BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking,bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,402	6,920	74.3	72.9-75.7	2,482	25.7	24.3-27.1
-Western NC	2,071	1,584	75.8	72.6-78.8	487	24.2	21.2-27.4
GENDER
Male	774	608	75.3	69.6-80.3	166	24.7	19.7-30.4
Female	1,297	976	76.3	72.9-79.4	321	23.7	20.6-27.1
RACE
White	1,887	1,463	77.5	74.4-80.4	424	22.5	19.6-25.6
African American	72	51	74.1	57.2-85.9	21	25.9	14.1-42.8
Other Minorities	104	63	47.2	29.4-65.8	41	52.8	34.2-70.6
AGE
18-24	135	114	83.8	73.1-90.8	21	16.2	9.2-26.9
25-34	282	231	83.3	75.1-89.2	51	16.7	10.8-24.9
35-44	343	267	71.7	62.2-79.6	76	28.3	20.4-37.8
45-54	382	314	78.0	68.8-85.0	68	22.0	15.0-31.2
55-64	355	276	76.6	69.6-82.4	79	23.4	17.6-30.4
65-74	342	249	74.1	67.0-80.2	93	25.9	19.8-33.0
75+	217	121	53.5	44.7-62.1	96	46.5	37.9-55.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	190	51.6	40.9-62.1	157	48.4	37.9-59.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	644	490	76.5	70.6-81.6	154	23.5	18.4-29.4
Some Post-H.S.	545	453	85.9	81.1-89.6	92	14.1	10.4-18.9
College Graduate	528	445	81.5	76.1-85.9	83	18.5	14.1-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	184	62.6	53.4-71.0	88	37.4	29.0-46.6
$15,000- 24,999	407	311	70.9	61.1-79.1	96	29.1	20.9-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	255	211	84.7	77.9-89.7	44	15.3	10.3-22.1
$35,000- 49,999	269	221	85.6	79.5-90.2	48	14.4	9.8-20.5
$50,000-74,999	206	188	89.6	82.2-94.1	18	10.4	5.9-17.8
$75,000+	206	180	84.2	75.7-90.1	26	15.8	9.9-24.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	451	335	76.4	71.6-80.6	116	23.6	19.4-28.4
Guilford	446	351	77.8	72.5-82.2	95	22.2	17.8-27.5
Mecklenburg	448	336	73.3	67.6-78.4	112	26.7	21.6-32.4
Orange	451	363	78.7	70.9-84.9	88	21.3	15.1-29.1
Wake	451	357	78.1	72.9-82.6	94	21.9	17.4-27.1
Chatham/Lee	395	277	66.4	59.8-72.4	118	33.6	27.6-40.2
Nash/Wilson	379	270	71.8	66.3-76.8	109	28.2	23.2-33.7
Craven/Pamlico	452	320	68.4	62.6-73.6	132	31.6	26.4-37.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	314	72.1	66.7-76.9	122	27.9	23.1-33.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	362	80.1	73.6-85.3	92	19.9	14.7-26.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	336	71.4	64.2-77.6	141	28.6	22.4-35.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	333	69.1	53.8-81.1	93	30.9	18.9-46.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	473	310	66.3	61.2-71.1	163	33.7	28.9-38.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	274	67.2	61.4-72.5	143	32.8	27.5-38.6
Northeast NC I	458	313	69.6	64.0-74.6	145	30.4	25.4-36.0
Northeast NC II	509	368	73.6	68.6-78.0	141	26.4	22.0-31.4
Northeastern Partnership	967	681	72.2	68.5-75.6	286	27.8	24.4-31.5
Mountain AHEC	1,303	1,002	77.2	73.5-80.5	301	22.8	19.5-26.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,297	2,312	72.4	69.7-75.0	985	27.6	25.0-30.3
Piedmont	4,034	3,024	74.9	72.9-76.9	1,010	25.1	23.1-27.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,402

6,920

74.3

72.9-75.7

2,482

25.7

24.3-27.1

-Western NC

2,071

1,584

75.8

72.6-78.8

487

24.2

21.2-27.4

GENDER

Male

774

608

75.3

69.6-80.3

166

24.7

19.7-30.4

Female

1,297

976

76.3

72.9-79.4

321

23.7

20.6-27.1

RACE

White

1,887

1,463

77.5

74.4-80.4

424

22.5

19.6-25.6

African American

74.1

57.2-85.9

25.9

14.1-42.8

Other Minorities

104

47.2

29.4-65.8

52.8

34.2-70.6

AGE

18-24

135

114

83.8

73.1-90.8

16.2

9.2-26.9

25-34

282

231

83.3

75.1-89.2

16.7

10.8-24.9

35-44

343

267

71.7

62.2-79.6

28.3

20.4-37.8

45-54

382

314

78.0

68.8-85.0

22.0

15.0-31.2

55-64

355

276

76.6

69.6-82.4

23.4

17.6-30.4

65-74

342

249

74.1

67.0-80.2

25.9

19.8-33.0

75+

217

121

53.5

44.7-62.1

46.5

37.9-55.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

190

51.6

40.9-62.1

157

48.4

37.9-59.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

644

490

76.5

70.6-81.6

154

23.5

18.4-29.4

Some Post-H.S.

545

453

85.9

81.1-89.6

14.1

10.4-18.9

College Graduate

528

445

81.5

76.1-85.9

18.5

14.1-23.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

184

62.6

53.4-71.0

37.4

29.0-46.6

$15,000- 24,999

407

311

70.9

61.1-79.1

29.1

20.9-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

255

211

84.7

77.9-89.7

15.3

10.3-22.1

$35,000- 49,999

269

221

85.6

79.5-90.2

14.4

9.8-20.5

$50,000-74,999

206

188

89.6

82.2-94.1

10.4

5.9-17.8

$75,000+

206

180

84.2

75.7-90.1

15.8

9.9-24.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

451

335

76.4

71.6-80.6

116

23.6

19.4-28.4

Guilford

446

351

77.8

72.5-82.2

22.2

17.8-27.5

Mecklenburg

448

336

73.3

67.6-78.4

112

26.7

21.6-32.4

Orange

451

363

78.7

70.9-84.9

21.3

15.1-29.1

Wake

451

357

78.1

72.9-82.6

21.9

17.4-27.1

Chatham/Lee

395

277

66.4

59.8-72.4

118

33.6

27.6-40.2

Nash/Wilson

379

270

71.8

66.3-76.8

109

28.2

23.2-33.7

Craven/Pamlico

452

320

68.4

62.6-73.6

132

31.6

26.4-37.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

314

72.1

66.7-76.9

122

27.9

23.1-33.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

362

80.1

73.6-85.3

19.9

14.7-26.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

336

71.4

64.2-77.6

141

28.6

22.4-35.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

333

69.1

53.8-81.1

30.9

18.9-46.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

473

310

66.3

61.2-71.1

163

33.7

28.9-38.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

274

67.2

61.4-72.5

143

32.8

27.5-38.6

Northeast NC I

458

313

69.6

64.0-74.6

145

30.4

25.4-36.0

Northeast NC II

509

368

73.6

68.6-78.0

141

26.4

22.0-31.4

Northeastern Partnership

967

681

72.2

68.5-75.6

286

27.8

24.4-31.5

Mountain AHEC

1,303

1,002

77.2

73.5-80.5

301

22.8

19.5-26.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,297

2,312

72.4

69.7-75.0

985

27.6

25.0-30.3

Piedmont

4,034

3,024

74.9

72.9-76.9

1,010

25.1

23.1-27.1

Back to Physical Activity.

*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^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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