BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (On days when you do moderate 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-WHITE MALES

On days when you do moderate 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	1,906	295	13.8	11.8-16.2	512	26.7	23.8-29.9	615	35.3	31.8-38.8	266	14.2	11.9-16.9	218	10.0	8.1-12.1
AGE
18-24	106	11	6.2	2.7-13.7	31	19.5	11.0-32.1	40	44.8	30.8-59.6	13	17.4	8.6-31.9	11	12.2	5.8-23.9
25-34	287	38	10.9	7.0-16.6	74	25.6	18.8-33.9	100	40.4	31.6-49.8	47	15.5	10.3-22.7	28	7.6	4.4-13.0
35-44	394	56	15.1	10.8-20.5	111	26.7	21.2-33.0	136	33.2	27.2-39.9	49	13.5	9.4-18.9	42	11.6	7.8-17.0
45-54	355	64	18.1	13.0-24.6	95	29.6	22.8-37.5	110	32.1	25.5-39.5	51	11.9	7.7-17.9	35	8.3	4.9-13.7
55-64	328	50	16.3	11.1-23.3	78	25.0	18.9-32.2	109	34.4	27.5-42.0	50	16.1	11.2-22.7	41	8.3	5.3-12.6
65-74	277	43	12.9	8.7-18.5	80	33.6	26.1-42.0	76	26.5	19.9-34.4	40	14.3	9.4-21.1	38	12.7	8.3-19.0
75+	152	33	17.4	11.0-26.6	41	30.0	20.8-41.0	41	32.5	22.7-44.1	15	9.0	4.8-16.1	22	11.2	6.5-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	186	42	20.1	12.6-30.3	40	19.5	12.5-29.2	50	38.1	25.9-52.2	22	8.8	4.9-15.2	32	13.5	7.8-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	490	76	13.6	9.8-18.6	128	26.8	21.3-33.2	142	32.1	25.4-39.5	87	18.0	13.4-23.8	57	9.4	6.4-13.8
Some Post-H.S.	493	74	12.5	9.1-16.9	118	23.1	17.8-29.5	169	37.1	30.2-44.5	78	17.0	11.9-23.6	54	10.3	6.8-15.4
College Graduate	733	102	13.7	10.5-17.5	224	31.1	26.4-36.2	253	35.3	30.6-40.3	79	10.7	8.0-14.3	75	9.2	6.6-12.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	27	17.5	9.6-29.7	28	26.3	15.3-41.3	26	20.0	11.4-32.5	20	28.1	14.6-47.2	12	8.1	3.4-18.1
$15,000- 24,999	248	51	17.9	12.2-25.4	58	19.1	13.1-27.0	73	36.4	26.8-47.2	33	15.1	8.6-25.2	33	11.5	6.8-18.8
$25,000- 34,999	202	42	19.6	12.5-29.4	44	18.1	11.8-26.7	59	31.1	22.5-41.3	35	18.6	11.2-29.4	22	12.6	7.0-21.6
$35,000- 49,999	329	42	10.3	7.2-14.7	93	30.8	23.9-38.7	101	31.6	24.9-39.3	48	13.7	9.4-19.6	45	13.5	8.0-21.7
$50,000-74,999	302	38	13.4	8.7-20.0	84	32.7	25.0-41.6	109	34.1	26.2-43.0	39	9.6	6.3-14.2	32	10.2	6.3-16.1
$75,000+	374	47	12.0	8.3-17.2	108	26.6	20.6-33.6	125	37.2	30.1-44.8	56	16.0	10.7-23.1	38	8.2	5.0-13.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	120	24	21.6	14.0-31.8	33	26.2	18.0-36.6	34	26.7	18.7-36.7	11	8.8	4.8-15.8	18	16.7	9.8-27.0
Guilford	86	12	11.7	6.5-20.3	25	30.0	20.4-41.9	24	28.8	18.6-41.7	12	18.6	10.2-31.4	13	10.8	6.0-18.5
Mecklenburg	86	11	8.6	4.4-16.3	29	29.5	19.4-42.1	36	45.0	31.1-59.8	5	12.0	4.0-30.8	5	4.8	1.9-11.9
Orange	105	15	13.4	7.7-22.2	33	31.9	22.5-43.1	39	38.9	28.5-50.3	9	9.1	4.3-18.5	9	6.7	3.4-12.9
Wake	97	12	9.6	5.3-16.9	24	27.3	18.0-39.2	40	40.6	30.2-52.0	15	15.4	8.9-25.4	6	7.0	2.5-17.8
Chatham/Lee	78	14	22.9	13.6-35.8	22	26.3	16.9-38.4	21	23.1	14.7-34.3	10	14.7	7.6-26.5	11	13.1	7.1-22.9
Nash/Wilson	65	11	11.7	6.0-21.6	13	17.1	9.5-28.8	22	41.6	27.1-57.7	11	19.2	10.4-32.8	8	10.4	4.9-20.6
Craven/Pamlico	88	14	15.8	8.1-28.6	19	25.7	16.0-38.6	26	27.0	17.8-38.8	18	21.3	13.0-33.0	11	10.2	5.5-18.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	104	19	26.3	14.0-44.0	23	17.5	11.1-26.5	31	27.0	18.4-37.7	14	14.6	8.1-24.7	17	14.6	8.7-23.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	127	18	11.0	6.7-17.5	33	27.7	19.1-38.3	40	30.2	21.9-40.1	20	16.4	10.2-25.4	16	14.7	8.2-25.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	71	17	22.8	13.3-36.3	16	25.3	13.5-42.4	17	21.0	12.6-32.9	13	19.6	9.8-35.3	8	11.3	5.0-23.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	109	10	10.3	4.8-20.8	31	31.8	22.0-43.4	35	31.1	21.2-43.2	16	12.6	7.4-20.5	17	14.2	8.6-22.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	49	7	9.0	4.1-18.7	13	29.4	16.9-46.0	12	23.7	12.2-40.9	9	19.1	9.8-34.1	8	18.8	8.1-37.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	56	7	10.8	4.0-26.1	15	29.7	17.8-45.3	17	29.6	18.4-44.1	9	14.6	7.3-27.0	8	15.3	7.5-28.7
Northeast NC I	51	7	14.8	5.8-33.0	19	31.6	19.4-46.9	11	24.1	12.8-40.8	10	23.2	12.6-38.8	4	6.3	2.2-16.8
Northeast NC II	96	16	15.1	9.0-24.1	20	22.7	14.5-33.6	34	35.2	25.1-46.8	16	15.6	9.3-24.9	10	11.5	5.4-22.9
Northeastern Partnership	147	23	15.0	9.6-22.7	39	24.6	17.4-33.5	45	32.8	24.3-42.5	26	17.2	11.5-25.0	14	10.4	5.3-19.4
Mountain AHEC	334	53	17.7	12.7-24.1	89	23.8	17.7-31.3	103	34.3	25.0-44.9	45	13.8	9.4-19.8	44	10.4	7.0-15.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	524	77	11.7	8.2-16.3	134	29.2	22.9-36.4	167	33.5	27.4-40.3	89	15.0	11.1-20.1	57	10.6	6.8-16.1
Piedmont	842	133	14.1	11.3-17.5	235	26.3	22.5-30.5	280	36.6	31.8-41.6	102	13.7	10.5-17.8	92	9.2	6.9-12.2
Western NC	540	85	16.0	12.1-20.8	143	24.6	19.5-30.5	168	33.3	26.3-41.0	75	14.7	10.7-19.7	69	11.5	8.1-16.0

