BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do? Would you say: *)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Mostly sitting,/standing	Mostly walking	Mostly heavy labor
TOTAL	1,545	893	55.9	52.1-59.7	333	21.0	18.2-24.1	319	23.1	19.8-26.7
AGE
18-24	82	35	44.8	30.1-60.4	15	15.7	8.1-28.2	32	39.5	26.0-54.9
25-34	305	162	48.7	40.2-57.2	66	23.1	17.0-30.5	77	28.3	20.5-37.6
35-44	442	241	53.9	47.3-60.3	94	21.0	16.1-26.9	107	25.1	19.7-31.6
45-54	377	246	66.0	58.4-72.9	72	17.0	12.1-23.4	59	17.0	11.8-23.9
55-64	245	144	64.3	55.5-72.1	69	26.4	19.3-34.9	32	9.4	5.8-14.7
65-74	77	53	61.1	44.7-75.3	17	33.6	20.0-50.6	7	5.3	2.0-13.3
75+	10	7	64.1	25.4-90.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	35.9	9.6-74.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	118	53	32.9	21.3-47.1	29	22.7	13.0-36.5	36	44.4	28.6-61.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	444	189	40.4	33.7-47.5	111	23.1	18.0-29.2	144	36.5	29.7-43.8
Some Post-H.S.	394	201	52.7	45.0-60.3	101	24.3	18.6-31.0	92	23.0	17.2-30.1
College Graduate	589	450	75.4	70.2-80.0	92	16.5	12.6-21.3	47	8.1	5.6-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	27	17	67.3	35.1-88.7	5	18.8	4.2-55.1	5	13.8	3.5-41.6
$15,000- 24,999	156	64	35.9	24.9-48.5	33	14.8	8.6-24.1	59	49.4	36.8-62.1
$25,000- 34,999	181	90	39.2	29.4-50.0	41	19.9	12.9-29.3	50	40.9	30.2-52.5
$35,000- 49,999	292	149	49.2	40.8-57.7	79	31.0	23.6-39.6	64	19.8	13.9-27.3
$50,000-74,999	266	149	53.8	45.5-61.9	60	23.5	17.0-31.6	57	22.7	16.6-30.2
$75,000+	372	285	78.3	71.8-83.7	65	16.7	12.0-22.7	22	5.0	2.6- 9.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	84	41	46.7	35.0-58.8	18	21.6	13.6-32.4	25	31.7	21.2-44.5
Guilford	66	44	61.2	46.5-74.1	11	20.3	10.1-36.7	11	18.5	10.0-31.8
Mecklenburg	67	58	87.6	76.1-94.1	5	6.7	2.6-16.1	4	5.6	1.8-16.5
Orange	91	69	75.0	63.7-83.6	12	11.1	6.0-19.4	10	14.0	7.4-24.7
Wake	91	72	79.2	67.5-87.4	11	13.5	6.7-25.4	8	7.3	3.5-14.6
Chatham/Lee	73	47	62.6	48.0-75.2	16	22.4	13.0-35.8	10	15.0	7.3-28.4
Nash/Wilson	61	37	53.2	37.8-68.1	16	28.3	17.0-43.2	8	18.4	7.0-40.4
Craven/Pamlico	71	45	64.6	51.3-76.1	12	15.2	8.2-26.5	14	20.1	11.6-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	94	53	58.2	47.0-68.6	17	17.7	10.9-27.4	24	24.1	16.1-34.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	92	45	47.4	33.5-61.8	23	30.0	16.1-48.8	24	22.6	14.1-34.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	66	30	41.6	26.8-58.1	16	16.9	9.6-28.0	20	41.5	25.2-59.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	80	36	42.4	30.0-55.9	25	25.9	16.9-37.5	19	31.7	19.5-47.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	35	19	56.3	37.7-73.2	12	34.5	19.5-53.4	4	9.3	3.0-25.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	52	25	47.1	32.7-62.0	9	16.7	8.6-30.1	18	36.2	22.8-52.1
Northeast NC I	34	18	53.3	34.2-71.5	9	26.5	12.5-47.8	7	20.1	9.4-38.0
Northeast NC II	76	35	41.6	29.6-54.8	23	30.2	19.5-43.5	18	28.2	17.2-42.7
Northeastern Partnership	110	53	43.9	33.2-55.2	32	29.5	20.2-40.9	25	26.6	17.2-38.8
Mountain AHEC	233	108	42.2	32.2-52.8	62	22.8	16.1-31.2	63	35.0	23.6-48.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	428	233	52.0	44.6-59.4	101	21.0	16.0-27.0	94	27.0	20.5-34.7
Piedmont	725	470	61.5	56.4-66.4	130	18.9	15.2-23.2	125	19.6	15.7-24.2
Western NC	392	190	42.0	34.5-49.8	102	28.5	21.9-36.1	100	29.6	21.5-39.2

