BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Exercise

During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,452	6,865	75.0	73.6-76.3	2,587	25.0	23.7-26.4
-Piedmont NC	4,053	3,055	76.3	74.3-78.2	998	23.7	21.8-25.7
GENDER
Male	1,531	1,190	79.8	76.8-82.5	341	20.2	17.5-23.2
Female	2,522	1,865	73.0	70.4-75.4	657	27.0	24.6-29.6
RACE
White	2,973	2,327	79.7	77.6-81.7	646	20.3	18.3-22.4
African American	817	567	71.8	67.3-75.8	250	28.2	24.2-32.7
Other Minorities	203	116	55.5	45.5-65.1	87	44.5	34.9-54.5
AGE
18-24	245	192	79.9	72.6-85.7	53	20.1	14.3-27.4
25-34	639	507	80.6	76.0-84.6	132	19.4	15.4-24.0
35-44	848	643	76.0	71.7-79.8	205	24.0	20.2-28.3
45-54	817	632	78.9	74.5-82.8	185	21.1	17.2-25.5
55-64	613	454	72.4	67.0-77.2	159	27.6	22.8-33.0
65-74	469	353	73.7	67.6-79.0	116	26.3	21.0-32.4
75+	390	248	62.8	56.1-69.1	142	37.2	30.9-43.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	591	319	55.1	49.0-61.1	272	44.9	38.9-51.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,077	723	68.4	64.2-72.3	354	31.6	27.7-35.8
Some Post-H.S.	953	763	84.1	80.8-87.0	190	15.9	13.0-19.2
College Graduate	1,416	1,241	88.1	85.6-90.1	175	11.9	9.9-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	219	57.7	49.5-65.5	144	42.3	34.5-50.5
$15,000- 24,999	666	442	65.5	59.8-70.8	224	34.5	29.2-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	403	286	74.6	67.9-80.2	117	25.4	19.8-32.1
$35,000- 49,999	547	450	83.6	78.6-87.5	97	16.4	12.5-21.4
$50,000-74,999	472	400	85.2	80.4-89.0	72	14.8	11.0-19.6
$75,000+	661	597	90.3	86.7-93.0	64	9.7	7.0-13.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	354	78.8	74.2-82.8	100	21.2	17.2-25.8
Guilford	446	344	78.0	73.1-82.3	102	22.0	17.7-26.9
Mecklenburg	449	353	78.1	73.1-82.4	96	21.9	17.6-26.9
Orange	452	393	82.7	73.4-89.2	59	17.3	10.8-26.6
Wake	453	371	80.3	75.2-84.6	82	19.7	15.4-24.8
Chatham/Lee	400	287	73.2	67.5-78.1	113	26.8	21.9-32.5
Nash/Wilson	380	264	71.4	66.0-76.3	116	28.6	23.7-34.0
Craven/Pamlico	455	340	75.8	70.9-80.0	115	24.2	20.0-29.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	309	71.5	66.3-76.2	129	28.5	23.8-33.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	320	74.4	69.4-78.9	135	25.6	21.1-30.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	313	69.4	62.7-75.5	166	30.6	24.5-37.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	318	64.6	50.5-76.5	108	35.4	23.5-49.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	302	64.6	59.4-69.4	174	35.4	30.6-40.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	256	61.5	55.5-67.1	164	38.5	32.9-44.5
Northeast NC I	461	315	68.8	63.1-74.0	146	31.2	26.0-36.9
Northeast NC II	513	361	73.1	68.5-77.2	152	26.9	22.8-31.5
Northeastern Partnership	974	676	71.6	68.0-74.9	298	28.4	25.1-32.0
Mountain AHEC	1,308	993	76.5	72.8-79.8	315	23.5	20.2-27.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,320	2,282	73.2	70.8-75.5	1,038	26.8	24.5-29.2
Piedmont	4,053	3,055	76.3	74.3-78.2	998	23.7	21.8-25.7
Western NC	2,079	1,528	73.4	70.1-76.4	551	26.6	23.6-29.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,452

