BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
TOTAL	5,256	276	5.0	4.2- 5.9	712	13.6	12.3-15.1	1,775	35.8	33.7-37.9	1,091	20.6	18.8-22.4	1,402	25.0	23.2-27.0
GENDER
Male	1,964	114	5.7	4.4- 7.3	273	13.8	11.7-16.2	647	36.2	32.9-39.7	419	20.8	18.1-23.9	511	23.5	20.6-26.6
Female	3,292	162	4.3	3.4- 5.4	439	13.5	11.9-15.3	1,128	35.4	32.9-37.9	672	20.3	18.2-22.6	891	26.5	24.3-28.9
AGE
18-24	309	11	3.5	1.5- 7.7	40	10.2	6.4-16.1	111	37.1	28.9-46.1	62	24.4	17.2-33.4	85	24.8	18.2-32.8
25-34	796	33	4.0	2.5- 6.3	117	15.3	12.1-19.2	290	34.9	30.1-40.0	150	18.7	14.7-23.5	206	27.1	22.3-32.6
35-44	1,031	57	6.2	4.3- 8.8	142	14.7	11.9-18.1	374	36.8	32.8-41.0	207	19.3	16.0-23.1	251	22.9	19.5-26.8
45-54	1,044	60	4.6	3.1- 6.8	151	14.7	11.7-18.2	375	40.2	35.6-45.0	213	17.3	14.3-20.9	245	23.1	19.4-27.4
55-64	888	46	5.0	3.3- 7.4	121	13.9	10.8-17.6	285	36.0	31.4-40.9	207	21.9	18.3-26.0	229	23.2	19.5-27.4
65-74	726	36	5.1	3.1- 8.3	89	10.9	8.1-14.6	223	31.2	26.6-36.2	165	25.5	21.1-30.5	213	27.2	23.0-31.9
75+	433	33	7.7	4.8-12.2	51	12.5	8.7-17.6	104	25.4	20.0-31.6	79	20.6	15.5-26.9	166	33.8	27.7-40.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	518	39	6.1	3.9- 9.4	81	16.3	11.8-22.0	137	27.6	21.9-34.1	94	14.0	10.5-18.5	167	36.0	29.0-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,469	101	6.0	4.5- 8.1	231	14.7	12.2-17.7	456	33.8	30.0-37.9	275	18.8	15.7-22.4	406	26.6	23.2-30.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,438	71	4.9	3.5- 6.9	200	13.4	11.0-16.3	487	33.9	30.0-38.0	290	22.6	19.0-26.6	390	25.2	21.7-29.1
College Graduate	1,822	64	3.9	2.8- 5.4	199	12.3	10.2-14.7	692	41.1	37.7-44.5	431	22.1	19.4-25.0	436	20.7	18.3-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	423	36	8.4	5.2-13.3	57	15.9	10.9-22.6	104	19.6	14.7-25.5	71	16.0	11.5-21.8	155	40.1	32.6-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	815	45	6.0	3.8- 9.3	111	13.2	10.1-17.1	258	32.6	27.6-38.0	158	20.5	16.1-25.7	243	27.8	22.8-33.3
$25,000- 34,999	586	28	4.9	2.7- 8.7	81	11.7	8.6-15.8	200	35.9	29.9-42.3	126	20.5	15.8-26.2	151	27.0	21.3-33.5
$35,000- 49,999	821	45	4.4	2.8- 6.8	121	16.0	12.4-20.5	284	32.4	27.9-37.2	165	21.6	17.5-26.3	206	25.6	21.3-30.4
$50,000-74,999	718	36	4.2	2.6- 6.7	101	14.2	10.9-18.2	260	41.8	36.3-47.4	162	22.4	17.9-27.6	159	17.5	14.1-21.4
$75,000+	885	35	4.6	3.0- 6.9	98	12.5	9.6-16.0	347	39.0	34.5-43.8	198	21.6	17.5-26.3	207	22.3	18.5-26.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	296	13	5.3	2.9- 9.3	26	8.5	5.4-13.1	102	34.0	28.0-40.7	59	18.8	14.3-24.2	96	33.5	27.0-40.5