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,906

295

13.8

11.8-16.2

512

26.7

23.8-29.9

615

35.3

31.8-38.8

266

14.2

11.9-16.9

218

10.0

8.1-12.1

AGE

18-24

106

6.2

2.7-13.7

19.5

11.0-32.1

44.8

30.8-59.6

17.4

8.6-31.9

12.2

5.8-23.9

25-34

287

10.9

7.0-16.6

25.6

18.8-33.9

100

40.4

31.6-49.8

15.5

10.3-22.7

7.6

4.4-13.0

35-44

394

15.1

10.8-20.5

111

26.7

21.2-33.0

136

33.2

27.2-39.9

13.5

9.4-18.9

11.6

7.8-17.0

45-54

355

18.1

13.0-24.6

29.6

22.8-37.5

110

32.1

25.5-39.5

11.9

7.7-17.9

8.3

4.9-13.7

55-64

328

16.3

11.1-23.3

25.0

18.9-32.2

109

34.4

27.5-42.0

16.1

11.2-22.7

8.3

5.3-12.6

65-74

277

12.9

8.7-18.5

33.6

26.1-42.0

26.5

19.9-34.4

14.3

9.4-21.1

12.7

8.3-19.0

75+

152

17.4

11.0-26.6

30.0

20.8-41.0

32.5

22.7-44.1

9.0

4.8-16.1

11.2

6.5-18.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

186

20.1

12.6-30.3

19.5

12.5-29.2

38.1

25.9-52.2

8.8

4.9-15.2

13.5

7.8-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

490

13.6

9.8-18.6

128

26.8

21.3-33.2

142

32.1

25.4-39.5

18.0

13.4-23.8

9.4

6.4-13.8

Some Post-H.S.

