BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Wake County

Physical Activity

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
North Carolina	6,646	1,242	16.7	15.5-18.1	2,038	29.7	28.0-31.4	2,140	33.6	31.8-35.5	719	12.3	11.0-13.7	507	7.6	6.7- 8.7
-Wake County	347	47	12.4	9.0-16.8	108	29.8	24.4-35.9	141	37.7	31.8-43.9	37	14.9	10.4-20.8	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
GENDER
Male	128	17	9.7	5.8-15.9	31	24.6	16.8-34.5	53	39.8	30.4-50.0	20	19.6	12.0-30.2	7	6.3	2.6-14.7
Female	219	30	14.6	9.8-21.2	77	34.1	27.1-41.9	88	36.0	28.9-43.7	17	11.0	6.5-18.0	7	4.3	1.6-11.1
RACE
White	257	31	10.5	7.3-14.9	83	32.7	26.3-39.8	107	39.6	33.1-46.6	27	12.9	8.6-18.8	9	4.3	1.9- 9.6
Other	88	16	17.1	9.6-28.5	25	23.4	14.8-35.1	32	32.5	21.3-46.1	10	19.6	9.9-35.1	5	7.4	2.4-20.2
AGE
18-44	197	26	11.9	7.7-18.0	58	27.7	21.0-35.6	81	37.5	29.8-45.8	24	16.8	10.7-25.3	8	6.1	2.7-13.4
45+	148	21	13.4	8.6-20.3	50	34.2	25.9-43.5	59	38.1	29.7-47.3	13	11.4	6.5-19.1	5	2.9	1.1- 7.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	71	12	12.9	6.5-23.9	20	25.0	14.5-39.6	28	38.4	24.4-54.6	7	17.0	6.9-36.2	4	6.6	1.6-23.4
Some College +	275	35	12.4	8.6-17.4	88	31.7	25.6-38.4	113	37.9	31.8-44.4	29	13.2	9.1-18.8	10	4.9	2.3- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	128	18	12.5	7.4-20.4	40	25.9	18.2-35.6	55	42.6	32.1-53.9	11	13.7	7.1-24.8	4	5.2	1.6-16.1
$50,000+	161	24	14.4	9.3-21.6	51	28.9	21.9-37.2	57	33.7	26.2-42.1	22	17.9	11.2-27.4	7	5.1	2.0-12.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	324	62	19.2	14.6-24.9	91	25.6	20.4-31.6	113	33.9	28.0-40.3	27	8.3	5.5-12.2	31	13.0	8.6-19.4
Guilford	342	68	21.3	16.5-26.9	96	26.2	21.3-31.8	115	34.5	28.6-40.8	37	12.0	8.2-17.2	26	6.1	4.0- 9.1
Mecklenburg	332	51	12.9	9.5-17.2	110	31.0	25.3-37.4	131	41.9	35.1-49.0	26	9.7	5.7-16.0	14	4.5	2.6- 7.7
Orange	350	54	17.2	10.4-27.0	110	29.4	23.5-36.2	134	34.6	27.9-42.0	32	13.5	8.1-21.8	20	5.3	3.0- 9.1
Wake	347	47	12.4	9.0-16.8	108	29.8	24.4-35.9	141	37.7	31.8-43.9	37	14.9	10.4-20.8	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
