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

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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	6,905	5,302	78.2	76.6-79.7	1,603	21.8	20.3-23.4
GENDER
Male	2,561	1,982	78.4	75.7-80.8	579	21.6	19.2-24.3
Female	4,344	3,320	78.0	76.1-79.8	1,024	22.0	20.2-23.9
AGE
18-24	366	310	82.6	75.2-88.2	56	17.4	11.8-24.8
25-34	945	799	84.0	80.1-87.3	146	16.0	12.7-19.9
35-44	1,270	1,036	82.8	79.5-85.7	234	17.2	14.3-20.5
45-54	1,326	1,053	78.7	75.0-82.1	273	21.3	17.9-25.0
55-64	1,182	898	75.9	72.0-79.4	284	24.1	20.6-28.0
65-74	1,019	735	72.6	68.3-76.5	284	27.4	23.5-31.7
75+	758	442	59.3	54.1-64.3	316	40.7	35.7-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	910	529	58.8	53.5-63.8	381	41.2	36.2-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,007	1,484	75.0	71.8-78.0	523	25.0	22.0-28.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,792	1,446	82.5	79.4-85.3	346	17.5	14.7-20.6
College Graduate	2,181	1,833	85.0	82.8-87.0	348	15.0	13.0-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	645	427	63.9	57.6-69.7	218	36.1	30.3-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,098	823	75.4	70.7-79.5	275	24.6	20.5-29.3
$25,000- 34,999	750	590	80.3	75.5-84.3	160	19.7	15.7-24.5
$35,000- 49,999	991	826	81.8	77.8-85.3	165	18.2	14.7-22.2
$50,000-74,999	846	725	87.4	84.0-90.1	121	12.6	9.9-16.0
$75,000+	1,026	888	87.8	84.8-90.3	138	12.2	9.7-15.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	399	300	78.2	73.4-82.3	99	21.8	17.7-26.6
Guilford	313	254	80.9	75.2-85.6	59	19.1	14.4-24.8
Mecklenburg	293	236	80.8	73.7-86.2	57	19.2	13.8-26.3
Orange	371	308	80.9	71.2-87.9	63	19.1	12.1-28.8
Wake	324	263	82.4	77.3-86.6	61	17.6	13.4-22.7
Chatham/Lee	288	208	70.5	62.7-77.2	80	29.5	22.8-37.3
Nash/Wilson	235	175	76.5	69.8-82.1	60	23.5	17.9-30.2
Craven/Pamlico	350	256	70.8	64.4-76.5	94	29.2	23.5-35.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	405	296	72.8	67.2-77.7	109	27.2	22.3-32.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	433	347	80.7	73.9-86.0	86	19.3	14.0-26.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	213	72.8	64.0-80.1	77	27.2	19.9-36.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	294	82.1	76.6-86.5	73	17.9	13.5-23.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	138	69.7	61.9-76.5	62	30.3	23.5-38.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	181	70.6	63.9-76.6	80	29.4	23.4-36.1
Northeast NC I	208	151	72.2	64.6-78.7	57	27.8	21.3-35.4
Northeast NC II	348	274	80.0	74.5-84.6	74	20.0	15.4-25.5
Northeastern Partnership	556	425	78.0	73.6-81.9	131	22.0	18.1-26.4
Mountain AHEC	1,164	909	79.3	75.7-82.4	255	20.7	17.6-24.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,058	1,530	76.2	72.8-79.3	528	23.8	20.7-27.2
Piedmont	2,960	2,309	79.3	77.1-81.4	651	20.7	18.6-22.9
Western NC	1,887	1,463	77.5	74.4-80.4	424	22.5	19.6-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,905

5,302

78.2

76.6-79.7

1,603

21.8

20.3-23.4

GENDER

Male

2,561

1,982

78.4

75.7-80.8

579

21.6

19.2-24.3

Female

4,344

3,320

78.0

76.1-79.8

1,024

22.0

20.2-23.9

AGE

18-24

366

310

82.6

75.2-88.2

17.4

11.8-24.8

25-34

945

799

84.0

80.1-87.3

146

16.0

12.7-19.9

35-44

1,270

1,036

82.8

79.5-85.7

234

17.2

14.3-20.5

45-54

1,326

1,053

78.7

75.0-82.1

273

21.3

17.9-25.0

55-64

1,182

898

75.9

72.0-79.4

284

24.1

20.6-28.0

65-74

1,019

735

72.6

68.3-76.5

284

27.4

23.5-31.7

75+

758

442

59.3

54.1-64.3

316

40.7

35.7-45.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

910

529

58.8

53.5-63.8

381

41.2

36.2-46.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,007

1,484

75.0

71.8-78.0

523

25.0

22.0-28.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,792

1,446

82.5

79.4-85.3

346

17.5

14.7-20.6

College Graduate

2,181

1,833

85.0

82.8-87.0

348

15.0

13.0-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

645

427

63.9

57.6-69.7

218

36.1

30.3-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,098

823

75.4

70.7-79.5

275

24.6

20.5-29.3

$25,000- 34,999

750

590

80.3

75.5-84.3

160

19.7

15.7-24.5

$35,000- 49,999

991

826

81.8

77.8-85.3

165

18.2

14.7-22.2

$50,000-74,999

846

725

87.4

84.0-90.1

121

12.6

9.9-16.0

$75,000+

1,026

888

87.8

84.8-90.3

138

12.2

9.7-15.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

399

300

78.2

73.4-82.3

21.8

17.7-26.6

Guilford

313

254

80.9

75.2-85.6

19.1

14.4-24.8

Mecklenburg

293

236

80.8

73.7-86.2

19.2

13.8-26.3

Orange

371

308

80.9

71.2-87.9

19.1

12.1-28.8

Wake

324

263

82.4

77.3-86.6

17.6

13.4-22.7

Chatham/Lee

288

208

70.5

62.7-77.2

29.5

22.8-37.3

Nash/Wilson

235

175

76.5

69.8-82.1

23.5

17.9-30.2

Craven/Pamlico

350

256

70.8

64.4-76.5

29.2

23.5-35.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

405

296

72.8

67.2-77.7

109

27.2

22.3-32.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

433

347

80.7

73.9-86.0

19.3

14.0-26.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

213

72.8

64.0-80.1

27.2

19.9-36.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

294

82.1

76.6-86.5

17.9

13.5-23.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

138

69.7

61.9-76.5

30.3

23.5-38.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

181

70.6

63.9-76.6

29.4

23.4-36.1

Northeast NC I

208

151

72.2

64.6-78.7

27.8

21.3-35.4

Northeast NC II

348

274

80.0

74.5-84.6

20.0

15.4-25.5

Northeastern Partnership

556

425

78.0

73.6-81.9

131

22.0

18.1-26.4

Mountain AHEC

1,164

909

79.3

75.7-82.4

255

20.7

17.6-24.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,058

1,530

76.2

72.8-79.3

528

23.8

20.7-27.2

Piedmont

2,960

2,309

79.3

77.1-81.4

651

20.7

18.6-22.9

Western NC

1,887

1,463

77.5

74.4-80.4

424

22.5

19.6-25.6

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.

** 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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