BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (On days when you do vigorous 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-WHITES

On days when you do vigorous 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	2,116	226	9.9	8.2-12.0	500	24.4	21.6-27.5	800	36.9	33.6-40.3	357	17.8	15.3-20.7	233	11.0	9.1-13.2
GENDER
Male	986	96	8.3	6.1-11.2	203	22.1	18.2-26.4	351	36.7	32.0-41.7	200	20.7	17.0-25.0	136	12.2	9.6-15.5
Female	1,130	130	12.3	9.7-15.5	297	27.9	24.0-32.3	449	37.1	33.0-41.4	157	13.6	10.8-16.9	97	9.1	6.8-12.1
AGE
18-24	203	20	10.6	5.7-18.8	56	24.0	16.3-33.9	84	38.6	28.1-50.3	31	19.0	11.7-29.3	12	7.8	3.7-15.7
25-34	411	49	12.8	8.9-18.0	104	26.7	20.7-33.7	153	33.0	27.0-39.6	68	15.7	11.4-21.3	37	11.8	7.8-17.4
35-44	515	54	8.0	5.6-11.2	129	24.4	19.4-30.2	201	40.3	34.5-46.4	87	17.9	13.4-23.6	44	9.4	6.3-13.7
45-54	414	49	9.4	6.4-13.7	100	27.3	20.7-35.1	152	36.4	29.4-43.9	55	13.5	8.8-20.2	58	13.4	9.2-19.1
55-64	299	29	7.8	4.5-13.2	72	24.7	18.3-32.5	114	38.3	30.6-46.7	47	18.1	12.2-26.0	37	11.1	7.3-16.5
65-74	182	16	11.2	6.1-19.8	27	11.8	7.1-18.8	65	34.0	25.0-44.4	46	26.6	18.5-36.7	28	16.4	10.2-25.3
75+	80	7	8.5	2.5-24.7	10	12.7	5.0-28.9	27	28.5	17.2-43.2	21	34.2	20.3-51.4	15	16.2	7.8-30.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	114	10	8.0	3.6-17.1	15	11.7	5.2-24.2	39	37.6	25.0-52.1	24	25.3	14.4-40.6	26	17.4	10.3-28.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	488	57	11.0	7.4-15.9	91	18.0	13.3-24.0	157	32.6	26.1-39.9	102	20.8	15.5-27.2	81	17.6	13.1-23.3
Some Post-H.S.	572	64	10.4	7.1-15.0	158	30.0	24.1-36.5	196	33.7	27.1-40.9	96	16.0	11.4-22.0	58	10.0	6.6-14.8
College Graduate	939	95	9.2	6.9-12.1	236	25.1	21.1-29.6	408	42.1	37.5-46.7	133	16.4	13.1-20.5	67	7.2	5.2- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	110	19	15.8	8.6-27.1	23	24.5	14.4-38.6	27	17.5	10.6-27.7	29	33.1	21.5-47.2	12	9.1	4.6-17.1
$15,000- 24,999	257	32	15.1	8.7-24.8	55	17.8	11.3-26.9	81	26.5	19.2-35.4	49	20.0	12.3-30.7	40	20.6	13.0-31.1
$25,000- 34,999	238	22	10.4	5.9-17.5	58	25.4	17.6-35.3	92	37.8	28.7-47.8	34	10.5	6.1-17.4	32	16.0	9.6-25.5
$35,000- 49,999	362	38	7.3	4.7-11.1	80	29.4	22.2-37.9	125	32.5	25.6-40.3	74	20.7	15.2-27.6	45	10.0	6.3-15.6
$50,000-74,999	346	36	10.4	6.6-16.1	74	20.7	15.1-27.7	144	39.9	31.7-48.6	55	18.9	13.4-25.8	37	10.1	6.6-15.2
$75,000+	504	46	7.3	4.9-10.7	136	27.7	22.0-34.2	223	43.5	37.3-49.9	60	14.7	9.8-21.3	39	6.9	4.5-10.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	129	9	7.2	3.1-15.8	30	25.2	16.6-36.2	51	36.0	26.9-46.3	19	15.6	9.7-24.2	20	16.0	9.3-26.1
Guilford	108	12	9.7	5.2-17.2	24	21.3	13.8-31.5	44	40.2	29.5-52.0	19	22.6	13.4-35.5	9	6.2	3.1-12.1
Mecklenburg	111	8	5.2	2.3-11.3	22	18.2	11.4-27.6	60	49.2	36.4-62.1	14	22.8	11.4-40.3	7	4.7	2.1-10.2
Orange	172	22	12.6	7.4-20.5	44	25.3	18.2-34.1	82	45.9	36.8-55.3	13	7.3	3.6-14.1	11	8.9	3.8-19.7
Wake	130	8	6.1	3.0-12.1	33	27.4	18.9-37.9	55	39.6	30.5-49.4	26	20.2	12.9-30.0	8	6.8	3.2-13.8
Chatham/Lee	71	8	12.6	5.9-24.6	16	25.0	12.4-44.2	24	29.1	18.5-42.6	12	17.5	9.0-31.3	11	15.8	8.3-28.2
Nash/Wilson	56	8	11.8	5.5-23.4	7	11.0	4.6-23.9	28	58.5	43.9-71.7	8	11.4	5.1-23.4	5	7.4	2.8-17.9
Craven/Pamlico	103	9	9.0	3.9-19.3	22	21.7	13.7-32.6	44	46.7	35.3-58.5	20	16.8	10.5-25.8	8	5.8	2.8-11.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	107	12	10.4	5.7-18.1	31	28.1	19.7-38.5	32	31.6	22.4-42.4	17	14.9	9.1-23.6	15	15.0	9.0-24.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	129	18	11.0	6.2-18.5	36	34.5	21.5-50.4	35	28.8	19.3-40.5	25	16.6	9.8-26.8	15	9.1	4.8-16.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	83	10	17.5	7.4-36.1	20	16.6	9.8-26.9	28	28.6	18.1-41.9	15	27.7	15.6-44.2	10	9.6	4.8-18.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	120	6	4.7	2.0-11.0	31	28.0	19.1-39.1	48	38.9	28.4-50.4	21	13.4	8.4-20.6	14	15.0	8.1-26.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	4	6.8	2.5-17.6	7	12.4	5.5-25.8	16	38.9	22.8-57.8	15	41.8	25.0-60.8	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	58	6	11.2	5.0-23.0	11	21.2	11.6-35.6	17	23.8	14.4-36.7	14	25.3	15.1-39.2	10	18.5	9.8-32.3
Northeast NC I	51	7	19.4	9.3-36.1	14	24.9	14.6-39.1	15	27.5	16.4-42.5	8	13.4	6.5-25.5	7	14.8	7.1-28.3
Northeast NC II	101	17	15.9	9.4-25.5	17	15.5	9.3-24.5	37	37.5	26.6-49.9	18	17.6	9.6-30.1	12	13.5	7.4-23.4
Northeastern Partnership	152	24	16.6	10.7-24.7	31	17.3	11.7-24.9	52	35.5	26.3-45.9	26	16.8	10.0-26.9	19	13.8	8.4-21.8
Mountain AHEC	357	30	13.5	8.5-20.6	86	23.7	18.2-30.1	137	34.7	28.2-41.8	60	17.0	12.3-23.0	44	11.2	7.7-16.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	573	66	9.1	6.3-12.9	123	25.4	19.5-32.4	219	38.9	32.1-46.1	104	15.9	11.5-21.5	61	10.7	7.4-15.4
Piedmont	976	104	9.9	7.5-13.0	235	23.2	19.6-27.3	384	37.3	32.8-42.1	154	19.3	15.6-23.6	99	10.3	7.8-13.4
Western NC	567	56	11.4	8.0-16.0	142	26.8	21.3-33.2	197	32.0	26.7-37.8	99	16.2	12.2-21.1	73	13.6	9.7-18.7