Total
Respond.^

Mostly sitting,/standing

Mostly walking

Mostly heavy labor

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,545

893

55.9

52.1-59.7

333

21.0

18.2-24.1

319

23.1

19.8-26.7

AGE

18-24

44.8

30.1-60.4

15.7

8.1-28.2

39.5

26.0-54.9

25-34

305

162

48.7

40.2-57.2

23.1

17.0-30.5

28.3

20.5-37.6

35-44

442

241

53.9

47.3-60.3

21.0

16.1-26.9

107

25.1

19.7-31.6

45-54

377

246

66.0

58.4-72.9

17.0

12.1-23.4

17.0

11.8-23.9

55-64

245

144

64.3

55.5-72.1

26.4

19.3-34.9

9.4

5.8-14.7

65-74

61.1

44.7-75.3

33.6

20.0-50.6

5.3

2.0-13.3

75+

64.1

25.4-90.4

0.0

. - .

35.9

9.6-74.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

118

32.9

21.3-47.1

22.7

13.0-36.5

44.4

28.6-61.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

444

189

40.4

33.7-47.5

111

23.1

18.0-29.2

144

36.5

29.7-43.8

Some Post-H.S.

394

201

52.7

45.0-60.3

101

24.3

18.6-31.0

23.0

17.2-30.1

College Graduate

589

450

75.4

70.2-80.0

16.5

12.6-21.3

8.1

5.6-11.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

67.3

35.1-88.7

18.8

4.2-55.1

13.8

3.5-41.6

$15,000- 24,999

156

35.9

24.9-48.5

14.8

8.6-24.1

49.4

36.8-62.1

$25,000- 34,999

181

39.2

29.4-50.0

19.9

12.9-29.3

40.9

30.2-52.5

$35,000- 49,999

292

149

49.2

40.8-57.7

31.0

23.6-39.6

19.8

13.9-27.3

$50,000-74,999

266

149

53.8

45.5-61.9

23.5

17.0-31.6

22.7

16.6-30.2

$75,000+

372

285

78.3

71.8-83.7

16.7

12.0-22.7

5.0

2.6- 9.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

46.7

35.0-58.8

21.6

13.6-32.4

31.7

21.2-44.5

Guilford

61.2

46.5-74.1

20.3

10.1-36.7

18.5

10.0-31.8

Mecklenburg

87.6

76.1-94.1

6.7

2.6-16.1

5.6

1.8-16.5

Orange

75.0

63.7-83.6

11.1

6.0-19.4

14.0

7.4-24.7

Wake

79.2

67.5-87.4

13.5

6.7-25.4

7.3

3.5-14.6

Chatham/Lee

62.6

48.0-75.2

22.4

13.0-35.8

15.0

7.3-28.4

Nash/Wilson

53.2

37.8-68.1

28.3

17.0-43.2

18.4

7.0-40.4

Craven/Pamlico

64.6

51.3-76.1

15.2

8.2-26.5

20.1

11.6-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

58.2

47.0-68.6

17.7

10.9-27.4

24.1

16.1-34.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

47.4

33.5-61.8

30.0

16.1-48.8

22.6

14.1-34.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

41.6

26.8-58.1

16.9

9.6-28.0

41.5

25.2-59.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

42.4

30.0-55.9

25.9

16.9-37.5

31.7

19.5-47.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

56.3

37.7-73.2

34.5

19.5-53.4

9.3

3.0-25.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

47.1

32.7-62.0

16.7

8.6-30.1

36.2

22.8-52.1

Northeast NC I

53.3

34.2-71.5

26.5

12.5-47.8

20.1

9.4-38.0

Northeast NC II

41.6

29.6-54.8

30.2

19.5-43.5

28.2

17.2-42.7

Northeastern Partnership

110

43.9

33.2-55.2

29.5

20.2-40.9

26.6

17.2-38.8

Mountain AHEC

233

108

42.2

32.2-52.8

22.8

16.1-31.2

35.0

23.6-48.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

428

233

52.0

44.6-59.4

101

21.0

16.0-27.0

27.0

20.5-34.7

Piedmont

725

470

61.5

56.4-66.4

130

18.9

15.2-23.2

125

19.6

15.7-24.2

Western NC

392

190

42.0

34.5-49.8

102

28.5

21.9-36.1

100

29.6

21.5-39.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being employed or self-employed.

^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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