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-WHITE MALES

How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 day	2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Everyday
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	110	5	3.3	1.1- 9.6	15	12.1	5.9-23.4	38	36.4	23.8-51.1	27	27.7	16.7-42.2	25	20.5	11.6-33.7
25-34	297	11	3.5	1.6- 7.5	50	15.0	10.3-21.4	103	35.9	28.3-44.4	57	20.1	13.7-28.5	76	25.5	17.9-34.9
35-44	400	36	9.0	5.8-13.7	67	16.5	12.2-22.0	127	35.7	29.6-42.4	84	18.6	14.0-24.3	86	20.2	15.3-26.3
45-54	367	22	5.2	2.8- 9.5	55	14.4	9.9-20.3	141	43.6	36.1-51.3	65	13.9	9.8-19.3	84	23.0	17.0-30.3
55-64	338	20	6.1	3.4-10.8	38	10.6	7.0-15.9	110	38.9	31.6-46.8	77	23.1	17.4-29.9	93	21.3	16.1-27.5
65-74	287	13	6.8	3.4-13.3	27	11.5	7.0-18.3	88	28.3	21.9-35.9	75	28.2	21.3-36.2	84	25.2	19.2-32.3
75+	158	7	4.4	1.9-10.2	21	12.8	7.5-21.1	38	21.1	14.1-30.3	32	21.8	14.1-32.2	60	39.8	29.7-51.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	199	16	7.5	3.8-14.2	31	15.8	9.6-25.0	50	26.1	17.7-36.7	34	11.1	6.5-18.2	68	39.5	27.7-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	33	5.3	3.3- 8.4	80	14.9	10.9-20.0	153	34.3	28.0-41.3	111	22.2	16.9-28.7	136	23.3	18.1-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	508	31	6.6	4.1-10.5	72	12.8	9.1-17.7	168	33.1	26.8-40.0	106	23.2	17.4-30.2	131	24.4	18.7-31.1
College Graduate	740	34	4.8	3.0- 7.4	90	13.4	10.2-17.3	273	42.4	37.3-47.6	167	20.5	16.8-24.7	176	19.0	15.6-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	12	8.8	4.2-17.7	14	14.4	6.6-28.8	23	13.8	7.7-23.6	27	16.8	9.3-28.4	46	46.2	31.8-61.1
$15,000- 24,999	260	12	7.2	3.5-14.2	40	11.8	7.4-18.1	76	31.6	23.3-41.2	48	22.8	15.1-32.9	84	26.7	18.6-36.7
$25,000- 34,999	208	12	6.1	2.8-13.0	30	11.2	6.8-17.9	71	36.6	27.4-47.0	49	22.9	15.4-32.6	46	23.1	14.9-34.1
$35,000- 49,999	341	21	5.9	3.1-10.8	52	19.4	13.2-27.5	104	28.5	22.3-35.7	73	20.9	15.5-27.5	91	25.3	19.3-32.4
$50,000-74,999	309	17	4.5	2.3- 8.7	43	13.3	8.8-19.5	113	46.6	38.2-55.1	69	22.7	15.9-31.2	67	13.0	9.1-18.1
$75,000+	376	19	5.1	2.8- 9.0	50	15.1	10.6-20.9	152	38.6	31.7-45.9	75	20.7	14.6-28.5	80	20.6	15.1-27.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	121	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	12	8.7	4.3-16.7	37	31.9	23.0-42.3	30	22.0	15.0-30.9	38	34.0	24.4-45.2
Guilford	86	4	3.6	1.3- 9.7	13	13.0	7.4-21.9	29	33.2	23.1-45.2	21	24.6	15.8-36.2	19	25.6	15.4-39.3