6,865

75.0

73.6-76.3

2,587

25.0

23.7-26.4

-Piedmont NC

4,053

3,055

76.3

74.3-78.2

998

23.7

21.8-25.7

GENDER

Male

1,531

1,190

79.8

76.8-82.5

341

20.2

17.5-23.2

Female

2,522

1,865

73.0

70.4-75.4

657

27.0

24.6-29.6

RACE

White

2,973

2,327

79.7

77.6-81.7

646

20.3

18.3-22.4

African American

817

567

71.8

67.3-75.8

250

28.2

24.2-32.7

Other Minorities

203

116

55.5

45.5-65.1

44.5

34.9-54.5

AGE

18-24

245

192

79.9

72.6-85.7

20.1

14.3-27.4

25-34

639

507

80.6

76.0-84.6

132

19.4

15.4-24.0

35-44

848

643

76.0

71.7-79.8

205

24.0

20.2-28.3

45-54

817

632

78.9

74.5-82.8

185

21.1

17.2-25.5

55-64

613

454

72.4

67.0-77.2

159

27.6

22.8-33.0

65-74

469

353

73.7

67.6-79.0

116

26.3

21.0-32.4

75+

390

248

62.8

56.1-69.1

142

37.2

30.9-43.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

591

319

55.1

49.0-61.1

272

44.9

38.9-51.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,077

723

68.4

64.2-72.3

354

31.6

27.7-35.8

Some Post-H.S.

953

763

84.1

80.8-87.0

190

15.9

13.0-19.2

College Graduate

1,416

1,241

88.1

85.6-90.1

175

11.9

9.9-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

219

57.7

49.5-65.5

144

42.3

34.5-50.5

$15,000- 24,999

666

442

65.5

59.8-70.8

224

34.5

29.2-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

403

286

74.6

67.9-80.2

117

25.4

19.8-32.1

$35,000- 49,999

547

450

83.6

78.6-87.5

16.4

12.5-21.4

$50,000-74,999

472

400

85.2

80.4-89.0

14.8

11.0-19.6

$75,000+

661

597

90.3

86.7-93.0

9.7

7.0-13.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

354

78.8

74.2-82.8

100

21.2

17.2-25.8

Guilford

446

344

78.0

73.1-82.3

102

22.0

17.7-26.9

Mecklenburg

449

353

78.1

73.1-82.4

21.9

17.6-26.9

Orange

452

393

82.7

73.4-89.2

17.3

10.8-26.6

Wake

453

371

80.3

75.2-84.6

19.7

15.4-24.8

Chatham/Lee

400

287

73.2

67.5-78.1

113

26.8

21.9-32.5

Nash/Wilson

380

264

71.4

66.0-76.3

116

28.6

23.7-34.0

Craven/Pamlico

455

340

75.8

70.9-80.0

115

24.2

20.0-29.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

309

71.5

66.3-76.2

129

28.5

23.8-33.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

320

74.4

69.4-78.9

135

25.6

21.1-30.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

313

69.4

62.7-75.5

166

30.6

24.5-37.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

318

64.6

50.5-76.5

108

35.4

23.5-49.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

302

64.6

59.4-69.4

174

35.4

30.6-40.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

256

61.5

55.5-67.1

164

38.5

32.9-44.5

Northeast NC I

461

315

68.8

63.1-74.0

146

31.2

26.0-36.9

Northeast NC II

513

361

73.1

68.5-77.2

152

26.9

22.8-31.5

Northeastern Partnership

974

676

71.6

68.0-74.9

298

28.4

25.1-32.0

Mountain AHEC

1,308

993

76.5

72.8-79.8

315

23.5

20.2-27.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,320

2,282

73.2

70.8-75.5

1,038

26.8

24.5-29.2

Piedmont

4,053

3,055

76.3

74.3-78.2

998

23.7

21.8-25.7

Western NC

2,079

1,528

73.4

70.1-76.4

551

26.6

23.6-29.9

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^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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