493

12.5

9.1-16.9

118

23.1

17.8-29.5

169

37.1

30.2-44.5

17.0

11.9-23.6

10.3

6.8-15.4

College Graduate

733

102

13.7

10.5-17.5

224

31.1

26.4-36.2

253

35.3

30.6-40.3

10.7

8.0-14.3

9.2

6.6-12.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

17.5

9.6-29.7

26.3

15.3-41.3

20.0

11.4-32.5

28.1

14.6-47.2

8.1

3.4-18.1

$15,000- 24,999

248

17.9

12.2-25.4

19.1

13.1-27.0

36.4

26.8-47.2

15.1

8.6-25.2

11.5

6.8-18.8

$25,000- 34,999

202

19.6

12.5-29.4

18.1

11.8-26.7

31.1

22.5-41.3

18.6

11.2-29.4

12.6

7.0-21.6

$35,000- 49,999

329

10.3

7.2-14.7

30.8

23.9-38.7

101

31.6

24.9-39.3

13.7

9.4-19.6

13.5

8.0-21.7

$50,000-74,999

302

13.4

8.7-20.0

32.7

25.0-41.6

109

34.1

26.2-43.0

9.6

6.3-14.2

10.2

6.3-16.1

$75,000+

374

12.0

8.3-17.2

108

26.6

20.6-33.6

125

37.2

30.1-44.8

16.0

10.7-23.1

8.2

5.0-13.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

120

21.6

14.0-31.8

26.2

18.0-36.6

26.7

18.7-36.7

8.8

4.8-15.8

16.7

9.8-27.0

Guilford

11.7

6.5-20.3

30.0

20.4-41.9

28.8

18.6-41.7

18.6

10.2-31.4

10.8

6.0-18.5

Mecklenburg

8.6

4.4-16.3

29.5

19.4-42.1

45.0

31.1-59.8

12.0

4.0-30.8

4.8

1.9-11.9

Orange

105

13.4

7.7-22.2

31.9

22.5-43.1

38.9

28.5-50.3

9.1

4.3-18.5

6.7

3.4-12.9

Wake

9.6

5.3-16.9

27.3

18.0-39.2

40.6

30.2-52.0

15.4

8.9-25.4

7.0

2.5-17.8

Chatham/Lee

22.9

13.6-35.8

26.3

16.9-38.4

23.1

14.7-34.3

14.7

7.6-26.5

13.1

7.1-22.9

Nash/Wilson

11.7

6.0-21.6

17.1

9.5-28.8

41.6

27.1-57.7

19.2

10.4-32.8

10.4

4.9-20.6

Craven/Pamlico

15.8

8.1-28.6

25.7

16.0-38.6

27.0

17.8-38.8

21.3

13.0-33.0

10.2

5.5-18.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

104

26.3

14.0-44.0

17.5

11.1-26.5

27.0

18.4-37.7

14.6

8.1-24.7

14.6

8.7-23.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

127

11.0

6.7-17.5

27.7

19.1-38.3

30.2

21.9-40.1

16.4

10.2-25.4

14.7

8.2-25.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

22.8

13.3-36.3

25.3

13.5-42.4

21.0

12.6-32.9

19.6

9.8-35.3

11.3

5.0-23.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

109

10.3

4.8-20.8

31.8

22.0-43.4

31.1

21.2-43.2

12.6

7.4-20.5

14.2

8.6-22.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

9.0

4.1-18.7

29.4

16.9-46.0

23.7

12.2-40.9

19.1

9.8-34.1

18.8

8.1-37.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

10.8

4.0-26.1

29.7

17.8-45.3

29.6

18.4-44.1

14.6

7.3-27.0

15.3

7.5-28.7

Northeast NC I

14.8

5.8-33.0

31.6

19.4-46.9

24.1

12.8-40.8

23.2

12.6-38.8

6.3

2.2-16.8

Northeast NC II

15.1

9.0-24.1

22.7

14.5-33.6

35.2

25.1-46.8

15.6

9.3-24.9

11.5

5.4-22.9

Northeastern Partnership

147

15.0

9.6-22.7

24.6

17.4-33.5

32.8

24.3-42.5

17.2

11.5-25.0

10.4

5.3-19.4

Mountain AHEC

334

17.7

12.7-24.1

23.8

17.7-31.3

103

34.3

25.0-44.9

13.8

9.4-19.8

10.4

7.0-15.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

524

11.7

8.2-16.3

134

29.2

22.9-36.4

167

33.5

27.4-40.3

15.0

11.1-20.1

10.6

6.8-16.1

Piedmont

842

133

14.1

11.3-17.5

235

26.3

22.5-30.5

280

36.6

31.8-41.6

102

13.7

10.5-17.8

9.2

6.9-12.2

Western NC

540

16.0

12.1-20.8

143

24.6

19.5-30.5

168

33.3

26.3-41.0

14.7

10.7-19.7

11.5

8.1-16.0

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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