Mecklenburg	86	9	8.1	3.7-16.8	11	11.4	6.0-20.9	35	47.1	33.0-61.6	15	19.4	9.7-35.1	16	14.0	7.8-23.8
Orange	107	7	6.7	2.6-15.9	12	12.0	6.2-21.8	39	37.9	28.0-49.0	18	14.9	8.8-24.0	31	28.6	19.7-39.4
Wake	100	9	7.9	3.7-16.2	13	15.2	8.3-26.2	47	46.8	36.0-58.0	13	14.6	8.1-25.0	18	15.5	9.4-24.4
Chatham/Lee	80	3	2.4	0.7- 8.3	13	18.9	11.1-30.5	25	34.4	23.5-47.2	12	12.0	6.5-21.0	27	32.3	22.1-44.4
Nash/Wilson	66	3	3.8	1.1-12.0	16	25.0	14.9-38.8	18	32.8	19.2-50.1	15	21.0	12.3-33.6	14	17.3	9.8-29.0
Craven/Pamlico	90	6	9.7	3.9-21.7	9	11.8	5.6-23.2	34	37.9	26.8-50.5	21	18.9	11.9-28.7	20	21.7	13.5-33.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	105	6	5.2	2.2-11.9	14	15.1	8.6-25.3	35	29.5	20.0-41.2	19	17.0	10.5-26.2	31	33.2	20.8-48.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	128	5	4.2	1.7-10.0	18	11.5	7.0-18.5	41	33.8	24.9-44.0	33	28.2	19.2-39.4	31	22.3	15.2-31.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	75	10	12.8	6.3-24.4	7	8.1	3.6-17.4	18	26.2	15.0-41.5	20	28.1	16.3-43.9	20	24.8	13.7-40.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	119	6	4.1	1.7- 9.4	10	10.8	5.0-21.6	28	27.2	17.8-39.2	33	25.0	17.5-34.5	42	32.9	23.9-43.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	52	4	8.6	3.1-21.5	8	11.3	5.2-22.8	15	28.0	16.4-43.6	9	21.4	10.5-38.7	16	30.6	17.8-47.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	58	3	4.1	1.3-12.5	10	20.4	10.5-35.9	15	25.4	14.6-40.5	13	20.7	11.8-33.7	17	29.4	18.3-43.7
Northeast NC I	54	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	11	24.2	12.2-42.5	16	24.3	14.5-37.9	14	24.0	13.9-38.1	12	25.5	13.9-42.1
Northeast NC II	100	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	17	17.9	10.8-28.2	32	33.3	23.5-44.7	18	18.6	11.3-28.9	32	29.5	20.3-40.8
Northeastern Partnership	154	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	28	19.3	12.8-28.0	48	31.3	23.2-40.7	32	19.8	13.4-28.1	44	28.6	20.8-38.0
Mountain AHEC	349	15	4.0	2.0- 7.7	39	11.9	8.0-17.5	97	27.6	21.4-34.9	83	20.5	15.1-27.1	115	36.0	26.8-46.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	543	28	6.1	3.6-10.3	88	15.9	11.5-21.6	166	30.0	24.0-36.9	114	19.1	14.6-24.6	147	28.8	23.1-35.3
Piedmont	865	63	6.2	4.5- 8.4	121	13.4	10.7-16.7	309	39.3	34.7-44.1	175	21.6	17.6-26.1	197	19.5	16.0-23.6
Western NC	556	23	3.4	2.0- 5.7	64	11.9	8.5-16.4	172	34.7	28.6-41.3	130	20.9	16.4-26.2	167	29.1	22.5-36.8