Guilford	253	16	5.5	3.2- 9.0	35	13.5	9.4-19.2	93	36.3	29.6-43.5	52	21.6	16.3-28.2	57	23.1	17.2-30.3
Mecklenburg	236	12	4.8	2.4- 9.1	23	10.6	6.8-16.0	99	44.4	36.0-53.0	45	18.4	12.4-26.6	57	21.9	16.4-28.6
Orange	304	9	3.1	1.3- 7.0	31	10.3	6.7-15.4	100	32.6	25.8-40.2	73	20.4	15.4-26.4	91	33.7	26.3-41.9
Wake	261	17	7.2	4.0-12.5	33	13.1	8.9-19.0	108	43.9	37.0-50.9	44	16.7	12.1-22.6	59	19.2	14.6-24.7
Chatham/Lee	208	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9	31	16.9	11.8-23.6	74	37.4	30.0-45.3	41	17.4	12.6-23.6	56	26.3	20.2-33.5
Nash/Wilson	172	9	4.1	2.0- 8.3	35	20.5	14.4-28.3	55	34.9	26.1-44.7	36	20.6	14.6-28.3	37	20.0	14.1-27.6
Craven/Pamlico	254	15	7.4	4.0-13.2	32	12.3	8.3-18.0	83	33.5	26.9-40.8	51	18.7	14.0-24.5	73	28.1	22.2-34.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	293	17	5.3	3.2- 8.8	48	16.9	12.4-22.6	107	34.9	28.5-41.8	45	14.5	10.7-19.5	76	28.4	21.3-36.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	343	23	5.5	3.5- 8.4	48	13.7	9.7-19.1	107	30.7	24.9-37.2	73	20.8	15.7-27.0	92	29.4	22.0-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	211	18	8.4	4.9-14.2	25	14.3	8.9-22.0	63	31.6	23.9-40.4	49	21.5	14.9-30.1	56	24.2	17.2-33.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	293	16	4.5	2.6- 7.6	31	11.6	7.5-17.5	80	27.5	21.4-34.6	77	25.9	20.7-32.0	89	30.5	24.6-37.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	138	10	7.0	3.5-13.5	20	12.4	7.8-19.2	46	33.4	25.0-43.0	18	15.4	9.2-24.8	44	31.7	23.4-41.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	180	13	6.7	3.8-11.8	26	17.9	11.7-26.3	47	23.3	17.0-31.1	42	22.5	16.5-30.0	52	29.5	22.4-37.8
Northeast NC I	149	5	3.4	1.4- 8.0	24	20.8	13.5-30.7	45	25.9	19.2-33.9	40	27.3	20.1-36.0	35	22.6	15.7-31.4
Northeast NC II	273	11	2.4	1.3- 4.4	38	14.2	9.9-19.8	89	36.1	29.6-43.2	59	20.4	15.6-26.4	76	26.9	21.1-33.6
Northeastern Partnership	422	16	2.6	1.6- 4.3	62	15.7	11.9-20.5	134	33.7	28.4-39.5	99	22.1	17.8-27.0	111	25.9	21.1-31.3
Mountain AHEC	901	37	3.7	2.3- 5.7	104	12.2	9.5-15.6	287	31.7	27.5-36.2	199	20.0	16.6-24.0	274	32.4	27.0-38.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,516	82	4.9	3.4- 7.0	211	12.7	10.2-15.7	486	33.6	29.7-37.6	314	20.8	17.7-24.4	423	28.0	24.4-31.8
Piedmont	2,291	127	5.4	4.3- 6.7	317	14.3	12.4-16.4	814	37.1	34.3-40.1	468	20.7	18.3-23.5	565	22.5	20.1-25.1
Western NC	1,449	67	3.7	2.6- 5.3	184	12.9	10.6-15.6	475	34.7	30.9-38.6	309	19.6	16.8-22.7	414	29.1	25.1-33.5