Chatham/Lee	264	52	18.7	13.9-24.8	86	37.5	29.7-45.9	71	22.9	17.8-29.1	32	12.5	8.6-17.9	23	8.3	5.3-12.9
Nash/Wilson	257	60	19.0	14.4-24.7	68	23.6	18.4-29.7	79	33.8	26.9-41.6	26	12.9	8.5-19.0	24	10.7	6.6-17.0
Craven/Pamlico	309	50	16.0	11.5-21.7	92	30.0	24.3-36.4	100	31.7	25.9-38.1	44	15.6	11.3-21.1	23	6.7	4.3-10.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	301	61	22.5	15.8-30.9	81	23.9	18.8-29.9	91	29.9	24.0-36.5	33	13.0	9.0-18.5	35	10.7	7.5-15.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	350	65	14.7	11.1-19.2	105	30.9	24.7-37.9	116	34.6	27.4-42.6	33	10.2	7.0-14.8	31	9.5	6.1-14.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	323	69	18.1	13.2-24.2	106	29.2	22.1-37.5	89	26.1	19.5-34.0	34	10.0	6.2-15.6	25	16.7	6.5-36.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	317	57	17.6	13.1-23.3	100	33.3	27.2-40.0	104	31.3	25.4-37.9	27	9.0	6.0-13.1	29	8.9	6.0-12.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	297	56	17.0	12.7-22.4	95	32.5	26.6-39.0	81	26.3	20.9-32.6	39	13.9	9.9-19.2	26	10.3	6.5-16.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	264	63	23.7	16.5-32.8	83	32.0	25.0-39.9	74	26.1	20.3-32.9	26	9.8	6.5-14.6	18	8.4	5.1-13.3
Northeast NC I	297	63	26.1	17.5-37.1	103	31.6	25.2-38.7	81	25.8	20.1-32.5	33	10.4	7.1-15.0	17	6.0	3.5-10.3
Northeast NC II	350	67	19.0	14.5-24.6	93	25.0	20.1-30.7	114	33.2	27.5-39.4	44	13.5	9.8-18.2	32	9.3	6.0-14.1
Northeastern Partnership	647	130	21.4	17.0-26.7	196	27.2	23.3-31.6	195	30.7	26.4-35.4	77	12.4	9.6-15.9	49	8.2	5.7-11.6
Mountain AHEC	958	183	18.9	15.7-22.7	288	28.3	24.3-32.8	313	32.7	27.6-38.2	95	12.1	9.4-15.5	79	7.9	5.9-10.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,211	429	17.3	14.9-20.0	673	29.9	26.7-33.3	680	33.0	29.8-36.5	258	11.6	9.7-13.9	171	8.2	6.4-10.3
Piedmont	2,915	525	16.4	14.6-18.3	917	29.8	27.5-32.2	962	34.1	31.5-36.7	305	12.5	10.6-14.6	206	7.3	5.9- 8.8
Western NC	1,520	288	17.0	14.5-19.8	448	28.7	25.3-32.4	498	33.0	28.9-37.3	156	13.2	10.7-16.2	130	8.1	6.3-10.4