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

110

3.3

1.1- 9.6

12.1

5.9-23.4

36.4

23.8-51.1

27.7

16.7-42.2

20.5

11.6-33.7

25-34

297

3.5

1.6- 7.5

15.0

10.3-21.4

103

35.9

28.3-44.4

20.1

13.7-28.5

25.5

17.9-34.9

35-44

400

9.0

5.8-13.7

16.5

12.2-22.0

127

35.7

29.6-42.4

18.6

14.0-24.3

20.2

15.3-26.3

45-54

367

5.2

2.8- 9.5

14.4

9.9-20.3

141

43.6

36.1-51.3

13.9

9.8-19.3

23.0

17.0-30.3

55-64

338

6.1

3.4-10.8

10.6

7.0-15.9

110

38.9

31.6-46.8

23.1

17.4-29.9

21.3

16.1-27.5

65-74

287

6.8

3.4-13.3

11.5

7.0-18.3

28.3

21.9-35.9

28.2

21.3-36.2

25.2

19.2-32.3

75+

158

4.4

1.9-10.2

12.8

7.5-21.1

21.1

14.1-30.3

21.8

14.1-32.2

39.8

29.7-51.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

199

7.5

3.8-14.2

15.8

9.6-25.0

26.1

17.7-36.7

11.1

6.5-18.2

39.5

27.7-52.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

5.3

3.3- 8.4

14.9

10.9-20.0

153

34.3

28.0-41.3

111

22.2

16.9-28.7

136

23.3

18.1-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

508

6.6

4.1-10.5

12.8

9.1-17.7

168

33.1

26.8-40.0

106

23.2

17.4-30.2

131

24.4

18.7-31.1

College Graduate

740

4.8

3.0- 7.4

13.4

10.2-17.3

273

42.4

37.3-47.6

167

20.5

16.8-24.7

176

19.0

15.6-23.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

8.8

4.2-17.7

14.4

6.6-28.8

13.8

7.7-23.6

16.8

9.3-28.4

46.2

31.8-61.1

$15,000- 24,999

260

7.2

3.5-14.2

11.8

7.4-18.1

31.6

23.3-41.2

22.8

15.1-32.9

26.7

18.6-36.7

$25,000- 34,999

208

6.1

2.8-13.0

11.2

6.8-17.9

36.6

27.4-47.0

22.9

15.4-32.6

23.1

14.9-34.1

$35,000- 49,999

341

5.9

3.1-10.8

19.4

13.2-27.5

104

28.5

22.3-35.7

20.9

15.5-27.5

25.3

19.3-32.4

$50,000-74,999

309

4.5

2.3- 8.7

13.3

8.8-19.5

113

46.6

38.2-55.1

22.7

15.9-31.2

13.0

9.1-18.1

$75,000+

376

5.1

2.8- 9.0

15.1

10.6-20.9

152

38.6

31.7-45.9

20.7

14.6-28.5

20.6

15.1-27.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

121

3.5

1.3- 9.2

8.7

4.3-16.7

31.9

23.0-42.3

22.0

15.0-30.9

34.0

24.4-45.2

Guilford

3.6

1.3- 9.7

13.0

7.4-21.9

33.2

23.1-45.2

24.6

15.8-36.2

25.6

15.4-39.3

Mecklenburg

8.1

3.7-16.8

11.4

6.0-20.9

47.1

33.0-61.6

19.4

9.7-35.1

14.0

7.8-23.8

Orange

107

6.7

2.6-15.9

12.0

6.2-21.8

37.9

28.0-49.0

14.9

8.8-24.0

28.6

19.7-39.4

Wake

100

7.9

3.7-16.2

15.2

8.3-26.2

46.8

36.0-58.0

14.6

8.1-25.0

15.5

9.4-24.4

Chatham/Lee

2.4

0.7- 8.3

18.9

11.1-30.5

34.4

23.5-47.2

12.0

6.5-21.0

32.3

22.1-44.4

Nash/Wilson

3.8

1.1-12.0

25.0

14.9-38.8

32.8

19.2-50.1

21.0

12.3-33.6

17.3

9.8-29.0

Craven/Pamlico

9.7

3.9-21.7

11.8

5.6-23.2

37.9

26.8-50.5

18.9

11.9-28.7

21.7

13.5-33.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

105

5.2

2.2-11.9

15.1

8.6-25.3

29.5

20.0-41.2

17.0

10.5-26.2

33.2

20.8-48.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

128

4.2

1.7-10.0

11.5

7.0-18.5

33.8

24.9-44.0

28.2

19.2-39.4

22.3

15.2-31.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

12.8

6.3-24.4

8.1

3.6-17.4

26.2

15.0-41.5

28.1

16.3-43.9

24.8

13.7-40.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

119

4.1

1.7- 9.4

10.8

5.0-21.6

27.2

17.8-39.2

25.0

17.5-34.5

32.9

23.9-43.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

8.6

3.1-21.5

11.3

5.2-22.8

28.0

16.4-43.6

21.4

10.5-38.7

30.6

17.8-47.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

4.1

1.3-12.5

20.4

10.5-35.9

25.4

14.6-40.5

20.7

11.8-33.7

29.4

18.3-43.7

Northeast NC I

2.0

0.3-12.7

24.2

12.2-42.5

24.3

14.5-37.9

24.0

13.9-38.1

25.5

13.9-42.1

Northeast NC II

100

0.7

0.1- 5.0

17.9

10.8-28.2

33.3

23.5-44.7

18.6

11.3-28.9

29.5

20.3-40.8

Northeastern Partnership

154

1.0

0.2- 4.0

19.3

12.8-28.0

31.3

23.2-40.7

19.8

13.4-28.1

28.6

20.8-38.0

Mountain AHEC

349

4.0

2.0- 7.7

11.9

8.0-17.5

27.6

21.4-34.9

20.5

15.1-27.1

115

36.0

26.8-46.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

543

6.1

3.6-10.3

15.9

11.5-21.6

166

30.0

24.0-36.9

114

19.1

14.6-24.6

147

28.8

23.1-35.3

Piedmont

865

6.2

4.5- 8.4

121

13.4

10.7-16.7

309

39.3

34.7-44.1

175

21.6

17.6-26.1

197

19.5

16.0-23.6

Western NC

556

3.4

2.0- 5.7

11.9

8.5-16.4

172

34.7

28.6-41.3

130

20.9

16.4-26.2

167

29.1

22.5-36.8

Back to Physical Activity.

*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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