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,116

226

9.9

8.2-12.0

500

24.4

21.6-27.5

800

36.9

33.6-40.3

357

17.8

15.3-20.7

233

11.0

9.1-13.2

GENDER

Male

986

8.3

6.1-11.2

203

22.1

18.2-26.4

351

36.7

32.0-41.7

200

20.7

17.0-25.0

136

12.2

9.6-15.5

Female

1,130

130

12.3

9.7-15.5

297

27.9

24.0-32.3

449

37.1

33.0-41.4

157

13.6

10.8-16.9

9.1

6.8-12.1

AGE

18-24

203

10.6

5.7-18.8

24.0

16.3-33.9

38.6

28.1-50.3

19.0

11.7-29.3

7.8

3.7-15.7

25-34

411

12.8

8.9-18.0

104

26.7

20.7-33.7

153

33.0

27.0-39.6

15.7

11.4-21.3

11.8

7.8-17.4

35-44

515

8.0

5.6-11.2

129

24.4

19.4-30.2

201

40.3

34.5-46.4

17.9

13.4-23.6

9.4

6.3-13.7

45-54

414

9.4

6.4-13.7

100

27.3

20.7-35.1

152

36.4

29.4-43.9

13.5

8.8-20.2

13.4

9.2-19.1

55-64

299

7.8

4.5-13.2

24.7

18.3-32.5

114

38.3

30.6-46.7

18.1

12.2-26.0

11.1

7.3-16.5

65-74

182

11.2

6.1-19.8

11.8

7.1-18.8

34.0

25.0-44.4

26.6

18.5-36.7

16.4

10.2-25.3

75+

8.5

2.5-24.7

12.7

5.0-28.9

28.5

17.2-43.2

34.2

20.3-51.4

16.2

7.8-30.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

114

8.0

3.6-17.1

11.7

5.2-24.2

37.6

25.0-52.1

25.3

14.4-40.6

17.4

10.3-28.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

488

11.0

7.4-15.9

18.0

13.3-24.0

157

32.6

26.1-39.9

102

20.8

15.5-27.2

17.6

13.1-23.3

Some Post-H.S.