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,256

276

5.0

4.2- 5.9

712

13.6

12.3-15.1

1,775

35.8

33.7-37.9

1,091

20.6

18.8-22.4

1,402

25.0

23.2-27.0

GENDER

Male

1,964

114

5.7

4.4- 7.3

273

13.8

11.7-16.2

647

36.2

32.9-39.7

419

20.8

18.1-23.9

511

23.5

20.6-26.6

Female

3,292

162

4.3

3.4- 5.4

439

13.5

11.9-15.3

1,128

35.4

32.9-37.9

672

20.3

18.2-22.6

891

26.5

24.3-28.9

AGE

18-24

309

3.5

1.5- 7.7

10.2

6.4-16.1

111

37.1

28.9-46.1

24.4

17.2-33.4

24.8

18.2-32.8

25-34

796

4.0

2.5- 6.3

117

15.3

12.1-19.2

290

34.9

30.1-40.0

150

18.7

14.7-23.5

206

27.1

22.3-32.6

35-44

1,031

6.2

4.3- 8.8

142

14.7

11.9-18.1

374

36.8

32.8-41.0

207

19.3

16.0-23.1

251

22.9

19.5-26.8

45-54

1,044

4.6

3.1- 6.8

151

14.7

11.7-18.2

375

40.2

35.6-45.0

213

17.3

14.3-20.9

245

23.1

19.4-27.4

55-64

888

5.0

3.3- 7.4

121

13.9

10.8-17.6

285

36.0

31.4-40.9

207

21.9

18.3-26.0

229

23.2

19.5-27.4

65-74

726

5.1

3.1- 8.3

10.9

8.1-14.6

223

31.2

26.6-36.2

165

25.5

21.1-30.5

213

27.2

23.0-31.9

75+

433

7.7

4.8-12.2

12.5

8.7-17.6

104

25.4

20.0-31.6

20.6

15.5-26.9

166

33.8

27.7-40.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

518

6.1

3.9- 9.4

16.3

11.8-22.0

137

27.6

21.9-34.1

14.0

10.5-18.5

167

36.0

29.0-43.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,469

101

6.0

4.5- 8.1

231

14.7

12.2-17.7

456

33.8

30.0-37.9

275

18.8

15.7-22.4

406

26.6

23.2-30.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,438

4.9

3.5- 6.9

200

13.4

11.0-16.3

487

33.9

30.0-38.0

290

22.6

19.0-26.6

390

25.2

21.7-29.1

College Graduate

1,822

3.9

2.8- 5.4

199

12.3

10.2-14.7

692

41.1

37.7-44.5

431

22.1

19.4-25.0

436

20.7

18.3-23.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

423

8.4

5.2-13.3

15.9

10.9-22.6

104

19.6

14.7-25.5

16.0

11.5-21.8

155

40.1

32.6-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

815

6.0

3.8- 9.3

111

13.2

10.1-17.1

258

32.6

27.6-38.0

158

20.5

16.1-25.7

243

27.8

22.8-33.3

$25,000- 34,999

586

4.9

2.7- 8.7

11.7

8.6-15.8

200

35.9

29.9-42.3

126

20.5

15.8-26.2

151

27.0

21.3-33.5

$35,000- 49,999

821

4.4

2.8- 6.8

121

16.0

12.4-20.5

284

32.4

27.9-37.2

165

21.6

17.5-26.3

206

25.6

21.3-30.4

$50,000-74,999

718

4.2

2.6- 6.7

101

14.2

10.9-18.2

260

41.8

36.3-47.4

162

22.4

17.9-27.6

159

17.5

14.1-21.4

$75,000+

885

4.6

3.0- 6.9

12.5

9.6-16.0

347

39.0

34.5-43.8

198

21.6

17.5-26.3

207

22.3

18.5-26.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

296

