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

Physical Activity-WHITE MALES

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	2,561	1,982	78.4	75.7-80.8	579	21.6	19.2-24.3
AGE
18-24	135	111	79.7	66.8-88.5	24	20.3	11.5-33.2
25-34	357	299	82.4	75.9-87.5	58	17.6	12.5-24.1
35-44	505	402	81.5	75.9-86.0	103	18.5	14.0-24.1
45-54	486	368	77.2	71.0-82.4	118	22.8	17.6-29.0
55-64	454	344	74.0	67.8-79.4	110	26.0	20.6-32.2
65-74	386	291	77.8	71.2-83.3	95	22.2	16.7-28.8
75+	228	160	68.9	59.7-76.9	68	31.1	23.1-40.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	334	203	62.9	54.0-71.0	131	37.1	29.0-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	720	519	72.4	66.8-77.3	201	27.6	22.7-33.2
Some Post-H.S.	632	511	81.0	75.1-85.8	121	19.0	14.2-24.9
College Graduate	869	745	87.0	83.8-89.6	124	13.0	10.4-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	125	63.9	52.1-74.2	61	36.1	25.8-47.9
$15,000- 24,999	361	263	73.0	64.3-80.3	98	27.0	19.7-35.7
$25,000- 34,999	272	210	78.7	70.5-85.1	62	21.3	14.9-29.5
$35,000- 49,999	416	344	78.3	71.5-83.8	72	21.7	16.2-28.5
$50,000-74,999	359	311	88.3	83.3-92.0	48	11.7	8.0-16.7
$75,000+	445	377	86.7	81.9-90.4	68	13.3	9.6-18.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	122	80.3	72.7-86.1	34	19.7	13.9-27.3
Guilford	112	86	77.3	67.2-85.0	26	22.7	15.0-32.8
Mecklenburg	110	86	78.0	65.3-87.0	24	22.0	13.0-34.7
Orange	134	108	84.3	77.1-89.6	26	15.7	10.4-22.9
Wake	127	101	82.5	74.3-88.4	26	17.5	11.6-25.7
Chatham/Lee	115	80	63.6	50.8-74.7	35	36.4	25.3-49.2
Nash/Wilson	84	67	80.3	69.3-88.0	17	19.7	12.0-30.7
Craven/Pamlico	130	91	65.8	54.9-75.2	39	34.2	24.8-45.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	106	72.1	63.0-79.6	42	27.9	20.4-37.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	131	78.8	64.9-88.3	28	21.2	11.7-35.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	75	69.7	54.9-81.3	30	30.3	18.7-45.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	120	89.2	82.4-93.6	18	10.8	6.4-17.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	52	66.0	53.5-76.7	30	34.0	23.3-46.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	59	70.8	58.9-80.3	25	29.2	19.7-41.1
Northeast NC I	71	56	74.4	60.1-84.9	15	25.6	15.1-39.9
Northeast NC II	127	100	79.5	69.5-86.9	27	20.5	13.1-30.5
Northeastern Partnership	198	156	78.3	70.2-84.7	42	21.7	15.3-29.8
Mountain AHEC	429	351	81.4	75.4-86.2	78	18.6	13.8-24.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	738	549	74.9	68.9-80.1	189	25.1	19.9-31.1
Piedmont	1,128	872	79.8	76.3-82.9	256	20.2	17.1-23.7
Western NC	695	561	78.9	73.4-83.5	134	21.1	16.5-26.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,561

1,982

78.4

75.7-80.8

579

21.6

19.2-24.3

AGE

18-24

135

111

79.7

66.8-88.5

20.3

11.5-33.2

25-34

357

299

82.4

75.9-87.5

17.6

12.5-24.1

35-44

505

402

81.5

75.9-86.0

103

18.5

14.0-24.1

45-54

486

368

77.2

71.0-82.4

118

22.8

17.6-29.0

55-64

454

344

74.0

67.8-79.4

110

26.0

20.6-32.2

65-74

386

291

77.8

71.2-83.3

22.2

16.7-28.8

75+

228

160

68.9

59.7-76.9

31.1

23.1-40.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

334

203

62.9

54.0-71.0

131

37.1

29.0-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

720

519

72.4

66.8-77.3

201

27.6

22.7-33.2

Some Post-H.S.

632

511

81.0

75.1-85.8

121

19.0

14.2-24.9

College Graduate

869

745

87.0

83.8-89.6

124

13.0

10.4-16.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

125

63.9

52.1-74.2

36.1

25.8-47.9

$15,000- 24,999

361

263

73.0

64.3-80.3

27.0

19.7-35.7

$25,000- 34,999

272

210

78.7

70.5-85.1

21.3

14.9-29.5

$35,000- 49,999

416

344

78.3

71.5-83.8

21.7

16.2-28.5

$50,000-74,999

359

311

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

$75,000+

445

377

86.7

81.9-90.4

13.3

9.6-18.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

122

80.3

72.7-86.1

19.7

13.9-27.3

Guilford

112

77.3

67.2-85.0

22.7

15.0-32.8

Mecklenburg

110

78.0

65.3-87.0

22.0

13.0-34.7

Orange

134

108

84.3

77.1-89.6

15.7

10.4-22.9

Wake

127

101

82.5

74.3-88.4

17.5

11.6-25.7

Chatham/Lee

115

63.6

50.8-74.7

36.4

25.3-49.2

Nash/Wilson

80.3

69.3-88.0

19.7

12.0-30.7

Craven/Pamlico

130

65.8

54.9-75.2

34.2

24.8-45.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

106

72.1

63.0-79.6

27.9

20.4-37.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

131

78.8

64.9-88.3

21.2

11.7-35.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

69.7

54.9-81.3

30.3

18.7-45.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

120

89.2

82.4-93.6

10.8

6.4-17.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

66.0

53.5-76.7

34.0

23.3-46.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

70.8

58.9-80.3

29.2

19.7-41.1

Northeast NC I

74.4

60.1-84.9

25.6

15.1-39.9

Northeast NC II

127

100

79.5

69.5-86.9

20.5

13.1-30.5

Northeastern Partnership

198

156

78.3

70.2-84.7

21.7

15.3-29.8

Mountain AHEC

429

351

81.4

75.4-86.2

18.6

13.8-24.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

738

549

74.9

68.9-80.1

189

25.1

19.9-31.1

Piedmont

1,128

872

79.8

76.3-82.9

256

20.2

17.1-23.7

Western NC

695

561

78.9

73.4-83.5

134

21.1

16.5-26.6

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*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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