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

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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	6,890	2,166	36.3	34.5-38.2	4,724	63.7	61.8-65.5
GENDER
Male	2,551	1,009	45.1	42.0-48.2	1,542	54.9	51.8-58.0
Female	4,339	1,157	28.3	26.2-30.4	3,182	71.7	69.6-73.8
AGE
18-24	366	206	61.7	53.8-69.0	160	38.3	31.0-46.2
25-34	939	415	44.7	39.9-49.6	524	55.3	50.4-60.1
35-44	1,267	522	43.1	39.2-47.1	745	56.9	52.9-60.8
45-54	1,325	422	33.8	29.8-37.9	903	66.2	62.1-70.2
55-64	1,176	310	28.0	24.3-32.0	866	72.0	68.0-75.7
65-74	1,018	193	19.3	16.1-23.1	825	80.7	76.9-83.9
75+	759	86	10.4	7.7-13.9	673	89.6	86.1-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	908	119	13.9	10.7-17.9	789	86.1	82.1-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,002	506	30.1	26.8-33.6	1,496	69.9	66.4-73.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,790	589	42.5	38.6-46.5	1,201	57.5	53.5-61.4
College Graduate	2,175	949	45.6	42.5-48.6	1,226	54.4	51.4-57.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	643	112	18.5	14.5-23.5	531	81.5	76.5-85.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,097	269	30.3	25.6-35.5	828	69.7	64.5-74.4
$25,000- 34,999	749	247	38.3	32.8-44.2	502	61.7	55.8-67.2
$35,000- 49,999	989	366	39.5	34.9-44.3	623	60.5	55.7-65.1
$50,000-74,999	843	354	45.5	40.4-50.7	489	54.5	49.3-59.6
$75,000+	1,023	507	52.7	48.2-57.2	516	47.3	42.8-51.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	130	37.7	32.0-43.8	270	62.3	56.2-68.0
Guilford	313	110	38.0	31.7-44.8	203	62.0	55.2-68.3
Mecklenburg	293	112	42.7	35.2-50.7	181	57.3	49.3-64.8
Orange	371	174	49.7	41.9-57.6	197	50.3	42.4-58.1
Wake	322	130	41.3	35.2-47.7	192	58.7	52.3-64.8
Chatham/Lee	289	74	27.4	21.2-34.5	215	72.6	65.5-78.8
Nash/Wilson	234	57	26.8	20.5-34.1	177	73.2	65.9-79.5
Craven/Pamlico	348	105	34.9	28.9-41.4	243	65.1	58.6-71.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	403	110	28.1	23.2-33.5	293	71.9	66.5-76.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	429	131	37.1	30.2-44.5	298	62.9	55.5-69.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	85	32.2	25.0-40.3	204	67.8	59.7-75.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	125	40.7	34.5-47.2	242	59.3	52.8-65.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	199	42	23.1	16.6-31.2	157	76.9	68.8-83.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	62	26.2	20.5-32.8	199	73.8	67.2-79.5
Northeast NC I	208	55	26.6	20.5-33.8	153	73.4	66.2-79.5
Northeast NC II	348	103	35.5	29.4-42.1	245	64.5	57.9-70.6
Northeastern Partnership	556	158	33.2	28.3-38.5	398	66.8	61.5-71.7
Mountain AHEC	1,164	368	33.7	29.8-37.9	796	66.3	62.1-70.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,053	587	37.7	34.0-41.6	1,466	62.3	58.4-66.0
Piedmont	2,955	997	36.0	33.4-38.7	1,958	64.0	61.3-66.6
Western NC	1,882	582	35.4	31.9-38.9	1,300	64.6	61.1-68.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,890

2,166

36.3

34.5-38.2

4,724

63.7

61.8-65.5

GENDER

Male

2,551

1,009

45.1

42.0-48.2

1,542

54.9

51.8-58.0

Female

4,339

1,157

28.3

26.2-30.4

3,182

71.7

69.6-73.8

AGE

18-24

366

206

61.7

53.8-69.0

160

38.3

31.0-46.2

25-34

939

415

44.7

39.9-49.6

524

55.3

50.4-60.1

35-44

1,267

522

43.1

39.2-47.1

745

56.9

52.9-60.8

45-54

1,325

422

33.8

29.8-37.9

903

66.2

62.1-70.2

55-64

1,176

310

28.0

24.3-32.0

866

72.0

68.0-75.7

65-74

1,018

193

19.3

16.1-23.1

825

80.7

76.9-83.9

75+

759

10.4

7.7-13.9

673

89.6

86.1-92.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

908

119

13.9

10.7-17.9

789

86.1

82.1-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,002

506

30.1

26.8-33.6

1,496

69.9

66.4-73.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,790

589

42.5

38.6-46.5

1,201

57.5

53.5-61.4

College Graduate

2,175

949

45.6

42.5-48.6

1,226

54.4

51.4-57.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

643

112

18.5

14.5-23.5

531

81.5

76.5-85.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,097

269

30.3

25.6-35.5

828

69.7

64.5-74.4

$25,000- 34,999

749

247

38.3

32.8-44.2

502

61.7

55.8-67.2

$35,000- 49,999

989

366

39.5

34.9-44.3

623

60.5

55.7-65.1

$50,000-74,999

843

354

45.5

40.4-50.7

489

54.5

49.3-59.6

$75,000+

1,023

507

52.7

48.2-57.2

516

47.3

42.8-51.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

130

37.7

32.0-43.8

270

62.3

56.2-68.0

Guilford

313

110

38.0

31.7-44.8

203

62.0

55.2-68.3

Mecklenburg

293

112

42.7

35.2-50.7

181

57.3

49.3-64.8

Orange

371

174

49.7

41.9-57.6

197

50.3

42.4-58.1

Wake

322

130

41.3

35.2-47.7

192

58.7

52.3-64.8

Chatham/Lee

289

27.4

21.2-34.5

215

72.6

65.5-78.8

Nash/Wilson

234

26.8

20.5-34.1

177

73.2

65.9-79.5

Craven/Pamlico

348

105

34.9

28.9-41.4

243

65.1

58.6-71.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

403

110

28.1

23.2-33.5

293

71.9

66.5-76.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

429

131

37.1

30.2-44.5

298

62.9

55.5-69.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

32.2

25.0-40.3

204

67.8

59.7-75.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

125

40.7

34.5-47.2

242

59.3

52.8-65.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

199

23.1

16.6-31.2

157

76.9

68.8-83.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

26.2

20.5-32.8

199

73.8

67.2-79.5

Northeast NC I

208

26.6

20.5-33.8

153

73.4

66.2-79.5

Northeast NC II

348

103

35.5

29.4-42.1

245

64.5

57.9-70.6

Northeastern Partnership

556

158

33.2

28.3-38.5

398

66.8

61.5-71.7

Mountain AHEC

1,164

368

33.7

29.8-37.9

796

66.3

62.1-70.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,053

587

37.7

34.0-41.6

1,466

62.3

58.4-66.0

Piedmont

2,955

997

36.0

33.4-38.7

1,958

64.0

61.3-66.6

Western NC

1,882

582

35.4

31.9-38.9

1,300

64.6

61.1-68.1

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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