Total
Respond.^

10-20 minutes

21-30 minutes

31-60 minutes

1-2 hours

More than 2 hours

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,646

1,242

16.7

15.5-18.1

2,038

29.7

28.0-31.4

2,140

33.6

31.8-35.5

719

12.3

11.0-13.7

507

7.6

6.7- 8.7

-Wake County

347

12.4

9.0-16.8

108

29.8

24.4-35.9

141

37.7

31.8-43.9

14.9

10.4-20.8

5.2

2.7- 9.9

GENDER

Male

128

9.7

5.8-15.9

24.6

16.8-34.5

39.8

30.4-50.0

19.6

12.0-30.2

6.3

2.6-14.7

Female

219

14.6

9.8-21.2

34.1

27.1-41.9

36.0

28.9-43.7

11.0

6.5-18.0

4.3

1.6-11.1

RACE

White

257

10.5

7.3-14.9

32.7

26.3-39.8

107

39.6

33.1-46.6

12.9

8.6-18.8

4.3

1.9- 9.6

Other

17.1

9.6-28.5

23.4

14.8-35.1

32.5

21.3-46.1

19.6

9.9-35.1

7.4

2.4-20.2

AGE

18-44

197

11.9

7.7-18.0

27.7

21.0-35.6

37.5

29.8-45.8

16.8

10.7-25.3

6.1

2.7-13.4

45+

148

13.4

8.6-20.3

34.2

25.9-43.5

38.1

29.7-47.3

11.4

6.5-19.1

2.9

1.1- 7.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

12.9

6.5-23.9

25.0

14.5-39.6

38.4

24.4-54.6

17.0

6.9-36.2

6.6

1.6-23.4

Some College +

275

12.4

8.6-17.4

31.7

25.6-38.4

113

37.9

31.8-44.4

13.2

9.1-18.8

4.9

2.3- 9.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

128

12.5

7.4-20.4

25.9

18.2-35.6

42.6

32.1-53.9

13.7

7.1-24.8

5.2

1.6-16.1

$50,000+

161

14.4

9.3-21.6

28.9

21.9-37.2

33.7

26.2-42.1

17.9

11.2-27.4

5.1

2.0-12.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

324

19.2

14.6-24.9

25.6

20.4-31.6

113

33.9

28.0-40.3

8.3

5.5-12.2

13.0

8.6-19.4

Guilford

342

21.3

16.5-26.9

26.2

21.3-31.8

115

34.5

28.6-40.8

12.0

8.2-17.2

6.1

4.0- 9.1

Mecklenburg

332

12.9

9.5-17.2

110

31.0

25.3-37.4

131

41.9

35.1-49.0

9.7

5.7-16.0

4.5

2.6- 7.7

Orange

350

17.2

10.4-27.0

110

29.4

23.5-36.2

134

34.6

27.9-42.0

13.5

8.1-21.8

5.3

3.0- 9.1

Wake

347

12.4

9.0-16.8

108

29.8

24.4-35.9

141

37.7

31.8-43.9

14.9

10.4-20.8

5.2

2.7- 9.9

Chatham/Lee

264

18.7

13.9-24.8

37.5

29.7-45.9

22.9

17.8-29.1

12.5

8.6-17.9

8.3

5.3-12.9

Nash/Wilson

257

19.0

14.4-24.7

23.6

18.4-29.7

33.8

26.9-41.6

12.9

8.5-19.0

10.7

6.6-17.0

Craven/Pamlico

309

16.0

11.5-21.7

30.0

24.3-36.4

100

31.7

25.9-38.1

15.6

11.3-21.1

6.7

4.3-10.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

301

22.5

15.8-30.9

23.9

18.8-29.9

29.9

24.0-36.5

13.0

9.0-18.5

10.7

7.5-15.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

350

14.7

11.1-19.2

105

30.9

24.7-37.9

116

34.6

27.4-42.6

10.2

7.0-14.8

9.5

6.1-14.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

323

18.1

13.2-24.2

106

29.2

22.1-37.5

26.1

19.5-34.0

10.0

6.2-15.6

16.7

6.5-36.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

317

17.6

13.1-23.3

100

33.3

27.2-40.0

104

31.3

25.4-37.9

9.0

6.0-13.1

8.9

6.0-12.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

297

17.0

12.7-22.4

32.5

26.6-39.0

26.3

20.9-32.6

13.9

9.9-19.2

10.3

6.5-16.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

264

23.7

16.5-32.8

32.0

25.0-39.9

26.1

20.3-32.9

9.8

6.5-14.6

8.4

5.1-13.3

Northeast NC I

297

26.1

17.5-37.1

103

31.6

25.2-38.7

25.8

20.1-32.5

10.4

7.1-15.0

6.0

3.5-10.3

Northeast NC II

350

19.0

14.5-24.6

25.0

20.1-30.7

114

33.2

27.5-39.4

13.5

9.8-18.2

9.3

6.0-14.1

Northeastern Partnership

647

130

21.4

17.0-26.7

196

27.2

23.3-31.6

195

30.7

26.4-35.4

12.4

9.6-15.9

8.2

5.7-11.6

Mountain AHEC

958

183

18.9

15.7-22.7

288

28.3

24.3-32.8

313

32.7

27.6-38.2

12.1

9.4-15.5

7.9

5.9-10.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,211

429

17.3

14.9-20.0

673

29.9

26.7-33.3

680

33.0

29.8-36.5

258

11.6

9.7-13.9

171

8.2

6.4-10.3

Piedmont

2,915

525

16.4

14.6-18.3

917

29.8

27.5-32.2

962

34.1

31.5-36.7

305

12.5

10.6-14.6

206

7.3

5.9- 8.8

Western NC

1,520

288

17.0

14.5-19.8

448

28.7

25.3-32.4

498

33.0

28.9-37.3

156

13.2

10.7-16.2

130

8.1

6.3-10.4

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*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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