5	2.8-10.3	8	4.8	2.2- 9.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	170	38	24.0	17.3-32.1	54	29.6	22.8-37.4	59	35.3	27.7-43.7	8	5.7	2.7-11.8	11	5.5	3.0- 9.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	18	20.5	12.7-31.3	27	34.2	23.9-46.3	24	27.3	18.3-38.7	8	11.2	5.6-21.2	5	6.8	2.7-15.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	119	30	24.0	16.8-33.1	46	42.0	32.1-52.6	31	22.4	15.5-31.2	10	9.3	4.9-16.8	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0
Northeast NC I	93	17	17.1	10.4-26.9	34	35.8	26.1-46.9	25	30.0	20.5-41.5	12	10.9	5.9-19.3	5	6.2	2.2-16.1
Northeast NC II	163	27	15.5	10.4-22.5	50	30.3	22.8-39.0	52	32.7	25.0-41.6	18	12.6	7.6-20.3	16	8.9	5.3-14.5
Northeastern Partnership	256	44	15.9	11.6-21.5	84	31.7	25.5-38.6	77	32.0	25.7-39.1	30	12.2	8.0-18.1	21	8.2	5.2-12.7
Mountain AHEC	536	112	21.3	17.0-26.3	168	31.5	26.5-37.1	185	31.7	26.9-36.9	43	11.3	7.9-16.0	28	4.2	2.6- 6.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	937	179	17.2	13.8-21.2	316	32.6	28.0-37.6	297	34.4	29.7-39.5	87	8.5	6.1-11.6	58	7.3	5.1-10.4
Piedmont	1,388	239	17.3	14.7-20.1	480	33.3	29.9-36.9	458	32.4	29.1-35.9	129	11.2	8.8-14.1	82	5.9	4.4- 7.9
Western NC	864	181	19.0	15.8-22.6	268	32.7	28.1-37.7	294	32.4	27.8-37.2	69	11.5	8.5-15.4	52	4.5	3.1- 6.3

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,189

599

17.5

15.7-19.5

1,064

33.0

30.6-35.6

1,049

32.9

30.5-35.4

285

10.5

8.9-12.4

192

6.0

4.9- 7.4

AGE

18-24

194

11.6

6.7-19.5

38.5

28.6-49.4

33.3

24.1-44.0

15.5

8.9-25.6

1.0

0.3- 3.1

25-34

490

14.5

10.8-19.1

164

33.4

27.8-39.5

175

34.9

29.1-41.1

9.6

6.5-14.0

7.7

4.7-12.2

35-44

622

119

19.5

15.5-24.2

222

32.9

27.8-38.4

216

36.1

30.8-41.6

7.2

4.9-10.6

4.3

2.4- 7.8

45-54

669

137

20.7

16.5-25.8

219

32.9

27.9-38.2

210

28.5

24.0-33.5

12.0

8.6-16.5

5.9

3.9- 8.7

55-64

531

17.8

13.6-23.0

162

30.8

25.5-36.7

189

35.7

30.0-41.8

8.6

5.6-13.0

7.1

4.4-11.2

65-74

411

18.0

13.4-23.8

140

32.3

26.2-39.0

126

30.7

24.7-37.4

10.8

7.0-16.3

8.2

5.1-13.0

75+

251

19.0

13.3-26.3

29.2

21.7-38.0

26.7

19.3-35.8

13.7

7.9-22.7

11.4

6.6-19.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

23.7

17.4-31.5

21.2

15.4-28.3

35.5

27.5-44.4

8.4

5.1-13.5

11.2

6.9-17.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

913

200

20.9

17.4-24.9

315

34.0

29.3-38.9

236

25.2

21.1-29.7

12.7

9.7-16.5

7.3

5.2-10.1

Some Post-H.S.