572

10.4

7.1-15.0

158

30.0

24.1-36.5

196

33.7

27.1-40.9

16.0

11.4-22.0

10.0

6.6-14.8

College Graduate

939

9.2

6.9-12.1

236

25.1

21.1-29.6

408

42.1

37.5-46.7

133

16.4

13.1-20.5

7.2

5.2- 9.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

110

15.8

8.6-27.1

24.5

14.4-38.6

17.5

10.6-27.7

33.1

21.5-47.2

9.1

4.6-17.1

$15,000- 24,999

257

15.1

8.7-24.8

17.8

11.3-26.9

26.5

19.2-35.4

20.0

12.3-30.7

20.6

13.0-31.1

$25,000- 34,999

238

10.4

5.9-17.5

25.4

17.6-35.3

37.8

28.7-47.8

10.5

6.1-17.4

16.0

9.6-25.5

$35,000- 49,999

362

7.3

4.7-11.1

29.4

22.2-37.9

125

32.5

25.6-40.3

20.7

15.2-27.6

10.0

6.3-15.6

$50,000-74,999

346

10.4

6.6-16.1

20.7

15.1-27.7

144

39.9

31.7-48.6

18.9

13.4-25.8

10.1

6.6-15.2

$75,000+

504

7.3

4.9-10.7

136

27.7

22.0-34.2

223

43.5

37.3-49.9

14.7

9.8-21.3

6.9

4.5-10.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

129

7.2

3.1-15.8

25.2

16.6-36.2

36.0

26.9-46.3

15.6

9.7-24.2

16.0

9.3-26.1

Guilford

108

9.7

5.2-17.2

21.3

13.8-31.5

40.2

29.5-52.0

22.6

13.4-35.5

6.2

3.1-12.1

Mecklenburg

111

5.2

2.3-11.3

18.2

11.4-27.6

49.2

36.4-62.1

22.8

11.4-40.3

4.7

2.1-10.2

Orange

172

12.6

7.4-20.5

25.3

18.2-34.1

45.9

36.8-55.3

7.3

3.6-14.1

8.9

3.8-19.7

Wake

130

6.1

3.0-12.1

27.4

18.9-37.9

39.6

30.5-49.4

20.2

12.9-30.0

6.8

3.2-13.8

Chatham/Lee

12.6

5.9-24.6

25.0

12.4-44.2

29.1

18.5-42.6

17.5

9.0-31.3

15.8

8.3-28.2

Nash/Wilson

11.8

5.5-23.4

11.0

4.6-23.9

58.5

43.9-71.7

11.4

5.1-23.4

7.4

2.8-17.9

Craven/Pamlico

103

9.0

3.9-19.3

21.7

13.7-32.6

46.7

35.3-58.5

16.8

10.5-25.8

5.8

2.8-11.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

107

10.4

5.7-18.1

28.1

19.7-38.5

31.6

22.4-42.4

14.9

9.1-23.6

15.0

9.0-24.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

129

11.0

6.2-18.5

34.5

21.5-50.4

28.8

19.3-40.5

16.6

9.8-26.8

9.1

4.8-16.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

17.5

7.4-36.1

16.6

9.8-26.9

28.6

18.1-41.9

27.7

15.6-44.2

9.6

4.8-18.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

120

4.7

2.0-11.0

28.0

19.1-39.1

38.9

28.4-50.4

13.4

8.4-20.6

15.0

8.1-26.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

6.8

2.5-17.6

12.4

5.5-25.8

38.9

22.8-57.8

41.8

25.0-60.8

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

11.2

5.0-23.0

21.2

11.6-35.6

23.8

14.4-36.7

25.3

15.1-39.2

18.5

9.8-32.3

Northeast NC I

19.4

9.3-36.1

24.9

14.6-39.1

27.5

16.4-42.5

13.4

6.5-25.5

14.8

7.1-28.3

Northeast NC II

101

15.9

9.4-25.5

15.5

9.3-24.5

37.5

26.6-49.9

17.6

9.6-30.1

13.5

7.4-23.4

Northeastern Partnership

152

16.6

10.7-24.7

17.3

11.7-24.9

35.5

26.3-45.9

16.8

10.0-26.9

13.8

8.4-21.8

Mountain AHEC

357

13.5

8.5-20.6

23.7

18.2-30.1

137

34.7

28.2-41.8

17.0

12.3-23.0

11.2

7.7-16.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

573

9.1

6.3-12.9

123

25.4

19.5-32.4

219

38.9

32.1-46.1

104

15.9

11.5-21.5

10.7

7.4-15.4

Piedmont

976

104

9.9

7.5-13.0

235

23.2

19.6-27.3

384

37.3

32.8-42.1

154

19.3

15.6-23.6

10.3

7.8-13.4

Western NC

567

11.4

8.0-16.0

142

26.8

21.3-33.2

197

32.0

26.7-37.8

16.2

12.2-21.1

13.6

9.7-18.7

Back to Physical Activity.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported doing vigorous 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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