BRFSS 2003 - Nash/Wilson Counties: (How many days per week do you do these moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Nash/Wilson Counties

Physical Activity

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
North Carolina	6,854	391	5.4	4.7- 6.3	971	14.1	12.9-15.4	2,307	35.8	34.0-37.6	1,376	20.5	18.9-22.1	1,809	24.2	22.7-25.9
-Nash/Wilson	266	15	5.1	2.9- 8.7	53	20.8	15.6-27.2	87	33.2	26.5-40.7	49	19.4	14.3-25.8	62	21.4	16.2-27.8
GENDER
Male	104	6	5.4	2.3-12.0	23	22.7	14.9-33.0	31	31.2	21.0-43.6	21	21.2	13.4-31.9	23	19.5	12.2-29.5
Female	162	9	4.7	2.4- 9.2	30	18.7	12.8-26.5	56	35.5	27.8-44.1	28	17.5	11.8-25.0	39	23.6	17.0-31.8
RACE
White	172	9	4.1	2.0- 8.3	35	20.5	14.4-28.3	55	34.9	26.1-44.7	36	20.6	14.6-28.3	37	20.0	14.1-27.6
Other	93	6	6.8	2.9-15.0	18	21.7	13.2-33.4	31	29.7	20.4-41.2	13	17.7	9.5-30.7	25	24.1	15.2-36.0
AGE
18-44	107	8	5.3	2.5-10.8	24	24.9	16.5-35.7	36	33.7	23.0-46.2	16	17.6	10.2-28.8	23	18.6	11.8-28.0
45+	156	7	5.0	2.2-11.0	29	17.4	11.8-24.9	49	31.6	24.0-40.4	33	21.6	15.2-29.7	38	24.4	17.1-33.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	128	7	5.1	2.3-11.1	26	20.7	13.7-30.1	37	27.3	19.6-36.8	24	21.5	13.8-31.9	34	25.4	17.8-34.8
Some College +	137	8	5.1	2.4-10.6	27	21.0	14.0-30.3	49	38.4	28.4-49.6	25	17.6	11.6-25.9	28	17.8	11.4-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	135	10	7.5	3.8-14.3	30	23.0	15.7-32.3	41	29.2	21.1-38.8	22	15.8	9.9-24.2	32	24.6	16.6-34.6
$50,000+	77	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3	15	24.1	14.5-37.2	28	32.4	22.6-44.0	15	21.4	12.9-33.4	17	19.7	12.1-30.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	331	14	5.0	2.8- 8.7	34	11.1	7.3-16.4	116	34.7	28.9-41.0	63	17.3	13.2-22.2	104	32.0	26.0-38.6
Guilford	349	26	6.3	4.2- 9.4	56	16.1	12.0-21.2	124	33.3	27.8-39.2	65	20.8	16.1-26.5	78	23.5	18.4-29.6
Mecklenburg	336	15	3.7	2.0- 6.7	41	14.5	10.3-20.0	144	44.3	37.5-51.4	58	15.9	11.3-22.0	78	21.5	16.9-27.0
Orange	358	15	5.1	2.8- 9.2	41	11.0	7.6-15.6	118	30.9	24.6-38.1	82	18.5	14.1-23.9	102	34.6	26.4-43.7