5.3

2.9- 9.3

8.5

5.4-13.1

102

34.0

28.0-40.7

18.8

14.3-24.2

33.5

27.0-40.5

Guilford

253

5.5

3.2- 9.0

13.5

9.4-19.2

36.3

29.6-43.5

21.6

16.3-28.2

23.1

17.2-30.3

Mecklenburg

236

4.8

2.4- 9.1

10.6

6.8-16.0

44.4

36.0-53.0

18.4

12.4-26.6

21.9

16.4-28.6

Orange

304

3.1

1.3- 7.0

10.3

6.7-15.4

100

32.6

25.8-40.2

20.4

15.4-26.4

33.7

26.3-41.9

Wake

261

7.2

4.0-12.5

13.1

8.9-19.0

108

43.9

37.0-50.9

16.7

12.1-22.6

19.2

14.6-24.7

Chatham/Lee

208

2.1

0.9- 4.9

16.9

11.8-23.6

37.4

30.0-45.3

17.4

12.6-23.6

26.3

20.2-33.5

Nash/Wilson

172

4.1

2.0- 8.3

20.5

14.4-28.3

34.9

26.1-44.7

20.6

14.6-28.3

20.0

14.1-27.6

Craven/Pamlico

254

7.4

4.0-13.2

12.3

8.3-18.0

33.5

26.9-40.8

18.7

14.0-24.5

28.1

22.2-34.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

293

5.3

3.2- 8.8

16.9

12.4-22.6

107

34.9

28.5-41.8

14.5

10.7-19.5

28.4

21.3-36.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

343

5.5

3.5- 8.4

13.7

9.7-19.1

107

30.7

24.9-37.2

20.8

15.7-27.0

29.4

22.0-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

211

8.4

4.9-14.2

14.3

8.9-22.0

31.6

23.9-40.4

21.5

14.9-30.1

24.2

17.2-33.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

293

4.5

2.6- 7.6

11.6

7.5-17.5

27.5

21.4-34.6

25.9

20.7-32.0

30.5

24.6-37.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

138

7.0

3.5-13.5

12.4

7.8-19.2

33.4

25.0-43.0

15.4

9.2-24.8

31.7

23.4-41.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

180

6.7

3.8-11.8

17.9

11.7-26.3

23.3

17.0-31.1

22.5

16.5-30.0

29.5

22.4-37.8

Northeast NC I

149

3.4

1.4- 8.0

20.8

13.5-30.7

25.9

19.2-33.9

27.3

20.1-36.0

22.6

15.7-31.4

Northeast NC II

273

2.4

1.3- 4.4

14.2

9.9-19.8

36.1

29.6-43.2

20.4

15.6-26.4

26.9

21.1-33.6

Northeastern Partnership

422

2.6

1.6- 4.3

15.7

11.9-20.5

134

33.7

28.4-39.5

22.1

17.8-27.0

111

25.9

21.1-31.3

Mountain AHEC

901

3.7

2.3- 5.7

104

12.2

9.5-15.6

287

31.7

27.5-36.2

199

20.0

16.6-24.0

274

32.4

27.0-38.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,516

4.9

3.4- 7.0

211

12.7

10.2-15.7

486

33.6

29.7-37.6

314

20.8

17.7-24.4

423

28.0

24.4-31.8

Piedmont

2,291

127

5.4

4.3- 6.7

317

14.3

12.4-16.4

814

37.1

34.3-40.1

468

20.7

18.3-23.5

565

22.5

20.1-25.1

Western NC

1,449

3.7

2.6- 5.3

184

12.9

10.6-15.6

475

34.7

30.9-38.6

309

19.6

16.8-22.7

414

29.1

25.1-33.5

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*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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