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-WHITE FEMALES

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	4,339	1,157	28.3	26.2-30.4	3,182	71.7	69.6-73.8
AGE
18-24	231	109	48.2	38.6-57.9	122	51.8	42.1-61.4
25-34	587	220	39.1	33.6-44.9	367	60.9	55.1-66.4
35-44	764	269	31.6	27.3-36.3	495	68.4	63.7-72.7
45-54	840	243	27.9	23.8-32.5	597	72.1	67.5-76.2
55-64	724	164	23.1	18.8-28.1	560	76.9	71.9-81.2
65-74	633	97	16.2	12.6-20.7	536	83.8	79.3-87.4
75+	530	47	6.1	4.0- 9.4	483	93.9	90.6-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	575	60	10.2	7.0-14.6	515	89.8	85.4-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,286	255	21.4	18.1-25.1	1,031	78.6	74.9-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,159	322	33.8	29.5-38.3	837	66.2	61.7-70.5
College Graduate	1,310	518	37.8	34.1-41.6	792	62.2	58.4-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	458	74	18.1	13.3-24.1	384	81.9	75.9-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	735	160	22.7	18.3-27.8	575	77.3	72.2-81.7
$25,000- 34,999	477	138	32.7	26.0-40.3	339	67.3	59.7-74.0
$35,000- 49,999	575	172	32.2	26.4-38.6	403	67.8	61.4-73.6
$50,000-74,999	487	181	37.7	31.7-44.0	306	62.3	56.0-68.3
$75,000+	580	261	42.2	36.9-47.7	319	57.8	52.3-63.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	243	67	29.8	23.3-37.2	176	70.2	62.8-76.7
Guilford	201	62	31.4	24.3-39.4	139	68.6	60.6-75.7
Mecklenburg	183	66	37.2	29.7-45.4	117	62.8	54.6-70.3
Orange	237	106	44.9	34.5-55.8	131	55.1	44.2-65.5
Wake	197	71	34.8	27.8-42.5	126	65.2	57.5-72.2
Chatham/Lee	173	37	21.8	15.6-29.4	136	78.2	70.6-84.4
Nash/Wilson	151	27	17.4	11.6-25.2	124	82.6	74.8-88.4
Craven/Pamlico	219	56	28.4	22.1-35.8	163	71.6	64.2-77.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	255	60	25.0	19.2-31.9	195	75.0	68.1-80.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	273	73	33.4	24.2-44.2	200	66.6	55.8-75.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	49	25.0	18.0-33.6	136	75.0	66.4-82.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	60	27.6	21.3-34.8	169	72.4	65.2-78.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	118	23	20.4	13.4-29.8	95	79.6	70.2-86.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	38	23.0	16.8-30.7	139	77.0	69.3-83.2
Northeast NC I	137	31	22.2	15.6-30.5	106	77.8	69.5-84.4
Northeast NC II	221	51	27.8	21.2-35.5	170	72.2	64.5-78.8
Northeastern Partnership	358	82	26.2	21.0-32.3	276	73.8	67.7-79.0
Mountain AHEC	735	192	27.0	22.8-31.6	543	73.0	68.4-77.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,319	322	31.0	27.0-35.5	997	69.0	64.5-73.0
Piedmont	1,830	529	26.3	23.7-29.2	1,301	73.7	70.8-76.3
Western NC	1,190	306	30.0	25.9-34.4	884	70.0	65.6-74.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,339

1,157

28.3

26.2-30.4

3,182

71.7

69.6-73.8

AGE

18-24

231

109

48.2

38.6-57.9

122

51.8

42.1-61.4

25-34

587

220

39.1

33.6-44.9

367

60.9

55.1-66.4

35-44

764

269

31.6

27.3-36.3

495

68.4

63.7-72.7

45-54

840

243

27.9

23.8-32.5

597

72.1

67.5-76.2

55-64

724

164

23.1

18.8-28.1

560

76.9

71.9-81.2

65-74

633

16.2

12.6-20.7

536

83.8

79.3-87.4

75+

530

6.1

4.0- 9.4

483

93.9

90.6-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

575

10.2

7.0-14.6

515

89.8

85.4-93.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,286

255

21.4

18.1-25.1

1,031

78.6

74.9-81.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,159

322

33.8

29.5-38.3

837

66.2

61.7-70.5

College Graduate

1,310

518

37.8

34.1-41.6

792

62.2

58.4-65.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

458

18.1

13.3-24.1

384

81.9

75.9-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

735

160

22.7

18.3-27.8

575

77.3

72.2-81.7

$25,000- 34,999

477

138

32.7

26.0-40.3

339

67.3

59.7-74.0

$35,000- 49,999

575

172

32.2

26.4-38.6

403

67.8

61.4-73.6

$50,000-74,999

487

181

37.7

31.7-44.0

306

62.3

56.0-68.3

$75,000+

580

261

42.2

36.9-47.7

319

57.8

52.3-63.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

243

29.8

23.3-37.2

176

70.2

62.8-76.7

Guilford

201

31.4

24.3-39.4

139

68.6

60.6-75.7

Mecklenburg

183

37.2

29.7-45.4

117

62.8

54.6-70.3

Orange

237

106

44.9

34.5-55.8

131

55.1

44.2-65.5

Wake

197

34.8

27.8-42.5

126

65.2

57.5-72.2

Chatham/Lee

173

21.8

15.6-29.4

136

78.2

70.6-84.4

Nash/Wilson

151

17.4

11.6-25.2

124

82.6

74.8-88.4

Craven/Pamlico

219

28.4

22.1-35.8

163

71.6

64.2-77.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

255

25.0

19.2-31.9

195

75.0

68.1-80.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

273

33.4

24.2-44.2

200

66.6

55.8-75.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

25.0

18.0-33.6

136

75.0

66.4-82.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

27.6

21.3-34.8

169

72.4

65.2-78.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

118

20.4

13.4-29.8

79.6

70.2-86.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

23.0

16.8-30.7

139

77.0

69.3-83.2

Northeast NC I

137

22.2

15.6-30.5

106

77.8

69.5-84.4

Northeast NC II

221

27.8

21.2-35.5

170

72.2

64.5-78.8

Northeastern Partnership

358

26.2

21.0-32.3

276

73.8

67.7-79.0

Mountain AHEC

735

192

27.0

22.8-31.6

543

73.0

68.4-77.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,319

322

31.0

27.0-35.5

997

69.0

64.5-73.0

Piedmont

1,830

529

26.3

23.7-29.2

1,301

73.7

70.8-76.3

Western NC

1,190

306

30.0

25.9-34.4

884

70.0

65.6-74.1

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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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