Wake	353	25	8.4	5.2-13.1	47	13.8	9.7-19.3	138	40.4	34.4-46.6	61	17.5	13.1-23.1	82	19.9	15.7-24.9
Chatham/Lee	277	10	3.0	1.5- 5.8	35	12.9	9.0-18.0	98	39.0	31.5-47.0	52	16.7	12.4-22.3	82	28.5	22.7-35.1
Craven/Pamlico	317	18	6.8	3.9-11.6	43	13.0	9.1-18.4	107	35.3	29.2-41.8	62	18.2	14.0-23.3	87	26.7	21.5-32.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	311	19	5.7	3.5- 9.3	52	16.9	12.6-22.3	114	35.6	29.2-42.5	47	13.9	10.3-18.6	79	27.9	21.1-35.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	358	23	5.3	3.4- 8.1	50	13.7	9.8-19.0	113	30.9	25.2-37.2	75	20.5	15.5-26.5	97	29.6	22.4-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	334	28	8.1	5.1-12.7	46	14.0	9.6-20.2	105	29.2	22.3-37.1	67	26.4	15.4-41.3	88	22.3	16.4-29.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	331	16	3.9	2.3- 6.7	35	12.0	8.0-17.7	87	26.4	20.8-33.0	90	27.1	21.9-32.9	103	30.5	25.0-36.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	309	24	7.1	4.6-10.9	53	15.2	11.4-20.1	91	30.3	24.6-36.7	53	18.5	13.8-24.5	88	28.8	23.2-35.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	270	17	5.7	3.4- 9.4	40	16.9	11.9-23.4	74	26.3	20.0-33.8	60	23.3	16.3-32.1	79	27.8	21.8-34.7
Northeast NC I	307	18	5.3	3.2- 8.7	51	20.7	14.9-27.9	89	24.5	19.2-30.7	73	27.9	19.7-37.9	76	21.7	16.6-27.8
Northeast NC II	367	18	2.9	1.7- 4.8	57	17.1	12.8-22.6	108	32.5	26.9-38.7	75	19.2	15.1-24.3	109	28.2	23.1-34.1
Northeastern Partnership	674	36	3.7	2.6- 5.3	108	18.3	14.7-22.5	197	29.8	25.5-34.4	148	22.1	18.0-26.9	185	26.0	22.1-30.4
Mountain AHEC	992	39	3.6	2.3- 5.5	117	12.9	10.2-16.2	315	31.9	27.8-36.2	221	20.4	17.0-24.3	300	31.3	26.3-36.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,287	141	6.0	4.6- 7.8	340	13.4	11.4-15.8	715	33.2	29.9-36.6	460	21.5	18.7-24.6	631	25.9	23.1-28.9
Piedmont	2,999	180	5.6	4.6- 6.8	430	14.6	12.9-16.5	1,078	37.5	35.0-40.1	581	20.0	17.9-22.4	730	22.2	20.1-24.4
Western NC	1,568	70	3.6	2.6- 5.1	201	13.0	10.8-15.7	514	34.3	30.6-38.1	335	20.0	17.2-23.1	448	29.1	25.1-33.3