913

179

17.0

13.9-20.6

305

33.5

28.9-38.4

284

32.7

28.1-37.7

10.4

7.4-14.4

6.4

4.4- 9.4

College Graduate

1,066

146

13.6

10.7-17.1

363

34.7

30.7-39.0

441

39.1

35.0-43.4

9.4

6.9-12.6

3.1

1.9- 5.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

284

23.8

18.1-30.7

28.4

21.1-37.0

27.8

20.6-36.3

9.2

5.4-15.1

10.8

6.3-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

538

18.0

13.8-23.2

180

29.1

23.9-34.9

163

35.7

29.4-42.6

9.3

6.2-13.8

7.8

5.0-11.9

$25,000- 34,999

365

21.1

15.6-27.9

124

33.4

25.9-41.8

112

28.9

21.8-37.1

9.1

5.1-15.7

7.5

4.3-12.8

$35,000- 49,999

469

14.4

10.9-18.9

150

34.8

28.2-41.9

158

33.4

27.2-40.2

12.3

8.1-18.2

5.1

2.8- 9.3

$50,000-74,999

405

18.5

13.6-24.7

149

32.0

26.2-38.3

147

35.5

29.2-42.4

10.4

6.6-15.8

3.7

1.9- 7.2

$75,000+

506

14.3

10.5-19.1

187

37.5

32.0-43.4

180

35.1

29.6-40.9

9.8

6.7-14.2

3.3

1.7- 6.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

171

17.7

12.2-24.8

25.4

19.1-32.9

43.4

34.9-52.3

8.1

4.6-14.1

5.4

2.4-11.8

Guilford

162

24.2

17.4-32.7

28.6

21.6-36.8

34.1

25.8-43.4

9.6

5.1-17.1

3.6

1.7- 7.4

Mecklenburg

148

14.0

9.0-21.2

30.4

23.0-38.9

38.6

30.2-47.7

10.7

6.2-18.1

6.3

2.9-13.2

Orange

194

13.6

9.1-19.8

30.7

22.6-40.1

32.5

23.6-42.9

17.4

8.5-32.5

5.7

2.4-13.1

Wake

160

11.2

7.1-17.3

37.4

29.4-46.3

38.7

30.8-47.2

10.6

5.8-18.6

2.0

0.6- 6.7

Chatham/Lee

119

13.1

8.0-20.6

41.5

31.6-52.2

26.4

18.7-35.8

12.7

7.4-20.9

6.4

3.2-12.3

Nash/Wilson

102

26.0

17.7-36.4

34.3

24.6-45.5

33.3

24.3-43.7

1.5

0.3- 6.6

4.9

1.9-12.0

Craven/Pamlico

158

12.8

8.4-19.0

32.5

25.1-40.9

36.9

28.8-45.7

14.0

8.6-22.0

3.9

1.9- 7.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

181

21.3

15.5-28.6

31.3

24.0-39.7

29.1

22.2-37.1

9.4

5.4-15.9

8.9

5.4-14.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

208

17.0

11.7-23.9

34.6

25.7-44.7

38.1

27.4-50.1

4.8

2.4- 9.2

5.6

2.7-11.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

133

12.4

7.4-20.0

41.8

31.7-52.5

35.6

25.5-47.2

5.5

2.8-10.3

4.8

2.2- 9.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

170

24.0

17.3-32.1

29.6

22.8-37.4

35.3

27.7-43.7

5.7

2.7-11.8

5.5

3.0- 9.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

20.5

12.7-31.3

34.2

23.9-46.3

27.3

18.3-38.7

11.2

5.6-21.2

6.8

2.7-15.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

119

24.0

16.8-33.1

42.0

32.1-52.6

22.4

15.5-31.2

9.3

4.9-16.8

2.3

0.6- 9.0

Northeast NC I

17.1

10.4-26.9

35.8

26.1-46.9

30.0

20.5-41.5

10.9

5.9-19.3

6.2

2.2-16.1

Northeast NC II

163

15.5

10.4-22.5

30.3

22.8-39.0

32.7

25.0-41.6

12.6

7.6-20.3

8.9

5.3-14.5

Northeastern Partnership

256

15.9

11.6-21.5

31.7

25.5-38.6

32.0

25.7-39.1

12.2

8.0-18.1

8.2

5.2-12.7

Mountain AHEC

536

112

21.3

17.0-26.3

168

31.5

26.5-37.1

185

31.7

26.9-36.9

11.3

7.9-16.0

4.2

2.6- 6.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

937

179

17.2

13.8-21.2

316

32.6

28.0-37.6

297

34.4

29.7-39.5

8.5

6.1-11.6

7.3

5.1-10.4

Piedmont

1,388

239

17.3

14.7-20.1

480

33.3

29.9-36.9

458

32.4

29.1-35.9

129

11.2

8.8-14.1

5.9

4.4- 7.9

Western NC

864

181

19.0

15.8-22.6

268

32.7

28.1-37.7

294

32.4

27.8-37.2

11.5

8.5-15.4

4.5

3.1- 6.3

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing moderate activities at least 10 minutes at a time.

^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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