Total
Respond.^

1 day

2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,854

391

5.4

4.7- 6.3

971

14.1

12.9-15.4

2,307

35.8

34.0-37.6

1,376

20.5

18.9-22.1

1,809

24.2

22.7-25.9

-Nash/Wilson

266

5.1

2.9- 8.7

20.8

15.6-27.2

33.2

26.5-40.7

19.4

14.3-25.8

21.4

16.2-27.8

GENDER

Male

104

5.4

2.3-12.0

22.7

14.9-33.0

31.2

21.0-43.6

21.2

13.4-31.9

19.5

12.2-29.5

Female

162

4.7

2.4- 9.2

18.7

12.8-26.5

35.5

27.8-44.1

17.5

11.8-25.0

23.6

17.0-31.8

RACE

White

172

4.1

2.0- 8.3

20.5

14.4-28.3

34.9

26.1-44.7

20.6

14.6-28.3

20.0

14.1-27.6

Other

6.8

2.9-15.0

21.7

13.2-33.4

29.7

20.4-41.2

17.7

9.5-30.7

24.1

15.2-36.0

AGE

18-44

107

5.3

2.5-10.8

24.9

16.5-35.7

33.7

23.0-46.2

17.6

10.2-28.8

18.6

11.8-28.0

45+

156

5.0

2.2-11.0

17.4

11.8-24.9

31.6

24.0-40.4

21.6

15.2-29.7

24.4

17.1-33.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

128

5.1

2.3-11.1

20.7

13.7-30.1

27.3

19.6-36.8

21.5

13.8-31.9

25.4

17.8-34.8

Some College +

137

5.1

2.4-10.6

21.0

14.0-30.3

38.4

28.4-49.6

17.6

11.6-25.9

17.8

11.4-26.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

135

7.5

3.8-14.3

23.0

15.7-32.3

29.2

21.1-38.8

15.8

9.9-24.2

24.6

16.6-34.6

$50,000+

2.4

0.6- 9.3

24.1

14.5-37.2

32.4

22.6-44.0

21.4

12.9-33.4

19.7

12.1-30.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

331

5.0

2.8- 8.7

11.1

7.3-16.4

116

34.7

28.9-41.0

17.3

13.2-22.2

104

32.0

26.0-38.6

Guilford

349

6.3

4.2- 9.4

16.1

12.0-21.2

124

33.3

27.8-39.2

20.8

16.1-26.5

23.5

18.4-29.6

Mecklenburg

336

3.7

2.0- 6.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

144

44.3

37.5-51.4

15.9

11.3-22.0

21.5

16.9-27.0

Orange

358

5.1

2.8- 9.2

11.0

7.6-15.6

118

30.9

24.6-38.1

18.5

14.1-23.9

102

34.6

26.4-43.7

Wake

353

8.4

5.2-13.1

13.8

9.7-19.3

138

40.4

34.4-46.6

17.5

13.1-23.1

19.9

15.7-24.9

Chatham/Lee

277

3.0

1.5- 5.8

12.9

9.0-18.0

39.0

31.5-47.0

16.7

12.4-22.3

28.5

22.7-35.1

Craven/Pamlico

317

6.8

3.9-11.6

13.0

9.1-18.4

107

35.3

29.2-41.8

18.2

14.0-23.3

26.7

21.5-32.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

311

5.7

3.5- 9.3

16.9

12.6-22.3

114

35.6

29.2-42.5

13.9

10.3-18.6

27.9

21.1-35.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

358

5.3

3.4- 8.1

13.7

9.8-19.0

113

30.9

25.2-37.2

20.5

15.5-26.5

29.6

22.4-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

334

8.1

5.1-12.7

14.0

9.6-20.2

105

29.2

22.3-37.1

26.4

15.4-41.3

22.3

16.4-29.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

331

3.9

2.3- 6.7

12.0

8.0-17.7

26.4

20.8-33.0

27.1

21.9-32.9

103

30.5

25.0-36.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

309

7.1

4.6-10.9

15.2

11.4-20.1

30.3

24.6-36.7

18.5

13.8-24.5

28.8

23.2-35.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

270

5.7

3.4- 9.4

16.9

11.9-23.4

26.3

20.0-33.8

23.3

16.3-32.1

27.8

21.8-34.7

Northeast NC I

307

5.3

3.2- 8.7

20.7

14.9-27.9

24.5

19.2-30.7

27.9

19.7-37.9

21.7

16.6-27.8

Northeast NC II

367

2.9

1.7- 4.8

17.1

12.8-22.6

108

32.5

26.9-38.7

19.2

15.1-24.3

109

28.2

23.1-34.1

Northeastern Partnership

674

3.7

2.6- 5.3

108

18.3

14.7-22.5

197

29.8

25.5-34.4

148

22.1

18.0-26.9

185

26.0

22.1-30.4

Mountain AHEC

992

3.6

2.3- 5.5

117

12.9

10.2-16.2

315

31.9

27.8-36.2

221

20.4

17.0-24.3

300

31.3

26.3-36.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,287

141

6.0

4.6- 7.8

340

13.4

11.4-15.8

715

33.2

29.9-36.6

460

21.5

18.7-24.6

631

25.9

23.1-28.9

Piedmont

2,999

180

5.6

4.6- 6.8

430

14.6

12.9-16.5

1,078

37.5

35.0-40.1

581

20.0

17.9-22.4

730

22.2

20.1-24.4

Western NC

1,568

3.6

2.6- 5.1

201

13.0

10.8-15.7

514

34.3

30.6-38.1

335

20.0

17.2-23.1

448

29.1

25.1-33.3

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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